Applications to Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships are now open for International students. Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships are offered by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. The purpose of these scholarships is to finance students from Developing and lower-middle-income Commonwealth countries.
Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships Program:
Every year Commonwealth Scholarships are offered to international students around the whole world. More than 30,000 students have been awarded with Commonwealth Scholarship Program. The Commonwealth scholarship aims to provide fully funded scholarships to young and talented students interested in studying in UK.
Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarship Program is offered to students who want to pursue their educational career in Master’s degree program. The Master degree will be held online and students can study almost all kinds of academic fields.
Host Country: UK
Host University: Different universities of UK
Financial Assistance: Fully Funded
Degree Level: Online Masters/ M. Phil
Scholarship Value/ Inclusions for Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships:
- 1- The scholarship is a fully funded Commonwealth Scholarship Program.
- 2- One of the biggest opportunities for international students who can not study due to financial issues, with Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarship Program students can study in the best and most prestigious universities in the UK .
- 3- With Distance learning scholarship program, students can study online based Master’s degree.
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Academic Field of Study:
Following are the academic field of study offered by Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarship Program:
- – Strengthening health systems and capacity
- – Promoting global prosperity
- – Strengthening global peace, security, and governance
- – Strengthening resilience and response to crises
- – Access, inclusion, and opportunity
- – Science and technology for development
Eligibility Criteria for Distance Learning Scholarships Program:
- 1- Students must be an international student belonging to Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, The Gambia, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Zambia, Bangladesh, Belize, Cameroon, Eswatini, Ghana, India, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria.
- 2- Students can be a citizen of or have been granted refugee status by an eligible Commonwealth country, or be British-protected persons.
- 3- Students can be from developing Commonwealth country.
- 4- Students must have completed a bachelor’s degree program.
- 5- Students with lower qualifications and sufficient relevant experience will be considered in specific cases.
- 6- Students must be unable to support themselves.
Documents Required:
- – Recommendation Letter
- – Offer letter
- – Previous transcript/ degree
How To Apply:
- 1- Students need to apply in UK university that is participating in the Distance Learning scholarship and apply to any academic field of study in Master’s degree program.
- 2- Student must get enrolled in Master degree program to be eligible for a Distance Learning Scholarship.
Applications Deadline to Apply for Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarship:
The application deadline to apply is 20 May 2025.
