Commonwealth Shared Scholarship (formerly DFIDSS)

This scheme offers funding for a small number of students from developing Commonwealth countries to study a Taught Masters course for one year at the University of Warwick. The scheme is funded jointly by the University of Warwick and the Commonwealth Scholarships Commission (and ultimately by the Department for International Development (DFID) as part of the British aid programme to developing countries).

For applicants who wish to study a Taught Master's degree in 2012-13, Warwick has five of these scholarships to offer. They can only be used for specific courses, shown below. Please note older advertising materials may show other courses, but those listed below are the only courses eligible for this scholarship for 2012-13.

One scholarship will be available per department as shown below:

Department of Economics: (1 award available for -)

MSc Economics

School of Law: (1 award available for -)

LLM International Development Law and Human Rights

School of Life Sciences/Warwick Business School: (1 award available for -)

MSc Biotechnology, Bioprocessing and Business Management

Department of Politics and International Studies: (1 award available across the three courses shown below -)

MA Globalisation and Development

MA International Political Economy

MA Public Policy

Department of Sociology: (1 award available for -)

MA Gender and International Development

Eligibility and How to apply

The deadline for the submission of electronic applications for a Commonwealth Shared Scholarship at Warwick is 12 March 2012.

All applicants will also need to first apply for admission to the University as a postgraduate student (see details here) and then submit a separate electronic application for the Commonwealth Shared Scholarship.

The Shared Scholarship Application form is available on the Commission's Electronic Application System.

You should note that the Commission's online guidance refers to two possible processes for applications. Warwick is using the process whereby students apply directly using the Electronic Application System ('Option 2' on this page), please make your admissions application to Warwick first here but then do not wait before making your Scholarship application on the EAS.

The scheme is administered by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission and further information about the funding and applicants' eligibility, including a list of the countries considered 'developing', is available in the Commonwealth Scholarships Commission's prospectus. Please read this booklet carefully as there are a number of restrictions placed on eligibility in order for the Commission to realise its aims of futhering development.