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Funding type

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Deadline

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Study level

Postgraduate

About this scholarship

Awarding Institution

University of Birmingham

Number of awards

Not specified

What does this scholarship cover?

  • Health insurance
  • Research costs
  • Stipend
  • Travel tuition
  • Tuition fees

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  • The award will cover: Full tuition fees, Maintenance stipend, Air fare to and from the United Kingdom, Immigration Health Surcharge costs, A one-off arrival allowance payment, Thesis expenses, Study travel grant.

Entry requirements

Nationality

Bangladesh , Malta , Mozambique , Papua New Guinea , Tuvalu , Fiji , Guyana , Lesotho , Malaysia , Antigua & Barbuda , Barbados , Botswana , Dominica , Grenada , Singapore , Swaziland , Tonga , Belize , Gambia , Ghana , Jamaica , Malawi , Sierra Leone , Solomon Islands , Kiribati , Pakistan , Rwanda , South Africa , St Vincent , Australia , Cameroon , New Zealand , St. Kitts Nevis , Tanzania , Vanuatu , Bahamas , Brunei , Canada , Kenya , Mauritius , Nauru , Trinidad Tobago , Zambia , Commonwealth , India , Maldives , Nigeria , Seychelles , Sri Lanka , Uganda

Gender

Applicable to all genders

Delivery mode

All types of delivery mode

Selection approach

Only selective applicants are considered

Study mode

Full time

Intake year

September 2025

Other criteria

Academic excellence

Course subject and study level you are applying for

Subject area(s)*

Not subject specific

Study level

Postgraduate

Other eligibility requirements

The University of Birmingham is offering two Commonwealth Shared Scholarships for the 2023/24 academic year. 

Candidates must certify that they:

  • Be a citizen of or have been granted refugee status by an eligible Commonwealth country, or be a British Protected Person.
    Be permanently resident in an eligible Commonwealth country.
    Be available to start academic studies in the UK by the start of the UK academic year in September 2024.
    By September 2024, hold a first degree of at least upper second-class (2:1) honours standard, or a lower second-class degree and a relevant postgraduate qualification (usually a Master’s degree)*. The CSC would not normally fund a second Master’s degree. If applying for a second Master’s degree, applicants must provide justification as to why they wish to undertake this study.
    Be unable to afford to study in the UK without this scholarship.
    Have provided all supporting documentation in the required format.

Each scholarship provides:

Approved airfare from the Scholar’s home country to the UK and return at the end of the award (the CSC will not reimburse the cost of fares for dependants, nor the cost of journeys made before the award is confirmed).
Approved tuition fees: full fees are covered by agreement between the CSC and the UK university, and Scholars are not liable to pay for any part of the tuition fee.
Stipend (living allowance) at the rate of £1,347 per month, or £1,652 per month for those at universities in the London metropolitan area (rates quoted at current levels).
Warm clothing allowance, where applicable.
Study travel grant towards the cost of study-related travel within the UK or overseas.

Selection basis

Students are shortlisted based on their

  • Academic excellence

Selection criteria

Applications will be considered according to the following selection criteria:

Academic merit
Quality of research proposal
Potential impact on the development of the candidate’s come country

How to apply

Application process

You need to apply separately for this scholarship

Application details (from the awarding institution)

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