Scholarship Impact

Promoting gender equality, improving access to justice, and promoting positive health outcomes for underserved communities: three new case studies

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 Commonwealth Scholarships on international development across the six CSC Development Themes.

Expanding Horizons: The Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarship Programme

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 countries to study at 45 different higher education institutions in the United Kingdom.

Exploring the developmental impact of Commonwealth Alumni: three new case studies

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 of Commonwealth Alumni and the contribution their Commonwealth Scholarship has made to their developmental work.

Experiences of Commonwealth Scholars and Alumni: Enabling Factors and Barriers to Scholarship Impact

Experiences of Commonwealth Scholars and Alumni: Enabling Factors and Barriers to Scholarship Impact

The CSC offers a wide range of Scholarships and Fellowships which provide opportunities for talented and motivated individuals from across the Commonwealth to gain knowledge and skills with the aim of contributing towards sustainable development. Over the years, data collected from the Commonwealth Alumni has reinforced anecdotal evidence that the wide variety of contexts that Commonwealth Scholars and Fellows return to can act as barriers or enabling factors (or in some cases both) when it comes to Alumni securing relevant employment, applying the skills and knowledge acquired during their studies to their full potential, and realising their potential for development impact.