Are you a student from a developing member country of the Commonwealth wishing to study abroad? Do you have what it takes to study in one of the best universities in the world? Then apply for the Commonwealth Shared Cambridge Scholarship for the 2025/26 academic session.
The scholarship is a partnership between the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship plan and the Cambridge Trust aimed at offering scholarships and fellowships to citizens of other Commonwealth countries.
SUMMARY:
- Scholarship Sponsor(s): Commonwealth Scholarship Commission and Cambridge Trust
- Host Institution(s): University of Cambridge, UK
- Scholarship Type: Fully Funded
- Scholarship Worth: Not specified
- Number of Awards: Several
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Nationality: Commonwealth Countries
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Commonwealth Shared Cambridge Scholarship | Eligibility Criteria
To be considered for the Commonwealth Shared Cambridge Scholarship 2025, applicants must meet the following criteria:
- 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 academic studies in the UK by the start of the UK academic year.
- Successful applicants are required to return to their home country within one month of the end of the scholarship.
- An applicant’s proposed course of study must be relevant to the development of their home country
- Hold a first degree of at least upper second-class (2:1) honours standard, or a lower second-class degree and a relevant postgraduate qualification (usually a Master’s degree).
- 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.
- Have provided all supporting documentation in the required format.
Scholarship Benefits
- University tuition fee.
- Annual stipend (sufficient for a single person).
- One return economy airfare.
Application Procedures
How-to-Apply: Interested applicants for the Commonwealth Shared Cambridge Scholarship are to first complete an application for admission to the University of Cambridge by the funding deadline specific to their course, and being made a conditional offer of admission, candidates will be asked to apply using the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission Electronic Application System.
Application Deadline: Not specified