Commonwealth Shared Scholarship

Eligibility

To apply for this scholarship, you must:

• Be a citizen of or have been granted refugee status by an eligible Commonwealth country.
• Be permanently resident in an eligible Commonwealth country (see below).
• Be available to start your academic studies in the UK by the start of the academic year in September 2025.
• Meet the entry requirements for the specific course, as detailed on our website.
• Have made a complete academic application to study for one of the approved courses at the University of Nottingham by the Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Application deadline (please note, only students with offers for the relevant degree course can be shortlisted).
• Not have studied or worked for more than one (academic) year or more in a high-income country.
• Be unable to afford to study in the UK without this scholarship.

Eligible courses

• LLM Human Rights Law
• MA International Relations
• MA Public Policy (MAPP)
• MSc Midwifery Studies, Maternal and Newborn Health
• MPH Public Health (Global Health)
• MSc Developmental Disorders

Eligible countries

Please note that only candidates from the eligible countries listed below can apply for Commonwealth Shared Scholarships:

Bangladesh, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Dominica, Eswatini, Fiji, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guyana,India, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati ,Lesotho, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Montserrat, 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.