COMMONWEALTH SHARED

SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME
2010

DFID
Commonwealth Shared Scholarships, set up by DFID in 1986, represent a unique
partnership between the United Kingdom government and UK Universities. Since
their inception more than 2,500* students from developing Commonwealth
countries have been awarded Shared Scholarships. Without these awards they
would not otherwise have been able to benefit from UK higher education.

For 2010 the range of opportunities listed in the following pages is wide and will
provide recipients of the Shared Scholarships with the skills and knowledge to
assist in the development of their home countries. We are delighted that over 50
UK universities have offered to support our scholarships by contributing the
stipend for the students from their own resources, or those which the university
has been able to generate from elsewhere. Indeed it is the mark of UK
Universities’ commitment that the scheme receives many more bids each year than
it has the resources to fulfil. This reflects the confidence of the Department for
International Development, which provides the government funding for the
scheme, that higher education and scholarships in particular have a critical role to
play in influencing the development of some of the world’s poorest countries. We
are pleased to see that this approach has been increasingly taken by other
international agencies.

Although the scheme is now managed by the Commonwealth Scholarship

Commission, its success depends critically on the support of participating
universities, the Department for International Development and the students
themselves. To all of these, we extend our grateful thanks and express the hope
that the 2010 intake will be one of the most successful ever.

*records only available from 1988 when the scheme was first administered by the
ACU.

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 SHARED SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME

1. GENERAL

Awards made under this scheme are jointly funded by the Department for
International Development (DFID), as part of the United Kingdom International
Development programme to developing countries, and participating institutions in
the UK. The scheme is administered by the Commonwealth Scholarship
Commission (CSC), whose secretariat is provided by the Association of
Commonwealth Universities, Woburn House, 20-24 Tavistock Square, London
WC1H 9HF.

2. AIMS

The aim of the Scheme is to assist students from developing Commonwealth

countries who are of excellent academic calibre but for financial reasons would
not otherwise be able to afford to study in the United Kingdom. The Scheme
allows them to benefit from postgraduate study at a University in the United
Kingdom which will help them to contribute toward the development of
their home countries.
.

3. LEVEL OF STUDY

Awards are for taught masters courses only. No awards will be made for
undergraduate or doctoral study.

4. SUBJECTS

Subjects must be related to the economic, social and technological development of

the student’s home country; see page 8 for a full list of eligible courses.

5. DURATION OF AWARDS

Awards are normally tenable for one-year taught postgraduate courses only.

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6. ELIGIBILITY

6.1 Candidates are normally expected to hold a first degree at either first class
or upper second-class level. Sponsoring institutions must confirm that
candidates are sufficiently fluent in written and oral English to pursue their
proposed studies immediately, as no pre-course English Language Teaching
is available under these awards. Candidates who have already studied for
one year or more in a developed country or who possess sufficient resources
to self-fund, are not eligible for an award.

6.2 Candidates must certify in writing that they

i) are nationals of a Commonwealth developing country, and not at

present living or studying in a developed country;

ii) have not undertaken studies lasting one year or more in a developed
country;

iii) are not at present employed by a national Government department or

parastatal organisation;

iv) are themselves, or through their families, unable to pay to study in the
United Kingdom;

v) will return to their home country as soon as their award comes to an

end. The commission will only consider requests to extend leave to
remain in the UK post-award for those wishing to move from
master’s to PhD study. Strict conditions will apply.

6.3 Candidates are advised that false declarations will cause at least DFID’s
share of the award to be terminated, even if the course of study has started.
In such circumstances, the candidate will be required to refund any
payments made by DFID in connection with the award.

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7. COSTS

DFID and participating United Kingdom institutions will jointly meet the full
costs of an award holder’s study in the United Kingdom including air fares to and
from the United Kingdom. Maintenance allowance is paid by the scholar’s host
institution, at the level set by the UK Government: £1,024 per month for scholars
based in London and £828 per month for the rest of the UK. (July 2009 figures)

7.1 A grant of up to £225 to cover thesis (Master’s) costs is available; also

available is £200 for study travel. The cost of up to 10 Kilograms of excess
baggage (books only) is available for scholars returning home at the end of
their awards.

7.2 No additional allowances are paid for spouses or other dependants.

8. APPLICATION AND SELECTION

8.1 Although institutions will normally recruit direct, the availability of these
awards will be advertised through British High Commissions if the
institutions have indicated their wish to avail themselves of this service.

8.2 Applications should be made directly to the institutions at which candidates

wish to study. The sponsoring institutions will be the judges of academic
calibre and will forward their nominations to the Commonwealth
Scholarship Commission for its agreement. Institutions will normally
advise candidates of the result not later than July.

8.3 Candidates should note that although they may apply to more than one
institution, only one offer of award may be accepted.

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 List of Participating Universities 2010–2011

INSTITUTIONS TOTAL AWARDS CLOSING DATE

ABERDEEN 1 30 April 2010
ABERYSTWYTH 1 31 March 2010
ANGLIA RUSKIN 1 30 April 2010
ASTON 2 1 May 2010
BANGOR 2 30 April 2010
BATH 2 31 July 2010
BELFAST 1 31 March 2010
BIRMINGHAM 1 30 April 2010
BOURNEMOUTH 1 30 April 2010
BRADFORD 1 31 March 2010
BRIGHTON 2 30 April 2010
BRISTOL 5 5 March 2010
BUCKINGHAM 1 7 May 2010
CAMBRIDGE 30 15 December 2009
CRANFIELD 6 30 April 2010
DE MONTFORT 1 30 April 2010
DUNDEE 2 15 April 2010
DURHAM 1 30 April 2010
EAST ANGLIA 1 30 April 2010
EAST LONDON 1 1 April 2010
EDINBURGH 3 *
EDINBURGH NAPIER 1 1 February 2010
ESSEX 1 30 April 2010
EXETER 2 1 April 2010
GLAMORGAN 2 31 March 2010
GLASGOW 4 30 April 2010
GLASGOW CALEDONIAN 2 31 March 2010
GLOUCESTERSHIRE 1 30 April 2010
GOLDSMITHS COLLEGE 1 1 April 2010
GREENWICH 6 1 April 2010
HERIOT-WATT 1 30 April 2010
HUDDERSFIELD 2 30 April 2010
HULL 4 2 April 2010
KENT 1 26 March 2010
LEEDS 5 10 February 2010

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 INSTITUTIONS TOTAL AWARDS CLOSING DATE
LEEDS METROPOLITAN 5 30 April 2010
LEICESTER 2 30 April 2010
LIVERPOOL 1 31 March 2010
LIVERPOOL HOPE 1 1 May 2010
LONDON KING’S 5 1 April 2010
LONDON SCHOOL OF *May 2010
ECONOMICS 4
LONDON ROYAL HOLLOWAY 2 31 January 2010
LONDON ROYAL VET. COLLEGE 2 1 April 2010
LONDON SCHOOL OF 30 April 2010
PHARMACY 3
LONDON SHTM 5 5 May 2010
LONDON SOAS 1 *January 2010
LONDON UCL 2 31 March 2010
LONDON SOUTH BANK 1 10 May 2010
LOUGHBOROUGH 2 31 March 2010
MANCHESTER 1 15 April 2010
NEWCASTLE 3 31 March 2010
NORTHUMBRIA 1 2 April 2010
NOTTINGHAM 6 30 April 2010
OXFORD 2 *January 2010
ROEHAMPTON 1 31 March 2010
ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART 1 31 March 2010
SHEFFIELD HALLAM 4 1 May 2010
SOUTHAMPTON 1 30 April 2010
ST ANDREWS 2 16 April 2010
STRATHCLYDE 4 1 April 2010
SUSSEX (IDS) 1 16 April 2010
WARWICK 4 31 March 2010
WESTMINSTER 2 1 May 2010
WEST OF ENGLAND 1 9 May 2010
WEST OF SCOTLAND 2 23 April 2010
WORCESTER 1 31 March 2010
Candidates should note that institutions are asked to forward their nominations to the CSC
no later than 31 May 2010. *candidates should email the institution so as to ascertain the
latest date that the institution is willing to accept applications. All applications should be
made direct to the university.

