2016 Commonwealth Scholarships

Commonwealth Scholarships for Masters and PhD study in the UK offered by the CSC for Citizens of Developing Commonwealth Countries in 2016. These Scholarships are funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID), with the aim of contributing to the UK’s International Development Aims and wider overseas interests, supporting excellence in UK Higher Education, and sustaining the principles of the Commonwealth.

Scholarship Worth / Value

Each Scholarship Provides

Approved airfare from your home country to the UK and return at the end of your award (the CSC will not reimburse the cost of fares for dependents, nor usually the cost of journeys made before your award is finally confirmed)

Approved Tuition And Examination Fees

Stipend (living allowance) at the rate of £1,034 per month, or £1,268 per month for those at universities in the London metropolitan area (rates quoted at 2015 - 2016 levels)

Thesis grant towards the cost of preparing a thesis or dissertation, where applicable

Warm Clothing Allowance

Study travel grant towards the costs of study - related travel within the UK or overseas

For PhD Scholars, fieldwork grant towards the cost of fieldwork undertaken overseas (usually the cost of one economy class return airfare to your fieldwork location) For PhD Scholars, paid mid - term visit (airfare) to your home country (unless you have claimed (or intend to claim) spouse and/or child allowances during your scholarship, or have received a return airfare to your home country for fieldwork)

If your scholarship is at least 18 months long, the following family allowances

Spouse allowance of £222 per month if you and your spouse are living together at the same address in the UK (unless your spouse is also in receipt of a scholarship)

Child allowance of £222 per month for the first child, and £109 per month for the second and third child under the age of 16, if you are accompanied by your spouse and children and they are living with you at the same address in the UK.

If you are widowed, divorced, or a single parent (irrespective of the length of your scholarship), child allowance of £444 per month for the first child, and £109 per month for the second and third child under the age of 16, if you are accompanied by your children and they are living with you at the same address in the UK.

The CSC’s family allowances are intended to be only a contribution towards the cost of maintaining your family in the UK. The true costs are likely to be considerably higher, and you must be able to supplement these allowances in order to support any family members who come to the UK with you.

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