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Overview
Scholarship type
Merit and need based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
100% of your tuition fees
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
- travel expenses
Description
The scholarship is jointly funded by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission and participating UK universities. It is intended for candidates who could not otherwise afford to study in the UK and whose proposed studies can contribute to the development of their home countries.
Benefits
Receive funding for 100% of your tuition fees, plus return airfare to the UK from your country of residence, a maintenance award and additional allowances.
Eligibility
To apply for this scholarship, you must:
- Be a citizen of or have been granted refugee status by an eligible Commonwealth country.
- Be permanently resident in an eligible Commonwealth country.
- Be available to start your academic studies in the UK.
- Meet the entry requirements for the specific course, as detailed on our website.
- Have made a complete academic application to study for one of the approved courses at the University of Nottingham by the Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Application deadline (please note, only students with offers for the relevant degree course can be shortlisted).
- Not have studied or worked for more than one (academic) year or more in a high-income country.
- Be unable to afford to study in the UK without this scholarship.
Eligible courses
- LLM Human Rights Law
- MSc Advanced Civil Engineering
- MSc Environmental Process Engineering
- MA International Security and Terrorism
- MSc Environmental Leadership and Management
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Multiple disciplines
Locations
United Kingdom
Nationality
42 nationalities
Study experience required
Bachelor
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
09 Dec 2026
Applicants must apply through the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission’s online application system and submit a separate course admission application to the participating university for an approved Master’s programme.