Deadlines for this scholarship
An award closing is only the first of the dates that matter. After it there is the deposit that keeps your place, the unconditional offer the funder wants to see before it pays, and a last day to arrive and register. Where the funder publishes none of these, the row says so — a blank is what the official page actually says, not something we have left out.
No closing date published. This funder sets its closing date per country, or opens the call only when the cycle begins. Send us your documents and we will apply the moment your country’s window opens.
Who can apply
Bangladesh and Pakistan are on the eligible-country list (with India NOT included); Gulf states are not eligible. Applications go through a national nominating agency, not directly to the CSC.
What the award is
UK-government (FCDO) doctoral scholarships administered by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission for citizens of the least developed countries and most vulnerable states, for full-time PhD study in the UK; they cover tuition, a monthly stipend and travel. Note this award is NOT open to most South Asian applicants, including Pakistan. The scheme runs annually; applications for the 2027/28 intake have already closed and the next round typically opens in late summer. Official source: https://cscuk.fcdo.gov.uk/scholarships/commonwealth-phd-scholarships-for-least-developed-countries-and-vulnerable-states/ (checked 29 October 2026).Where these dates came from
The 2027/28 Commonwealth PhD round is already closed: https://cscuk.fcdo.gov.uk/scholarships/commonwealth-phd-scholarships-for-least-developed-countries-and-vulnerable-states/ states applications are now closed and that the closing date was 16:00 BST on Tuesday 20 October (2026), with no date yet published for the next cycle (checked 30 October 2026). A closed round is not a deadline, so application_deadline is blank. The earlier country-nomination step has no published single date either - the page says nominators set their own closing dates and will nominate to the CSC in December 2026 - so the remaining columns are blank.
Deadlines move. Always confirm on the funder's own page before you book anything — the link above is where we read it.
