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.
List of the Eligible Countries:
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Bangladesh
- Belize
- Botswana
- Cameroon
- Dominica
- Eswatini
- Fiji
- The Gambia
- Ghana
- Grenada
- Guyana
- India
- Jamaica
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Lesotho
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mauritius
- Montserrat
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea Rwanda
- St Helena
- St Lucia
- St Vincent and The Grenadines
- Samoa
- Sierra Leone
- Solomon Islands
- South Africa
- Sri Lanka
- Tanzania
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Vanuatu
- Zambia
Commonwealth Fellowships Benefits 2024:
- A return air ticket will be provided to the fellow.
- A monthly stipend of £1,944 will be awarded to the fellows.
- If the fellow’s host institutions are in the London Metropolitan area, they will receive a monthly stipend of £2,397.
- Arrival Allowance of up to £1,061.10
- £3,000 will be paid the host institution in the name of administration and support of the fellow. (on receipt on the invoice)
- Standard visa fees will also be reimbursed.
- Additional financial support will be provided to disable fellows.
Eligibility Criteria of the Commonwealth Professional Fellowship:
- The applicant must be a citizen of a commonwealth country or the applicant has been granted refugee status by a Commonwealth country.
- The British-protected individual can also apply.
- The applicant must be a permanent resident of an eligible Commonwealth country.
- The applicant must have five years of full-time or equivalent part-time work experience in accordance with the organization’s program.
- At the time of application, the applicant must be in employment.
- The applicant must not have attended any Commonwealth Professional Fellowship in the most recent five years.
- The applicant must not be seeking any academic program or pursuing any research program.
- The applicant must be able to attend the course on the prescribed dates.
Commonwealth Fellowship Application Deadline:
- The application deadline for the CSC Fellowship 2024 is 16 August 2023.
