UK-Commonwealth Scholarships: United Kingdom Awards 2008

[UK] Commonwealth Scholarships: United Kingdom Awards 2008

Under the Commonwealth Scholarships and Fellowships Plan scholarships are being offered by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (UK) for citizens of other Commonwealth countries to undertake postgraduate study in the United Kingdom.

To be eligible for an award the candidates must:

• be Commonwealth citizens, refugees, or British protected persons, and must be permanently resident in a Commonwealth country other than the United Kingdom;

• hold, by 1 October 2008, a first degree of upper second class Honours standard (or above) or a second class degree and a relevant postgraduate qualification, which will normally be a Masters degree; and

• be available, by 1 October 2008, to commence their academic studies in the United Kingdom.

For further information regarding the scholarships Australian applicants can contact:

Mr Raj Singh
Project Officer, Development Services
IDP Education
Ph: (02) 6285 8348
Email: fellowships.enquiries@idp.com
When emailing Mr Singh please include “CSFP” in the subject line.

Separate programmes exist for the scholarships offered by distance learning and on a shared funding basis, and for short mid-career fellowships, both academic and professional, offered by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission. Please visit the CSC website for details of these programmes. For information on Commonwealth Scholarships offered by other Commonwealth countries, please visit the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan (CSFP) website.