Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships

MSc Global Health – September 2026 entry

Applications Open Tuesday 17 February 2026

Applications Close Tuesday 31 March 2026 16:00 BST

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) has been awarded five fully-funded scholarships from the Commonwealth Scholarships Committee (CSC) for students wishing to study on our part-time, distance learning MSc Global Health.

Our MSc Global Health programme combines an online learning approach allowing flexibility and accessibility while enabling you to remain in employment. You will become part of a network of like-minded health professionals across the globe sharing knowledge and expertise.

Find out more about the MSc Global Health.

The Application Process

Stage 1

To be eligible to apply for a CSC Distance Learning Scholarship, you must first apply for the MSc Global Health and receive a conditional offer from Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine for this course.

Please complete your application for the MSc Global Health through the APPLY link on the course page.

You should submit your application to LSTM as soon as you can to ensure there is enough time for processing and you still have time to complete the LSTM and the CSC scholarship applications prior to the deadline.

Once you have submitted your course application for the MSc Global Health, this will be reviewed by our team and if successful, you will receive a conditional offer with a link to apply for the scholarship.

We will prioritise all applications received before midnight (GMT) on 20 March 2026. We cannot guarantee processing applications in time for CSC deadline after this date.

Apply here

How can I get a conditional offer from LSTM?

With your application, you need to provide contact details for two referees (who can respond quickly), plus:

• Evidence of previous qualifications – i.e. your undergraduate degree certificate and transcripts.
• Personal statement about why you want to do the programme and how it fits with your career aspirations
• Copy of your passport or national ID
• Two references. These can follow and be a condition of any offer.
• Evidence that you meet LSTM’s English language requirements. We accept a wide variety of English language evidence.

Stage 2

In addition to applying for the MSc Global Health, receiving a conditional offer and completing the LSTM scholarship application form, you must also apply for a Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarship through the Commonwealth Scholarships Commission’s Electronic Application System.

More details, including how to access the Electronic Application System (EAS), can be found on the Commonwealth Scholarships Commission’s website.

Commonwealth Scholarships Commission’s Electronic Application System (EAS) deadline: 31 March 2026 16:00 BST

Scholarship eligibility

To apply for a Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarship via the Commonwealth Scholarships Commission’s Electronic Application System (EAS) candidates need:

• Copy of a valid passport or national ID card showing photograph, date of birth, and country of citizenship – uploaded to the online application system
• List of the names and positions of two referees who are qualified to comment on the candidate’s capacity to benefit from the proposed scholarship. One referee must be the current employer (if applicable).
• An offer letter to start the chosen course of study in the 2026-2027 academic year – uploaded to the online application system. This will be the offer letter from LSTM.
• Full transcripts detailing all higher education qualifications (with certified translations if not in English) – uploaded to the online application system

The CSC will not accept supporting documentation submitted outside the online application system.

Candidates must fulfil the following CSC eligibility criteria:

• Be a citizen of, or be granted refugee status from, an eligible commonwealth country or be a British Protected Person
• Be permanently resident in a developing Commonwealth country

Eligible commonwealth countries:

Bangladesh, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Dominica, Eswatini, Fiji, Gabon, Ghana, Grenada, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Monserrat, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, St Helena, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, The Gambia, Togo, Tonga, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuata, Zambia.

Stage 3

Selection Process

Scholarship applications will be judged by the LSTM Scholarship Committee. Eligible students who have completed both the LSTM and the CSC scholarship application forms are considered on the following criteria:

• Meeting conditions of the offer made
• Academic merit
• Impact of studies on career and/or home country as outlined in their personal statement.

Scoring takes place following the scholarship deadline and LSTM will shortlist applicants and nominate them to the CSC who will make a final decision and inform successful applicants.

LSTM Scholarship Terms and Conditions