Commonwealth Scholarships At King’s College London 2024

The Commonwealth Scholarships at King’s College London are open to candidates from high-income countries seeking full-time doctoral studies at a UK university. Commonwealth PhD Scholarships for high-income countries are funded by the UK Department for Education (DfE) and the host university. They support research that will have an impact in the field of sustainable development.

Details:

The Commonwealth Scholarships are intended to improve individual teaching and research capacity, resulting in increased institutional capacity in academic and other sectors in Commonwealth countries, as well as to contribute to UK higher education and research by attracting top international candidates and encouraging links and collaboration.

Scholarships are designed to help scholars who cannot afford to study in the UK without additional financial assistance. When making selections, applicants from traditionally marginalized or under-represented groups, as well as those who have overcome significant disadvantages or other barriers in their educational journey to date, will be given priority.

Eligibility Requirements:

To be considered for the Commonwealth Scholarships, candidates must:

• Be a citizen of or have been granted refugee status by an eligible Commonwealth country.
• Show evidence that they are currently permanently resident in an eligible Commonwealth country. Candidates must have been living in an eligible Commonwealth country for a period of two years prior to the date they submit their application, which must be clear within the application.
• Not be registered for or have started a PhD, or an MPhil leading to a PhD at a UK University prior to the start of the Scholarship and be available to start the Scholarship and academic studies in the UK in September/October 2024 (exact date to be agreed by the CSC). The Scholarship will not be offered to anyone who has already started their PhD in the UK prior to September 2024.
• 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) by the time they apply for the Scholarship, with evidence of the degree to be submitted within the application.
• Not have commenced or be currently registered for a PhD, or an MPhil leading to a PhD, in their home country or elsewhere.
• Hold an unconditional offer or a conditional offer conditional only on finance for the 2023 UK academic year from all of the UK universities listed on their application, to be submitted as part of the application.
• Provide references from at least 2 individuals, in PDF format, signed and on institution letterhead or an email clearly showing the sender’s details.
• Provide a supporting statement from a proposed supervisor from at least one of the UK universities listed in the application, in
• PDF format, signed and on institution letterhead or an email clearly showing the sender’s details.

Benefits:

The scholarship will provide tuition fee, Bursary, Bench Fees / Research Training & Support Grant, Travel.

Application:

Interested and qualified applicants should use the link created below to proceed to the application page.

Deadline: February 27, 2024

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