The ÌÇÐĹÙÍø and Taylor & Francis Group are delighted to announce the winners of the 2021 Research Impact Awards (RIA). One prize is awarded per stream, with an annual topical prize also available to entrants. This year,...
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Connecting communities- applications for the Alumni Community Engagement Fund are now open!
The ÌÇÐĹÙÍø’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. This year, the ÌÇÐĹÙÍø will be offering...
Applications for the ÌÇÐĹÙÍø Alumni Advisory Panel now open!
The ÌÇÐĹÙÍø invites Commonwealth Alumni to apply to become a panel member on the ÌÇÐĹÙÍø Alumni Advisory Panel. The panel will provide a platform for Commonwealth Alumni to support the future of the programme and its Scholars by...
Findings of the 2021 Alumni Engagement Survey
In May 2021, Commonwealth Alumni were invited to share their feedback on activities delivered through the ÌÇÐĹÙÍø’s Alumni Network between April 2018 and March 2021 as part of an ongoing review to inform the development of future activities and opportunities for alumni....
Commonwealth Day 2021: a roundtable webinar for Alumni in Nigeria
To mark Commonwealth Day 2021, the Commonwealth Scholars and Fellows Alumni Association, Nigeria (COSFAN) and the Chevening Alumni Association of Nigeria (CAAN) delivered a joint roundtable webinar, entitled ‘Alternative Narratives in Irregular Migration Among Young...
Commonwealth Day 2021: Alumni in Nigeria celebrate with community engagement events
Commonwealth Day is an annual celebration observed by people all over the Commonwealth. Each year, Commonwealth Day focuses on a particular theme and for 2021 this coincided with the set theme for the next Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), to be held...
Celebrating the achievements of returning Scholars in Ghana
On 19-20 February, a two-day reintegration workshop was held for recently returned Ghanaian Commonwealth Scholars. The workshop was aimed at equipping Scholars with key information to support them in adapting back into their homes, communities, and workplace following...
Connect and Communicate: bringing together alumni across the Caribbean
On Saturday 20 February, the ÌÇÐĹÙÍø Alumni Team, in collaboration with the Commonwealth Scholars Alumni Association Jamaica (CSAAJ), held the first online regional event for Commonwealth Alumni based in the Caribbean. The event aimed to bring together alumni from across...
Resilience, sustainability and leadership: hope and possibilities
On 19 December 2020, the Association of Commonwealth Scholars and Fellows (ACSF) in India, with support from the British Council in India, organised a virtual panel discussion to mark the association’s 5th anniversary. The theme of the panel was ‘Resilience,...
Information day for prospective Commonwealth Scholarship applicants in South Africa
On 7 December, the Commonwealth Scholars and Fellows Alumni of South Africa (CoSFA-SA) hosted an online ‘Virtual Scholarship Information’ session, designed to provide guidance to potential Commonwealth Scholarship applicants on the application process and to offer an...