Last Updated on January 30, 2023
Commonwealth Split-Site PhD Scholarships 2023 is now open for applications. It is a fully funded scholarship for all students sponsored by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK (CSC).
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About Commonwealth Split-Site PhD Scholarships
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 can not otherwise afford to study in the UK.
Eligibility Criteria for Commonwealth Split-Site PhD Scholarships
To apply for these scholarships, prospective Scholars must:
1. Be a citizen of or have been granted refugee status by an eligible Commonwealth country, or be a British Protected Person.
2. Be permanently resident in an eligible Commonwealth country.
3. Be registered for a PhD at a university in an eligible Commonwealth country by the time your scholarship starts (September 2022).
4. 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.
Both supervisors must provide a supporting statement which provides further details of the link to ensure your application is eligible.
5. Be available to start your academic studies in the UK in September 2022.
6. By September 2022, hold a first degree of at least upper second class (2:1) honors standard, or a second-class degree and a relevant postgraduate qualification (usually a Master’s degree).
7. Be unable to afford to study in the UK without this scholarship.
Benefits of Commonwealth Split-Site PhD Scholarships
Each scholarship provides:
1. 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).
2. Approved tuition fees.
3. Stipend (living allowance) at the rate of £1,133 per month, or £1,390 per month for those at universities in the London metropolitan area (rates quoted at 2021-2022 levels).
4. Warm clothing allowance, where applicable.
5. Study travel grant towards the cost of study-related travel within the UK or overseas.
6. If you are widowed, divorced, or a single parent, child allowance of £485 per month for the first child, and £120 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.
Selection Process for Commonwealth Split-Site PhD Scholarships
Applications will be considered according to the following selection criteria:
1. Academic merit of the candidate.
2. Quality of the plan of study.
3. Potential impact on the development of the candidate’s home country.
Application Deadline: March 2, 2023.