Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme (CSSS)

Who it is for

• Please note the earlier deadline for these scholarships.
• Awards made under this scheme are jointly funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development (FCDO), as part of the British aid programme to developing countries, and participating institutions in the United Kingdom.
• The scheme is administered by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK.
• The aim of the scheme is to assist students of excellent academic calibre from developing Commonwealth countries who would benefit from higher education in the United Kingdom, to the developmental advantage of their home countries, but who, for financial reasons,
• are unable to study in Britain and are outside the scope of other British Government Support Schemes.
• For the 2025/26 academic year LSE had four awards to support the full time study on one of the seven eligible programmes.
• Further information can be found here.
• You must also submit your application for admission from LSE to be considered and secure an offer of admission (either conditional or unconditional).
• Eligibility - LSE programmes Awards are for full-time one-year taught postgraduate programmes only.
• The following programmes ere eligible: MSc Development Management MSc Gender, Development and Globalisation MSc Global Health Policy MSc International Development and Humanitarian Emergencies MSc Local Economic Development MSc Health and International Development MSc Environment and Development Applicants are expected to hold a first degree at
• either first class or upper second class level.
• You must also confirm that you are sufficiently fluent in written and oral English to pursue your studies at LSE immediately, as no pre-course English Language teaching is available under these awards.
• Applicants who have already studied for one year or more in a developed

Good to know

Please note the earlier deadline for these scholarships. Awards made under this scheme are jointly funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development (FCDO), as part of the British aid programme to developing countries, and participating institutions in the United Kingdom. The scheme is administered by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK. The aim of the scheme is to assist students of excellent academic calibre from developing Commonwealth countries who would benefit from higher education in the United Kingdom, to the developmental advantage of their home countries, but who, for financial reasons, are unable to study in Britain and are outside the scope of other British Government Support Schemes. For the 2025/26 academic year LSE had four awards to support the full time study on one of the seven eligible programmes. Further information can be found here. You must also submit your application for admission from LSE to be considered and secure an offer of admission (either conditional or unconditional). Eligibility - LSE programmes Awards are for full-time one-year taught postgraduate programmes only. The following programmes ere eligible: MSc Development Management MSc Gender, Development and Globalisation MSc Global Health Policy MSc International Development and Humanitarian Emergencies MSc Local Economic Development MSc Health and International Development MSc Environment and Development Applicants are expected to hold a first degree at either first class or upper second class level. You must also confirm that you are sufficiently fluent in written and oral English to pursue your studies at LSE immediately, as no pre-course English Language teaching is available under these awards. Applicants who have already studied for one year or more in a developed Exact official public LSE evidence revalidated 2026-09-11, unsupported precision omitted.