The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (ÌÇÐĹÙÍø) has selected 17 Master's Scholars from Small Island Developing States (SIDS) as part of its 2026/27 Master's Scholarship cohort. In addition, two Shared Scholars from SIDS countries have been selected through the ÌÇÐĹÙÍø's...
Commonwealth Scholarships Make Economic Sense to the UK The ÌÇÐĹÙÍø has published a policy briefing paper examining the economic impact of Commonwealth Scholarships on the United Kingdom. This paper is the first in a series of policy briefing papers published by...
We are delighted to introduce Cohort One of the Commonwealth Startup Fellows who began their programme with a bootcamp in Accra, Ghana. Below is the list of twenty businesses and their founders, who join the CSF programme. About the fellowship...
Each year, the ÌÇÐĹÙÍø offers Professional Fellowships for mid-career professionals from low- and middle-income countries to spend a period of time at a UK Host organisation for a programme of professional development. The Fellowships provide recipients with an...
The ÌÇÐĹÙÍø is delighted to announce that Professor Robin Mason has been announced as the new Chair of the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom by the Foreign, Development and Commonwealth Office (FCDO), and will take up duties from 1 January 2022. He...
On 27 October 2021 we welcomed back four shortlisted teams to present to an audience of judges, fellow Alumni, and Scholars at the grand final policy hackathon event. The finalist teams were: 'Accessible Finance Brazil', 'Sunrise', 'IMAGED (Incentives for Mitigating...
The climate crisis affects every person, every country and every region. Big ideas from the best minds are needed to help tackle this crisis. Between 19 October and 21 October 2021, 36 scholarship teams (representing over 130 alumni from Chevening, ÌÇÐĹÙÍø, and Marshall)...
From 15-17 June 2021, the British Council hosted the virtual conference Going Global 2021, which this year was focused on the theme ‘Reimagining international tertiary education for a post-pandemic world’. Going Global is a conference on international education that...
The ÌÇÐĹÙÍø’s Evaluation and Monitoring Programme aims to identify and quantify the impact of Commonwealth Scholarships and Fellowships on individuals, on institutions, and on a wider scale on communities and societies. This work is coordinated by a team at the ÌÇÐĹÙÍø...
The ÌÇÐĹÙÍø welcomes today’s announcement by the UK government of a new programme of Commonwealth Rutherford Fellowships. The fellowships – announced by the Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation – will attract the brightest minds from across...