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 All awards are offered for courses at masters level (taught)

Shared Scholarship Scheme (SSS) Awards are offered only for subjects relating to
the economic, social and technological development of a candidate’s country.
The following additional information has been provided by institutions participating
in the scheme and gives details of the eligible courses (or departments) in each
institution.

ABERDEEN: International Health Management. Email: Robert Findlay -

r.j.findlay@abdn.ac.uk
ABERYSTWYTH: Selected courses in the Institute of Geography & Earth Sciences
or one of the named five masters courses in the Department of Information Studies.
www.aber.ac.uk/pga Email: Dr Rhys Williams - rlw@aber.ac.uk
ANGLIA RUSKIN: Public Health; International Sustainable Tourism Management
www.anglia.ac.uk/international/scholarships
ASTON: Applied Linguistics; TESOL Studies; Translation Studies; TESOL &
Translation Studies; Social Research & Social Change; European Union &
International Relations; Biomedical Sciences; Drug Delivery. Email: Virginia
Soriano-Chico – V.Soriano-Chico@aston.ac.uk (School of Languages and Social
Sciences); Dr Julia Brown – j.y.brown@aston.ac.uk (School of Life & Health
Sciences)
BANGOR: Agroforestry; Applied Sport Science; Applied Sport & Exercise
Psychology; Applied Sport & Exercise Physiology; Applied Sport Science with
Outdoor Activities; Exercise Rehabilitation. Email: Dr Ioan Ap Dewi -
aos0004@bangor.ac.uk
BATH: International Development; Wellbeing & Human Development.
http://www.bath.ac.uk/soc-pol/postgraduate/forms.htm
Email: Sandra Swaby – sps-pgt@bath.ac.uk
BELFAST: Leadership for Sustainable Development.
http://www.qub.ac.uk/home/Research/PostgraduateOffice/PostgraduateAwards/Pros
pectiveStudents/ Email: pg.office@qub.ac.uk
BIRMINGHAM: International Development; Poverty Reduction & Development
Management; Governance & Development Management; Public Economic
Management & Finance; Aid Management; International Political Economy for
Development; Urban Governance for Development; Conflict: Security &
Development.
http://www.as.bham.ac.uk/study/support/finance/international/intoffice.shtml
Email: p.l.carpenter@bham.ac.uk

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BOURNEMOUTH: Public Health; Tourism Management; World Heritage
Resource. http://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/scholarships
Email: internationaladmissions@bournemouth.ac.uk
BRADFORD: Development & Project Planning; Economics & Finance for
Development; Public Policy & Programme Management; Human and Organisational
Capacity Building for Development; Project Planning & Management; International
Development Management. Email: l.s.mackrill@bradford.ac.uk
BRIGHTON: Education; Tourism Management; Water & Environmental
Management; Sustainability of the Built Environment; Applied Geology. Email:
international@brighton.ac.uk www.brighton.ac.uk
BRISTOL: Water & Environmental Management; Meat Science & Technology;
Transfusion & Transplantation Science; Earth System Science; Education
Leadership: Policy & Development; Development & Security; Gender &
International Relations; International Development; International Relations;
International Law. www.bristol.ac.uk/studentfunding/overseas_pg/dfid.html
Email: student-funding@bristol.ac.uk
BUCKINGHAM: International & Commercial Law (World Trade Specialist)
Email: Debbie Millns – debbie.millns@buckingham.ac.uk
CAMBRIDGE: Advanced Chemical Engineering; Applied Biological
Anthropology; Biological Anthropological Science; Selected areas of Biological
Sciences; Bioscience Enterprise; Biotechnology; Clinical Biochemistry;
Computational Biology; Criminology; Development Studies; Economics; Education;
Engineering; Engineering for Sustainable Development; Environment, Society &
Development; Environmental Design in Architecure; Environmental Policy;
Epidemiology; Finance; Fluid Flow in Industry & the Environment; GIS & Remote
Sensing; Geographical Research; Human Evolutionary Studies; Industrial Systems,
Manufacture & Management; Innovation, Strategy & Organisation; Land Economy;
Management; Management Science & Operations; Medical Genetics; Medical
Sciences; Micro- & Nanotechnology Enterprise; Modern Society & Global
Transformations; Obstetrics & Gynaecology; Planning, Growth & Regeneration;
Public Health; Radiology; Statistical Science; Technology Policy; Veterinary
Science; Law; Mathematics . Email: Sue Osterfield - so219@cam.ac.uk
CRANFIELD: Innovation and Design for Sustainability; Economics for Natural
Resource and Environmental Management; Enterprise System Implementation;
Engineering and Management of Manufacturing Systems; Environmental
Diagnostics and Management; Environmental Management for Business; Finance
and Management; Geographical Information Management; Global Security;
Information Management and Technology; Waste and Resource Management; IT for
Product Engineering; Knowledge Management for Innovation; Land Management;
Logistics and Supply Chain Management; Management of Information Systems;

