Sri Lanka Commonwealth Postgraduate Scholarships for Foreign Students

Applications are invited from eligible foreign candidates for the award of
Commonwealth Scholarships offered by Ministry of Higher Education &
Highways Sri Lanka for the academic year 2017/18. Scholarships are available
for pursuing a master degree program.

Ministry of Higher
Education & Highways Sri Lanka
is committed to providing educational and
professional opportunities for Foreign Students to undertake study, research or
professional development overseas.

Applicants must hold
a first degree of upper second class standard (or above) in a discipline
relevant to that in which study is proposed.

Course
Level: Scholarships are available for pursuing a
master degree program at Postgraduate Institute of Management, University of
Sri Jayewardenepura and Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Biotechnology,
University of Colombo.

Study
Subject(s): Scholarships are awarded in any subject.

Scholarship
Award: The
scholarships provide:

The
scholarships provide full tuition fees, a return economy flight, an
arrival allowance and a regular stipend (living allowance).
The
scholarships are for Master’s study only and are not applicable to
distance learning courses.
The
scholarships are for new students only and cannot be used to fund a course
you have already started.
No
additional funding will be provided for applicants with families.
Scholarships
are for a maximum of two years.

Number of
Awards:
Two scholarships are available.

Scholarship
can be taken in Sri
Lanka

Eligibility:
Criteria
are:

Applicants
must be a citizen of any Commonwealth country other than the
host country.
Applicants
must hold a first degree of upper second class standard (or above) in a
discipline relevant to that in which study is proposed

Nationality: Students from developing
Commonwealth countries can apply for these commonwealth scholarships.

List of
Countries: Botswana,
Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia,
Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Uganda,
United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, India,
Malaysia, Maldives, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Antigua and Barbuda,
Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint
Lucia, St Kitts and Nevis, St Vincent and The Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago,
Cyprus, Malta, United Kingdom, Australia, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, New Zealand,
Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu (except for
which they are applying i.e. Bangladesh, Botswana, Cameroon, Caribbean
(Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago), Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Pakistan,
Papua New Guinea, South Pacific (Fiji, Samoa) and Sri Lanka).

College
Admission Requirement

Entrance
Requirement: Applicants
must hold a first degree of upper second class standard (or above) in a
discipline relevant to that in which study is proposed.

English
Language Requirements: Applicants
from outside the home country will often need to meet specific English
language/other language requirements in order to be able to study there.

How to
apply:
Download the scholarship application form available at the website and send the
duly completed application form to the following address: Secretary Ministry of
Higher Education & Highways No.18, Ward Place, Colombo 07 , Sri Lanka or
Email: addsec-dev-at-mohe.gov.lk

Applicants will need
to submit: