Commonwealth Shared Cambridge Scholarship 2025 for Developing Countries 2025

Are you a student from a Commonwealth developing country who wants to study abroad? Do you have what it takes to study at one of the top universities in the world? Then apply for the Commonwealth Shared Cambridge Scholarship for the academic year 2025/26.

The scholarship is a collaboration between the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan and the Cambridge Trust to provide scholarships and fellowships to citizens of other Commonwealth countries.

Brief Description

Scholarship Sponsor(s):ÂCommonwealth Scholarship Commission and Cambridge Trust

Host Institution(s):ÂUniversity of Cambridge, UK

Scholarship Type:ÂFully Funded

Scholarship Worth:ÂNot specified

Number of Awards:ÂSeveral

Study Level:ÂPostgraduate

Nationality:ÂCommonwealth Countries

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Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for the Commonwealth Shared Cambridge Scholarship 2025, applicants must meet the following requirements:

• 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.
• Successful applicants are required to return to their home country within one month of the end of the scholarship.
• An applicant’s proposed course of study must be relevant to the development of their home country
• 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.

Scholarship Benefits

• University tuition fee.
• Annual stipend (sufficient for a single person).
• One return economy airfare.

How to Apply for Commonwealth Shared Cambridge Scholarship

Interested applicants for the Commonwealth Shared Cambridge Scholarship are to first complete an application for admission to the University of Cambridge by the funding deadline specific to their course, and being made a conditional offer of admission, candidates will be asked to apply using the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission Electronic Application System.

Application Deadline: Not specified