Apply Now | Commonwealth Split-Site PhD Scholarship for Developing Countries, UK – 2024
The site of Commonwealth Split Scholarships are available to assist people of developing Commonwealth nations who wish to complete a PhD in their home country and spend a year studying at a UK university.
Deadline to Apply: December 5, 2023
- Developing Commonwealth Countries are eligible.
- To be taken at universities in the UK
- All topic areas are acceptable, however proposals that show the greatest relevance to development will be given precedence in the CSC’s selection process.
About Scholarship
Split-site Commonwealth Scholarships are available to finance a candidate’s one-year study at a UK university as part of a PhD that is being completed in their home country under the joint supervision of a supervisor from their home country and the UK.
As long as your research plan justifies it, you may use the 12-month scholarship-funded study term in the UK at any point throughout your PhD program. The award term may be split into two or more phases, with a maximum of 12 months passing between each one. You will be allowed to spend up to six months of your first year of study in the UK if you haven’t already begun your PhD at the time of application.
These Grants are Intended for:
- As part of their PhD studies at home, applicants will spend 12 months studying in a UK university beginning in September 2024.
- Applicants who have registered—or plan to register—for a PhD program at a university in a Commonwealth nation that qualifies
- Study in a UK university that has a formal departmental or institutional relationship with your home university.
- Attend a university in the UK that has a financial arrangement in part with the CSC. See the complete list of UK colleges that have agreements for partial support.
Selection Standards
The following standards will be applied when evaluating applications for Commonwealth Split-site:
- Academic standing of the applicant
- The caliber of the study proposal Possible influence on the candidate’s native country’s development
Eligibility Criteria
- Be a British Protected Person, a citizen of a Commonwealth country that qualifies, or someone who has been awarded refugee status by such a country.
- Possess a permanent residence in a Commonwealth nation that qualifies
- By the time your scholarship begins (September 2024), you must be enrolled for a PhD at an institution in a Commonwealth nation that qualifies.
- Make sure your intended UK university and your home university have an institutional or departmental connection.
- This connection needs to go beyond just individual cooperation; for further information, see the “Tenure and Placement” section. To guarantee that your application is eligible, both supervisors must provide a supporting statement that includes more information on the link.
- Be ready to begin your studies in September 2024 in the United Kingdom.
- Possess a first degree with at least an upper second class (2:1) honors standard by September 2024, or a lower second class degree with a pertinent postgraduate degree (typically a Master’s degree)
- lack the funds to study in the UK in the absence of this scholarship
The CSC seeks to identify gifted people with the capacity to effect change. We welcome applications from a wide spectrum of people and are dedicated to an equal opportunity and non-discrimination policy. Refer to the CSC disability support statement for additional details regarding the resources offered to fellows with disabilities.
Several scholarships are available.
Commonwealth Split-site’s Scholarship Worth
Every fellowship offers:
- Approved travel from your home country to the UK and back at the conclusion of your award (the CSC will not cover the cost of travel before your award is confirmed, nor the cost of fares for dependents).
- Approved tuition costs
- Living allowance (stipend) at £1,347 per month (rates indicated at current levels) or £1,652 per month for students attending universities in the London metropolitan region.
- Warm clothes allowance, if applicable Study travel grant to help with the expense of study-related travel to other countries or locations in the UK
- A child allowance of £576.61 per month for the first child and £143 per month for the second and third children under the age of sixteen if the Scholar is a widow, divorced, or single parent and their children are living with them at the same location in the United Kingdom.
The family allowances offered by the CSC are only meant to help with a portion of the expenses associated with keeping your family in the UK. If you bring family members to the UK with you, you will need to supplement these allowances because the real costs will probably be much greater.
Scholarship Period: OneYear
How to Register for Split-site Commonwealth Scholarship
The CSC’s online application system is required to be used for submission of applications.
Applicants must apply to attend a university in the UK that has a financial arrangement in part with the CSC. Universities retain the discretion over part funding agreements. See the UK universities with part funding agreements page on the CSC website for a list of universities that have committed to partially support Commonwealth Scholarships.
Because the online application system will be extremely active in the days preceding the application deadline, candidates are recommended to complete and submit their applications as soon as feasible.
Applications are not eligible unless they include supporting documents.
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