The CSC is open for applications between 10 September 2024 and 15 October 2024.

CSC Eligibility Criteria for Commonwealth Master’s and PhD Candidates

To apply for these scholarships, you must:

• * Be a citizen of or have been granted refugee status by an eligible Commonwealth country, or be a British Protected Person
• *Be permanently resident in an eligible Commonwealth country
• *Be available to start your academic studies in the UK by the start of the UK academic year in September 2025
• *By September 2025, hold a first degree of at least upper second class (2:1) honours standard, OR a second class degree (2:2) and a relevant postgraduate qualification (usually a Master’s degree)
• *The CSC would not normally fund a second UK Master’s degree. If you are applying for a second UK Master’s degree, you will need to provide justification as to why you wish to undertake this study
• *Be unable to afford to study in the UK without this scholarship
• *Provide full transcripts detailing all your higher education qualifications including to-date transcripts for any qualifications you are currently studying (with certified translations if not in English) – uploaded to the online application system
• *Provide references from at least two individuals

For PhD candidates only:

• NOT be registered for a PhD, or an MPhil leading to a PhD, at a UK university or in your home country before September/October 2025

Phone: (+677) 26334

Email: JIromea@sitesa.gov.sb

The National Scholarship Division (NSD) at SITESA is pleased to advertise and invite applications from Solomon Islands Citizens only for Scholarship Awards that will be made available in 2025. These are full awards funded by the Solomon Islands Government with the aim to train its citizens with relevant skills that would support economic and social growth and prosperity in the country. The details of the spaces for each category and location of academic institutions are indicated in the Scholarship Information sheet, which all applicants can access online application on this website.

Applicants can apply for qualification levels from certificate, diploma, undergraduate, postgraduate, masters and phd in one of the priority areas listed in the table extracted from the 2024-2025 National Education Training Plan.

Welcome to the Solomon Islands Tertiary Education and Skills Authority (SITESA) website.

SITESA was established under the SITESA Act which was gazetted in 2019 which provides for the establishment of a statutory authority under the Minister for Education and Human Resources Development.

Under the Act, the strategic aim of the new Authority is to provide leadership and to facilitate higher quality tertiary education and vocational skills delivery designed to meet the future needs of Solomon Islands for a highly skilled and productive workforce.

SITESA has responsibility for implementing the Government’s new Tertiary Education and Skills Policy, Scholarships Policy and National Tertiary Education and Skills Plan. These Policies provide the legal mandate and governing instruments for the management of the tertiary education and skills sector.

SITESA will be responsible for the promotion, planning, capacity development and coordination of the tertiary education and skills sector and ensuring our country has a high quality and internationally respected tertiary system. SITESA manages the implementation of the new national qualifications framework and quality assurance system; regulates and quality assures all tertiary providers and national level course accreditation processes; promotes professional standards across the tertiary skills sector including teaching, capacity building, research and data collection; manages the overall budget for the tertiary education and skills sector, including scholarships, infrastructure grants and funding allocations, incentives and/or purchasing arrangements with national and international education and training providers; ensures budget and performance compliance and is accountable to the Ministry of Finance and Treasury and the Office of the Auditor General.