Overview
Scholarship type
Number of scholarships to award
Grant
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
- living expenses
- travel expenses
Description
The scholarships aim to enable talented students who could not otherwise afford to study in the UK to gain knowledge and skills that contribute to the sustainable development of their home countries. Swansea University participates in the Commonwealth Master's Scholarship scheme.
Benefits
Full tuition fees.
Monthly living allowance.
Return airfare.
Warm clothing allowance (where applicable).
Thesis grant and study travel grant (where applicable).
Eligibility
To be considered for these scholarships, applicants 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 available to start academic studies in the UK by the start of the UK academic year.
- 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.
- Have provided all supporting documentation in the required format.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Locations
Nationality
Study experience required
Age
Application
Application deadline
Applicants must:
Apply for an eligible Master's programme at Swansea University.
Submit a separate application through the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission.