Please note that the closing date has now passed for applications for Commonwealth Scholarships in the UK for 2010 so no further applications can be made. We are not currently able to invite applications/nominations from developed Commonwealth countries for 2011 but will update this page when we are able to do so. The detail is maintained below from 2010 for information only.
Commonwealth Scholarships for students from the developed Commonwealth to study in the United Kingdom in 2010 will be funded by the UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). These awards will be co-funded by selected UK Universities and these are detailed at the bottom of this page.
These Scholarships apply to candidates from Australia, The Bahamas, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Cyprus, Malta, New Zealand, and Singapore. There is a nominating agency for Commonwealth Scholarships in each Commonwealth country. Each year, the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission writes to each agency asking for a specific number of nominations to be sent to it. Each agency is responsible for its own selection process, and in most cases will set a deadline date in the months preceding this. All applications should be made through a candidate's local Agency in their home country and candidates must check with them before submitting an application to them, for specific advice on how to make an application and for their own closing dates for applications to reach them.
Contact details for these Agencies in the developed Commonwealth are listed here (PDF 70 KB)
Approximately 6-8 Scholarships will be awarded in 2010 for doctoral and split-site study only (split-site study is where the Commission supports one year's study in the United Kingdom as part of a doctorate being taken in the home country).
Terms and Conditions and Eligibility
Full details of the terms and conditions of Commonwealth Scholarships are included in the Prospectus (please note in particular the eligibility criteria):
Please note that applications should only be made for study at one of the institutions on the list shown at the bottom of this page.
Applications are considered according to the following selection criteria:
- Academic merit of the candidate
- The quality of the proposal
- The potential of the candidate to lead in the pursuit of global excellence in research and knowledge
For further information about selection criteria, please see: Selection Criteria 2010 (PDF 110 KB)
Making an Application
Once you have confirmed eligibility and application procedure with the appropriate nominating Agency/University and if instructed by them, please make an application by following this link to our Electronic Application System to be submitted to the Nominating Agency as directed.
These Scholarships will be co-funded by UK universities. The following universities have agreed to participate in 2010 so applications for Scholarships can only be made for study at these institutions (list correct as at 27 July 2009):
Aston University
Bangor University
Cardiff University
City University London
Coventry University
Cranfield University
Durham University
Goldsmiths, University of London
Heriot-Watt University
Institute of Education, University of London
Keele University
King's College London
London School of Economics and Political Science
London South Bank University
Loughborough University
Manchester Metropolitan University
Newcastle University
Queen's University Belfast
Queen Mary, University of London
Robert Gordon University
Royal Academy of Music
Royal College of Art
Royal Holloway, University of London (not for split-site study)
Royal Veterinary College
School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
The Open University
University College London
University of Aberdeen
University of the Arts London
University of Bath
University of Birmingham
University of Bradford
University of Bristol
University of Cambridge
University of Dundee
University of East Anglia
University of East London
University of Edinburgh
University of Exeter
University of Glamorgan
University of Glasgow
University of Huddersfield
University of Hull
University of Kent
University of Leeds
University of Liverpool
University of Nottingham
University of Oxford
University of Reading
University of St Andrews
University of Sheffield
University of Southampton
University of Stirling
University of Strathclyde
University of Surrey
University of Wales
University of Warwick
University of Westminster
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