The Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme is a joint initiative between the United kingdom Department for International Development (DFID) and UK universities, including the University of Birmingham, to jointly support scholarships for students from developing Commonwealth countries who are not financially able to study in the United Kingdom.
The Commonwealth shared scholarship is one of the fully funded scholarship opportunities that support intelligent and open minded students to submit applications for the scholarship. The Scholarship provides international students from developing countries funding that covers tuition, accommodation, a living stipend, and the full costs of visa and airfare ticket.
Eligible Study course
- Arts and Law
- African Studies
- Medicine and Health
- International Development.
Benefit of Commonwealth shared scholarship
- Fully paid tuition fees
- Maintenance stipend
- Travel expenses from candidate resident country to the United kingdom.
- Immigration Health Surcharge costs
- A one-off arrival allowance payment
- Thesis expenses
- Study travel grant
Eligibility Criteria for Commonwealth shared scholarship
- Candidates should be commencing a course in September 2025.
- Candidates must be a nationalist of a Commonwealth developing country and not at present living or studying in a developed country.
- Candidate must have not undertaken studies lasting one year or more in a developed country.
- Candidate must be unable to pay to study in the United Kingdom.
- Candidate must agree to return to their own country to work or study as soon as the award ends.
- Candidate must have sufficiently proficient in the English language to cope with the course for which they have applied.
- The commission will only consider requests to extend leave to remain in the UK post-award for those wishing to move from Masters to PhD study.
- Candidates must also have been offered a place at the University of Birmingham on one of the following postgraduate programme:
- MA Africa and Development
- MSc Development Policy and Politics
- MSc Conflict, Security and Development
- MSc Clinical Oncology
- MSc Environment, Development and Politics.
Application process
In order to apply for this scholarship, you must Make an application on the Commonwealth Shared Scholarship website by the deadline given by Commonwealth Scholarships Have made an application to study one of the approved programmes at the Univerity of Birmingham.
Applications for 2025 entry are due to open soon; a provisional date has been provided but you are strongly encouraged to check the Commonwealth Shared Scholarships webpage for announcements of the official deadline date: Commonwealth Shared Scholarships - Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK
Contact:fga@contacts.bham.ac.uk
Website: http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/csss or click here to get to the application page
Nationality
These countries are eligible for the scholarship application: Bangladesh, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Dominica, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, The, Ghana, Grenada, Guyana, India, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tonga, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Zambia.
No IELTS Required
Host Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Eligible Country: Developing Countries
Deadline: December 18, 2025
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