The Directorate for Lifelong Learning within the Ministry of Education, Employment and the Family announces that Malta is being invited to nominate a number of candidates who are interested to pursue studies under the Commonwealth Scholarships scheme. This scheme is administered by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom.

The scheme is open for candidates who are interested to pursue

· 12 – 36 months of either a full time taught or a doctoral post graduate qualification

· 12 months’ non-degree study in the UK on a Split-Site basis to aid the completion of a doctoral degree undertaken at a University in the home country.

Among the conditions emphasised by the United Kingdom Scholarship Commission, candidates should hold or expect to hold, by October 2011, a first degree of at least upper second class Honours level or a second class degree and a relevant postgraduate qualification. Applicants must be available to commence their academic studies in the United Kingdom by the start of the U.K. academic year in September / October 2011. Deferments are only granted in the most exceptional circumstances, and in any event will not be considered for start dates beyond January 2012.

Awards under Commonwealth scholarships are tenable at UK participating institutions, which can be viewed on the website http://www.cscuk.org.uk/apply/universities.asp. Candidates are expected to state their preferred institution on the application form, but the final decision on host institution will be made by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom.

The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission has announced that it will not offer awards to scholars already close to completing a doctorate in their home country, though awards may be tenable to complete doctoral studies already underway in their home country or in the U.K.

Interested applicants are being invited to visit the website: http://www.cscuk.org.uk/apply/eas.asp follow the instructions and apply via the Electronic Application System available on this site.

The Directorate for Lifelong Learning informs that candidates nominated by Malta are not in any way guaranteed selection or placement.

The application deadline is Saturday 13th November 2010, 00.01 hours GMT. More information is available on the website: http://www.cscuk.org.uk/apply/developedcommonwealthscholarships.asp

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