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CSC schemes Commonwealth Scholarships for PhD research Commonwealth Scholarships for Master’s study Available for postgraduate study at any UK univ - ersity. Candidates should apply in the first instance to the national nominating agency of their resident country. These agencies are listed on pages 47-51 of this report. Additional nominations are sought each year from developing country universities and other sources. The deadline for applications for the academic year 2010-2011 is 31 December 2009. Commonwealth Professional Fellowships These awards offer mid-career professionals from developing Commonwealth countries an opportunity to spend a period (typically three months) with a UK host organisation working in a relevant field. App - lications are invited each year from UK organisations that wish to host such awards – these can be from any sector, although the recipients of awards must not hold a full-time academic position. The deadline for applications for the academic year 2010-2011 is 30 April 2010 (TBC). Commonwealth Shared Scholarships These awards, for developing country students who would not otherwise be able to undertake Master’slevel study in the UK, are supported jointly by the scheme and host universities. Individual universities are invited each year to bid for such awards, and candidates should apply directly to the institution concerned. The deadline for institutions to forward their nominations for the academic year 2010-2011 is 30 June 2010. Where institutions have not specified a closing date, candidates should contact the inst - itution to ascertain the latest date that the institution is willing to accept applications. Commonwealth Academic Fellowships These awards are targeted to specific countries. They are aimed at mid-career staff in developing country universities, and provide for up to six months’ work at a UK institution. Nominations are made directly from the universities and the countries concerned. The deadline for applications for the academic year 2010-2011 is 31 December 2009. Commonwealth Split-site Scholarships These awards support candidates who are under - taking doctoral study at a university in their home country to spend up to one year at a UK university as part of their academic work. Nominations for awards are accepted from developing country universities and from national nominating agencies. The deadline for applications for the academic year 2010-2011 is 31 December 2009. Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships These awards allow developing country students to secure Master’s-level qualifications from UK instit ut - ions through distance learning study. The scholar - ships are only available for specific courses selected by the Commission on the basis of their quality and relevance to development. UK universities are invited to register an expression of interest for the Commission to support their course by September 2009. For further information on all the scholarship and fellowship opportunities offered by the CSC, please visit www.cscuk.org.uk Please note that the above summaries are intended for guidance only. Candidates should consult the CSC website before deciding whether to apply. Please note that, in all of the above cases, the deadlines stated are for applications to be received by the CSC from relevant agencies and host institutions, and individual applications should be made to these bodies and not to the CSC directly. The CSC regrets that it is not able to respond to unsolicited applications. 2 Commonwealth Scholarship Commission
Introduction We have the honour to submit, pursuant to Clause 5(1) and 5(2) of Schedule 2 to the International Development Act 2002, the following report of the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom for the year ending 30 September 2008. Our introduction to last year’s report highlighted the need for scholarship schemes to embrace change, whilst at the same time maintaining the continuity and long-term reputation critical to their success. We could not, at that time, have imagined how relevant these themes would prove to be to the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in 2008. The year has seen much change, most of it carefully planned and likely to strengthen the Commission’s impact still further. Our new programme of evaluation – a theme that has often been lacking in international scholarship schemes – is starting to generate significant results, which will both allow policymakers to assess the impact of our work and influence the policy of the Commission itself. Our new strategic plan focuses our work more clearly on three objectives – the provision of scholarships, continuing professional development, and capacity building in higher education. Our contact with external stakeholders, most particularly alumni, is developing to the extent that there now exists more of a Commonwealth Scholarships ‘community’ than at any time in the Commission’s history. The 50th anniversary of the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan, in 2009, will be used to encourage more countries to offer Commonwealth Scholarships, making the Plan more international than ever. One change during the year was not planned. In March, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, which supports Commonwealth Scholarships to the eight most ‘developed’ Commonwealth countries, announced its intention to cease support for our work. The Commission cannot hide its disappointment with this decision, and the manner of its announcement. There have, however, been some positive effects. The extent of international concern at the decision, from prime ministers to current students, provided vivid evidence of the esteem in which Commonwealth Scholarships are held. Towards the end of the period covered by the report, the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills announced that it would be able to restore some of the funding withdrawn by the FCO. The FCO itself has since shown its continuing interest in Commonwealth Scholarships, with a substantial donation to the anniversary Endowment Fund to support the expansion of the Plan into more countries. Both of these developments are welcome and appreciated. We hope that the experience of the past year may yet lead to a stronger recognition of the role that scholarships can play across government. 2008 will also see the retirement, after seven years, of Professor Trudy Harpham as Chair of the Commission. Change has been a constant theme throughout that period, with some of the main elements being described elsewhere in this report. There remains much to do, however, and we wish Trudy’s successor, Professor Tim Unwin, every success in 2009 and beyond. Commonwealth Scholars at the 2007 Welcome Day Professor Trudy Harpham Chair Dr John Kirkland Executive Secretary Annual Report 2007 - 2008 3
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