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| Commonwealth Scholarships 2016-17 |
Commonwealth
Distance Learning Scholarships support applicants to study Master’s degree
courses that are either offered in partnership with universities in developing
countries, or delivered directly by UK institutions in any country.
Subjects
Offered/Universities
SOAS,
University of London
MSc
Public Financial Management (available to citizens of Malawi and Tanzania only)
UCL
Institute of Education
MA
Education and International Development (available to citizens of Kenya,
Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda only)
MA
Education, Gender and International Development
MA
Education, Health Promotion and International Development
University
of Birmingham
MSc
International Development (Conflict, Security and Development)
Cardiff
University
MSc
Palliative Medicine and Care (available to citizens of Bangladesh, India, and
Sri Lanka only)
Bangor
University
MSc
Tropical Forestry
Open
University
MSc
Environmental Management (available to citizens of Kenya only)
MA
Online and Distance Education
Queen
Mary, University of London
MSc
Burn Care
MSc
Endocrinology and Diabetes
MSc
Gastroenterology
MSc
Orthopedic Trauma Science
MSc
Trauma Sciences
Royal
Veterinary College
MSc
Veterinary Epidemiology and Public Health (available to citizens of India and
Sri Lanka only)
Numbers
of Scholarships
Commonwealth
Distance Learning Scholarships offered many number of scholarships
Scholarships
Duration
The
scholarships are offered for 24 months (2 years)
Scholarships
Details
All
expressions of interest must meet the CSC’s overall funding cap of £18,000 per
scholarship
This
value must cover all elements of the award, including:
Tuition
fees
Applicable
partnership development costs
A
UK residential program
If
the actual costs of delivering the course are higher than £18,000, the
university must clearly identify the source of top-up funding in its expression
of interest, and any subsequent proposal
Funding
is available for five years from the start of an approved program
Eligibility
Criteria
Be
a citizen of a developing Commonwealth country, refugee, or British protected
person
Be
permanently resident in a developing Commonwealth country
Hold
a first degree of at least upper second class (2:1) standard. A lower
qualification and sufficient relevant experience may be considered in certain
cases
Eligible
Countries
Kenya,
Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Montserrat
,Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua, New Guinea, Pitcairn
Islands, Rwanda ,St Helena St Kitts and Nevis St Lucia, St Vincent and The
Grenadines Samoa, Seychelles, Sierra Leone. Solomon Islands, South Africa, Anguilla,
Antigua and Barbuda, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Botswana, Cameroon
,Cayman Islands, Dominica, Falkland Islands, Fiji, Ghana, Gibraltar, Grenada,
Guyana, India ,Jamaica, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad and
Tobago, Turks and Caicos, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Virgin Islands (British),
Zambia and Zimbabwe
How
to Apply / Download Scholarships Form / Documents Required
The
application cycle for Distance Learning Scholarships has three stages
The
CSC invites expressions of interest from UK universities for Distance Learning
Scholarships (August September)
The
CSC invites formal proposals from shortlisted universities, deciding which
courses to select and how many scholarships to allocate to each course
(November-January)
The
CSC selects candidates for Distance Learning Scholarships from a shortlist of
candidates nominated by each university following its own recruitment process
(February-July)
Contact
us
Commonwealth
Scholarship Commission in the UK
Woburn
House
20-24
Tavistock Square
London
WC1H 9HF
United
Kingdom
dfid.gov.uk/cscuk
Last
Date to Apply / Deadline
3rd
May (Annual)
Official
Website
Visit
official website for further details and information’s OFFICIAL
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