The University of Southampton, in collaboration with the UK Department for International Development has announced three Commonwealth Shared Scholarships for September 2019 session. These scholarships are available exclusively to permanent residents of Commonwealth countries, including India, who want to pursue select Masters at the university. The scholarship aims to support talented students from these countries, who would not otherwise be able to study a Masters programme in the UK.

It cover full-tuitions fees, approved airfare from their home country to the UK and return at the end of the programme, a monthly stipend of £1,084 for living allowance and a study travel grant towards the costs of study-related travel within the UK or oversea, as well as baggage allowance, up to an annual approved limit, when returning home.

The scholarships are available for nine courses: MSc Applied Geographical Information Systems and Remote Sensing; MSc Demography; MSc Diabetes Best Practice; MSc Education; MSc Electrochemistry and Battery Technologies; MSc Gerontology; MSc Global Health; MSc Leadership and Management in Health and Social Care and MSc Sustainability.

Applicants must be considering submitting a fresh application to any of the above mentioned degree programme stating they wish to be considered for a Commonwealth Shared Scholarship.

Eligibility: Should hold a first degree of at least upper second class standard or a second class degree and a relevant postgraduate qualification (usually a Master’s degree). Moreover, the applicant must not have studied or worked for at least one academic year in a high income country. Also, the applicant must be unable to afford to study in the UK without this scholarship. All the applicants need to receive an unconditional offer from the University in order to be eligible. Before applying, they also need to meet the English language requirements.

How to apply: The students are required to complete the Commonwealth Shared Scholarship application through the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission’s System: http://cscuk.dfid.gov.uk/apply/shared-scholarships/.

Application deadline: The last date to apply for the scholarships is March 14, 2019.