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Applications are now open for the Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships 2025, offering fully funded opportunities to pursue UK master’s degrees online. These prestigious scholarships are aimed at students from low and middle-income Commonwealth countries, including Pakistan.

Funded by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC) in partnership with the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, the program enables students to access high-quality education from the University of Edinburgh without needing to relocate.

The scholarships cover full tuition fees and allow for flexible, part-time study lasting up to five years.

To qualify, applicants must:

  • Reside in an eligible Commonwealth country,

  • Hold at least an upper second-class undergraduate degree or possess relevant work experience,

  • Demonstrate financial need, and

  • Submit an academic or professional reference.

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Eligible programmes for the 2025 intake include MSc degrees in fields such as:

  • Clinical Pain Management

  • Internal Medicine

  • Critical Care

  • Microbiology

  • Paediatric Emergency Medicine

  • Data Science for Health

  • Epidemiology

  • Public Health

  • Digital Education

  • Surgical Sciences

The deadline to apply is May 20, 2025, and applications must be submitted online.