Commonwealth Shared Scholarships

Who it is for

• To get this scholarship you must: apply to study an eligible course 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 your studies in the UK by the start of the UK academic year in September 2026 achieve a first or upper second
• class (2:1) honours standard or have a second class degree (2:2) and a relevant postgraduate qualification (usually a master’s degree) by September 2026 not have studied or worked for one (academic) year or more in a high income country be unable to afford to study in the UK without this scholarship commit to return to your home country within one
• month of the end date of the scholarship meet the required English language requirements by the end of February 2026 Eligible countries Bangladesh Belize Botswana Cameroon Dominica Eswatini Fiji Gabon The Gambia Ghana Grenada Guyana India Jamaica Kenya Kiribati Lesotho Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mauritius Monserrat Mozambique Namibia Nauru Nigeria
• Pakistan Papua New Guinea Rwanda Saint Helena Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa Sierra Leone Solomon Islands South Africa Sri Lanka Tanzania Togo Tonga Tuvalu Uganda Vanuatu Zambia

Good to know

Official application instructions: This scholarship is awarded in partnership with the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission and must be applied to through their website. You will be asked to create an account and will then fill out an online form.You will need to complete your scholarship application by 9 December 2025, 4pm (UK time). You don't need to apply for a course before this deadline.If your scholarship application is shortlisted, we'll contact you around the middle of February 2026 and invite you to apply for your chosen course using our online application form. You should meet all English language requirements for your course by the end of February 2026.Apply on the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission website