We are pleased to welcome five new Commissioners to the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK (CSC) this year. Each Commissioner will contribute their expertise and leadership to help steer the future direction of CSC in the years ahead. Since 1960, the CSC...
We are excited to be hosting a residential weekend at Cumberland Lodge on ‘LGBT+ Rights in the Commonwealth’ as part of the 2023 Time Limited Programme. This three-day workshop will take place from the 3-5 November 2023 and is open to all Commonwealth Scholars in the...
Over the past year, the CSC’s Regional Network Coordinators have organised over 30 events across the UK to bring Scholars together and offer enriching ways to learn and build a community while they are studying in the UK. Our Regional Network Coordinators have worked...
We are pleased to announce the start of our Leaders in Sustainable Development Programme for Commonwealth Scholars. The Leaders in Sustainable Development Programme supports Scholars in effecting real development impact and becoming change-makers in their home...
Last month, Commonwealth Scholar and Regional Network Coordinator, Ruben Muhayiteto organised a webinar on ‘Regional perspectives of SDGs progress and surrounding issues: Africa, Asia and the Pacific’ for Scholars in the North East region. The webinar presented a...
On Tuesday 4 July 2023, Commonwealth Scholars joined Scholars from the Chevening and Marshall Scholarship schemes for a joint Farewell event to mark the end of their time in the UK. Held in Alexandra Palace in London, the event was a memorable occasion and an...
Last month, we welcomed 35 Commonwealth Scholars to the Palace of Westminster for the CSC’s annual Parliamentary Reception in collaboration with the Council for Education in the Commonwealth’s Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan (CSFP) Support Group and the...
The CSC was delighted to welcome a select group of Commonwealth PhD and Split-Site Scholars to its residential workshop on Maximising Your Impact: Training for Development at Cumberland Lodge in Windsor from the 2-4 June 2023. This was the second residential workshop...
On 11 and 12 May 2023, Commonwealth Scholar Olamide Eso attended the Commonwealth Education Ministers Action Group (CEMAG) and Commonwealth Accelerated Development Mechanism for Education (CADME) meetings hosted at the Commonwealth Secretariat headquarters in London...
In 2024, the CSC will deliver a Commonwealth Gender and Sexuality Fellowship for professionals working to support the rights, freedoms, dignity, and inclusion of communities who are discriminated against because of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender...