Eligibility
This scheme is now open for applications for academic year.
To apply for a Commonwealth Scholarship, you must:
- be a Commonwealth Citizen, refugee or British protected person
- be permanently resident in an eligible Commonwealth country
- be available to start your academic studies in the UK by the start of the UK academic year
- hold or be predicted to gain a first degree of at least 2:1 honours standard or a 2:2 degree with a relevant postgraduate qualification (usually a masters degree)
- be unable to afford to study in the UK without this scholarship
- provide Commonwealth with all supporting documents in the required format
- not be registered for a PhD, or an MPhil leading to a PhD at a UK university or in your home country before September/October 2026
Subject areas
Scholarships are offered under six themes:
- Science and technology for development
- Strengthening health systems and capacity
- Promoting global prosperity
- Strengthening global peace, security and governance
- Strengthening resilience and response to crises
- Access, inclusion and opportunity
