Applications are
invited for Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships to study for
a UK Master’s degree while living and working in home country. Students from
developing commonwealth countries can apply for these scholarships.
Commonwealth Distance
Learning Scholarship aims to contribute to development needs of Commonwealth
countries by providin
g training for skilled and qualified professionals in key
development areas.
Commonwealth Distance
Learning Scholarship is one of the largest and most prestigious scholarship
schemes for international study in the world. These scholarships are funded by
the UK Department for International Development (DFID), with the aim of
contributing to the UK’s international development aims and wider overseas
interests, supporting excellence in UK higher education, and sustaining the principles
of the Commonwealth.
Applicants must hold
a first degree of at least upper second class (2:1) standard. A lower
qualification and sufficient relevant experience may be considered in certain
cases. Candidate must provide a certificate confirming an overall score of at
least 6.5, with no less than 5.5 in each band.
Course
Level: Scholarships
are available for pursuing Masters Degree courses.
Study
Subject(s):
Scholarships are awarded to study following programs:
List of Subjects:
MSc Palliative Medicine and Care (available to citizens of Bangladesh,
India, and Sri Lanka only) at Cardiff University, MSc Tropical Forestry at
Bangor University, MSc Environmental Management (available to citizens of Kenya
only), MA Online and Distance Education at Open University, MSc Burn
Care, MSc Endocrinology and Diabetes, MSc Gastroenterology, MSc Orthopaedic
Trauma Science, MSc Trauma Sciences at Queen Mary, University of London, MSc
Veterinary Epidemiology and Public Health (available to citizens of Sri Lanka only)
at Royal Veterinary College, MSc Public Financial Management (available to
citizens of Malawi and Tanzania only) at SOAS, University of London, MA
Education and International Development (available to citizens of Kenya,
Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda only), MA Education, Gender and International
Development (available to citizens of Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda
only), MA Education, Health Promotion and International Development (available
to citizens of Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda only) at UCL Institute of
Education, MSc International Development (Conflict, Security and Development)
at University of Birmingham, MSc Biodiversity, Wildlife and Ecosystem Health,
MSc Clinical Education, MVetSci Conservation Medicine, MSc Family Medicine, MSc
Global Challenges, MSc Global eHealth, MSc Global Health and Infectious
Disease, MSc International Animal Health, MSc One Health, MSc Paediatric
Emergency Medicine, MPH Public Health at University of Edinburgh, MSc Risk,
Crisis and Disaster Management at University of Leicester, MPH Public Health at
University of Liverpool, MSt International Human Rights Law at University of
Oxford, MSc Global Ageing and Policy, MSc Gerontology at University of
Southampton, MSc Dementia Studies (available to applicants from Bangladesh,
India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka only) at University of Stirling, MSc Finance
(available to applicants from Kenya, Malawi, and Tanzania only), MSc
Hydrogeology (available to applicants from Botswana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi,
Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia,
and Zimbabwe only) at University of Strathclyde, MSc in Sustainable Aquaculture
at University of St Andrews, MA Public Policy and Management at University of
York.
Scholarship
Award:
UK Department for International Development (DFID)
Scholarship
can be taken at: Commonwealth
Distance Learning Scholarships for individuals to study for a UK Master’s
degree while living and working in their home country.
Eligibility: To apply for these scholarships,
applicants must:
- Be a
citizen of a developing Commonwealth country, refugee, or British
protected person - Be
permanently resident in a developing Commonwealth country - Hold a
first degree of at least upper second class (2:1) standard. A lower qualification
and sufficient relevant experience may be considered in certain cases
Nationality: Students from
following developing commonwealth countries can apply for these
Commonwealth Distance Learning scholarships.
List of Countries:
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Botswana,
Cameroon, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Falkland Islands, Fiji, Ghana, Gibraltar,
Grenada, Guyana, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Malaysia,
Maldives, Mauritius, Montserrat, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nigeria, Pakistan,
Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn Islands, Rwanda, St Helena, St Kitts and Nevis, St
Lucia, St Vincent and The Grenadines, Samoa, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon
Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad and
Tobago, Turks and Caicos, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Virgin Islands (British),
Zambia and Zimbabwe
Details about the
countries can be found here.
College
Admission Requirement
Entrance
Requirement: Applicants
must hold a first degree of at least upper second class (2:1) standard. A lower
qualification and sufficient relevant experience may be considered in certain
cases.
Test
Requirement: No
English
Language Requirements: Candidates
may be required to take the academic IELTS English language test as a condition
of eligibility. It is the candidate’s responsibility to check with their UK
university whether this requirement applies to them. If selected, the candidate
must provide a certificate confirming an overall score of at least 6.5, with no
less than 5.5 in each band. An IELTS test will be considered valid only if it
is taken up to one year prior to the start date of the course.
How to Apply: The application cycle for
Distance Learning Scholarships has three stages:
- The CSC
invites expressions of interest from UK universities for Distance Learning
Scholarships (AugustSeptember). - The CSC
invites formal proposals from shortlisted universities, deciding which
courses to select and how many scholarships to allocate to each course
(November-January). - The CSC
selects candidates for Distance Learning Scholarships from a shortlist of
candidates nominated by each university following its own recruitment
process (February-July) Expressions of interest and proposals from
universities and applications from candidates must be made using the CSC’s
Electronic Application System (EAS).
Application
Deadline:
The deadline for applications is May 12, 2017.