Commonwealth Shared Scholarships 2027-2028 for Masters Study in the UK

About the scholarship

Commonwealth Shared Scholarships fully fund a one-year taught Master's degree at a participating UK university for talented candidates from low- and middle-income Commonwealth countries, including Nigeria.

The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and UK universities fund the awards together, for candidates who could not otherwise afford to study in the UK. A law or law-related Master's qualifies only if it is on the CSC list of approved courses.

Eligibility

• Citizen of, or refugee from, an eligible Commonwealth country (Nigeria is eligible) and permanently resident there
• First degree of at least upper second class (2:1), or a 2:2 plus a relevant postgraduate qualification, by September 2027
• Have not studied or worked for one year or more in a high-income country
• Unable to afford UK study without the scholarship
• Applied for an approved course at a participating UK university

Additional notes

Applications close at 16:00 GMT (5:00 pm Nigeria time) on 8 December 2026 on the CSC portal. You must also apply to the university for admission. This is a different scheme from the FME/DSA Commonwealth Master's and PhD route, which closed on 20 October 2026.