Scholarships & funding

Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme

This scholarships is now closed for 2026/27 entry.

The Commonwealth Shared Scholarship programme is offered by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission. They support students from developing commonwealth countries to study full-time in the United Kingdom on a postgraduate course.

Applications for the 2026/27 academic year will close on Tuesday 9 December 2025 at 16:00 (GMT).

Please see the Commonwealth Shared Scholarships website for more information.

To apply for these scholarships, applicants must:

• 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 in September 2025.
• By September 2025, 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.

 

University of Glasgow is committed to support as many self-funded students as possible which is why UofG discounts and scholarships cannot be combined with one another or any external sponsorship discounts (with the exception of Alumni Discount).

If you are offered more than 1 scholarship, the lower value award will be deleted from your account.

 

Number of Scholarships

5

Value

The scholarship will cover the full tuition and a monthly stipend including air fares to and from the UK. More information can be found by visiting the webpage found by clicking the link found here. 

How to apply

This scholarship is now closed for 2026/27 entry.

Please see Commonwealth Scholarships website for details.

For more information contact: scholarships@glasgow.ac.uk