UCL Commonwealth Shared Scholarship

About the scholarship

The Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme is a joint initiative between the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission and UK universities to support students from developing Commonwealth countries. The aim of the Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme (CSSS) 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 to the development of their home countries.

Eligibility

Be a Commonwealth citizen, refugee, or British Protected Person; Be permanently resident in an eligible Commonwealth country; Be available to start your academic studies in the UK by the start of the UK academic year in September/October 2026; By September 2026, hold a first degree of either first or upper second class (2:1) classification, or lower second class (2:2) classification plus a relevant postgraduate qualification (usually a Master’s degree). If you are applying for a second UK Master’s degree, you will need to provide justification as to why you wish to undertake this study; not have studied or worked for one (academic) year or more in a high-income country; be unable to afford to study in the UK without this scholarship;