Commonwealth Scholarship Commission Training Fellowships and Scholarships

The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission supports mid-career academics from developing countries to spend periods of up to six months in a UK academic institution. These awards are funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID). Awards are tenable at any approved UK university or higher education institution for a specific programme of academic collaboration, skills updating and networking designed to enhance teaching and future research capabilities and are not restricted to particular subject areas.

It is expected that the programme will be closely related to the academic work an individual will return to on completion of the award. Awards are not available for study towards a higher degree and will not be given to support discrete research projects. Awards are tenable for six months only. A full list of universities/research institutes invited to nominate can be found on the CSC website. http://www.cscuk.org.uk/index.asp

Applicants in medicine and dentistry whose programme requires them to practise clinically, or to work in a laboratory department reporting on samples from patients, must state how the skills acquired by the study programme will be put into practice post-award. Such applicants can be considered only if they are eligible for registration with the General Medical Council or the General Dental Council.

For more information visit the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission’s website.