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Scholarship
Postgraduate
Commonwealth Shared Scholarships
University of Durham
Closed (9 Dec 2025)
Funding
£563 – £1,452 (tiered)
Deadline
9 December 2025
Study level
Postgraduate
Where you study
University of Durham only
Arts & Humanities
Sanctuary
Funding scale: Full Funding
Key facts
- Number of awards
- 2
- Duration
- One year Everything was achievable because of the scholarship awarded to me
- I would like to give A BIG THANK YOU to Durham University and Commonwealth Scholarship Commission for rewarding me with such a wonderful year of my life. Mohammad Samawat Ullah MSc Internet Systems and Ebuisiness
Funding
- Full payment of approved tuition fees Airfares to and from the UK (booked in line with CSC policy) Excess baggage allowance on return home, up to CSC rate A stipend of £1,452.00 per month Warm clothing allowance of £563.00 Tuberculosis test fees (where required by the UK) Year of Entry Applicants for eligible programmes commencing in September/October 2026 Number of awards available 2 Level of study Taught Masters Degree programmes Mode of study Full-time Programmes MSc Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding MSc Defence Development and Diplomacy MA Climate, Risk and Society MSc Climate, Risk and Society Duration One year Everything was achievable because of the scholarship awarded to me.
Eligibility
- Be a citizen of or be granted refugee status by an eligible Commonwealth country, or be a British Protected Person Be permanently or continually resident in an eligible Commonwealth country By 1st August 2026, hold a first degree of at least upper second class (2.
- 1) standard, or lower second class level plus a relevant postgraduate qualification usually a Masters degree By 1st March 2026 have met all English Language conditions, as stated in your academic offer letter from Durham University, Th.
About the provider
Funding structure
- Full payment of approved tuition fees Airfares to and from the UK (booked in line with CSC policy) Excess baggage allowance on return home, up to CSC rate A stipend of £1,452.00 per month Warm clothing allowance of £563.00 Tuberculosis test fees (where required by the UK) Year of Entry Applicants for eligible programmes commencing in September/October 2026 Number of awards available 2 Level of study Taught Masters Degree programmes Mode of study Full-time Programmes MSc Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding MSc Defence Development and Diplomacy MA Climate, Risk and Society MSc Climate, Risk and Society Duration One year Everything was achievable because of the scholarship awarded to me.
Timeline
- Deadline: 9 December 2025.
- Provide evidence of your Commonwealth Shared Scholarship application to colleagues in our admissions service so they can extend your tuition fee deposit deadline.
Heads up
Dates can shift each year. The deadline above is what we last verified. Always confirm on the provider's own page before you start your application.
