Students from developing countries who would not otherwise be able to study in the UK can apply for Commonwealth Shared Scholarships for Master’s study, jointly supported by UK universities.

Purpose: To contribute to development needs of Commonwealth countries by providing training for skilled and qualified professionals and academics who would not otherwise have been able to study in the UK.

Intended beneficiaries: High-quality postgraduate students who have not studied extensively overseas before, who would not otherwise have the opportunity to study in the UK, and who have the potential to enhance the development of their home countries with the knowledge and leadership skills they acquire.

Commonwealth Shared Scholarships are offered for selected taught full-time Master’s courses. Please see the ‘applicable courses’ section for the courses eligible at Cranfield in 2019/20. These scholarships do not cover PhD study, or any pre-sessional English language teaching.

Scholarship Coverage 

• Approved airfare from applicants home country to the UK and return at the end of their award (the CSC will not reimburse the cost of fares for dependants, nor usually the cost of journeys made before their award is finally confirmed)
• Approved tuition and examination fees
• Stipend (living allowance) at the rate of £1,084 per month (rates quoted at 2018-2019 levels)
• Thesis grant towards the cost of preparing a thesis or dissertation, where applicable
• Warm clothing allowance, where applicable
• Study travel grant towards the costs of study-related travel within the UK or overseas

Eligibility

To apply for these scholarships,applicants must:

• Be a Commonwealth citizen, refugee, or British protected person
• Be permanently resident in a developing Commonwealth country
• Be available to start your academic studies in the UK by the start of the UK academic year in September/October
• By August, hold a first degree of at least upper second class (2:1) honours standard
• Not have studied or worked for one (academic) year or more in a developed country
• Be unable, either yourself or through applicants family, to pay to study in the UK

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