osinachifestus:
Please, with no ulterior motive but to ease our communications, I suggest a group Whatsapp chat or facebook... My Whatsapp account - , facebook: OSINACHI FESTUS................................ @ Dongreat, @ GrammarNazi, ...God bless you all!

Dongreat:


Pls let's start the petition before a whatsapp group. We might derail in whatsapp cos of few followers but with the petition we will gather followers as that's our plan. So petition first pls. In case you are starting just let the house know and we will fashion ideas together on Wat to write. Cheers brother

Dongreat:


Pls let's start the petition before a whatsapp group. We might derail in whatsapp cos of few followers but with the petition we will gather followers as that's our plan. So petition first pls. In case you are starting just let the house know and we will fashion ideas together on Wat to write. Cheers brother

osinachifestus:


I tried to send you a mail; I really need some of us to fashion out the format before bringing it out here for deliberations... I didn't mean a Whatsapp chat could do anything more. I see it as an easier means of communication. Please do contact me through that Whatsapp account.

mizskyhigh:

I applied last year,wasn't offered tho,but I was given admission. Deferred my admission to next year so I can give it a try again. I hope to be considered.


@Mercythrone,radiantochi,jamanuka,busdebbie,dongreat,chaymastic....,there are different forms of CommonWealth scholarship(partly funded,fully funded etc),first you have to know which one you want to apply for,then you check the list of schools participating in the scholarship and the eligible courses(note that not all courses are eligible for scholarship).

A nominating agency is just an organization that serves as an intermediary between you and the CommonWealth scholarship board e.g ministry of Education,a Uk organization,the school you are applying to etc...applicants are not allowed to forward their application directly to the scholarship board hence the need for a nominating agency,and as the name implies"nominating" they are the ones who nominate you for the said scholarship.

Just download the guidelines and you'll be fine.


In case of any question(which I doubt if there will be any after downloading and reading the applicant's guide) I'll be here to answer to the best of my knowledge.

CommonWealth scholarship is a very prestigious one and competitive,brace up,have 24hrs internet access and have faith.

I wish us all,goodluck.

PrinceTegaton:


Hey man, pls around how much £ did it cost you to apply for admission in a UK university and which extra exams did you sit for like GMAT, IELTS, english test and so.. Pls reply asap... Thanks

mizskyhigh:


Hello PrinceTegaton,it cost me absolutely nothing to apply(it might be different with other schools) and I didn't sit for any exams cos the school I applied to accepts IELTS, TOEFL or a minimum of c6 in WAEC.

Hope this helps,I wish you luck in your application.

DMainMan:
APPLY FOR 2016 COMMONWEALTH SCHOLARSHIP FOR MSC AND PHD AT UK UNIVERSITY

http://cscuk.dfid.gov.uk/apply/scholarships-developing-cw/

Deadline: November 19, 2015.

narpheesarh:
Hi everyone, if one is applying for. PhD scholarship through FSB, does the University of choice need to be one of the listed commonwealth universities as well? Or can one apply to any UK university? Thanks

kbars:
I also saw the condition stated that the masters course You will put in for must be a one year course. Pls any thing about that?

EleojoA:
My experience with the 2015 commonwealth application

I completed my application and attended the commonwealth scholarship nomination interview (as required) at the FSB sometime in December 2015. I later received the unfortunate news of my failure at the nomination interview; however, I got another foreign sponsorship for thesame programme, so I'm now happily studying at my choice university (and programme) in the UK.

Recently, I met a second time (i.e. PhD) commonwealth scholarship beneficiary, who hesitantly hinted me about some of the backyard/underground runs that happens with the nomination by the FSB, Abuja. In fact, I am not sure that the fellow I spoke with attended that 2015 commonwealth scholarship FSB nomination interview, yet he was nominated and eventually awarded the scholarship for the second time. Though he is very qualified for the scholarship, I gathered that he also has some strong connections in government that influences his initial nominations by the FSB.

The big issue is that in Nigeria, there are far many overqualified/over-competent candidates than can be accommodated by the commonwealth scholarship scheme, so in addition to being overly qualified for the scholarship, you also need to have some connections or do some lobbying to get nominated in the first place. Only after your successful nomination can you be considered by the international CSC for the award. Though I do not encourage this, one way is to lobby the FSB bosses maybe by promising them handsome returns from the scholarship monthly stipends if they successfully ensure your nomination for the scholarship.

What I am trying to say in essence is that in Nigeria, being overly qualified and meeting all the requirements for the Commonwealth Scholarship award does not guarantee that you will be successful at the nomination stage. You have to do something extra in order to be successfully nominated. It is now up to you to figure out how to go about that.

This should in no way discourage (potential) applicants anyway, as miracles do happen and sometimes there are exceptions to every trend. It is just that in this case, the odds are already against whoever cannot influence his/her FSB nomination either physically or spiritually (i.e. prayerfully).

Best wishes with all your commonwealth scholarship applications

tosinfresh:
Pls what is the interview procedure like? Is it written or oral

EleojoA:
however, I got another foreign sponsorship for the same programme, so I'm now happily studying at my choice university (and programme) in the UK.