Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme

About

Awards made under this scheme are jointly funded by the Department for International Development (DFID), as part of the British aid programme to developing countries, and participating institutions in the United Kingdom. The scheme is administered by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK.

Eligibility

• Awards are for full-time one-year taught postgraduate courses only. No awards will be made for undergraduate study
• Applicants are expected to hold a first degree at either first class or upper second class level
• Have not undertaken studies lasting one year or more in a developed country
• Will return to their home country as soon as their award ends

Courses offered

• MSc Development Management
• MSc Environment and Development
• MSc Gender, Development and Globalisation
• MSc Global Health Policy
• MSc International Development and Humanitarian Emergencies
• MSc Local Economic Development
• MSc Health and International Development

Scholarship

DFID and participating United Kingdom institutions will jointly meet the full costs of an award holder's study in the United Kingdom, including airfares to and from the United Kingdom. The full tuition fees and a maintenance allowance (£16,861 2020/21 rates) will be provided.

How to Apply?

• submit your application for admission to one of the eligible programmes at LSE
• submit your application to the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission, via their webpages