Cranfield University in the UK is welcoming applications from candidates from low to middle-income countries for the Commonwealth Masters Scholarship.
The fully funded Cranfield University Commonwealth Masters Scholarship covers the tuition fees of your program of choice, study grants, travel and airfare costs, and a £24,000 per year to cover living expenses.
Eligibility Requirements
To be considered for the Cranfield Commonwealth Masters Scholarship, you must:
- Be a citizen of or have been granted refugee status by an eligible Commonwealth country, or be a British Protected Person
- Be permanently resident ineligible Commonwealth country
- Be available to start your academic studies in the UK by the start of the UK academic year in the following September/October;
- Be unable to afford to study in the UK without this scholarship.
Benefits
The Commonwealth Masters Scholarship covers;
- Approved airfare from the Scholar’s home country to the UK and return at the end of the award (the CSC will not reimburse the cost of fares for dependants, nor the cost of journeys made before the award is confirmed).
- Approved tuition fees: full fees are covered by agreement between the CSC and the UK university, and Scholars are not liable to pay for any part of the tuition fee.
- Stipend (living allowance) at the rate of £1,712 per month, or £2,000 per month for those at universities in the London metropolitan area (rates quoted at current levels).
- Study travel grant towards the cost of study-related travel within the UK or overseas.
- If a Scholar has children and is widowed, divorced, or a single parent, child allowance of child allowance of £622 per month for the first child, and £154 per month for the second and third child under the age of 16, if their children are living with them at the same address in the UK.
If a Scholar shares that they have a disability, a full assessment of their needs and eligibility for additional financial support will be offered by the CSC.
Method of Application
- Click the green button below to go to the Cranfield University scholarship website.
- Apply to the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC)
- As well as applying to the CSC, applicants must apply to a nominator.
- You must apply to one of the following nominating bodies in the first instance
- Participating nominators put forward an agreed number of candidates to the CSC for consideration. The CSC does not accept direct applications for these scholarships.
- Each nominator oversees its own selection process and may have additional eligibility criteria. Applicants must check with the nominator for their specific advice and rules for applying, and their own eligibility criteria.
- Nominators may set their own closing dates for applications.
- Selections are made from the pool of nominations. Candidates are asked to note that a nomination is no guarantee of selection.
- Applicants can expect to hear the outcome of their applications by July. Full details can be found on the Commonwealth website.
Application Deadline: October 20, 2026.