- Presently serving as a full time university teaching post with minimum experience of last one year at HEC recognized university.
- Be a Pakistani/AJ&K national & permanent resident of Pakistan/AJ&K.
- Be available to start your academic studies in the UK by the start of the UK academic year in September/October 2020
- For PhD Scholarship, candidate by closing date of application must hold a first class degree complete in all aspects in postgraduate qualification (17/18 years MS/MPhil degree) in the relevant field of study.
- Not have any third division throughout your academic career and maximum of two second divisions are allowed but candidate must not have second division in the terminal/ last degree.
- Must apply under one of the themes as mentioned above and on the CSC website and candidate's field of study must be in line with future development needs of Pakistan.
- NOT be registered for a PhD, or an MPhil leading to a PhD at a UK university before September/October 2020 or candidate not have studied at same level in UK before.
- Be financially unable to afford study in the United Kingdom without this scholarship.
Important Instructions:
References from at least two individuals – submitted directly by the referees to the online application system (referees will be sent an email request)
Supporting statement from a proposed supervisor in the UK from at least one of the institutions named university institutions named on your application form -– submitted directly by your proposed supervisor to the online application system (supervisors will be sent an email request).
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.
---- Please take above instructions into account when applying, along with the following:
- All candidates must demonstrate in their application the direct and applied relevance of their study to development in their home country. Candidates should make any such links explicit in their applications.
- Candidates are required to state in their application which of the CSC's six development themes they are applying under.
- Candidates will be asked in their application to select up to three Sustainable Development Goals relevant to their development impact.
- Commonwealth Scholarships are aimed at individuals who could not otherwise afford to study in the UK. Every candidate will be required to sign a declaration that they do not have access to sufficient funds to study in the UK and no candidate with the independent means to study in the UK should be nominated to the CSC.
- Candidates will be asked to supply a personal statement within their application which will provide the selection panel with more information about their background and give an additional context to their application. It will be taken into account by the selection panel but will not be graded.
