Once again, we got fresh news from Commonwealth Split-site Scholarships for PhD degree. As usual, the candidates will have a chance to study abroad in the United Kingdom next year. Luckily, this scholarships program invites applicants who come from low and middle income countries. Check out the details of the program below
Descriptions
The Commonwealth Split-site Scholarships for PhD degree are only designed for PhD candidates who want to pursue their doctoral degree at a UK university. The successful candidates will spend their study up to a year in UK and it is a part of their doctoral studies before going back to their home country. The scholarships program is hosted and granted by the UK Department for international development (DFID). The primary goal is to provide the outstanding candidates so that they have much motivation to obtain further knowledge and skills for developing their countries. Here are the themes that the candidates can select as follow:
- Science and technology for development
- Strengthening health systems and capacity
- Promoting global prosperity
- Strengthening global peace, security and governance
- Strengthening resilience and response to crises
- Access, inclusion and opportunity
If you wonder about the benefits or values of the Commonwealth Split-site Scholarships for PhD degree, we list them all below as follow:
- 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 usually the cost of journeys made before your award is finally confirmed)
- Approved tuition fees
- Stipend (living allowance) at the rate of £1,065 per month, or £1,306 per month Eligibility Criteria
As the candidates of the Commonwealth Split-site Scholarships for PhD degree, some criteria must be completed. They can be your parameter to know whether or not you qualify the scholarships. They are as follow:
- Be a citizen of or have been granted refugee status by an eligible Commonwealth country, or be a British Protected Person
- Be permanently resident in an eligible Commonwealth country
- Be registered for a PhD at a university in your home country by the time your scholarship is confirmed.
- Ensure that an institutional or departmental link exists between your home university and your proposed UK university.
- Be available to start your academic studies in the UK by the start of the UK academic year in September/October 2018
- By October 2018, hold a first degree of at least upper second class (2:1) honours standard, or a second class degree and a relevant postgraduate qualification (usually a Master’s degree)
- Be unable to afford to study in the UK without this scholarship
How to Apply
There are some procedures that you have to follow as the candidates of the Commonwealth Split-site Scholarships for PhD degree. First of all, you have to make sure that the universities that you want to apply are parts of Commonwealth Scholarships. Check the list on this following link. Secondly, you application must also be sent to the CSC directly. You can use Electronic Application System. If you need the guide, click on this link. Your application must include full transcripts and you must send it before 15 February 2018.
2 MISTAKES WHY MOST PEOPLE FAILED in GETTING SCHOLARSHIPS
#1 MISTAKE
The false:
They think that just give a phone number or email address in a comment of scholarship announcements will makes scholarship providers call them.
The true:
No one will calls you. You need to submit application including the required documents. If someone calls you, be careful! Because usually he/she is a scammer.
#2 MISTAKE
The false:
They declare their unlucky life or bad destiny, then wish the scholarship providers will give scholarships without any efforts.
The true:
You must to READ and follow the instructions of each scholarship announcements available in a scholarship website like www.scholarshipsforcollegestudents.info, then submit your application by following the guides/rules and always keep update your application progress via OFFICIAL contacts.
Share this to your friends to make them understand and finally they will get scholarships as they dreamed.
The false:
They think that just give a phone number or email address in a comment of scholarship announcements will makes scholarship providers call them.
The true:
No one will calls you. You need to submit application including the required documents. If someone calls you, be careful! Because usually he/she is a scammer.
#2 MISTAKE
The false:
They declare their unlucky life or bad destiny, then wish the scholarship providers will give scholarships without any efforts.
The true:
You must to READ and follow the instructions of each scholarship announcements available in a scholarship website like www.scholarshipsforcollegestudents.info, then submit your application by following the guides/rules and always keep update your application progress via OFFICIAL contacts.
Share this to your friends to make them understand and finally they will get scholarships as they dreamed.
