These scholarships are offered by the , and funded by the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).
They are for students from certain developing Commonwealth countries who want to study for a master’s degree online from their home country in:
We are offering 10 scholarships to cover tuition fees for students starting their studies in 2025.
Eligibility
To be eligible for this scholarship you must:
- have an offer to study at the ÃÛÌÒTV
- be a , a citizen of, or a refugee in one of the eligible countries
- be living in one of these countries during your studies
- have a minimum of an upper second class (2:1) bachelor's honours or equivalent degree in the Economic, Social and Political Sciences or a field relevant to Gerontology
- meet the English language requirements for your chosen programme
- be unable to afford to study the programme without this scholarship
Eligible countries
- Bangladesh
- Belize
- Botswana
- Cameroon
- Dominica
- Eswatini
- Fiji
- Gabon
- Ghana
- Grenada
- Guyana
- India
- Jamaica
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Lesotho
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mauritius
- Montserrat
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
- Rwanda
- Saint Helena
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- Sierra Leone
- Solomon Islands
- South Africa
- Sri Lanka
- Tanzania
- The Gambia
- Togo
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Vanuatu
- Zambia
Deadline to apply
Applications are open from 8 April to 20 May 2025 4pm UK time.
How to apply
You must make 2 applications.
1 Apply to the Commonwealth Scholarships Commission using the
2 Apply to study at the ÃÛÌÒTV - either MSc Gerontology (Distance Learning) or MSc Global Ageing and Policy (Distance Learning).
Contact us
For more information on the MSc Gerontology (DL) or the MSc Global Ageing & Policy (DL) programmes, email the Admissions Tutor, Professor Athina Vlachantoni at a.vlachantoni@soton.ac.uk
For more information about the scholarships and the Commonwealth Scholarships Commission, go to the .