Scholarship Overview

• A Commonwealth Shared Scholarship can help applicants to fund a full-time master's course if they are from a low income household in a Commonwealth country.

• The Commonwealth Shared Scholarships Scheme (CSS) is a joint initiative between the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC) and the University, to provide scholarships for students from developing Commonwealth countries.

Applicable course, university and country

This scholarship is applicable for Masters Degree

This scholarship is applicable for the following courses in University of Bath in UK

• MSc in Robotics and Autonomous Systems
  M.Sc Biotechnology (with Entrepreneurship)
• Msc in International Development with Conflict and Humanitarian Action
  Biotechnology (Sustainable Biotechnologies) MSc
• M.Sc International Development with Education
  M.Sc Robotics and Autonomous Systems including optional three-month placement

• To apply for this scholarship scheme, applicants must be studying one of the following courses for the 2026-27 academic year:

  • MSc Biotechnology (Sustainable Biotechnologies)
  • MSc Biotechnology (with Entrepreneurship)
  • MSc International Development with Conflict and Humanitarian Action
  • MSc International Development with Education
  • MSc Robotics and Autonomous Systems
  • MSc Sustainable Energy Engineering

Scholarship amount details

Scholarship amount can be used for

Type of Expense	Indicates if scholarship can be used for this type of expense
Tuition & Fees	✔Scholarship amount can be used for this
Living Expense	×Not covered in scholarship
Accommodation	×Not covered in scholarship
Air Fare/Travel Expenses	×Not covered in scholarship
Spouse/Child Care	×Not covered in scholarship
Health Cover	×Not covered in scholarship
Application	×Not covered in scholarship
Others	×Not covered in scholarship

Student Awards

Number of students to be awarded: 3

• University have three awards available to students who wish to study at Bath.

Scholarship Eligibility

No specific eligibility requirement mentioned on the Scholarship site, student profile will be evaluated on a case by case basis.

Special Restrictions

• No Special Restriction applicable

Eligibility

• If Applicants are considering applying for a Commonwealth Shared Scholarship on one of the following courses for the 2026-27 academic year:
• MSc Biotechnology (Sustainable Biotechnologies)
• MSc Biotechnology (with Entrepreneurship)
• MSc Robotics and Autonomous Systems
• MSc Sustainable Energy Engineering
• Applicants must:
  • Be from an eligible Commonwealth country
  • Apply using the CSC’s online application system AND
  • Secure admission to applicants chosen course by applying to study. They must apply for one of the eligible courses above by the 9 December 2025.
• If applicants are considering applying for a Commonwealth Shared Scholarship on either of the following courses for the 2026-27 academic year:
• MSc International Development, Conflict and Humanitarian Action
• MSc International Development with Education
• Applicants must:
  • Be a citizen of or have been granted refugee status by Kenya or Uganda and be resident in an eligible area. Please refer to Windle Trust International eligibility criteria for more details
  • Contact the Windle Trust International to express interest in this scholarship and suitability.
• Please do not apply or make a course application directly to the University of Bath for these programmes.

Application Process for this scholarship

• To apply for the Commonwealth Shared Scholarships Scheme, applicants must:
  • apply using the CSC’s online application system and
  • secure admission to the chosen course by applying to study with the university.

 

Scholarship Application

This scholarship needs a separate external application.

Important Dates

	Date	Additional Details
Application start date	Not Available	Applications for the Commonwealth Shared Scholarships for the academic year 2026-27 are now open.
Application final end date	December 09, 2025	The deadline to submit applications is Tuesday 9 December 2025 at 16:00 (GMT).

Please note that these dates could be in local country times and may not be IST (Indian standard time).

Contact email

pgtfunding@bath.ac.uk