{"id":77971,"date":"2019-09-02T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-02T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joblistnigeria.com\/?p=77971"},"modified":"2019-09-02T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-09-02T12:00:00","slug":"commonwealth-phd-scholarships-recent-available-opportunity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joblistnigeria.com\/commonwealth-phd-scholarships-recent-available-opportunity.html","title":{"rendered":"Commonwealth PhD Scholarships Recent Available Opportunity"},"content":{"rendered":"
Commonwealth PhD Scholarships are for candidates from least developed countries and fragile states in the Commonwealth, for full-time doctoral study at a UK university.<\/p>\n
Funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID), Commonwealth PhD Scholarships enable talented and motivated individuals to gain the knowledge and skills required for sustainable development, and are aimed at those who could not otherwise afford to study in the UK. These scholarships are offered under six themes:<\/p>\n
Eligibility<\/strong><\/p>\n To apply for these scholarships, you must:<\/p>\n Scholarship Worth:<\/strong><\/p>\n Each scholarship provides:<\/p>\n Family allowances, as follows (rates quoted at 2019-2020 levels):<\/strong><\/p>\n Eligible Commonwealth countries<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n To Apply<\/strong><\/p>\n You must apply to one of the following nominating bodies in the first instance \u2013\u00a0the CSC does not accept direct applications for these scholarships<\/strong>:<\/p>\n All applications\u00a0must<\/strong>\u00a0be made through one of these nominating bodies. Each nominating body is responsible for its own selection process and may have additional eligibility criteria.\u00a0You must check with your nominating body for their specific advice and rules for applying, their own eligibility criteria, and their own closing date for applications.<\/strong><\/p>\n You must make your application using the CSC\u2019s online application system, in addition to any other application that you are required to complete by your nominating body.\u00a0The CSC will not accept any applications that are not submitted via the online application system<\/strong>.<\/p>\n All applications must be submitted by\u00a016:00 (GMT)\u00a0<\/strong>on\u00a030 October 2019<\/strong>\u00a0at the latest.<\/p>\n You are advised to complete and submit your application as soon as possible, as the online application system will be very busy in the days leading up to the application deadline.<\/p>\n Your application must include the following supporting documentation, by\u00a016:00 (GMT)<\/strong>\u00a0on\u00a020 November 2019<\/strong>\u00a0in order for your application to be eligible for consideration:<\/p>\n It is your responsibility to ensure that your referees and proposed supervisor(s) are able to complete the references and supporting statements by the deadline and that they receive the reference and statement requests.<\/strong><\/p>\n The CSC will not accept supporting documentation submitted by nominating agencies or outside the online application system.<\/strong><\/p>\n You can\u00a0access the online application system<\/a>\u00a0now<\/p>\n Supporting documentation uploaded to the online application system must be uploaded as files which are no more than 5 MB in size and must be in one of the following formats: PDF, .doc, .docx, .odt, .jpg, .jpeg . Files submitted in any other format (including Zip files and PDF Portfolios) will NOT be accepted.<\/p>\n Please note that the CSC does not charge candidates to apply for any of its scholarships or fellowships through its online application system and it does not charge organisations to nominate candidates.<\/p>\n Choosing a university\/course<\/strong><\/p>\n You may find the following resources useful when researching your choices of institution and course of study in the UK:<\/p>\n The CSC is not responsible for the content of external sites.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n
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