Opportunities from Commonwealth Scholarship Commission — PhD

The FCDO-funded programme supports full-time doctoral study in the United Kingdom, with awards normally tenable for 36 months. Funding covers approved tuition fees and return airfare, plus a living stipend currently set at £1,712 per month or £2,000 per month in the London metropolitan area. Study-travel support, qualifying overseas fieldwork support, a paid mid-term home visit in eligible circumstances, and qualifying family/disability support are available under CSC rules. Applicants must apply in CSC Central and through an eligible nominator, whose own deadline can be earlier.

Applicants must be Nigerian citizens or hold eligible refugee/British Protected Person status, be permanently resident in an eligible Commonwealth country, be available to begin UK study in September 2027, meet the stated degree standard, not already be registered for a PhD or MPhil-to-PhD before September/October 2026 as specified by CSC, be unable to afford UK study without the scholarship, and provide all required supporting documentation including a statement from a proposed UK supervisor. Nigeria is explicitly listed as an eligible country.