Commonwealth scholarship 2019 apply online for Masters and PhD

2019  COMMONWEALTH SCHOLARSHIP IN THE UNITED KINGDOM 

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Online application is  invited from Indian  national for ‘2019  COMMONWEALTH SCHOLARSHIPS TENABLE IN THE UNITED  KINGDOM’ for pursuing  Master’s & Doctoral degree programme commencing from  September/October  2019. The Scholarships are offered by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission  (CSC), UK for the following Scholarships only:

Commonwealth Master’s Scholarships (for low  and middle income Commonwealth countries) Commonwealth PhD  Scholarships (for low and middle income Commonwealth countries) The information in respect of  the scholarship is available on the  Commonwealth  Scholarship Commission’s website.

Eligibility: 

(i) The candidates who have  received the offer of admission, from any of  the university listed with the Commonwealth  Scholarship  Commission are only  eligible to apply.


(ii) The applicant must be a permanent resident in India.

(iii) The applicant must be available to start his/her academic studies in the UK by the start of the UK academic year in September/October  2019

(iv) The applicant must NOT be registered for a PhD, or an MPhil leading to a PhD, at a UK university or India  university or elsewhere  before September/October 2019

(v) The applicant must not be able to afford to study in the UK without this scholarship. (Candidates are compulsorily required to sign a declaration that they do not have access to sufficient funds to study in the UK).

(vi)  Candidates who have already been abroad for studies/training/specialization either on scholarships or on their own, for a period  exceeding six months are eligible to apply, if  they have been in India for at least two  consecutive years as on 10th January, 2019 after returning from abroad.

Eligible Commonwealth countries

Antigua and Barbuda, Bangladesh, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Dominica, Eswatini
Fiji, The Gambia Ghana, Grenada, Guyana, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Malaysia, Mauritius, Montserrat, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua,  New Guinea, Rwanda, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, St Helena, St Lucia, St Vincent and the, Grenadines, Tanzania, Tonga, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Zambia

Minimum qualifications: 

(i)  For Master’s course: One should have completed or is expected to  complete the Bachelor Degree by October,  2019.The academic qualification must have  direct and applied  relevance to the  development theme  selected by the candidate. 

(ii) For Ph.D. degree : One should have completed or is expected to complete the Master Degree/Qualifying Exam,  by October, 2019. The academic qualification  must have direct and applied relevance to the development theme selected by the  candidate.

Level of  course:- 

(i)  Master’s Course  (one  year) (Note:Master  Degree programs which  are less than 2 years in duration, are not  equivalent to Master  Degree in India.)

(ii) Doctoral degree (up to three/four years’ duration) 
Scholarship would be offered under  following development themes and the candidates who have taken admission in  UK university must apply under one of the  themes: 

1. Science and technology for development 
2. Strengthening health systems and capacity Promoting global  prosperity 
3. Strengthening global peace, security and governance 
4. Strengthening resilience and response to crises 
5. Access, inclusion and opportunity.

Number of nomination: 

52 nominations would  to be made, out of which 13 nominations would be for PhD.

The specific terms and  conditions in respect of  Master’s and Ph.D.  scholarships are available on the  Commonwealth Scholarship Commission’s website  at the following  url:

Master’s: http://cscuk.dfid.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/terms-conditions-mastersscholarships-low-and-middle-incomes-2019.docx-1.pdf


 PhD: http://cscuk.dfid.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/terms-conditions-phdscholarships-low-middle-income-countries-2019.pdf

Selection and nomination:

1. The candidates who have  received an offer of  admission from any  participating  universities, must  upload a copy of the  same on the Ministry’s  portal at the time of  online application, failing which their candidature will not be considered. 
2. The system would automatically generate  the subject/theme wise  list of students along  with the name of the University. 
3. In case, there are more number of students than the available nominations, in that scenario, ranking of the institution as per the ‘QS Ranking 2019’ would be taken to draw the merit list. 

