Applications are invited from Bangladeshi nationals for higher study under the Commonwealth Scholarships in the United
Kingdom (UK) -2024 following the mentioned terms and conditions below.

Category:
(a) One year Taught Masters (MS) course.
(b) Doctoral (PhD) degree of up to three year’s duration.

Applications are invited under six themes (mentioned below) for MS/PhD Program:
(i) Science and technology for development
(ii) Strengthening health systems and capacity
(iii) Promoting global prosperity
(iv) Strengthening global peace, security and governance
(v) Strengthening resilience and response to crises
(vi) Access, inclusion and opportunity.

Candidates must mention the Broad Subject under the Six Themes (The Broad Subject means on which the applicant has obtained his/her first degree (Hons./Bachelor)/terminal degree (Masters).

(a) Qualification for Master’s program: Holding a first degree (Honours) of at least upper second class (2:1) honours standard/CGPA, or a second class degree (2:2) honours standard/CGPA and a relevant postgraduate Master’s degree (terminal degree) in the same condition.
(b) Qualification for PhD program: Holding a first degree of at least upper second class (2:1) honors standard/CGPA, or a second class (2:2) honours standard/CGPA degree and a relevant postgraduate qualification (a Master’s degree) in the same condition.

(a) For Master’s Application: Not have commenced and be currently registered for a Master’s Degree or equivalent course leading to MPhil or PhD in the home country or abroad.
(b) For PhD Application: Not have commenced and be currently registered for a PhD, or an MPhil leading to a PhD, in the home country or elsewhere.

Applicant/s must mention total and obtained marks/GPNCGPA at the time of filling the Application Form. (ff the result of any degree of an applicant is Distinction, Excellent, very good, Good and Passed, the applicant must mention the total number and the obtained number with the percentage in the form)

Candidates for Medicine or Dentistry must show the year of passing of each part of MBBS/BDS, marks obtained, total and average marks with percentage in the Application Form.

The applicants must submit the Unconditional Offer Letter from the United Kingdom Universities with the Application Form. The applicants having Conditional Offer Letter related to Language Proficiency will be eligible to submit the Application Form. In this regard, if anyone of them is short listed for Interview, he/she must show and submit a copy of Language Proficiency Certificate (e.g. IELTS, TOEFL etc.) at the Intervi,ew board.

Only Short-listed candidates will be eligible for interview.

All the information (including the soft copy of the Application Form, direction/s, short list/s, interview date/s, selection/s, result/s and relevant all other information etc.) will be uploaded at UGC website (www.ugc.gov.bd) under the heading of “Notice Board” or “Scholarship”. The ap111icant must check and collect all the information from the UGC website by his/her own responsibility. No communication will be done with the applicant/s from UGC side.

The Application Form is editable and must be typed (not hand written) in the prescribed directions. Additional papers can be attached with the Application Form for the description of the publications (if necessary).

The applicant/s in service must submit the Application Form through proper channel or with the prior approval of the proper
authority.

Attested copies of certificates, mark sheets of examinations passed result sheets, Language Proficiency Certificate (e.g. IELTS, TOEFL etc. if needed) examination and 1 (one) copy of passport-size attested photograph must be enclosed with the Application Form.

Incompleteor faulty applications will be rejected automatically.

Completed Application Form (Hard Copy) must be submitted to “The Secretary, University Grants Commission of Banglad esh, Agargaon Administrative Area, Sher-E-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka-1207” within 23 September 2023.

No Application Form will be received after the last date of submission. Name of Scholarship and category of scholarship will have to be mentioned on the top of the envelop.