Commonwealth Distance Learning Masters Scholarships 2025/2026 – YOA

Deadline: May 20, 2025

Applications are open for the Commonwealth Distance Learning Masters Scholarships 2025/2026. The Commonwealth Distance Learning programme is one among three Master’s programmes provided by the Commonwealth Scholarships Commission.

The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission within the UK (CSC) offers the UK authorities scholarship scheme led by worldwide growth targets. It operates inside the framework of the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship plan (CSFP) and affords a vivid demonstration of the UK’s enduring dedication to the Commonwealth. By attracting people with excellent expertise and identifiable potential from all backgrounds and supporting them to change into leaders and innovators on returning to their home nations, the CSC’s work combines sustainable growth with the UK nationwide curiosity and offers alternatives for worldwide partnerships and collaboration.

Scholarship

• A Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarship covers tuition charges and study grants the place required. Other scholarships, awards, or bursaries that cowl the identical prices might not be held concurrently.

Eligibility

To be eligible for a Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarship, candidates ought to:

• Be a citizen of or have been granted refugee standing by an eligible Commonwealth nation, or be a British Protected Person.
• Be completely resident in a growing Commonwealth nation.
• Hold a primary diploma of at the very least higher second class (2:1) normal. A decrease qualification and adequate related expertise could also be thought of in sure instances.
• Be unable to afford to study the programme with out this scholarship.

Selection Criteria

Selection standards embody:

• Academic advantage of the applicant
• Potential impression of the work on the event of the applicant’s home nation

Application

The deadline for submitting an application is 16:00 GMT on Tuesday 20 May 2025. The scholarships are for study starting in September/October 2025.

In the application kind, candidates are requested to:

• List all undergraduate and postgraduate college {qualifications} obtained.
• List as much as 10 publications and prizes.
• Provide particulars of their employment historical past and clarify how every job is related to the programme to be undertaken.
• Provide a press release on the relevance of their earlier work expertise to the proposed Scholarship.
• List names and positions of two referees who’re certified to touch upon each the candidate’s capability to learn from the proposed scholarship within the UK and their capacity to ship growth impression afterwards. One referee should be a present employer (if relevant).
• Provide a Development Impact assertion in 4 elements.

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For extra data, go to Commonwealth Distance Learning Masters Scholarships.