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These full scholarships were secured by the School of Environmental & Natural Sciences (SENS) of ����ɫ�� following an extremely competitive bidding process against other top UK universities.

These scholarships are exclusively for scholars from the following developing Commonwealth countries: Bangladesh, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Dominica, Eswatini, Fiji, Gabon, Ghana, Grenada, Guyana, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Montserrat, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, The Gambia, Togo, Tonga, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Zambia.

Scholarships cover all tuition fees and a generous bursary to enable scholars to attend a compulsory two-week study tour scheduled to be held in a tropical country. A small study grant is also available to help scholars with study costs associated with distance learning (e.g. internet usage).

Dr Bid Webb, Programme Director for the MSc Tropical Forestry commented:

"We're proud that our distance learning programmes continue to receive recognition from the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission. These scholarships give talented individuals from across the Commonwealth the opportunity to pursue an MSc while remaining in their home countries. Most of our scholars are already active professionals in forestry, agroforestry, or natural resource management, which means they can immediately apply their learning in real-world contexts.”

“We are committed to building a dynamic and inclusive learning environment, supported by a dedicated academic team with a broad range of expertise. With an increasing focus on innovative e-learning tools, we strive to enrich student engagement, foster a strong sense of community, and maintain high academic standards."

One of our graduates (Tonthoza Uganja from Malawi) is currently studying for a PhD in the School of Environmental & Natural Sciences. She said “The MSc Tropical Forestry programme at ����ɫ�� gave me the confidence to start my own land restoration extension startup, Sustainable Farming Solutions (SFS). The programme helped me understand my role in supporting small-scale farmers and forest owners.”

We have a diverse group of distance learning students from research institutes, public and private forest management bodies, environmental NGOs and other related organisations from over 20 different countries.  We run a Tropical Forestry Study Tour, ensuring all scholars and the teaching team meet in person, get to know each other and discover and learn together in a tropical (agro)forestry environment. For many, this is the highlight of the programme.

�ճ�� School of Environmental & Natural Sciences  has been running part-time forestry-related distance-learning courses since 2002 with the first intake of CSC scholars in 2011. Since then, our scholars and graduates have become great ambassadors for ����ɫ�� and for the CSC. The CSC scholarship has given our distance-learning students and graduates a rare opportunity to study for an international postgraduate degree at one of the UK’s most respected institutes in its field.

Further information about how to apply can be found here.