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Saturday, March 10, 2012

Distance Learning Scholarships for Commonwealth Countries

Overview

The Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan is one of the largest and most prestigious scholarships schemes for international study in the world. Since it was established in 1959, around 29,000 individuals have benefited – 17,000 of them have held awards funded by the United Kingdom, managed by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom (CSC).

This prospectus describes the Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships offered by the CSC in 2012-2013. Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships provide the opportunity for individuals to study for a UK Master’s degree while living and working in their home country. The scheme was established in 2002, as a direct response to the measures taken by our funder, the UK Department for International Development
(DFID), to explore new methods of delivery as part of the drive for poverty reduction. To date, nearly 1,000 Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships have been awarded.


List of eligible Commonwealth countries

Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bangladesh,Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Botswana, British Virgin Islands,
Cameroon, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Falkland Islands, The Gambia, Ghana, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guyana,
India, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Montserrat, Mozambique,
Namibia, Nauru, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn, Rwanda, St Helena, St Kitts and Nevis,
St Lucia, St Vincent and The, Grenadines, Samoa, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Africa,
Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tristan da Cunha, Turks and Caicos,
Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, and Zambia.

Applications from candidates

Successful providers will be required to conduct their own recruitment process to shortlist a specified number of nominated candidates for Distance Learning Scholarships. A selection committee will then select Scholars from this shortlist, in July.



Information for candidates – 2012 Distance Learning Scholarships

Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships are being offered in 2012 for the following Master’s courses. Full details of these courses and the application process must be obtained from the institution itself.
Eligibility
To be eligible for a Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarship, candidates should:
  • be Commonwealth citizens of a developing Commonwealth country, refugees or British protected persons AND be permanently resident in a developing Commonwealth country
  • normally hold a first degree of upper second-class standard, or higher qualification. In certain cases, we will consider a lower qualification and sufficient relevant experience
Further information is available in the Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships prospectus 2012.
How to apply
The CSC expects all candidates being considered for a Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarship to have completed an application form using our Electronic Application System (EAS).


Contact Information


Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK
c/o The Association of Commonwealth Universities
Woburn House
20-24 Tavistock Square
London WC1H 9HF
United Kingdom
www.dfid.gov.uk/cscuk
http://cscuk.dfid.gov.uk/apply/distance-learning/



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