Subject areas:
MSc Global Mental Health, MSc Health Psychology
Funding type:
Tuition fee.
Bursary.
Travel.
Awarding body:
UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office.
Country:
Bangladesh.
Belize.
Botswana.
Cameroon.
Dominica.
Eswatini.
Fiji.
Gabon.
The Gambia.
Ghana.
Grenada.
Guyana.
India.
Jamaica.
Kenya.
Kiribati.
Lesotho.
Malawi.
Malaysia.
Maldives.
Mauritius.
Montserrat.
Mozambique.
Namibia.
Nauru.
Nigeria.
Pakistan.
Papua New Guinea.
Rwanda.
St. Helena.
St. Lucia.
St. Vincent & the Grenadines.
Samoa.
Sierra Leone.
Solomon Islands.
South Africa.
Sri Lanka.
Tanzania.
Togo.
Tonga.
Tuvalu.
Uganda.
Vanuatu.
Zambia.
2 awards available to support students from eligible low and middle income Commonwealth countries to study the MSc Global Mental Health or MSc Health Psychology programmes at King's College London.
Eligibility criteria
The 2024/25 Commonwealth Shared Scholarships Scheme (CSSS) awards at King's College London are open to students applying for the following Master's programmes only
To apply for these scholarships, applicants must:
- Be a citizen of or have been granted refugee status by an eligible Commonwealth country, or be a British Protected Person
- Be permanently resident in an eligible Commonwealth country
- Be available to start their academic studies in the UK by the start of the UK academic year in September 2024
- By September 2024, hold a first degree of at least upper second-class (2:1) honours standard, or a lower second-class degree (2:2) and a relevant postgraduate qualification (usually a Master’s degree)
- Not have studied or worked for one (academic) year or more in a high-income country
- Be unable to afford to study in the UK university without this Scholarship
- Apply as instructed (see 'Application Process' below) and have provided all supporting documentation in the required format by the given deadlines
In addition, applicants must:
- Meet the relevant entry requirements for their chosen degree programme and be sufficiently fluent in English to pursue the course
- Be willing to confirm that they will return to their home country as soon as the period of study is complete
Award conditions
For full terms and conditions – including further details of the scholarship themes, value of the scholarship, and general conditions – visit the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission's webpage.
Application process
To apply, candidates MUST submit the following:
- By the deadline of 16:00 (UK Time) on 14 December 2023, apply to the CSC via the CSC’s online application system. For further details, click here.
AND
NB: applicants are encouraged to submit both applications as soon as possible. Failure to meet the respective application deadlines (given above) means that the applicant will be ineligible and won’t be considered for the scholarship opportunity.
Admissions Fee
Applicants for master’s programmes at King’s College London are normally required to pay an admissions application fee, however, if you are applying for the Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme (CSSS) opportunity, you can have this fee waived.
To get your admissions application fee waived, please follow these instructions:
- Start drafting your application for the MSc Global Mental Health or MSc Health Psychology via our online system - King’s Apply.
- Once you have completed your application and before you submit, please send an email to Chan Sum at chan.sum@kcl.ac.uk to confirm that you are a CSSS applicant and include your first name, surname, the name of the programme you are applying for, and the email address you used to set up your account on King’s Apply. Please title your email as ‘CSSS 2024/25 – admissions application fee waiver’, and send your email by no later than 2 January 2024*.
- Your details will be passed to the admissions team who will arrange to waive your application fee and confirm that you can submit your application free of charge.
*The application deadline to King’s College London is 2th January 2024, so if you require a waiver of the admissions fee, you must confirm this to us earlier so that we can process your request and enable you to submit your application by 7th January 2024.
Selection process
Eligible applications will be reviewed by King's College London, and King's will nominate selected candidates to the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC) by no later than 13 March 2024. The CSC will then consider and confirm whether the candidates meet the eligibility criteria for this scheme. Candidates should expect to receive a decision by July 2024.
Applications will be considered according to the following selection criteria:
- Academic merit of the candidate
- Quality of the plan of study
- Potential impact on the development of the candidate’s home country
For further details, see the Commonwealth Shared Scholarships selection criteria
For full details about the 2024/25 CSSS awards, please visit the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission's web-page.
Contact
For general queries about the scholarship scheme, please contact: Centre for Doctoral Studies, King's College London (Email: doctoralstudies@kcl.ac.uk).
For specific queries relating to the master's programme at King's, please contact to the relevant academic department - details available via the online prospectus pages.