| Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Schemes : Introduction
Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Schemes (CSSS) are a joint initiative
between the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC) and United Kingdom
( UK) Universities, to support scholarships for students from developing
Commonwealth countries. Awards made under this scheme are funded by the
Department for International Development (DFID), as part of the United
Kingdom International Development programme to developing countries, and
participating institutions in the UK. Around 50 UK universities have offered
to support the scholarships by contributing the stipend for the students
from their own resources, or those which the university has been able
to generate from elsewhere.
The aim of Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Schemes is to assist students
from developing Commonwealth countries who are of excellent academic calibre
but for financial reasons would not otherwise be able to afford to study
in the United Kingdom. The Scheme allows them to benefit from postgraduate
study at a University in the United Kingdom which will help them to contribute
toward the development of their home countries.
Shared Scholarship Scheme (SSS) awards are offered on an annual basis
for Master's study only at the participating institutions in the UK. The
awards tenable for one-year are given to subjects relating to the economic,
social and technological development of a candidate's country. Around
170 scholarships will be distributed to the participating institutions.
The participating institutes/ universities are required to support the
student stipend for the award holder (at the rate set by the UK Government).
The Commission funds the cost of tuition fees (at overseas rate), return
airfares and other allowances.
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