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Tips for Commonwealth Scholarship

The CSC does not provide individual feedback on why an application is unsuccessful. However, there are generic reasons why many of the applications received do not pass through to the next stage. This page provides a short overview of the most important of these reasons. Generic reasons There are two fundamental reasons why applications for Commonwealth Scholarships or Fellowships tend to be unsuccessful: Excellence.  All of the CSC scholarship and fellowship schemes are highly competitive. For the standard PhD and Master’s Scholarships, for example, on average only some 1.5% of the original applications submitted to the nominating agencies are successful. This means that many very able applicants will be disappointed. Only people who are outstanding across the board are likely to be successful. Failure to follow instructions.  The selection committee assesses applications using three key criteria (academic merit, impact of th