Applications invited for 2009 Commonwealth Scholarships


~~Adz:Right~~ Roadtown, Tortola - BVIslanders are among those eligible to benefit from scholarships provided by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom (UK) for Commonwealth students to primarily pursue postgraduate study, towards a master’s or doctoral degree in the UK from October 2009.

The scholarships are intended for persons of high intellectual promise who may be expected to make a significant contribution to their own countries on their return from study abroad.

Through its participation in the Commonwealth Scholarship, the UK seeks to make higher education available to students of the highest ability, with the potential to make a real contribution to their home countries. 

Awards are available in the following categories:  one to three years full-time taught masters courses or a doctoral postgraduate qualification in an eligible UK institution; six months of clinical training in medicine or dentistry; doctoral degrees, of up to three years duration; and one research on a split-site basis, towards a PhD registered at a university in the candidates’ home country, if appropriate.

Eligibility requirements are as follows:

- Candidates should be Commonwealth citizens, refugees or British protected persons permanently residing in a Commonwealth country other than the UK.

- Candidate should hold, or expect to hold by October 2009, a first degree of at least upper second-class honour level or a degree
 of second class and a relevant postgraduate degree, which will normally be a master’s degree.

- Be available to commence their scholarship in October 2009.

Interested persons who meet the requirements may obtain further information and application forms from the Ministry of Education and Culture in the Central Administration Building or online at www.cscuk.org.uk/apply/applyagency.asp.  All applications must reach the ministry on or before Friday, November 28.