How to Apply for Commonwealth Scholarship ?

Please follow the following instructions to apply for Commonwealth Scholarship:

For Maters Applicants:

  1. Applications to the CSC must be made using the CSC’s online application system.
  2. In the application form, applicants are asked to:
    • List all undergraduate and postgraduate university qualifications obtained.
    • List up to 10 publications and prizes.
    • Provide details of employment history and explain how the experience gained supports and is relevant to the programme to be undertaken in the UK.
    • List names and positions of three referees who are qualified to comment on both their capacity to benefit from the proposed Scholarship in the UK and their ability to deliver development impact afterwards. One of the referees must be a current employer (if applicable) and at least two references must be included with the application.
    • Provide a Development Impact statement in four parts.

    In the first part applicants should explain how the proposed scholarship relates to:

    1. Development issues at the global, national, and local level
    2. Development issues connected to the chosen CSC development theme and the wider sector

    The second part should explain how they intend to apply their new skills once the Scholarship ends.

    The third part should outline what they expect will change in development terms following the Scholarship, including:

    1. The outcomes that they aim to achieve
    2. The timeframe for their implementation
    3. Who the beneficiaries will be

    In the fourth part applicants should write about how the impact of their work could be best measured and evidenced.

    Applicants are also asked to:

    • Confirm what their award objectives are and how each of them will be met by the Scholarship programme.
    • Confirm what their career plans are for the 5 years following the Scholarship.
    • Confirm their long-term career plans.
    • Provide a detailed plan of study.
    • Provide a personal statement to summarise the ways in which their personal background has encouraged them to want to make an impact in their home country. Applicants may wish to highlight any areas where they have already made significant contributions, including overcoming personal or community barriers in accessing higher education or within their field.
    • Summarise the ways in which they have engaged in voluntary activities and the opportunities they have had to demonstrate leadership.
  3. Supporting Documents:
    1. Proof that they are a citizen or have refugee status in an eligible Commonwealth country: a copy of a valid passport (or national ID card) showing a photograph, date of birth, and country of citizenship.
    2. Full transcripts detailing all higher education qualifications, including to-date transcripts for any courses currently being studied, with certified translations if not in English. Where any transcripts are missing or do not include all pages, the application will be considered ineligible.
    3. References from at least two individuals, in PDF format, signed and on institutional letterhead or an email clearly showing the sender’s details.

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For Ph.D. Applicants:

  1. Applications to the CSC must be made using the CSC’s online application system.
  2. n the application form, applicants are asked to:
    • List all undergraduate and postgraduate university qualifications obtained.
    • List up to 10 publications and prizes.
    • Provide details of employment history and explain how the experience gained supports and is relevant to the programme to be undertaken in the UK.
    • List names and positions of three referees who are qualified to comment on both their capacity to benefit from the proposed Scholarship in the UK and their ability to deliver development impact afterwards. One of the referees must be a current employer (if applicable) and at least two references must be included with the application.
    • Provide a Development Impact statement in four parts.

    In the first part applicants should explain how the proposed scholarship relates to:

    1. Development issues at the global, national, and local level
    2. Development issues connected to the chosen CSC development theme and the wider sector

    The second part should explain how they intend to apply their new skills once the Scholarship ends.

    The third part should outline what they expect will change in development terms following the Scholarship, including:

    1. The outcomes that they aim to achieve
    2. The timeframe for their implementation
    3. Who the beneficiaries will be

    In the fourth part applicants should write about how the impact of their work could be best measured and evidenced.

    Applicants are also asked to:

    • Confirm what their award objectives are and how each of them will be met by the Scholarship programme.
    • Confirm what their career plans are for the 5 years following the Scholarship.
    • Confirm their long-term career plans.
    • Provide a detailed plan of study.
    • Provide a personal statement to summarise the ways in which their personal background has encouraged them to want to make an impact in their home country. Applicants may wish to highlight any areas where they have already made significant contributions, including overcoming personal or community barriers in accessing higher education or within their field.
    • Summarise the ways in which they have engaged in voluntary activities and the opportunities they have had to demonstrate leadership.
  3. Supporting Documents:
      1. Proof that they are a citizen or have refugee status in an eligible Commonwealth country: a copy of a valid passport (or national ID card) showing a photograph, date of birth, and country of citizenship.
      2. Full transcripts detailing all higher education qualifications, including to-date transcripts for any courses currently being studied, with certified translations if not in English. Where any transcripts are missing or do not include all pages, the application will be considered ineligible.
      3. References from at least two individuals, in PDF format, signed and on institutional letterhead or an email clearly showing the sender’s details.
      4. A supporting statement, in PDF format, signed and on institutional letterhead or an email clearly showing the sender’s details, from a proposed supervisor in the UK from at least one of the institutions named on the application form.

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