Overview
Commonwealth Shared Scholarships, set up by DFID in 1986, represent a unique partnership between the United Kingdom government and UK Universities. Since their inception more than 2,500* students from developing Commonwealth countries have been awarded Shared Scholarships. Without these awards they would not otherwise have been able to benefit from UK higher education.
For 2010 the range of opportunities listed in the following pages is wide and will provide recipients of the Shared Scholarships with the skills and knowledge to assist in the development of their home countries. We are delighted that over 50 UK universities have offered to support our scholarships by contributing the stipend for the students from their own resources, or those which the university has been able to generate from elsewhere. Indeed it is the mark of UK
Universities’ commitment that the scheme receives many more bids each year than it has the resources to fulfil. This reflects the confidence of the Department for International Development, which provides the government funding for the scheme, that higher education and scholarships in particular have a critical role to play in influencing the development of some of the world’s poorest countries. We are pleased to see that this approach has been increasingly taken by other international agencies.
Although the scheme is now managed by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission, its success depends critically on the support of participating universities, the Department for International Development and the students themselves. To all of these, we extend our grateful thanks and express the hope that the 2010 intake will be one of the most successful ever.
TARGET COUNTRIES
Anguilla Mozambique
Antigua and Barbuda Namibia
Bangladesh Nauru
Barbados Nigeria
Belize Pakistan
Bermuda Papua New Guineas
Botswana Pitcairn
British Virgin Islands St Helena
Cameroon St Kitts and Nevis
Dominica St Lucia
Falkland Islands St Vincent
Gambia Sierra Leone
Ghana Solomon Islands
Grenada Sri Lanka
Guyana Swaziland
India Tanzania
Jamaica Tonga
Kenya Trinidad and Tobago
Kiribati Tristan da Cunha
Lesotho Turks and Caicos
Malawi Tuvalu
Malaysia Uganda
Maldives Vanuatu
Mauritius Western Samoa
Montserrat Zambia
Fiji is currently suspended from the Commonwealth
SHARED SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME
1. GENERAL
Awards made under this scheme are jointly funded by the Department for International Development (DFID), as part of the United Kingdom International Development programme to developing countries, and participating institutions in the UK. The scheme is administered by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC), whose secretariat is provided by the Association of Commonwealth Universities, Woburn House, 20-24 Tavistock Square, London
WC1H 9HF.
2. AIMS
The aim of the Scheme is to assist students from developing Commonwealth countries who are of excellent academic calibre but for financial reasons would not otherwise be able to afford to study in the United Kingdom. The Scheme allows them to benefit from postgraduate study at a University in the United Kingdom which will help them to contribute toward the development of
their home countries.
.
3. LEVEL OF STUDY
Awards are for taught masters courses only. No awards will be made for undergraduate or doctoral study.
4. SUBJECTS
Subjects must be related to the economic, social and technological development of the student’s home country; see page 8 for a full list of eligible courses.
5. DURATION OF AWARDS
Awards are normally tenable for one-year taught postgraduate courses only.
6. ELIGIBILITY
6.1 Candidates are normally expected to hold a first degree at either first class or upper second-class level. Sponsoring institutions must confirm that candidates are sufficiently fluent in written and oral English to pursue their proposed studies immediately, as no pre-course English Language Teaching is available under these awards. Candidates who have already studied for
one year or more in a developed country or who possess sufficient resources to self-fund, are not eligible for an award.
6.2 Candidates must certify in writing that they
i) are nationals of a Commonwealth developing country, and not at present living or studying in a developed country;
ii) have not undertaken studies lasting one year or more in a developed country;
iii) are not at present employed by a national Government department or parastatal organisation;
iv) are themselves, or through their families, unable to pay to study in the United Kingdom;
v) will return to their home country as soon as their award comes to an end. The commission will only consider requests to extend leave to remain in the UK post-award for those wishing to move from master’s to PhD study. Strict conditions will apply.
6.3 Candidates are advised that false declarations will cause at least DFID’s share of the award to be terminated, even if the course of study has started. In such circumstances, the candidate will be required to refund any payments made by DFID in connection with the award.
7. COSTS
DFID and participating United Kingdom institutions will jointly meet the full costs of an award holder’s study in the United Kingdom including air fares to and from the United Kingdom. Maintenance allowance is paid by the scholar’s host institution, at the level set by the UK Government: £1,024 per month for scholars based in London and £828 per month for the rest of the UK. (July 2009 figures)
7.1 A grant of up to £225 to cover thesis (Master’s) costs is available; also available is £200 for study travel. The cost of up to 10 Kilograms of excess baggage (books only) is available for scholars returning home at the end of their awards.
7.2 No additional allowances are paid for spouses or other dependants.
8. APPLICATION AND SELECTION
8.1 Although institutions will normally recruit direct, the availability of these awards will be advertised through British High Commissions if the institutions have indicated their wish to avail themselves of this service.
8.2 Applications should be made directly to the institutions at which candidates wish to study. The sponsoring institutions will be the judges of academic calibre and will forward their nominations to the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission for its agreement. Institutions will normally advise candidates of the result not later than July.
8.3 Candidates should note that although they may apply to more than one institution, only one offer of award may be accepted.
For further Information on the Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme, please Email:
Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC)
c/o The Association of Commonwealth Universities
Woburn House
20 -24 Tavistock Square
London
WC1H 9HF
Tel: +44 (0) 20 73 80 67 00
Fax: +44 (0) 20 73 87 26 55
E-Mail: info@acu.ac.uk
Application deadline: 2 April 2010
Source: http://www.cscuk.org.uk/apply/sharedschol.asp
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when appying for this scholarship
Commonwealth Shared Scholarships, set up by DFID in 1986, represent a unique partnership between the United Kingdom government and UK Universities. Since their inception more than 2,500* students from developing Commonwealth countries have been awarded Shared Scholarships. Without these awards they would not otherwise have been able to benefit from UK higher education.
For 2010 the range of opportunities listed in the following pages is wide and will provide recipients of the Shared Scholarships with the skills and knowledge to assist in the development of their home countries. We are delighted that over 50 UK universities have offered to support our scholarships by contributing the stipend for the students from their own resources, or those which the university has been able to generate from elsewhere. Indeed it is the mark of UK
Universities’ commitment that the scheme receives many more bids each year than it has the resources to fulfil. This reflects the confidence of the Department for International Development, which provides the government funding for the scheme, that higher education and scholarships in particular have a critical role to play in influencing the development of some of the world’s poorest countries. We are pleased to see that this approach has been increasingly taken by other international agencies.
Although the scheme is now managed by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission, its success depends critically on the support of participating universities, the Department for International Development and the students themselves. To all of these, we extend our grateful thanks and express the hope that the 2010 intake will be one of the most successful ever.
TARGET COUNTRIES
Anguilla Mozambique
Antigua and Barbuda Namibia
Bangladesh Nauru
Barbados Nigeria
Belize Pakistan
Bermuda Papua New Guineas
Botswana Pitcairn
British Virgin Islands St Helena
Cameroon St Kitts and Nevis
Dominica St Lucia
Falkland Islands St Vincent
Gambia Sierra Leone
Ghana Solomon Islands
Grenada Sri Lanka
Guyana Swaziland
India Tanzania
Jamaica Tonga
Kenya Trinidad and Tobago
Kiribati Tristan da Cunha
Lesotho Turks and Caicos
Malawi Tuvalu
Malaysia Uganda
Maldives Vanuatu
Mauritius Western Samoa
Montserrat Zambia
Fiji is currently suspended from the Commonwealth
SHARED SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME
1. GENERAL
Awards made under this scheme are jointly funded by the Department for International Development (DFID), as part of the United Kingdom International Development programme to developing countries, and participating institutions in the UK. The scheme is administered by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC), whose secretariat is provided by the Association of Commonwealth Universities, Woburn House, 20-24 Tavistock Square, London
WC1H 9HF.
2. AIMS
The aim of the Scheme is to assist students from developing Commonwealth countries who are of excellent academic calibre but for financial reasons would not otherwise be able to afford to study in the United Kingdom. The Scheme allows them to benefit from postgraduate study at a University in the United Kingdom which will help them to contribute toward the development of
their home countries.
.
3. LEVEL OF STUDY
Awards are for taught masters courses only. No awards will be made for undergraduate or doctoral study.
4. SUBJECTS
Subjects must be related to the economic, social and technological development of the student’s home country; see page 8 for a full list of eligible courses.
5. DURATION OF AWARDS
Awards are normally tenable for one-year taught postgraduate courses only.
6. ELIGIBILITY
6.1 Candidates are normally expected to hold a first degree at either first class or upper second-class level. Sponsoring institutions must confirm that candidates are sufficiently fluent in written and oral English to pursue their proposed studies immediately, as no pre-course English Language Teaching is available under these awards. Candidates who have already studied for
one year or more in a developed country or who possess sufficient resources to self-fund, are not eligible for an award.
6.2 Candidates must certify in writing that they
i) are nationals of a Commonwealth developing country, and not at present living or studying in a developed country;
ii) have not undertaken studies lasting one year or more in a developed country;
iii) are not at present employed by a national Government department or parastatal organisation;
iv) are themselves, or through their families, unable to pay to study in the United Kingdom;
v) will return to their home country as soon as their award comes to an end. The commission will only consider requests to extend leave to remain in the UK post-award for those wishing to move from master’s to PhD study. Strict conditions will apply.
6.3 Candidates are advised that false declarations will cause at least DFID’s share of the award to be terminated, even if the course of study has started. In such circumstances, the candidate will be required to refund any payments made by DFID in connection with the award.
7. COSTS
DFID and participating United Kingdom institutions will jointly meet the full costs of an award holder’s study in the United Kingdom including air fares to and from the United Kingdom. Maintenance allowance is paid by the scholar’s host institution, at the level set by the UK Government: £1,024 per month for scholars based in London and £828 per month for the rest of the UK. (July 2009 figures)
7.1 A grant of up to £225 to cover thesis (Master’s) costs is available; also available is £200 for study travel. The cost of up to 10 Kilograms of excess baggage (books only) is available for scholars returning home at the end of their awards.
7.2 No additional allowances are paid for spouses or other dependants.
8. APPLICATION AND SELECTION
8.1 Although institutions will normally recruit direct, the availability of these awards will be advertised through British High Commissions if the institutions have indicated their wish to avail themselves of this service.
8.2 Applications should be made directly to the institutions at which candidates wish to study. The sponsoring institutions will be the judges of academic calibre and will forward their nominations to the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission for its agreement. Institutions will normally advise candidates of the result not later than July.
8.3 Candidates should note that although they may apply to more than one institution, only one offer of award may be accepted.
For further Information on the Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme, please Email:
Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC)
c/o The Association of Commonwealth Universities
Woburn House
20 -24 Tavistock Square
London
WC1H 9HF
Tel: +44 (0) 20 73 80 67 00
Fax: +44 (0) 20 73 87 26 55
E-Mail: info@acu.ac.uk
Application deadline: 2 April 2010
Source: http://www.cscuk.org.uk/apply/sharedschol.asp
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when appying for this scholarship
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