Featured bySwansea University
Overview
Scholarship type
Merit and need based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
Full tuition fees.
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
Swansea University participates in the Commonwealth PhD Scholarship scheme, which aims to support doctoral research that contributes to the sustainable development of the recipient's home country. The scholarships are available for eligible PhD programmes at Swansea University.
Benefits
Full tuition fees.
Monthly living allowance.
Return airfare.
Warm clothing allowance (where applicable).
Thesis grant.
Study travel grant (where applicable).
Eligibility
To apply for this scholarship, 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.
- By September 2026, 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).
- Not be registered for a PhD, or an MPhil leading to a PhD, at a UK university or in their home country..
- Be unable to afford to study in the UK without this scholarship.
- Have provided all supporting documentation in the required format.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
United Kingdom
Nationality
19 nationalities
Study experience required
Master
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
Not specified
Applicants must:
Apply for an eligible PhD programme at Swansea University.
Submit a separate application through the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission.