Apply for the Fully Funded Commonwealth Scholarship 2020 in the UK. The deadline for the application is 20th July 2020.

2020 Commonwealth Scholarship (Ph.D.) is for doctoral candidates from high-income Commonwealth countries, for full-time doctoral study at a UK university for awards commencing in January 2021.

Additionally, these scholarships are funded by the UK Department for Education in conjunction with UK universities to support world-class research and to contribute to UK higher education and research to help sustain international recognition of the UK higher education system and for the benefit of wider society. Also, the CSC does not offer scholarships to candidates from high-income Commonwealth countries who have already started their Ph.D. studies in the UK.

Selection process

Eligible applications will be will undergo a first sifting process based on academic merit, from this sift a shortlist will be created and only those who have made the shortlist will be considered; firstly by an academic adviser with expertise in the subject area concerned, and then by the CSC selection committee in competition with other candidates.

The organizers will consider applications according to the following selection criteria:

• Academic merit of the candidate
• Additionally, the quality of the research proposal
• Also, the potential of the candidate to lead in the pursuit of global excellence in research and knowledge

 Benefits for Fully Funded Commonwealth Scholarship

The scholarship value includes:

• Approved airfare from your home country to the UK and return at the end of your award
• Also,  tuition fees
• Similarly, stipend (living allowance) at the rate of £1,110 per month
• Or £1,362 per month for those at universities in the London metropolitan area.
• Thesis grant towards the cost of preparing a thesis or dissertation.
• Likewise, warm clothing allowance.
• Study travel grant towards the cost of study-related travel within the UK or overseas.
• Furthermore, provision towards the cost of fieldwork undertaken overseas and so on…

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