University Of Oxford Commonwealth Shared Scholarships for Developing Countries 2024

The University of Oxford is offering the Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme for students from select developing countries

About University of Oxford

As the oldest university in the English-speaking world, Oxford is a unique and historic institution. There is no clear date of foundation, but teaching existed at Oxford in some form in 1096 and developed rapidly from 1167, when Henry II banned English students from attending the University of Paris.

Commonwealth Shared Scholarships

Aim and Benefits of Commonwealth Shared Scholarships

The scholarship covers course fees in their entirety and provides a grant for living costs for full-time students of at least £14,832, return airfares from your home country plus a warm clothing allowance and study travel and thesis grants. The scholarship is jointly funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and the University.  It supports students from developing Commonwealth countries who would not otherwise be able to study in the United Kingdom.

Commonwealth Shared Scholarships Courses

• Diplomatic Studies
• Economics for Development
• Global Health Science and Epidemiology
• Public Policy
• Water Science, Policy and Management

Requirements for Commonwealth Shared Scholarships Qualification

Candidates for University of Oxford Commonwealth Shared Scholarships must:

• Hold a first degree at either first class or upper second class level;
• Be nationals of a Commonwealth developing country, and not at present living or studying in a developed country;
• Have not undertaken studies lasting one year or more in a developed country;
• Be able to confirm in writing that neither they nor their families are able to pay for them to study in the UK (you will be asked to confirm this if you are nominated for the scholarship by Oxford – you do not need to provide confirmation in advance);
• Be willing to return to their home country as soon as their award comes to an end (the Commission will only consider requests to extend leave to remain in the UK post-award for those wishing to progress from Master’s to PhD study and strict conditions will apply).

Documents Required for Application

• Diplomatic Studies
• Economics for Development
• Global Health Science and Epidemiology
• Public Policy
• Water Science, Policy and Management

Application Deadline

How to Apply

To be considered for this scholarship, you must:

1. Complete the online scholarship application form via the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission’s website by 4pm (GMT) on Thursday 14th December, 2023.
2. Have submitted your application for graduate study by the relevant deadline for your course. 

Candidates who have not completed both of the above, will not be considered.

Applicants must apply to study an approved Master’s course at a participating UK university.

• View full list of approved courses

For more details, visit University Of Oxford website