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Manufacturing Consultancy; Medical Diagnostics; Security Sector Management;
Sustainable Manufacturing; Water and Wastewater Engineering; Water
Management.
http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/registry/cranfield/international%20student%20support.jsp
Email: Bethan Ovens - b.ovens@cranfield.ac.uk
DE MONTFORT: Project Management; International Business & Corporate Social
Responsibility; International Business & Entrepreneurship; International Business &
Finance; Applied Health Studies; Advanced Health & Professional Practice;
Research; Youth & Community Development Studies; Health & Community
Development Studies; Design Innovation; Design Entrepreneurship; Architectural
Design; English Language Teaching; Mechatronics; Information Systems
Management; Computing; Information Technology. Email: iao@dmu.ac.uk
Preference given to applications from nationals of Ghana
DUNDEE: International Business; International Business & Marketing;
International Business & Finance; Environmental Remote Sensing; Remote Sensing
& Computing; International Finance.
Email: Martin Glover – m.glover@dundee.ac.uk
DURHAM: Advanced Software Engineering; Communications Engineering;
Development Anthropology; Hazard & Risk; International Studies; International
Trade & Commercial Law; Internet Systems & E-Business; Medical Anthropology;
New & Renewable Energy; Software Engineering Management; Social Work
Studies. Email: Chris Harrop - chris.harrop@durham.ac.uk
EAST ANGLIA: Climate Change & International Development; Conflict
Governance & International Development; Cultural Heritage & International
Development; Education & Development; Gender Analysis of International
Development; Globalisation & International Development; International
Development & Business; International Relations & Development Studies;
International Social Development; Media & International Development; Theatre &
Development. http://www.uea.ac.uk/dev Email: pgdev@uea.ac.uk
EAST LONDON: NGO & Development Management.
http://www.uel.ac.uk/international/fees/commonwealth.htm
Email: Anthony Dangerfield - A.Dangerfield@uel.ac.uk
EDINBURGH: Africa & International Development; African Studies
african.studies@ed.ac.uk; Anthropology of Health & Illness; Asia & International
Development; Global Crime: Justice & Security; Multi-level & Regional Politics;
Nationalism Studies; Science & Technology Policy & Management; Africa and
International Development.
www.scholarships.ed.ac.uk/postgraduate/internat/commonwealth_shared.htm
Email: scholarships@ed.ac.uk

