Commonwealth Shared Scholarships 2022/2023 (Study in the United Kingdom)

Commonwealth Shared Scholarships 2022/2023- Commonwealth Shared Scholarships enable talented and motivated individuals to gain the knowledge and skills required for sustainable development, and are aimed at those who could not otherwise afford to study in the UK.

Intended beneficiaries: Commonwealth Shared Scholarships are for candidates from least developed and lower middle income Commonwealth countries, to undertake full-time Master’s study on selected courses at a UK university.

Eligible Countries for Commonwealth Shared Scholarship

Bangladesh, Cameroon, Eswatini, The Gambia, Ghana, India, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu and Zambia.

Commonwealth Shared Scholarships Eligibility

To apply for these scholarships, you must:

• 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 your academic studies in the UK by the start of the UK academic year in September 2022
• By September 2022, hold a first degree of at least upper second-class (2:1) honours standard, or a lower second-class degree (2:2) and a relevant postgraduate qualification (usually a Master’s degree).
• Not have studied or worked for one (academic) year or more in a high-income country
• Be unable to afford to study at a UK university without this scholarship
• Have provided all supporting documentation in the required format

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Value of Commonwealth Scholarship

Commonwealth Shared Scholarships are jointly funded by the CSC and participating UK universities.

Each scholarship provides:

• Approved airfare from your home country to the UK and return at the end of your award (the CSC will not reimburse the cost of fares for dependants, nor the cost of journeys made before your award is confirmed) – arranged by the university; funded by the CSC
• Approved tuition fees – funded by the CSC
• Stipend (living allowance) at the rate of £1,133 per month, or £1,390 per month for those at universities in the London metropolitan area (rates quoted at 2021-2022 levels) – paid and funded by the university
• Warm clothing allowance, where applicable – paid and funded by the university
• Thesis grant towards the cost of preparing a thesis or dissertation, where applicable – claimed from and paid by the university; funded by the CSC
• Study travel grant towards the cost of study-related travel within the UK or overseas – claimed from and paid by the university; funded by the CSC
• Reimbursement of the cost of a mandatory tuberculosis (TB) test, where required for a visa application (receipts must be supplied) – claimed from and paid by the university; funded by the CSC
• If you are widowed, divorced, or a single parent, child allowance of £485 per month for the first child, and £120 per month for the second and third child under the age of 16, if you are accompanied by your children and they are living with you at the same address in the UK (rates quoted at 2021-2022 levels)
• If you declare a disability, a full assessment of your needs and eligibility for additional financial support will be offered by the CSC.

Selection Process

Each participating UK University will conduct its own recruitment process to select a specified number of candidates to be awarded Commonwealth Shared Scholarships. Universities must put forward their selected candidates to the CSC in March 2022. The CSC will then confirm that these candidates meet the eligibility criteria for this scheme. Universities will inform candidates of their results by July 2022.

Applications will be considered according to the following selection criteria:

• Academic merit of the candidate
• Quality of the plan of study
• Potential impact on the development of the candidate’s home country

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• NLNG Overseas Postgraduate Scholarship 2022
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How to Properly Complete Your Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Application Form

https://cscuk.fcdo.gov.uk/scholarships/commonwealth-shared-scholarships-2022/

Applications must be made using the CSC’s online application system, details of which can be found under the ‘How to apply’ section.

In the application form, prospective candidates will be asked to:

• List all undergraduate and postgraduate university qualifications obtained (if applicable)
• List up to 10 publications and prizes (if applicable)
• Provide details of your employment history and explain how each job is relevant to the programme you wish to undertake in the UK (up to 100 words per employment)
• Provide a statement on the relevance of your previous work experience to the proposed Scholarship (up to 300 words)
• List names and positions of three referees who are qualified to comment on both your capacity to benefit from your proposed Scholarship in the UK and your ability to deliver development impact afterwards. One of your referees must be your current employer.
• Provide a Development Impact statement in 4 parts. In the first part you should explain how your proposed Scholarship relates to:

a. development issues at the global, national, and local level

b. development issues connected to your chosen CSC development theme and the wider sector.

(up to 200 words)

• In the second part you should explain how you intend to apply your new skills once your Scholarship ends (up to 100 words).

• In the third part you should outline what you expect will change in development terms following your Scholarship, including:
  a. the outcomes that you aim to achieve
  b. the timeframe for their implementation
  c. who the beneficiaries will be (up to 250 words)

• In the fourth part you should write about how the impact of your work could be best measured (up to 100 words).

The application form will also ask you to:

• Confirm what your award objectives are and how each of them will be met by the Scholarship programme
• Confirm what your objectives are for the next two years and how each of them will be met by the Scholarship programme
• Confirm what your objectives are in the longer term and how each of them will be met by the Scholarship programme
• Provide a personal statement to summarise the ways in which your personal background has encouraged you to want to make an impact in your home country. You should indicate areas in which you have already contributed, such as having overcome any personal or community barriers to your chosen career (up to 500 words).
• Summarise the ways in which you have engaged in voluntary activities and the opportunities you have had to demonstrate leadership (up to 500 words).
• Provide a scan of your passport or national identity card

How to apply for Commonwealth Scholarship 2022/2023

All interested and qualified persons can apply here- COMMONWEALTH APPLICATION

Closing Date for Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Applications

All applications must be submitted on or before 16:00 (GMT) on 20 December 2021.

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