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Read the latest news about the CSC community and find out more about our current Scholars and Fellows, Alumni and partners.
Scholars share their thoughts on the Leaders in Sustainable Development workshops
The CSC’s 2022 Leaders in Sustainable Development workshops began last term with sessions on writing, networking, leadership, and project management to support career success and development impact. Hosted online, the workshops offer an inclusive space for Scholars...
Development in Action webinar series: Building Climate Resilience in Small Islands – Barbados and the Commonwealth of Dominica
On Monday 12 December, the CSC Alumni Team hosted the latest Development in Action webinar on ‘Building Climate Resilience in Small Islands – Barbados and the Commonwealth of Dominica’ delivered by Commonwealth Alumnus Dr Claire Durant. This webinar addressed the CSC...
Join the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission: applications now open
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is seeking to appoint four new Commissioners to the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK (CSC). Appointed by the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, Commonwealth Scholarship...
Development in Action webinar series: The viability of mandatory rehabilitation in Jamaican prisons
On Tuesday 29 November, the CSC Alumni Team hosted the latest Development in Action webinar on ‘The viability of mandatory rehabilitation in Jamaican prisons’ delivered by Commonwealth Alumnus Dr Dacia L Leslie. This webinar addressed the CSC development theme of...
Meet the new CSC Regional Network Coordinators
The CSC is very pleased to welcome its new Regional Network Coordinators who will be leading an exciting programme of events and activities for Scholars in their UK regions this year. After a competitive selection process, the final 12 Scholars were decided in October...
Empowering Ugandan Citizens to Access Information, Engaging the Youth in Policy Making and Promoting Entrepreneurship
We are very pleased to share our latest case study, featuring Phionah Kanyorobe, a Commonwealth Alumnus whose developmental work cuts across three CSC Development Themes: Strengthening global peace, security and governance; Access, inclusion and opportunity; and...
Promoting gender equality, improving access to justice, and promoting positive health outcomes for underserved communities: three new case studies
We are pleased to share the latest three alumni case studies, this time focused on the CSC Development Theme: Access, inclusion and opportunity. They join the twelve individual case studies published earlier this year demonstrating the outcomes and impact of...
Expanding Horizons: The Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarship Programme
Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships were established in 2001 as part of an initiative designed to expand the modes of scholarships offered by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK. To date, it has funded nearly 4,000 Scholars from 41 Commonwealth...
Tackling corruption, addressing environmental challenges and promoting sustainable development: three new case studies
The CSC brings you three new alumni Case Studies that vividly demonstrate how Commonwealth Alumni are applying the skills and knowledge sharpened on Scholarship to lead and influence change and to successfully deliver developmental activities that have improved...
Exploring the developmental impact of Commonwealth Alumni: three new case studies
The CSC is excited to bring you three new Case Studies as part of our on-going work exploring the individual trajectories of Commonwealth Alumni. They complement the six case studies published earlier in 2022 and provide further evidence as to the wide-ranging impact...