Dr Sultana Khanum was a Commonwealth PhD Scholar at the University of Keele between 1990 and 1994, and she returned to the UK as a Commonwealth Academic Fellow at the University of Manchester for six months in 2003. She has been a Professor of Sociology at the...
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2014 Best Journal Article Prize presented to joint winner
Dr Sandhya Sukumaran, joint winner of the 2014 Taylor & Francis Commonwealth Scholar Best Journal Article Prize, was presented with her award at the recent launch of the Indian Association of Commonwealth Scholars and Fellows (ACSF) on 19th December in Delhi....
2016 Best Journal Article Prize open for entries!
The CSC and the Taylor & Francis Group are delighted to announce that the 2016 Best Journal Article Prize is now open for entries. The Taylor & Francis Commonwealth Scholar Best Journal Article Prize is awarded for the most outstanding article published in a...
Launch of Indian Association of Commonwealth Scholars and Fellows (ACSF)
The Indian Association of Commonwealth Scholars and Fellows (ACSF) was launched in Delhi on 19th December 2015 by Chair of the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK, Mr Richard Middleton. There are more than 4,600 Commonwealth alumni across India with many now...
Maltese Commonwealth Alumni Event – Valletta November 2015
Over 60 Maltese Commonwealth Alumni came together on Wednesday 25th November in Valletta alongside the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting taking place within Malta at the same time. UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minister The Rt. Hon Hugo Swire MP attended...
UK citizens: apply now for Commonwealth Scholarships to study in India
Applications are now open for Commonwealth Scholarships for UK citizens to study in India. The scholarships, offered through the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, are for Master's, PhD, or postdoctoral study starting in 2016. The scholarships support tuition...
Tracing the outcomes of study abroad scholarships
The week of 15-18 September 2015 saw the 27th annual conference of the European Association for International Education (EAIE) held in Glasgow, UK. As part of our ongoing investment in new methods and strategies for understanding the outcomes of scholarships, Dr Matt...
Commonwealth Scholar wins Education UK Alumni Award for social impact
Dr Rajesh Babu Bhatchala, a 2008 Commonwealth Shared Scholar from India, has won the 2015 Education UK Alumni Award for Social Impact, for his commitment to providing affordable eye care to people living in rural India. After completing his Scholarship at the London...
A summer of events for Commonwealth Scholars
Commonwealth Scholars have recently attended events in some of London's most historic and fascinating locations. In addition to the annual Farewell Event on Thursday 9 July, which was held at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Scholars have attended...
2014 Best Journal Article Prize presented to winner
Dr Ben Irving, joint winner of the 2014 Taylor and Francis Commonwealth Scholar Best Journal Article Prize, was presented with his award at a recent event at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in London. Ben received his award from the Prime Minister of Tuvalu...