Commonwealth Shared Scholarships 2027

Amount

Full tuition fees, £1,452/month living allowance (£1,781 in London), return airfare, warm clothing allowance, study travel grant, and child allowance where applicable

Deadline

December 2026

Host countries

United Kingdom

Fields

Any field

Citizens of low and middle-income Commonwealth countries (as classified by OECD DAC) Academic Requirements Applicants must hold a first degree of at least upper second-class (2:1) honours standard by September 2026. A lower second-class (2:2) degree combined with a relevant postgraduate qualification (usually a Master's degree) is also accepted. Nationality Requirements Applicants must be citizens of, or have been granted refugee status by, an eligible Commonwealth country and must be permanently resident in that country. Eligible countries are those classified as low and middle-income by the OECD DAC list.

• Full tuition fees paid directly to the university by the CSC
• Monthly living allowance of £1,452, or £1,781 for scholars studying in the London metropolitan area
• Return economy airfare from the scholar's home country to the UK
• Warm clothing allowance where applicable
• Study travel grant for study-related travel within the UK or overseas
• Child allowance of £622/month for the first child and £154/month for the second and third child (if children live with the scholar in the UK)
• Excess baggage allowance for return journey
• Initial arrival allowance to cover settling-in costs

December 2026