{"id":857,"date":"2026-09-06T07:09:28","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T07:09:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schoolnews.com.ng\/scholarship\/?p=857"},"modified":"2026-09-06T07:09:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T07:09:28","slug":"commonwealth-masters-scholarship-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/schoolnews.com.ng\/scholarship\/commonwealth-masters-scholarship-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"Commonwealth Master&#8217;s Scholarship for Nigerians: FSB Route, Deadline &#038; How to Apply"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-857","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-masters","category-united-kingdom"],"acf":{"host_country":"United Kingdom","host_school":"UK universities (Commonwealth Scholarship Commission)","closing_date":"20261020","study_type":["International Students"],"level_of_study":["Masters"],"study_area":["Any\/All fields of study"],"scholarship_value":"Fully funded &mdash; tuition, &pound;1,712\/month stipend (&pound;2,000 in London), return airfare, study travel grant and child allowance where applicable","description":"<p><strong>Quick answer:<\/strong> Commonwealth Master&rsquo;s Scholarships pay for a <strong>full one-year Master&rsquo;s at a UK university<\/strong> &mdash; tuition, a &pound;1,712 monthly stipend (&pound;2,000 in London), return flights and study grants. Nigeria is one of the 43 eligible countries. For 2027\/28 the CSC window <strong>opens 8 September 2026 and closes at 16:00 UK time on 20 October 2026<\/strong>.<\/p><p>You <strong>cannot apply to the CSC directly<\/strong>. You must be put forward by a nominator &mdash; in Nigeria that is normally the <strong>Federal Scholarship Board<\/strong> (Federal Ministry of Education) or one of the CSC&rsquo;s approved NGO nominators &mdash; and separately submit the CSC online application before the deadline. Every step is free.<\/p>","eligibility":"<ul><li>Nigerian citizen permanently resident in Nigeria.<\/li><li>At least an <strong>upper second class (2:1)<\/strong> first degree, or a lower second with a relevant postgraduate qualification.<\/li><li>Unable to afford UK study without this award.<\/li><li>Nominated by an approved nominating body; no direct applications.<\/li><\/ul>","official_scholarship_link":"https:\/\/www.cscuk.fcdo.gov.uk\/scholarships\/commonwealth-masters-scholarships\/","additional_info":"<p><strong>How to apply:<\/strong> (1) check the CSC page for Nigeria&rsquo;s listed nominating agencies and follow their screening (the FSB advert, when published, appears on <a href=\"https:\/\/education.gov.ng\/federal-scholarships-board\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">education.gov.ng<\/a> &mdash; not on the old fsbn.com.ng domain, which is no longer the Board&rsquo;s site); (2) complete the CSC online application, listing up to three UK courses, before 20 October 2026. Doing a PhD instead? See our <a href=\"\/scholarship\/commonwealth-phd-scholarships-nigeria\/\">Commonwealth PhD guide<\/a>. Also compare <a href=\"\/scholarship\/chevening-scholarship-nigeria\/\">Chevening<\/a> (closes 6 October). Checked 6 September 2026.<\/p>"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Commonwealth Master&#039;s Scholarship Nigeria: 20 Oct Deadline<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Commonwealth Master&#039;s Scholarships 2027\/28 open 8 September and close 16:00 UK time, 20 October 2026: full UK tuition, \u00a31,712\u2013\u00a32,000 monthly stipend, flights. 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