What Commonwealth Distance Learning Master's Scholarships actually covers.
The Commonwealth Distance Learning Master's Scholarships are UK government awards for candidates from eligible Commonwealth countries who wish to complete a taught Master's degree by distance learning at a UK university without leaving home. Because scholars remain in their home country, the award covers tuition fees only — there is no stipend or airfare. The scheme is designed for professionals whose current work or family commitments make it impractical to relocate to the UK, and it has funded doctors, teachers, civil servants, engineers, and other mid-career professionals across many African Commonwealth countries. Applications are made through the participating UK university's own application process, with the CSC covering tuition for successful candidates.
Who can apply.
Open to masters applicants seeking to study in United Kingdom.
Open to applicants from across the African continent. Confirm specific nationality eligibility on the official application page.
Every academic discipline is accepted.
This programme does not restrict by field. Research proposals across humanities, sciences, engineering, agriculture, and medicine are all accepted.
From here to submitted.
Scholar Africa helps you discover, shortlist, and track. The application itself is submitted on the provider's site.
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Save itAdd this to your shortlist so we can recommend similar scholarships and remind you of the deadline.
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Prepare your documentsMost providers ask for the same set — transcripts, references, a personal statement, ID. Use the checklist below to track progress across all your applications.
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Apply on the provider's siteRolling deadline — submit on the provider's site any time.
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Track the outcomeAdd to your tracker so you can update the status as the provider responds (shortlisted, interview, decision).
Document checklist
Checks are local to this device — they're not stored. Always confirm exact requirements on the provider's official application page.
What we checked, when we checked it.
Scholar Africa runs a link-liveness check on every listing before it goes live and an admin manually reviews every scholarship submitted by providers. Commonwealth Distance Learning Master's Scholarships is awaiting manual review. Five deeper checks (contact, organisation, winners, third-party, formal audit) are on the roadmap.
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Other scholarships worth a parallel application.
Same eligibility window or destination. Many strong applicants apply to three or four programmes per cycle.