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Welcome Home Event for Commonwealth Scholars in Sri Lanka
On 2 February 2024, recently returned Commonwealth Scholars from Sri Lanka gathered in Colombo to share their experiences studying in the UK and meet Commonwealth Alumni. The event featured an informative panel discussion comprised of the five recently returned...
Welcome Home Event for Commonwealth Scholars in Pakistan
On 26 February, the British High Commission in Islamabad, Pakistan, hosted a welcome home reception for recently returned Commonwealth and Chevening Scholars. British High Commissioner, Jane Marriott CMG OBE, opened the event with a warm welcome and congratulations to...
Welcome Home Event for Commonwealth Scholars in Uganda
On 15 February, the British High Commission in Uganda hosted a welcome home reception for recently returned Commonwealth and Chevening Scholars. British High Commissioner Kate Airey opened the event with congratulations to returning scholars on having completed their...
Welcome Home Event for Commonwealth Scholars in Zambia
On 16 February 2024, recently returned Commonwealth and Chevening Scholars from Zambia gathered at a welcome home event to share their experiences studying in the UK and meet Commonwealth and Chevening Alumni. The event was hosted by the British High Commission. The...
Welcome Home Event for Commonwealth Scholars in Ghana
On 15 February, recently returned Commonwealth Scholars from Ghana attended a virtual welcome home event to share their UK study experiences and plan the next steps in their personal and development. They were joined by Commonwealth Alumni and representatives from the...
Strengthening Gender Equality in STEM Education in Ghana
On 14 February 2024, Commonwealth Alumni in Ghana attended a panel discussion on, ‘Strengthening Gender Equality in STEM Education in Ghana’. Alumni were joined by Alison Cairns, Policy Manager, Scholarships, Tertiary Education and Partnerships Department at the...
Promoting Commonwealth Scholarships in Ghana
On 13 February 2024, Commonwealth Scholars in Ghana participated in an information session on Commonwealth Scholarships for people living with disabilities. The event was comprised of a general information session on Commonwealth Scholarships, highlighting the CSC’s...
Improving maternal child health in Eastern Uganda through the Sanyu Africa Midwives Commonwealth Alumni Association
On 6 February, the Sanyu African Midwives Commonwealth Alumni Association (SAMCA) delivered a workshop to midwives and midwifery students from health centres and midwifery schools across the eastern region. The purpose of the workshop was to improve the knowledge and...
Development in Action webinar series: Exploring impact through doctoral research: In conversation with the 2023 CSC Research Impact Award winners.
On Tuesday 30 January, the CSC Alumni Team launched the 2024 CSC Development in Action webinar series. To kickstart the series, the team hosted a special conversation event with recent CSC Research Impact Award (RIA) winners, Commonwealth Alumni Maryam Bashir and Dr...
Challenging Gender Roles and Promoting Gender Equality in Pakistan
On 04 February, Commonwealth Alumni in Lahore attended a networking reception and panel discussion on the topic, ‘Challenging Gender Roles in Pakistani Society - Women Empowerment and Gender Equality’. Alumni were joined by representatives from the Government of...
Latest Publications and Resources
Forging connections and collaboration across the Commonwealth: A Review of the Commonwealth Academic Fellowship Programme
As well as offering Scholarships for postgraduate and doctoral study, the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission has funded almost 2,500 Academic Fellowships since 1969, providing early and mid-career academics from across the Commonwealth with the opportunity to work and undertake research at UK universities. The CSC Evaluation Team recently undertook a review of the programme using data gathered from the 2015-2017 cohorts. The aim was to identify the outcomes, impact, and the scope of the potential short and long-term benefits of the Academic Fellowships on the Fellows’ Host institutions in the UK and their employing institutions in their home countries, as well as on the Fellows themselves.
Learning more about the Commonwealth Split-site programme
The CSC has proudly offered Scholarships for Split-site doctoral study for over twenty years and is delighted to announce the launch of the 2021 programme. Since 1998, this programme has provided a unique opportunity for more than 500 Commonwealth Scholars studying...
Twenty Years of Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships
The CSC is proud to have supported over 3,000 exceptional scholars from 41 countries across the Commonwealth to undertake Commonwealth Scholarships by Distance Learning over the last two decades. In the run-up to the twentieth anniversary of the programme, the CSC is preparing to undertake an in-depth programme evaluation, beginning with the publication of a short rapid analysis summary and infographic highlighting the unique attributes and impact of the programme.
Commonwealth Doctoral Scholarships 1960 – 2015
The CSC is extremely proud of its support for doctoral research and of the thousands of Commonwealth Alumni who have obtained their PhD as a result. This review, completed in 2017 looked at the Commonwealth PhD Scholarship programme from 1960-2015 by which point over...
Successes and complexities: the outcomes of UK Commonwealth Scholarships 1960-2012
The CSC's commitment to evaluation and monitoring and to understanding the post award experiences of its Scholars and Alumni led to the further expansion of its data gathering, with a refined survey building on the experience of the initial alumni impact survey...
A study of research methodology used in evaluations of international scholarship schemes for higher education
International scholarship schemes for higher education are widely supported by governments, supranational bodies, and charitable organisations as part of both public diplomacy and developmental assistance commitments. Although the objectives of many scholarship...