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EDINBURGH NAPIER: Advanced Practice (Nursing & Allied Professions).
Email: p.brady@napier.ac.uk
ESSEX: International Accounting; International Business & Entrepreneurship;
International Management. Email: Graduate admissions – pgt@essex.ac.uk
EXETER: Public Administration; International Human Rights Law; Tourism:
Development & Policy; Urban Water Systems; Aquatic Biology & Resource
Management; Biotechnology & Enterprise; Medical Informatics.
http://admin.exeter.ac.uk/academics/scholarships
Email: gradfunding@exeter.ac.uk
GLAMORGAN: International Business & Enterprise; Management & Development
of International Financial Systems; International Logisitics & Supply Chain
Management; International Logisitics & Transport; Female Entrepreneurship;
Marketing; Forensic Accounting; Strategic Human Resource Management.
www.glam.ac.uk Email: Sue MacGregor – busrecep@glam.ac.uk
GLASGOW: Adult & Continuing Education; Biomedical Sciences; Carbon
Management; City & Regional Planning; Clinical Pharmacology; Development
Studies; Ecology & Environmental Biology; Economic Development; Environment
& Sustainable Development; Equality & Human Rights; Europe & International
Development; Geoinformation Technology & Cartography; Geospatial & Mapping
Sciences; Global Water Sustainability; Human Nutrition; Human Rights &
International Politics; International Development; International Law; International
Politics; Managing Health & Well-Being; Marine & Freshwater Ecology &
Environmental Management; Mechanical Engineering with Desalination; Molecular
Parasitology; Plant Science; Project Planning & Development Policy Analysis;
Public Health; Reproductive & Maternal Sciences; Structural Engineering &
Mechanics.
http://www.gla.ac.uk/scholarships/internationalscholarships/postgraduatetaught/#d.e
n.18679 (Glasgow will select eligible candidates from course applicants)
GLASGOW CALEDONIAN: Energy & Environmental Management; Waste
Management; Construction Management; International Project Management;
Wireless Communication Technologies; Wireless Networking.
Email: international@gcal.ac.uk
GLOUCESTERSHIRE: Environmental Policy & Management. Email: Christine
Russell – crussell@glos.ac.uk
GOLDSMITHS COLLEGE: Anthropology & Cultural Politics; Anthropology of
Health & the Body in the 21st Century; Development & Rights; Culture Industry;
Postcolonial Culture & Global Policy; Design & Environment; Design Education;
Design Futures; Creative & Cultural Entrepreneurship; Arts Administration &
Cultural Policy; Applied Drama: Theatre in Educational, Community & Social
Contexts; Education: Culture, Language & Identity; Digital Media: Technology &

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Cultural Forum; Transnational Communications & Global Media; International
Studies; World Cities & Urban Life; Critical & Creative Analysis.
www.gold.ac.uk/pg/costs/international Email: bursary-sship@gold.ac.uk
GREENWICH: Natural Resources (Plant Health & Protection); Natural Resources
(Sustainable Agriculture) Natural Resources (Sustainable Environmental
Management) Email: bp23@gre.ac.uk
HERIOT-WATT: Water Resource & Catchment Management; Architectural
Engineering; Construction Project Management; Urban Regional Planning.
Email: Mary Garbouj - M.Garbouj@hw.ac.uk
HUDDERSFIELD: International Business Management; Risk: Disaster &
Environmental Management; Business Project Managing; International Marketing;
Nutrition & Food Sciences; Global Logistics & Supply Chain Management;
Analytical Bioscience; Analytical Chemistry; Forensic & Analytical Science.
www.hud.ac.uk Email: Sue Staples – s.c.staples@hud.ac.uk or
international.office@hud.ac.uk
HULL: Games Programming; Computer Science; Computer Graphics
Programming; Net Distributed Systems Development; Financial Systems
Development; Education; Medical Engineering; Electronic Engineering; Embedded
Systems; Automatic Control; Environmental Technology; GIS & Environmental
Monitoring; Modern Slavery Studies; Development Studies; Diversity, Culture &
Identity; Applied Social Research (Sociology & Anthropology).
www.hull.ac.uk/international Email: Vicky Davison - v.davison@hull.ac.uk
KENT: Conservation & Tourism; International Finance & Economic Development;
International Wildlife Trade & Conservation; Environmental Law & Policy;
International Security & the Politics of Terror; Tourism Management; Broadband &
Communication Networks; International Conflict Analysis; Security and Terrorism;
Management Science; Political Sociology. Email: scholarships@kent.ac.uk
LEEDS: Sustainability (Environment & Development); Sustainability (Business,
Environment & Corporate Responsibility); Sustainability (Climate Change);
Hydrogeology; Activism & Social Change; Catchment Dynamics & Management;
Geographical Information Systems; GIS for Catchment Dynamics & Management;
Public Health (International); Health Management, Planning & Policy; Hospital
Management; International Health; Global Development; Global Development &
Education; Global Development and Africa; Global Development and Political
Economy of International Resources; Social Research; Social & Public Policy;
Theology & Development Studies; Religious Studies & Development Studies;
Transport Economics; Transport Planning; Transport Planning & Engineering;
Transport Planning & the Environment. http://scholarships.leeds.ac.uk
Email: scholarships@leeds.ac.uk

