UCL Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme 2024

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 toward the development of their home countries.

Awards are for taught Master's programmes only, subjects must be related to the economic, social and technological development of a candidate's country.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirments
• Interview Process
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineNot Specified
• Study LevelMasters
• SponsorUniversity College London
• City to studyLondon
• School to studyUniversity College London
• Course to studyApplied Infectious Disease Epidemiology , Global Health and Development

Benefits

• There are up to 8 (eight) scholarships available in 2024-2025
• The award will cover tuition fees, a maintenance allowance, economy air travel to and from the UK at the beginning and end of the scholar’s degree programme plus additional discretionary allowances. 
• Awards are normally tenable for one year only.

Requirements

• 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 2024;
• by September 2024, 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;
• have applied for admission to UCL for one of the eligible programmes below:

Interview Dates and Process

The CSSS is a shared scholarship between the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC) and UCL, and selected candidates have to be accepted and approved by both parties, hence the requirement to also complete the CSSS online application form. 

The successful and reserve candidates will be selected upon the recommendation of an academic panel and the Student Funding Office.

Successful and reserve nominees selected by UCL can expect to be informed by email in early April.  Final award confirmation should be expected by  July 2024  once the CSC completes their criteria checks.

We are unable to inform unsuccessful applicants. If you do not hear from UCL Student Funding Office by the end of June 2024, please assume your application has been unsuccessful.

Application Deadline

How To Apply

Go to University College London on cscuk.fcdo.gov.uk to apply

Candidates must apply for the scholarship via the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC) portal  by 14th December 2023.   In order to be considered for an award, the student must also have an active admission application (including references) with UCL by 12 January 2024. For information on how to apply for admission to UCL, please see the How to Apply section of our online prospectus.