Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme (CSSS)

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

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 has five awards to support the full time study on one of the six eligible programmes. 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 country, or who possess sufficient resources to self-fund, are not eligible for an award. Applicants must certify that they: Are nationals of (or permanently domiciled in) an eligible Commonwealth developing country and not at present living or studying in a developed country Have not undertaken studies lasting one year or more in a developed country Are themselves, or through their families, unable to pay to study in the United Kingdom Will return to their home country as soon as their award ends. The FCDO and participating United Kingdom institutions will jointly meet the full costs of an award holder's study in the United Kingdom, including airfares to and from the United Kingdom. The full tuition fees and a maintenance allowance will be provided, the maintenance allowance was £19,824 for 12 months.

A grant of up to £225 to cover master's thesis costs is available along with a £200 study travel grant the cost of up to 10 kilograms of accompanied excess baggage is also available for scholars returning home at the end of their awards.