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LEEDS METROPOLITAN: MSc Public Health – Health Promotion.
Email: Lyndsey Hepworth L.D.Hepworth@leedsmet.ac.uk
MSc Responsible Tourism Management. Email: Jo Jagger J.Jagger@leedsmet.ac.uk
LEICESTER: Sustainable Management of Natural Resources; Environmental
Informatics; Global Environmental Change; Banking & Finance; Economics; Money
& Banking; Human Rights; Infection & Immunity; International Education;
International Relations & World Order; International Security.
Email: scholarships@le.ac.uk www.le.ac.uk/international
LIVERPOOL: Public Health; Geographies of Globalisation & Development;
Veterinary Infection, Disease Control & Parasitology; International Relations &
Security; Advanced Computer Science; Microelectronic Systems &
Telecommunications (EEMA). http://www.liv.ac.uk/study/international/money-and-
scholarships/commonwealth.htm Email: irro@liverpool.ac.uk
LIVERPOOL HOPE: International Perspectives in Education.
www.hope.ac.uk/international Email: Miss Nancy Cooke – international@hope.ac.uk
LONDON KING'S: Environment & Development:
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/prospectus/graduate/index/name/environment_&_development/al
pha/e/header_search/
Tourism: Environment & Development:
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/prospectus/graduate/index/name/tourism,_environment_&_develo
pment/alpha/t/header_search/
Disasters: Adaptation & Development:
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/prospectus/graduate/index/name/disasters,_adaptation_&_develop
ment/alpha/d/header_search/
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/graduate/funding/database/index.php?action=view&id=247
LONDON ROYAL HOLLOWAY: Information Security; Practising Sustainable
Development; Sustainability & Management. http://www.rhul.ac.uk/graduate-
school/pages/commonwealth_sch.html Email: Francesca.Chiarelli@rhul.ac.uk
LONDON ROYAL VET COLL: Control of Infectious Diseases in Animals;
Veterinary Epidemiology; Wild Animal Health; Wild Animal Biology.
www.rvc.ac.uk/postgrad Email: lshaw@rvc.ac.uk or asydney@rvc.ac.uk
LONDON LSE: Anthropology & Development; Development Studies;
Development Management; Economic History; Environment & Development;
Environmental Policy & Regulation; Gender; Gender, Development &
Globalisation; Gender & Social Policy; Health, Community & Development; Health,
Population & Society; Housing & Regeneration; International Employment
Relations & Human Resource Management; International Health Policy;
International Health Policy (Health Economics); NGOs & Development; Population
& Development; Public Management & Governance; Public Policy &
Administration; Regional & Urban Planning Studies; Regional Science; Social

