MA Architectural Visualisation

Scholarship value

The award covers tuition fees, return airfares and living costs for a one-year taught Master's programme.

Deadline

Deadline for Commonwealth application: - 12 December 2024.

Hold an unconditional offer (with the only outstanding condition, international fee deposit) of a programme of study from the University of Kent - 31 January 2025

Criteria

To be eligible to apply for this scholarship, candidates must:

• Hold an undergraduate degree at UK first-class level equivalent.
• Be a citizen of or have been granted refugee status by one of the eligible Commonwealth countries listed or be a British Protected Person.
• Be a permanent resident in one of the eligible Commonwealth countries listed above.
• To be committed to the University of Kent, you can apply for more than one course and/or to more than one University, but you may only accept one offer of a Shared Scholarship.
• Not have studied or worked for one (academic) year or more in a high-income country.
• Be unable to afford to study in the UK without this scholarship.
• Return to their home country as soon as their period of study is complete. In some circumstances, a student may be permitted to remain in the UK if seeing doctoral study and satisfy certain strict conditions.
• Hold an offer by the deadline for a full-time postgraduate taught degree on one of the eligible courses at the University of Kent: 
  
  • MSc Artificial Intelligence
  • MSc Infectious Diseases
  • MSc Cyber Security
  • MA International Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
  • MSc Applied Actuarial Science
  • MSc Conservation Science
  • MA English and American Literature

Further details

Commonwealth Shared Scholarships, set up by DFID in 1986, represent a unique partnership between the United Kingdom government and UK Universities.

Funded by the UK Department of International Development (DFID), Commonwealth Shared Scholarships enable talented and motivated individuals to gain the knowledge and skills required for sustainable development. They are aimed at those who could not otherwise afford to study in the UK.

These scholarships are offered under six themes:

• 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.

How to apply

To be considered for the Commonwealth Shared Scholarship you must:

• Make a formal application for a postgraduate degree at the University of Kent commencing September 2025/26. This can be done online here.
• Complete the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC) online application process. For information on how to do that and full details of the application process please go directly to the Commonwealth Scholarships webpages.
• Applications will be considered based on Academic Excellence and a completed application.
• The Commonwealth will accept applications until 12th December 2024 (closing at 16:00 GMT).