Key facts for the Commonwealth scholarship

Commonwealth Scholarship 2025/6 (the “Scholarship”)

This Key Facts Document sets out the main details of the Scholarship, as at date of publication. This document should be reviewed alongside the University of Dundee Scholarship Terms and Conditions, as those terms and conditions will provide you with additional information that apply to you in respect of the Scholarship. If there is any inconsistency between this Key Facts Document and the University of Dundee Scholarship and Bursary Terms and Conditions, the provisions of the Scholarship and Bursary Terms and Conditions will prevail.

Application Process

The Commonwealth Scholarship is an external application.

Please visit Commonwealth website for more information on how to apply.

Eligibility

Commonwealth Master’s Scholarships are for candidates from low and middle income Commonwealth countries, to undertake full-time taught Master’s study at a UK University.

To be eligible to apply for Commonwealth Scholarship, you must:

• Hold an offer to study Postgraduate taught programme.
• Be classified as an International Fee-paying student by the University of Dundee.
• Be a citizen of or have been granted refugee status by an eligible Commonwealth country or be a British Protected Person. You can find the list of eligible countries on the Commonwealth website.
• Be permanently resident in an eligible Commonwealth country.
• Be available to start your academic studies in the UK by the start of the UK Academic Year in September 2025.

Who can apply?

To apply you must:

1. have completed all components of an undergraduate degree that will enable you to gain entry onto a postgraduate programme at the University of Dundee by the time you submit your application. This is typically equivalent to an upper second-class (2:1) Honours degree in the UK. The CSC would not normally fund a second UK Master’s degree. If you are applying for a second UK Master’s degree, you must justify why you wish to undertake this study
2. be unable to afford to study in the UK without this scholarship
3. have provided all supporting documentation in the required format.

Scholarship Information

Value: 1 year’s tuition fees, a monthly stipend, allowances package and travel costs.

• Scholarships are awarded on an Unconditional basis. However, this is not linked to your application to study status.
• Scholarships cannot be awarded on a pro-rata basis.

Should you wish to defer your entry to the University of Dundee, the following rule applies:

1. Deferral within the same academic year: Scholarship can also be deferred.
2. Deferral to a new academic year: Scholarship cannot be deferred.

Key Information

1. The process of selecting Commonwealth Scholars takes a minimum of eight months from the application deadline to when applicants are conditionally selected for an award.
2. Only applicants studying at Postgraduate Taught level are eligible, and applicants are eligible to receive this scholarship in Year 1 only.
3. Changes to the course of study:

• If you change programme before/ during matriculation or after latest start date (30.09.2025), the University of Dundee reserves the right to reassess eligibility for scholarships and may withdraw the Scholarship Offer should your eligibility have changed.
• If your Fee status or any other personal information changes before, during or after matriculation, the University of Dundee reserves the right to reassess eligibility for scholarships and may withdraw the Scholarship Offer should your eligibility have changed.

4. All communication with you will be via email to your @dundee.ac.uk email address. We may also use other email addresses you provided us or use the online applicant portal. Types of communication may be:

• Confirming the scholarship.
• Informing you that you have not met the criteria to be awarded the scholarship.
• Requesting further information.

5. The Commonwealth Scholarship cannot be combined with any of the other University of Dundee scholarships.
6. The University of Dundee is unable to disclose details of the scholarship to anyone other than you unless you provide your consent for us to do so.
7. Should you withdraw from your programme of study, the University may be in contact regarding payment of fees and scholarship balance.
8. All scholarship decisions are final and cannot be appealed.