Commonwealth Professional Fellowships are for mid-career professionals from low and middle income countries to spend a period of time at a UK host organisation working in their sector for a programme of professional development.
Purpose: To provide professionals with the opportunity to enhance knowledge and skills in their given sector, and to have catalytic effects on their workplaces.
Intended beneficiaries: Mid-career professionals (with five years’ relevant work experience) working in development-related organisations in low and middle income Commonwealth countries.
Professional Fellowships in 2023: Clean Energy, Air and Oceans
In 2022/23, the CSC is running a Professional Fellowship programme promoting Clean Energy, Air and Oceans in response to the UK government’s call to action at last year’s COP26 in Glasgow. Taking their lead from the Glasgow Climate Pact, participating organisations must demonstrate how their programmes will contribute to reducing reliance on fossil fuels, lowering rates of air pollution or promoting marine conservation.
The programme will fund a maximum of 20 fellows in up to 5 host organisations working in this policy area. Networking between the fellows and host organisations is built into the programme to allow more sharing of skills and a broader perspective of key issues. In celebration of this one-year programme, additional funding will be provided to each host to hold an event for all the fellows taking part in the scheme.
The Clean Energy, Air and Oceans Fellowships will:
- Begin on Wednesday 22nd February 2023
- Run for three months (until Tuesday 23rd May 2023)
- Promote collaboration across host organisations through each host holding an engagement event for the full cohort of fellows
- Provide legacy funding for Fellowship alumni to collaborate on future events after the programme ends
More information and details of how to contact us about this programme are available through the links below.