The Common wealth Open Application window for the Scholarship programme for the Academic year 2026/2027 to study in Uk Masters and PHD.This programme Funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) which Offer a one-year master’s degree and a three-year Ph.D. The scholarship Only Open for Common wealth member Countries (Only Countries who were Colonized by British).
- Host Country: UK
- Scholarship Name: Commonwealth Scholarship Commission
- Who can Apply: For Master, and PhD
- Financial Coverage: Fully Funded
- Deadline for Commonwealth Masters Scholarship: 14th October 2025
- Deadline for Commonwealth PhD Scholarship: 14th October 2025
Eligible countries for the Commonwealth UK Scholarship
- Bangladesh
- Belize
- Botswana
- Cameroon
- Dominica
- Eswatini
- Fiji
- Gabon
- 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
- The Gambia
- Togo
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Vanuatu
- Zambia
Commonwealth Shared Scholarships 2026 Eligible courses
| Liverpool Hope University | MA Disability Studies |
| London School of Economics and Political Science | MSc Gender, Development and Globalisation |
| University College London | MA Education, Gender and International Development |
| University College London | MSc Urban Economic Development |
| University of Bath | MSc International Development with Education |
| University of Cambridge | MPhil Development Studies |
| University of Edinburgh | MSc Comparative Education and International Development |
| University of Edinburgh | MSc Sport Policy, Management and International Development |
| University of Oxford | MSt Theology |
| University of Southampton | MSc Gerontology |
| University of Sussex | MA Gender and Development |
| University of Warwick | MASc Global Sustainable Development |
Commonwealth Scholarship Financial Coverage
The Commonwealth Scholarship will provide each scholarship holder:
- Return Air Ticket
- Covers Full Tuition Fee
- Monthly stipend
- Also covers the warm clothes allowance.
- Thesis Allowance
- Additional Study Travel Grants
- If the candidates are widowed, divorced, or single parents, the scholarship pays the child £622 for the first child and £154 per month for the second and third child under the age of 16.
- Additional allowance for a disabled person.
Who’s The Right to Fit Commonwealth Scholarship Programme 2026?
To be considered for these scholarships, candidates must:
- 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 academic studies in the UK by the start of the UK academic year in September 2026.
- By September 2026, hold a first degree of at least upper second-class (2:1) honours standard, or a lower second-class degree and a relevant postgraduate qualification (usually a Master’s degree).
- 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.
- Have provided all supporting documentation in the required format.
Supporting Documents
Applicants must upload the following documents with the application:
- Proof that they are a citizen of a commonwealth-eligible country.
- A Copy of a Valid Passport
- Full transcripts detailing all higher education qualifications, including to-date transcripts for any courses currently being studied, with certified translations if not in English. Where any transcripts are missing or do not include all pages, the application will be considered ineligible.
- References from at least two individuals, in PDF format, signed and on institutional letterhead or an email clearly showing the sender’s details.
Scholarship Tenure
- One Year taught Master’s programs
- Three Years of full-time study
How to Apply for Commonwealth Scholarship Programme 2026?
- To Apply for the Commonwealth Master Scholarship: https://cscuk.fcdo.gov.uk/scholarships/commonwealth-masters-scholarships/
- To Apply for the Commonwealth Ph.D. Scholarship: https://cscuk.fcdo.gov.uk/scholarships/commonwealth-phd-scholarships-for-least-developed-countries-and-fragile-states/
Outcome of Application
Applicants can expect to hear the outcome by July 2026.
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