Commonwealth Shared Scholarship at Durham University 2025-26

Commonwealth citizens from developing countries now have the chance to enroll in Durham University's Taught Masters program with full funding thanks to this scholarship.

Eligibility for Commonwealth Shared Scholarship at Durham University:

• The candidate should be from an eligible Commonwealth country.
• The applicant should have been enrolled in the University in a full-time postgraduate program.
• The candidate should be enrolled in any of the eligible courses.
• The candidate must have at least an upper second class (2:1) first degree, or a lower second class degree with a suitable postgraduate qualification—typically a master's degree—by August 1, 2024.
• The candidate should have fulfilled all English language requirements by August 1st, 2024, as specified in their academic offer letter from Durham University.
• The applicant shouldn't have spent more than a year studying or working in a developed nation.
• The applicant should be unable to afford to study in the UK without this scholarship.

Eligible courses:

• MSc Civil Engineering
• MSc Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding
• MSc Defence Development and Diplomacy
• MSc Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
• MSc Mathematical Sciences
• MA Climate, Risk and Society
• MSC Climate, Risk and Society
• MSc Sustainability, Energy and Development

Value/Benefits of the scholarship:

• Full payment of approved tuition fees
• Airfares to and from the UK (booked in line with CSC policy)
• Excess baggage allowance on return home, up to CSC rate
• A stipend of £1,347.00 per month
• Warm clothing allowance of £522.00
• Tuberculosis test fees (where required by the UK)
• For scholars who are widowed, divorced, or a single parent: child allowance of £576.61 per month for the first child, and £143 per month for the second and third child

Application Process:

The candidate must fill out an online application form at the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission website to apply for the scholarship. CSC is in charge of managing the application process; it receives and evaluates applications. Applications have to be submitted online using the CSC application system. Applicants must first apply to one of the nominating organizations; direct applications for these scholarships are not accepted by the CSC:

• The primary application procedure is through national nominating organizations.
• Selected philanthropic and non-governmental organizations