Shared Scholarships are for taught Master’s courses only. All courses
undertaken must be demonstrably relevant to the economic, social or
technological development of the candidate’s home country. Awards are
available at participating institutions in the UK only.
CommonwealthShared Scholarships prospectus 2012 – includes full details of the UK
institutions offering Shared Scholarships in 2012. A hard copy of the
prospectus can be obtained from the SharedScholarship scheme administrators.
Please
note that participating universities are required to support the student
stipend for the award holder (at the rate set by the UK government). The CSC
funds the cost of tuition fees (at overseas rate), return airfares, and other
allowances.
Eligibility
Applicants
must:
- be nationals of (or permanently
domiciled in) a developing Commonwealth country, and not currently be
living or studying in a developed country (please see the Shared Scholarships prospectus for a list of eligible countries) - hold a first degree at either
first or upper second class level - be sufficiently fluent in
English to pursue the course - have not previously studied for
one year or more in a developed country - be able to confirm in writing
that neither they or their families would otherwise be able to pay for the
proposed course of study - be willing to confirm that they
will return to their home country as soon as their period of study is
complete
How to apply
All
enquiries should be addressed to the university at which you wish to study and
through which you should therefore apply for a Shared Scholarship, not to the
CSC. The university will advise you on eligibility issues and how to make an application.
There are two options:
Option
1
Most universities will handle advertising and recruitment
directly using their own application form, and you should therefore apply to
the university direct. Following their closing date for applications, the university
will ask those candidates which it selects to complete the CSC’s application
form using our Electronic ApplicationSystem (EAS). Please note that candidates must complete their application
via the EAS by 17 May 2012 at the latest, in order to be nominated to the CSC
by their host university.
Option
2
Some universities request all of their Shared Scholarship
candidates to apply via the CSC’s Electronic ApplicationSystem (EAS). You will be advised by the institution if this is the case, and
should then access the EAS once it is open for Shared Scholarship applications
by the end of October 2011. Applications must be submitted in time to meet the
university’s own deadline, which will be made clear in the EAS and is listed in
the SharedScholarships prospectus. (Where a university has not specified a closing
date, you should contact the institution to ascertain the latest date that
applications will accepted).
All
institutions are asked to forward their nominations to the CSC no later than 31 May 2012 using
the EAS.