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Policy & Development; Social Policy & Planning in Developing Countries;
Urbanisation & Development
http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/studentServicesCentre/financialSupportOffice/PgA
ppOverseasAwards/CSSS.htm
LONDON SHTM: Control of Infectious Diseases; Community Eye Health. Email:
jessie.schmitz@lshtm.ac.uk www.lshtm.ac.uk
LONDON SOAS: In the departments of Development Studies; Economics; Politics
& International Studies; International Studies & Diplomacy; Law; Financial &
Management Studies; the Faculties of Languages & Cultures; Arts & Humanities.
Awards open to African Commonwealth nationals only.
www.soas.ac.uk/scholarships
LONDON SCH OF PHARMACY: Drug Discovery; Drug Delivery;
Pharmacognosy; Clinical Pharmacy: International Practice & Policy.
Email: Mrs Margaret Stone – margaret.stone@pharmacy.ac.uk
LONDON UCL: Medical Anthropology; Anthropology: Environment &
Development; Earthquake Engineering with Disaster Management; Building &
Urban Design in Development; Development Administration & Planning;
Environment & Sustainable Development; Social Development Practice; Urban
Development Planning; Urban Economic Development.
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/scholarships
Email: scholarships@ucl.ac.uk
LONDON SOUTH BANK: Development Studies; Health Services & Hospital
Management; Health Information Systems; Planning Buildings for Health;
Sustainable Energy Systems; International Tourism Marketing.
Email: dowslans@lsbu.ac.uk
LOUGHBOROUGH: Water & Waste Engineering; Water & Environmental
Management; Sustainable Infrastructure Services Management; Sustainability in the
Built Environment; Renewable Energy Systems Technology; Construction
Management; Transport Policy & Business Management; Sustainable Transport &
Travel Planning; Economics & Finance; Global Transformations; International
Financial & Political Relations; Environmental Monitoring for Management;
Environmental Studies; Pharmaceutical Science & Medicinal Chemistry; Analytical
& Pharmaceutical Science; Pharmaceutical Engineering.
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/funding Email: pgtaught@lboro.ac.uk
MANCHESTER: Inclusive Education; Educational Leadership & School
Improvement; Physics & Computing in Medicine & Biology. www.manchester.ac.uk
Email: international.relations@manchester.ac.uk
NEWCASTLE: Environmental Resource Assessment; Agriculture &
Environmental Science; Industrial & Commercial Biotechnology; Environmental

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Engineering; Transport Studies; Renewable Energy Flexible Training Programme;
International Politics (Globalisation: Poverty & Development).
Email: irena.rencesova@ncl.ac.uk
NORTHUMBRIA: Project Management; Construction Project Management;
Microelectronics & Communications Engineering; Optoelectronics &
Communications Engineering; Computer Network Technology; Health Sciences;
Health Sciences (Management); Public Health; Education Studies.
www.northumbria.ac.uk/brochure/international/fees/scholarships2009/
Email: er.scholarships@northumbria.ac.uk
NOTTINGHAM: Courses in the University's Developing Solutions programme in
the faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences.
http://www.developingsolutionsscholarships.co.uk/
Email: scholarship-assistant@nottingham.ac.uk
OXFORD: African Studies; Environmental Change & Management; Biodiversity:
Conversation & Management; Nature: Society & Environmental Policy; Water
Science: Policy & Management; Global Health Science; Theoretical Chemistry;
Integrated Immunology; Computer Science.
http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/studentfunding/scholarship_profiles/csss.shtml
ROEHAMPTON: Human Rights & International Relations.
www.roehampton.ac.uk/admissions/international/finance/scholarships/index.html
Email: international@roehampton.ac.uk
ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART: This award is to be offered for a taught masters
course in Architecture; Animation; Ceramics & Glass; Communication Art &
Design; Curating Contemporary Art; Design Interactions; Design Products; GSM&J;
Industrial Design Engineering; Painting; Photography; Printmaking; Sculpture;
Textiles; Vehicle Design. www.rca.ac.uk Email: admissions@rca.ac.uk
SHEFFIELD HALLAM: In the areas of Biosciences; Business & Management;
Environment; Health & Social Care; Hospitality & Tourism; Built Environment.
www.shu.ac.uk www.shu.ac.uk/international/courses/scholarships.html
Email: e.millington@shu.ac.uk
SOUTHAMPTON: This award is to be offered for the taught MSc course in Energy
& Sustainability. http://www.energymasters.soton.ac.uk
Email: energymasters@soton.ac.uk
ST ANDREWS: Sustainable Development.
http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/scholarships Email: pgscholarships@st-andrews.ac.uk
STRATHCLYDE: Selected courses in the Faculties of Science; Engineering; Law,
Arts & Social Sciences; Business School. Email: s.kirk@strath.ac.uk
SUSSEX (IDS): Development Studies; Gender & Development; Globalisation &
Development; Governance & Development; Participation: Power & Social Change;
Poverty & Development; Science: Society & Development.

