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Chevening and Commonwealth are closed for 2027. Here are the UK scholarships Pakistani students can still apply for, with deadlines checked 22 October 2026.
By the 47 Fellows team · Master's · PhD · 6 min read ·
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The two best-known UK scholarships for Pakistanis, Chevening and the Commonwealth Master's, have both closed for 2027 entry. But several fully funded UK awards are still open right now: Gates Cambridge (deadline 8 December 2026 or 6 January 2027, depending on the course), and Oxford's Clarendon and Weidenfeld-Hoffmann scholarships, which follow Oxford's December and January course deadlines. University tuition awards such as GREAT and Glasgow's Global Leadership Scholarship come later in 2027.
Every date and amount below comes from the funder's or university's own page, checked on 22 October 2026. Rules change every round, so the official page is always the final word.
| Scholarship | Level | What it pays | Status on 22 October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gates Cambridge | Master's, PhD | Full cost | Open: 8 December 2026 or 6 January 2027 |
| Clarendon (Oxford) | Master's, DPhil | Fees and living grant | Open: your course's December or January deadline |
| Weidenfeld-Hoffmann (Oxford) | Master's | Fees and living grant | Open: your course's December or January deadline |
| Glasgow Global Leadership | Master's | £10,000 off tuition | Not open yet; closing usually late August |
| GREAT Scholarships Pakistan | Master's | £10,000 off tuition | 2027-28 list not published yet |
| Chevening | Master's | Full funding | Closed for 2027-28 |
| Commonwealth Master's | Master's | Full funding | Closed on 20 October 2026 |
| Rhodes (Pakistan) | Master's, DPhil | Full funding | Closed; last window 1 June to 5 August 2026 |
Gates Cambridge is open to citizens of any country outside the UK who apply for a PhD, MLitt or a one-year full-time postgraduate course at Cambridge. MBA, MFin and some other professional degrees are not eligible.
The Trust's scholarship page says it offers around 70 full-cost scholarships a year. The package covers the university fee, a maintenance allowance of £23,152 for 12 months at the 2026-27 rate, a single economy airfare at the start and end of the course, and inbound visa costs and the Immigration Health Surcharge.
You apply through the Cambridge graduate application. The Gates timeline for non-US applicants gives a deadline of Tuesday 8 December 2026 or Wednesday 6 January 2027, depending on your course. Check the course's funding deadline in the Cambridge course directory. Scholarship offers are due by early April 2027. Our Gates Cambridge 2027 guide goes through the statement and references step by step.
Clarendon. Oxford's Clarendon page says there are no restrictions on nationality, residence or subject, and more than 200 new fully funded scholarships each year. It pays course fees and a grant for living expenses. There is no separate form: you are considered automatically if you apply for your course by its December or January deadline.
Weidenfeld-Hoffmann. Oxford's Weidenfeld-Hoffmann page lists Pakistan among the eligible countries. For 2027-28 it covers 100% of course fees and a living grant of at least £21,805, plus a year-long leadership programme. It is limited to about 45 courses, including the MPP, MBA, BCL, MSc Economics for Development, MSc Energy Systems and MSc Global Health Science and Epidemiology. You tick the scholarship in the graduate application and upload a Weidenfeld-Hoffmann statement by your course's December or January deadline. Shortlisted applicants are likely to be interviewed online in April 2027, with decisions by the end of May. Applications held over to Oxford's March deadline are not considered.
For both, the deadline that matters is the course deadline on Oxford's course page, so look it up today.
Chevening. The Chevening Pakistan page says applications for 2027-28 are closed. Chevening's timeline for this cycle shows applications opening in August and closing in October 2026, so the next round is likely to follow a similar pattern in 2027, but Chevening has not announced dates yet. You need at least two years (2,800 hours) of work experience, and Chevening's eligibility rules include no GRE and no English test of its own. See Is GRE required for Chevening? and our Chevening essay samples.
Commonwealth Master's. The CSC closed applications at 16:00 UK time on 20 October 2026. Nominators send their nominations to the CSC by December 2026, and applicants should hear by July 2027. Its published stipend is £1,712 a month, or £2,000 in the London area. Our Chevening vs Commonwealth comparison explains both.
Rhodes. The Rhodes Pakistan page offers two scholarships a year for Pakistan, for study at Oxford. The last application window ran from 1 June to 5 August 2026.
These are not full scholarships. They take money off tuition, and your family still has to pay the rest of the fees and all living costs.
Use our cost calculator to see what a partial award leaves you to pay.
The study in the UK guide covers costs, visas and cities. Every scholarship above is free to apply for. Never pay an agent who promises a UK scholarship.
If you want a fully funded place in 2027, shortlist your Cambridge and Oxford courses this week and write down each course's December or January deadline. If you are aiming for Chevening or Commonwealth, use this year to build your work experience and essays for the next round. Check every date on the official page before you apply, and use our deadline calendar to keep track.
Free checklist
Everything you need for the UK government's Chevening Scholarship, from eligibility to the unconditional offer.
Free template pack
A deadline, task and budget planner for a whole application season, as an Excel file and CSVs for Google Sheets, with a short PDF on how to use it.
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