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University of St Andrews

Commonwealth Shared Scholarship (CSSS)

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Specific discipline
Disciplines
Various benefits
Grant
United Kingdom
Location
09 Dec 2026
Application deadline

About

The Commonwealth Shared Scholarship supports students from eligible low- and middle-income Commonwealth countries who could not otherwise afford the MSc Health Data Science at St Andrews.

 

Overview

Scholarship type

Merit based

Number of scholarships to award

Multiple

Grant

A fully funded scholarship

Scholarship coverage

  • tuition fee reduction
  • living expenses
  • travel expenses

Description

A jointly funded scholarship from the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission, the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and the University of St Andrews for full-time postgraduate study.

Benefits

Includes tuition fees, inward and homeward airfares, monthly stipend, arrival allowance, thesis grant and a study travel grant. 

 

Eligibility

Applicants must:

  • Be citizens of or hold refugee status in an eligible Commonwealth country.
  • Be permanently resident in an eligible Commonwealth country.
  • Be available to begin studying in the UK.
  • Hold at least an upper second-class undergraduate degree or a lower second-class degree with a relevant postgraduate qualification.

Scholarship requirements

Disciplines

Health Sciences

Locations

United Kingdom

Nationality

40 nationalities

Study experience required

Bachelor

Age

Unknown

Application

Application deadline

09 Dec 2026

Apply for postgraduate study at the University of St Andrews.

Apply for the scholarship on the CSS website using the online application system.

Full details about the application process may be found on the CSS website.

You are advised to complete and submit your application on the Commonwealth online application system as soon as possible, as the online application system will be very busy in the days leading up to the application deadline.

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