Commonwealth Shared Scholarship

To be considered for these scholarships, applicants must:

Be a citizen of or have been granted refugee status by an eligible Commonwealth country

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 2025.

By September 2025, 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).

Not have studied or worked for more than one (academic) year or more in a high-income country

Be unable to afford to study in the UK without this scholarship.

Have provided all supporting documentation in the required format.

The scholarships are applicable to the following on-campus programmes:

MSc Geographical Information Systems

Msc Sustainability Transitions

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

The CSC aims to identify talented individuals who have the potential to make change.