Yes, it’s that time again, for students who are seeking for scholarships, to know about this, we would love to inform all Nigerian Students, that the Commonwealth Undergraduate Scholarship for Developing Countries for 2013/2014 Academic Session is on!.
Scholarship Description:
The Commonwealth Scholarships Commission is currently accepting applications for its 2014-2015 Commonwealth Undergraduate Scholarships for Developing Countries in the UK. The Commonwealth Scholarship supports undergraduate study only for citizens of four countries and territories where no undergraduate degree provision exists.
All applying candidates should note that Applications are accepted only through national nominating agencies, whose contact details are given at the link below.
You should use the same prospectus, guidance notes and Electronic Application System (EAS) as applicants for postgraduate study.
Qualification and Eligibility
To apply for the awards covered in this prospectus, candidates should make sure of the following listed below:
1. Be Commonwealth citizens, refugees, or British protected persons
2. Be permanently resident Falkland Islands, Maldives, St Helena, Seychelles
3. Be available to commence their academic studies in the United Kingdom by the start of the UK academic year in September/October 2014
Hold, by October 2014, a secondary school certificate or A Level result with excellent grades.
Please contact your country’s nominating agency via the links below this article for their specific guidelines
AND
For clinical training in the fields of medicine and dentistry, have qualified as a doctor or dentist between 1 October 2004 and 30 September 2009.
How to Apply for the Commonwealth Undergraduate Scholarship for Developing Countries
You must apply through a nominating agency as described below
Nominations can be made through the following channels
The candidate’s national Commonwealth Scholarship agency. This is the main route of application and a full list of Commonwealth Scholarship agency addresses can be accessed from the link share below this article.
The Executive Head of an eligible developing country university on whose staff the applicant serves.
Selected non-governmental organisations, charitable bodies and development partnerships.
What WE Considered while Selecting Students for the scholarship
Applications are considered according to the following selection criteria:
Academic merit of the candidate
The quality of the proposal
For those candidates from developing Commonwealth countries (i.e. all others), the likely impact of the work on the development of the candidate’s home country
Value of Awards
Each Scholarship provides:
Student concessionary or other approved airfare to the United Kingdom and return on expiry of the Scholarship
Approved tuition and examination fees
1. A personal maintenance allowance
2. A grant towards the expenses of preparing a thesis or dissertation, where applicable
3. An initial arrival allowance, incorporating an initial clothing grant for Scholars from tropical countries
4. A grant for expenses for approved travel within the United Kingdom or overseas
5. A grant towards fieldwork costs for those Scholars undertaking doctoral studies for whom a case has been made for fieldwork outside the United Kingdom.
This shall not normally exceed one economy class return airfare to the fieldwork location
6. A paid mid-term fare to their home country for Scholars on three year doctoral awards. Scholars for whom fieldwork 7. fares are provided to their home country shall not be entitled to a mid-term fare home, nor Scholars who have claimed (or intend to claim) spouse or child allowances for more than 12 months during their award.
8. For married Scholars selected by the Commission for awards exceeding 18 months, a marriage allowance of £220 per month is payable provided that the husband and wife (or civil partners) are residing together at the same address in the United Kingdom
9. Similar awards may not be held concurrently.
Scholarship Deadline
All candidates must complete and submit their applications through the Electronic Application System on or before December 3, 2013.
You can start your application early, save and complete it when you have all the information requested.
Nominating Agencies are expected to submit their nominations in electronic format latest by December 17, 2013.
Start Your Application CLICKING HERE
For more details about the scholarship, you can navigate through the institution official website by CLICKING HERE
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