{"id":248526,"date":"2025-06-23T09:52:45","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T04:22:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gostudyin.com\/japan\/scholarship\/commonwealth-masters-scholarships-3\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T09:12:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T00:12:49","slug":"commonwealth-masters-scholarships-2","status":"publish","type":"scholarship_articles","link":"https:\/\/gostudyin.com\/japan\/study-in-uk\/scholarships\/southampton\/commonwealth-masters-scholarships\/","title":{"rendered":"Commonwealth Master&#8217;s Scholarships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>These scholarships are offered by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission and funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth &amp; Development Office (FCDO). They are for students from eligible low and middle income Commonwealth countries who want to study for a full-time taught master&rsquo;s degree at a UK university.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>This scholarship covers:&nbsp;<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">your tuition fees<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">return travel costs<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">a monthly stipend<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">an allowances package<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Candidates will be chosen based on:&nbsp;<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">their potential to impact the development of their home country<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">academic merit<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">the quality of their study plan<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Eligibility&nbsp;<\/h4>\n<p>This scholarship is for study across a range of subject areas. It&rsquo;s offered to students whose studies fall under one of these themes:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Science and technology for development<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Strengthening health systems and capacity<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Promoting global prosperity<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Strengthening global peace, security and governance<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Strengthening resilience and response to crises<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Access, inclusion and opportunity<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You must: &nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">be a&nbsp;<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">British Protected Person<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">, a citizen of, or a refugee in, one of the eligible countries&nbsp;<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">live permanently in one of the eligible countries<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">be available to start your academic studies by the start of the UK academic year in September<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">have by September either a degree of at least upper second class (2:1) honours or a second class degree (2:2) and a relevant postgraduate qualification (usually a master&rsquo;s degree)<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">be unable to afford to study in the UK without this scholarship<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">provide all supporting documentation in the required format<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Commission will normally only fund your first UK master&rsquo;s degree. You&rsquo;ll need to provide justification If you&rsquo;re applying for a second UK master&rsquo;s degree.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-248526","scholarship_articles","type-scholarship_articles","status-publish","hentry","scholarship_destination-study-in-uk"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gostudyin.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/scholarship_articles\/248526","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gostudyin.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/scholarship_articles"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gostudyin.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/scholarship_articles"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gostudyin.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=248526"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}