Commonwealth distance learning scholarships

The Global Development Institute (GDI) is pleased to announce the availability of five scholarships for distance learning, funded by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC).

These are for applicants from developing Commonwealth countries, covering all tuition fee costs for the MSc in Management and Information Systems (Distance Learning), commencing in January 2026.

Eligibility for the scholarships is as follows:

1. Applicants must meet the entry requirements for the MSc M&IS (DL) including a first degree of 2.1 standard or above and English language qualification.
2. Applicants must hold an offer for the MSc M&IS (DL) programme.
3. Applicants must also meet the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC) entry requirements that they are a citizen of developing Commonwealth country (see list below), refugee, or British protected person; and a permanent resident in a developing Commonwealth country for the duration of the MSc programme.

How to apply

Applicants must apply for both the MSc M&IS (DL) programme and (separately) for the CSC scholarship:

• Follow this link to apply for the MSc M&IS (DL) programme.
• Follow this link to apply to CSC.

The closing date for CSC scholarship application is 20 May 2025. In order to ensure that the necessary MSc M&IS (DL) offer has been received, applicants are advised to apply for the programme as early as possible, and not later than 30 April 2025.

Eligible countries for CSC scholarships

Bangladesh Belize Botswana Cameroon Dominica Eswatini Fiji Gabon Ghana Grenada Guyana India Jamaica Kenya Kiribati Lesotho

Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mauritius Montserrat Mozambique Namibia Nauru Nigeria Pakistan Papua New Guinea Rwanda Saint Helena Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Samoa Sierra Leone Solomon Islands South Africa Sri Lanka Tanzania The Gambia Togo Tonga Tuvalu Uganda Vanuatu Zambia