Every year the CSC works with over 50 UK universities to provide Commonwealth Shared Scholarships for applicants from low- and middle-income countries. In collaboration with our university partners, we help to enhance internationalisation within UK higher education...
The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK (CSC) provides the main UK government scholarship scheme led by international development objectives. It operates within the framework of the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan (CSFP) and offers a vivid...
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...
In February, Commonwealth Scholars from London and the South East region came together for a special event to enhance academic networking and highlight the impact that research students can make after their studies. The event was jointly organised by the Regional...
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...
The COP26 summit in November 2021 will be a landmark occasion to drive action and consolidate international commitments on climate change. With many Commonwealth Scholars playing an integral role in climate research and initiatives, this year is sure to be a momentous...
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...
On Saturday 20 February, the CSC 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...
Journalism offers a way to inform and empower people and reframe the narrative around the developmental challenges they face. In December, we spoke to Hamna Iqbal Baig, a 2020 Commonwealth Scholar studying MA Multimedia Journalism at the University of Kent, about what...
On 29 January we held the first of our wellbeing workshops on 'Coping with the ups and downs, when life gets difficult' for Commonwealth Scholars led by Dr Dominique (Dom) Thompson, an award GP and mental health expert with over 20 years of clinical experience caring...
