APPLY NOW | Commonwealth Split-site Scholarships for Developing Countries (Fully Funded) – 2023/2024 9 February 2023 Opportunities Staff PhD Scholarships, Scholarships 0 Funded by the UK Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), Commonwealth Split-site Scholarships enable talented and motivated individuals to gain the knowledge and skills required for sustainable development, and are aimed at those who could not otherwise afford to study in the UK. They offer PhD scholars studying at eligible universities across the Commonwealth the opportunity to conduct research at an institute in the UK for 12 months. Purpose: To widen access to UK equipment and expertise for high quality doctoral candidates from low- and middle-income Commonwealth countries, and to contribute to UK and Commonwealth higher education and research through collaboration and partnerships. Brief Description Scholarship Sponsor(s): UK Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office Scholarship Type: Fully-funded Host Institution(s): Universities in UK Scholarship Worth: Fully-funded, including tuition fees and stipend/bursary etc. Number of Awards: Several Study Level: PhD Nationality: International Students Application Deadline: 2 March 2023 at 16:00 GMT. Eligibility Criteria for How to Apply for Commonwealth Split-site Scholarships To apply for these Scholarships, prospective Scholars must: Be a citizen of or have been granted refugee status by an eligible Commonwealth country, or be a British Protected Person Be permanently resident in an eligible Commonwealth country Be registered for a PhD at a university in an eligible Commonwealth country by the time your Scholarship starts (September 2023) Ensure that an institutional or departmental link exists between your home university and your proposed UK university. This link must be greater than simply a collaboration between individuals – see section on ‘Tenure and placement’ for further details. Both supervisors must provide a supporting statement which provides further details of the link to ensure your application is eligible. Be available to start your academic studies in the UK in September 2023 By September 2023, hold a first degree of at least upper second class (2:1) honours standard, or a lower second class degree and a relevant postgraduate qualification (usually a Master’s degree) Be unable to afford to study in the UK without this Scholarship Eligible countries Please note that only candidates from the eligible countries listed below can apply for Commonwealth Split-site Scholarships in 2023/24. Banglades Beliz Botswana Cameroon Dominica Eswatini Fiji Gabon Ghana Grenada Guyana India Jamaica Kenya Kiribati Lesotho Malawi Malaysia Mauritius Montserrat Mozambique Namibia Nauru Nigeria Pakistan Papua New Guinea Rwanda St Helena St Lucia St Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa Sierra Leone Solomon Islands South Africa Sri Lanka Tanzania The Gambia Togo Tonga Tuvalu Uganda Vanuatu Zambia Scholarship Benefits 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 dependants, nor the cost of journeys made before your award is confirmed) Approved tuition fees: full fees are covered by agreement between the CSC and the UK university, and Scholars are not liable to pay for any part of the tuition fee Stipend (living allowance) at the rate of £1,236 per month, or £1,516 per month for those at universities in the London metropolitan area (rates quoted at current levels) Warm clothing allowance, where applicable Study travel grant towards the cost of study-related travel within the UK or overseas If you are widowed, divorced, or a single parent, child allowance of £529 per month for the first child, and £131 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 How to Apply for Commonwealth Split-site Scholarships Applications must be made using the CSC’s online application system. Candidates must apply to study at a UK university which has a part funding agreement with the CSC. Part funding agreements are at the discretion of individual universities. For a list of universities that have agreed to part fund Commonwealth Scholarships, visit the UK universities with part funding agreements page on the CSC website. Application Deadline: 2 March 2023 at 16:00 GMT. APPLY HERE SCHOLARSHIPS BY COUNTRY UNITED KINGDOM CANADA AUSTRALIA TURKEY JAPAN GERMANY IRELAND SWEDEN MALAYSIA SOUTH AFRICA UNITED STATES BangladesBelizBotswanaCameroonDominicaEswatiniFijiGabonGhanaGrenadaGuyanaIndiaJamaicaKenyaKiribatiLesothoMalawiMalaysiaMauritiusMontserratMozambiqueNamibiaNauruNigeriaPakistanPapua New GuineaRwandaSamoaSierra LeoneSolomon IslandsSouth AfricaSri LankaSt HelenaSt LuciaSt Vincent and the GrenadinesTanzaniaThe GambiaTogoTongaTuvaluUgandaVanuatuZambia