Call for Applications: Commonwealth Master’s Scholarships 2026/2027 (Fully Funded)

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About Commonwealth Master’s Scholarships

The agency-nominated Master’s programme is one of three Master’s programmes offered by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission.

The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK (CSC) provides the UK government scholarship scheme led by international development objectives. It operates within the framework of the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan (CSFP) and offers a vivid demonstration of the UK’s enduring commitment to the Commonwealth. By attracting individuals with outstanding talent and identifiable potential from all backgrounds and supporting them to become leaders and innovators on returning to their home countries, the CSC’s work combines sustainable development with the UK national interest and provides opportunities for international partnerships and collaboration.

• Sponsor Organisation: Commonwealth Scholarships

Benefits of Commonwealth Master’s Scholarships

Each Scholarship provides:

• Approved airfare from the scholar's home country to the UK and return at the end of the award (the CSC will not reimburse the cost of fares for dependants, nor the cost of journeys made before the award is confirmed.
• Approved tuition fees: full fees are coverd by agreement between the CSC and the UK university and scholars are not liable to pay for any part of the tution fee. 
• Stipend (living allowance) at the rate of £1,452 per month, or £1,781 per month for those at universities in the London metropolitan area (rates quoted at current levels).
• Warm clothing allowance, where applicable.
• Study travel grant towards the cost of study-related travel within the UK or overseas.
• If a Scholar has children and is widowed, divorced, or a single parent, child allowance of child allowance of £622 per month for the first child, and £154 per month for the second and third child under the age of 16, if their children are living with them at the same address in the UK.

If a Scholar shares that they have a disability, a full assessment of their needs and eligibility for additional financial support will be offered by the CSC.

The CSC’s family allowances are intended to be only a contribution towards the cost of maintaining a Scholar’s family in the UK. The true costs are likely to be considerably higher, and Scholars must be able to supplement these allowances to support any family members who accompany them to the UK.

Commonwealth Master’s Scholarships Requirements

To be considered for these scholarships, applicants must:

• Be a citizen of or have been granted refugee status by an eligible Commonwealth country, or be a British Protected Person.
• Be permanently resident in an eligible Commonwealth country.
• Be available to start academic studies in the UK by the start of the UK academic year in September 2026.
• By September 2026, hold a first degree of at least upper second-class (2:1) honours standard, or a lower second-class degree and a relevant postgraduate qualification (usually a Master’s degree)*.
• Be unable to afford to study in the UK without this scholarship.
• Have provided all supporting documentation in the required format.

Application Date and Process

Applications for Commonwealth Master’s scholarships for the 2026/27 academic year are now open. The scholarships are for study in the UK beginning in September/October 2026.

Applications will close at 16:00 on 14 October 2025.

Applications to the CSC must be made using the application system, CSC Central. 

The CSC is unable to accept any applications or documentation not submitted via CSC Central.

There is a template application form and guidance document available to assist applicants when applying. 

Application Deadline

14 October, 2025

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