Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships 2025

The Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships are funded by the Commonwealth Scholarships Commission (CSC), dependent from the UK government's Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office.

They are aimed at candidates from low and middle-income who would like to undertake part-time, distance learning study on eligible postgraduate programmes offered at Universities in the UK.

• Table of Content
• About University of Edinburgh
• Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships
• Aim and Benefits of Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships
• Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships Courses
• Requirements for Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About University of Edinburgh

From Nobel laureates and Olympic champions to space explorers and prime ministers, the University of Edinburgh has been influencing history since it opened the gates to its first students in 1583. Following the Scottish Enlightenment of the 18th century, the University was positioned at the forefront of academia and critical thinking. Due to the determination and perseverance of a group of Edinburgh intellectuals, established facts about the world were being boldly and consistently challenged. Amid this group was David Hume, philosopher, economist and essayist known for his philosophi... continue reading

Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships

Aim and Benefits of Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships

Each scholarship will cover full tuition fees and will be tenable for up to five years of part-time study.

Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships Courses

• Clinical Management of Pain
• Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
• Critical Care
• Data Science for Health and Social Care
• Digital Education
• Epidemiology
• Internal Medicine
• Paediatric Emergency Medicine
• Public Health

Requirements for Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships Qualification

To apply for a Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarship, candidates must: 

• Be a citizen of or be granted refugee status from an eligible Commonwealth country, or be a British Protected Person.
• Be permanently and continually resident in an eligible Commonwealth country.
• Hold a first degree of at least upper second class (2:1) standard. A lower qualification and sufficient relevant experience may be considered in certain cases.
• Be unable to afford to study the programme without this scholarship.

All candidates must also provide at least one reference.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

To become a scholar, you need to apply to both:

• The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission for your opportunity to be awarded a Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarship
• The University of Edinburgh to secure an offer to study an eligible programme of your choice

These application processes are separate, and they don’t need to happen in any particular order, but you must be successful in both application processes to become a scholar.

For more details, visit University of Edinburgh Scholarship webpage