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Join the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission: applications now open

Hannah Openshaw — Tue, 13 Dec 2022 12:40:52 +0000

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is seeking to appoint four new Commissioners to the ��Ĺ��. Appointed by the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, Commonwealth Scholarship Commissioners are drawn from a range of professional backgrounds. Their main roles are to select Commonwealth Scholars and Fellows, […]

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Introducing the Professional Fellowship Host Organisations focused on Clean Energy, Air and Oceans

Hannah Openshaw — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 11:15:49 +0000

In response to the UK government’s call to action at last year’s COP26 in Glasgow, the ��Ĺ��’s Time Limited Programme (TLP) for 2022-2023 is focused on Clean Energy, Air and Oceans. While the pace of climate change quickens, our world urgently needs solutions to turn the tide on the climate crisis and adapt to its […]

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Meet the 2022 ��Ĺ�� Research Impact Award winners

Hannah Openshaw — Thu, 08 Sep 2022 07:35:18 +0000

The ��Ĺ�� and Taylor & Francis Group are delighted to announce the winners of the 2022 ��Ĺ�� Research Impact Awards (RIA). One prize is awarded per stream, with an annual topical prize also available to entrants. This year, the annual topical prize was awarded for research which addresses the […]

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Supporting Botswana at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games as Sport Psychologist

Hannah Openshaw — Mon, 08 Aug 2022 10:09:22 +0000

Over the last few weeks, Commonwealth Alumnus Kagiso Tlhabano-David has been attending the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games as the sport psychologist for the Botswana national team. As an emerging advocate for disability inclusion in sport, Kagiso has been particularly enthused by the fully integrated inclusion of the para sport programme in the Games. Kagiso shared […]

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Two Fellows and a Host reflect on the 2022 Girls’ Education Professional Fellowship programme

Hannah Openshaw — Wed, 29 Jun 2022 13:08:23 +0000

On Friday 10 June, the 2022 Professional Fellowship programme focused on Girls’ Education came to a close. 29 Professional Fellows from 11 Commonwealth countries have spent the last three months in the UK as part of this programme, learning from this year’s five host organisations, collaborating with one another, and delving into the breadth of […]

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What motivates the 2022 cohort of Professional Fellows focused on Girls’ Education?

Hannah Openshaw — Thu, 12 May 2022 10:36:37 +0000

Since March 2022, 29 Professional Fellows from 11 Commonwealth countries have been taking part in a programme of professional development in the UK focused on Girls’ Education. The Fellows were selected from a range of professional backgrounds, roles, and fields. What unifies them is a passion for empowering girls and women in their home countries. […]

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2022-23 Alumni Community Engagement Fund – Applications now open!

Hannah Openshaw — Mon, 09 May 2022 15:10:28 +0000

The ��Ĺ��’s Alumni Community Engagement Fund (ACEF) is an annual fund which seeks to support Commonwealth Alumni in raising awareness of key development issues at the community level through the organisation of an engagement activity. Small Changes for Big Impact Small changes implemented at the community level can lead to big impact over time. ACEF […]

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2022 Professional Fellows Welcome Event

Hannah Openshaw — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 14:07:26 +0000

On 28 March, the ��Ĺ�� was delighted to welcome all 29 Professional Fellows from the 2022 cohort to Birmingham University for two days of networking, cross-organisation engagement and learning focused on the theme for this year’s programme: Girls’ Education. This was the first time a welcome event of this kind has been held bringing together […]

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Chevening, ��Ĺ�� and Marshall Alumni collaborate to combat climate change with launch of new policy report

Hannah Openshaw — Fri, 04 Mar 2022 11:56:20 +0000

A new policy report brings together 36 innovative environmental ideas designed over the course of 24 hours by Chevening, ��Ĺ�� and Marshall Alumni from over 50 countries around the world. A policy “hackathon” coinciding with COP26 in late 2021 brought together 150 alumni from the three scholarship programmes and gave them a focused period of […]

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Apply Now for Commonwealth Split-site Scholarships

Hannah Openshaw — Thu, 13 Jan 2022 12:53:06 +0000

Applications are now open for Commonwealth Split-site Scholarships for PhD candidates from low and middle–income Commonwealth countries to spend 12 months at a UK university as part of their doctoral studies in their home country. What are Commonwealth Split-site Scholarships? Commonwealth Split-site Scholarships enable talented and motivated individuals to gain the knowledge and skills required […]

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