The Ministry of Education, in partnership with the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC), has announced 19 fully funded Master’s scholarships in the United Kingdom (UK).
In a public notice on Tuesday, August 25, the Ministry said the scholarships will be available in 2027 at any approved university in the UK that hosts CSC awardees.
The Ministry noted that CSC will conduct the final selection of successful candidates for the scholarship program.
“The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC) in the United Kingdom (UK) invites the Ministry of Education to nominate Nineteen (19) Kenyan citizens for consideration for full Master’s scholarships award tenable in 2027. Final selection will be made by the CSC, and the awards are tenable at any approved United Kingdom University that hosts CSC awardees,” read the notice.
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The Ministry urged interested applicants to visit its official website www.education.go.ke under the scholarships section for detailed information on applying for the scholarships.
The online application portal for the scholarships will open on September 8, 2026, and close on October 20, 2026, at 7:00 PM.
Applicants are required to submit their applications to the Ministry of Education by October 22, 2026, at 5:00 P.M.
“The online application opens on 8th September, 2026 and closes on 20th October, 2026 (16:00 GMT).
“Applications should be submitted to the Ministry of Education on or before 22nd October, 2026 at 5.00 pm,” the notice added.
This comes weeks after Dedan Kimathi University of Technology (DeKUT) announced scholarship opportunities for qualified applicants seeking to pursue postgraduate studies in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines.
In a notice on Tuesday, August 11, the institution said the scholarships will support Master of Science (M.Sc) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) studies in selected areas, with opportunities available for graduate assistants, technologists and technicians.
"The Government of Kenya through the State Department of Higher Education has received financing from the African Development Bank (AfDB) toward the support of the Higher Education Science Technology Phase II project," the notice read in part.
DeKUT said it intends to use part of the financing received under the project to support scholarships in STEM fields.
Under the M.Sc category, scholarship opportunities are available in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, with specializations in Microelectronic Engineering and Power Systems Engineering.
Other areas include Mechanical Engineering (Machine Tools), Computer Science, Food Science and Technology, and Industrial Biochemistry.