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Email: Teaching@ids.ac.uk
WARWICK: Economics; Statistics; International Corporate Governance &
Financial Regulation; International Development Law & Human Rights;
International Economic Law; Digital Manufacturing Management; E-Business
Management; Engineering Business Management; International Technology
Management; Management for Business Excellence; Manufacturing Systems
Engineering; Process Business Management; Programme and Project Management;
Supply Chain and Logistics Management.
Contact Mitzi Ward – graduateschool@warwick.ac.uk
WEST OF ENGLAND: Public Health; Environmental Health; Cellular Pathology;
Clinical Chemistry; Haematology; Medical Microbiology; Immunology; Built
Environment Studies (Transport & Urban Design); Construction Project
Management; Tourism & Sustainability; Urban & Rural Regeneration; Urban
Design; Human Rights. Email: international@uwe.ac.uk
WEST OF SCOTLAND: Quality Management; Waste Management with
Environmental Management. http://www.uws.ac.uk/international/Scholarships-
Incentives.asp#Commonwealth Email: Lesley Follan – Lesley.Follan@uws.ac.uk
WESTMINSTER: International Human Resource Development; International
Planning & Sustainable Development; International Development Management;
International & Commercial Dispute Resolution; Globalisation, Development &
Transition; Economic & Governmental Reform; International Relations & Security;
International Business Economics; International Public Health Nutrition; Urban
Regeneration. http://www.wmin.ac.uk/scholarships
Email: scholarships@wmin.ac.uk
WORCESTER: Sport Coaching; Sport Management; Education; Advanced Social
& Health Care Studies. http://www.worcester.ac.uk Email: l.gaytten@worc.ac.uk

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SHARED SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME ADDITIONAL NOTES

Academic Technology Approval Scheme for International Students (ATAS)

In common with other Governments around the world, the British Government is
working hard to stop the spread of knowledge and skills that could be used in the
proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and their means of delivery.
The ATAS is designed to ensure that people who are applying to study certain
sensitive subjects in the UK do not have links to WMD programmes. Since 1
November 2007 non-EU/EEA (including Switzerland) nationals planning to
undertake postgraduate study in the UK in certain science, engineering or
technology disciplines are required to have an ATAS certificate before they can
apply for a Visa or Entry Clearance (EC).
Application is free and can be made online; the application should take
approximately 30 minutes to complete. Applicants should hear about the result of
their application within 10 working days from the date the application is received by
the issuing department.
For further information on the ATAS please go to www.fco.gov.uk/atas

Visas
There has recently been a change to UK Immigration Rules and Commonwealth
Scholars are now required to apply for a visa to come to the UK under Tier 4 of the
new Immigration System. The UK host university will be the sponsor for your visa.

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 List of Eligible Commonwealth Countries

Anguilla Namibia
Antigua and Barbuda Nauru
Bangladesh Nigeria
Barbados Pakistan
Belize Papua New Guineas
Bermuda Pitcairn
Botswana Rwanda
British Virgin Islands St Helena
Cameroon St Kitts and Nevis
Dominica St Lucia
Falkland Islands St Vincent
Gambia Sierra Leone
Ghana Solomon Islands
Grenada South Africa
Guyana Sri Lanka
India Swaziland
Jamaica Tanzania
Kenya Tonga
Kiribati Trinidad and Tobago
Lesotho Tristan da Cunha
Malawi Turks and Caicos
Malaysia Tuvalu
Maldives Uganda
Mauritius Vanuatu
Montserrat Western Samoa
Mozambique Zambia

Fiji is currently suspended from the Commonwealth

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For further Information on the Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme
please contact:

Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC)

c/o The Association of Commonwealth Universities
Woburn House
20 -24 Tavistock Square
London
WC1H 9HF

Tel: +44 (0) 20 73 80 67 00

Fax: +44 (0) 20 73 87 26 55

E-Mail: info@acu.ac.uk
Website: http://www.cscuk.org.uk/apply/sharedschol.asp

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