Commonwealth PhD Scholarships

These scholarships are offered by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission and funded by the UK Department for International Development. They are for students from least-developed Commonwealth countries and fragile states who want to study for a PhD in the UK.

This scholarship covers:

• your tuition fees
• return travel costs
• a monthly stipend
• an allowances package

Candidates will be chosen based on:

• academic merit of the candidate
• quality of the plan of study
• potential impact on the development of the candidate's home country

You must:

• be a British Protected Person, a citizen, or a refugee in, one of the eligible countries and live there
• be available to start your studies in September 2025
• not be registered for a PhD, or an MPhil leading to a PhD, at either a UK university, in your home country or elsewhere before September 2025
• have the support of a potential supervisor from at least one UK university listed in your application form
• be unable to afford to study in the UK without this scholarship
• provide all supporting documentation in the required format

You must also have either a first degree of at least upper second class (2:1) honours or a second class degree (2:2) and a relevant postgraduate qualification (a master's degree) by September 2025.