ACU Commonwealth Routledge Scholarship | 2025

The Association of Commonwealth Universities sponsors the Commonwealth Routledge Scholarship for academically brilliant students to pursue postgraduate studies in the United Kingdom.

The Commonwealth Routledge Scholarship (Studentship) program provides grants to doctorate degree-seeking students from Commonwealth countries for research projects on Commonwealth-related themes.

The studentships are funded by The Round Table: The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs and the journal’s publisher, Routledge, in association with the ACU. Applications are welcome from a wide range of disciplines in the humanities and social sciences.

Tuition Fees in UK

The tuition fees that students pay in the United Kingdom are determined by the government, universities or colleges. As an international student, you will be charged between £10,850 and £38,600.

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible, the applicant must;

• Be a PhD student from a UK university, although not necessarily a UK citizen OR.
• Be a registered PhD student from ACU member universities in Commonwealth countries other than the UK OR
• Be a Chevening and Commonwealth Scholarship alumni who are PhD students at any Commonwealth university outside the UK.
• Propose research relating to the Commonwealth as a whole or to any Commonwealth-wide institution or organization.

Required Documents

• CV
• Two letters of recommendation
• A studentship plan, outlining:
• The work you plan to carry out during the studentship, in a non-technical language
• The likely impact of your studentship work, and how it will advance knowledge in your field and contribute to an understanding of the Commonwealth
• The planned outcomes and outputs of the studentship
• Personal statement explaining how you intend to use the funds.

Scholarship Benefits

Recipients of the Commonwealth Routledge Scholarship will receive financial aid worth up to £5,500. Two studentships are available for successful candidates every year.

Application Procedure

• Go to the website
• Apply for admission
• Download the scholarship application form
• Complete the form and send it to [email protected]

Deadline/Expiration: July 31, 2025