Value of scholarship : 

1. Each scholarship provides: Approved  airfare from your home country to the UK and return at the end of your award (the CSC will not reimburse the cost of fares for dependants, nor the cost of journeys made before your award is confirmed) 
2. Approved tuition fees 
3. Stipend  (living allowance) at the rate of  £1,084 per month, or £1,330 per month for those at universities in the  London metropolitan area (rates quoted at  2018-2019  levels)  
4. Warm clothing allowance, where  applicable 
5. Study travel grant towards the cost of study-related travel  within the UK or  overseas 
6. Provision towards the cost of fieldwork undertaken overseas (usually the cost of one economy class return airfare to your fieldwork location), where approved 
7. Paid mid-term visit (airfare)  to your home country (unless you have claimed (or intend to claim) spouse and/or child allowances during your scholarship, or have received a return airfare to your home country for fieldwork)   
8. Family allowances, as follows (rates quoted  at  2018-2019  levels)

Important links:

For applying online to Ministry of Human  Resource Development:

http://proposal.sakshat.ac.in/scholarship/ 

For applying to CSC : https://fs29.formsite.com/m3nCYq/form62/form_login.html

2018 Commonwealth Scholarship terms and conditions:

Master’s: trough EAS : 
http://cscuk.dfid.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/terms-conditionsmasters-scholarships-low-and-middle-incomes-2019.docx-1.pdf


PhD: http://cscuk.dfid.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/terms-conditionsphd-scholarships-low-middle-income-countries-2019.pdf


The list of UK  universities: http://cscuk.dfid.gov.uk/apply/uk-universities/partfunding/

Details of the CSC’s selection criteria: http://cscuk.dfid.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/selection-criteria-phdscholarships-low-middle-income-countries-2019.pdf

Handbook for Commonwealth Scholars and Fellows at: http://cscuk.dfid.gov.uk/award-holders/handbook-forms

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HOW TO APPLY  

1. You should apply to study at a UK university which has a part funding agreement with the CSC. Part funding agreements are at the discretion of  individual universities. 
2. For a list of universities that have agreed to part fund Commonwealth Scholarships, visit http://cscuk.dfid.gov.uk/apply/ukuniversities/part-funding/   
3. You must apply to one of the following nominating bodies in the first instance the CSC  does not accept direct applications for these  scholarships: 
4. National nominating agencies: this is the main route of application. 
5. For a full list including contact details,visit http://cscuk.dfid.gov.uk/apply/national-nominating-agencies
6. All applications must be made through one of the listed nominating bodies. Each nominating body is responsible for its own selection process and may have additional eligibility criteria.  
7. You must check with your nominating body for  their specific advice and rules for applying, and for their own closing  date for applications. You must make your application using the CSC’s online application system, in addition to any other application that you are required to  complete by your nominating  body.  
8. The CSC will not accept any applications that are not submitted via the online application system. 
9. Information on how to use the online  application system, is available at http://cscuk.dfid.gov.uk/apply/phd-scholarships-lowmiddle-income-countries    
10. All applications must be submitted by 16:00  (GMT) on 19 December 2018 at the latest.   
11. You are advised to complete and submit  your application as soon as possible, as the  online application system will be very busy  in the days leading up to  the application deadline.   
12. Your application must include the following  supporting documentation by 16:00  (GMT) on 4 January 2019  in order for your application to be eligible for consideration: 
13. Proof of citizenship or refugee status uploaded to the online application system 
14. Full transcripts detailing all your higher education qualifications (with  certified translations if not in English) uploaded to the online application system 
15. References from at least two individuals  –  submitted directly by the referees to the online application system (referees will be sent an email request) 
16. Supporting statement from a proposed  supervisor in the UK  from at least one of  the  institutions named on your application form submitted directly by your proposed supervisor to the online application system (supervisors will be sent an email request). 
17. The CSC will not accept supporting documentation  submitted by nominating agencies or outside the online application system.   
18. Supporting  documentation  uploaded to the online application system must be  uploaded as files which are no more than  5 MB in size and must  be in one of the  following formats: PDF, doc, docx, odt, jpg, jpeg.  
19. Files submitted in any other format (including Zip files and PDF Portfolios) will NOT be accepted. 
20. Awards offered by the CSC are subject to the ongoing endorsement of the  nominating body.  
21. The CSC cannot accept nominations for these scholarships from other  organisations or applications directly from  individuals; such applications will not be acknowledged.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: 

1. Candidates who do not possess the eligibility criteria need not apply.

2. Canvassing in any form will be a  disqualification.

3. It is very important that applicants who are  in employment to which  they wish to return after completion of their studies in UK should  have an assurance from their organization that on the final selection by  the CSC, they will be granted sufficient leave  to  complete the study. In general, a candidate undertaking research for a Ph.D. can be expected to need  36/48 months’ study in the United Kingdom even though in the first  instance, the award will only be offered for one or two years.

4. All announcements will be made available on the website of the Ministry of Human Resource Development  i.e.  www.mhrd.gov.in/scholarships.

5. The nominated candidates will be informed through e-mail and public notice on the Ministry’s website.

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