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Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme

These scholarships are for students from developing Commonwealth countries who would not otherwise be able to study in the United Kingdom.

These are fully funded scholarships and include living stipend.

This scholarship has now been awarded.

Eligibility of candidates for the awards:

  • Must hold a conditional or unconditional offer for MSc in Drug Delivery, MSc in Pharmacology or the MSc in Biotechnology programme. The conditions of the offer should be met before 1 May 2012.

  • First degree at either First/Upper Second class or equivalent (work experience CANNOT be accepted as an alternative).

  • Must be a national of a developing Commonwealth country, permanently living in this country. Preference is given to applicants from poorer developing countries in the Commonwealth.

  • Must have the University’s minimum English language requirement as no funding will be given for pre-sessional programmes

  • Must NOT have studied for one year or more in a developed country previously.

  • Must not be employed by a national government or an organisation owned or part-owned by the government (parastatal organisation) - higher education institutions are exempted from this restriction.  

The deadline for the applications for the 2012/13 academic year is 1 May 2012.

Find out more about the Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme before you download and complete the following forms:
Commonwealth Scholarship application form and Candidate declaration form. 

Print off the documents, complete them and return them by email or post.

Email: lhspgt@aston.ac.uk
Postage address: Postgraduate Admissions, School of Life and Health Sciences, Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham B4 7ET.