Commonwealth Master's Scholarships 2027/28
Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK
Commonwealth scholarship for eligible applicants from low- and middle-income Commonwealth countries undertaking master's study in the UK.
Last checked 9 August 2026
This call is closed. The deadline was 20 October 2026. This page remains available for reference.
At a glance
- Funding / main benefit
- Not stated
- Deadline
- 20 October 2026, 4:00 PM BSTEurope/London
- Duration
- Not stated
- Location / format
- Not stated
- Career stage
- Graduate
- Geographic eligibility
- Not stated
- Applications open
- 8 September 2026
- CSC closing date
- 20 October 2026
Is this for me?
Best suited to: Strong graduates who can connect UK postgraduate study to a specific development problem and post-study contribution.
Uganda relevance: Uganda is an eligible country for the programme.
Methods Bench application considerations
Applicants should treat the nominating-agency process as part of the application, not just the CSC online form.
A nominator may impose an earlier local deadline than the CSC deadline.
- Confirm Uganda nominating route
- Check any earlier local deadline
- Confirm academic eligibility
- Draft development-impact case
Sources and verification
Last checked: 9 August 2026.
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