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Commonwealth Scholarship Commissionin the United Kingdom45th Annual Report to theSecretary of State for International DevelopmentL A R S HI PC O M MI S SI O NI NS C H OT H EC O M M O N W E A L T HU NI T E DK•I N G D O MFor the year ending 30 September 2004

Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United KingdomEstablished by Act of Parliament, the CommonwealthScholarship Commission in the UnitedKingdom (CSC) is responsible for maintaining Britain’scontribution to the international CommonwealthScholarship and Fellowship Plan (CSFP).The CSFP is an international programme underwhich member governments offer scholarships andfellowships to citizens of other Commonwealthcountries. The Plan was instigated at the firstConference of Commonwealth Education Ministersat Oxford in 1959. The Plan is still reviewed byMinisters at their triennial meetings – the onlyscholarship scheme in the world to receive such highlevelrecognition.The United Kingdom has been committed to beingthe largest single contributor to the Plan since itsinception. Funding comes from the Department forInternational Development, which supports awardsto citizens of developing Commonwealth countries,and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office forawards to Australia, Bahamas, Brunei Darussalam,Canada, Cyprus, Malta, New Zealand and Singapore.In recent years, a number of individual universitieshave provided joint funding for individual awards.The Commission is a non-departmental publicbody in its own right, and seeks to conform to allrelevant guidelines on good practice. Members areappointed in line with standards recommended bythe Nolan Committee. No remuneration is paid tocommissioners, except for out-of-pocket expensesand an honorarium of £200 for each selectioncommittee for which they assess applications. TheChair also receives an honorarium of £5,000 perannum, in respect of two days work per month.Membership of the Commission for the year ending 30 September 2004 was as follows:Professor Trudy Harpham (Chair)Professor William Hill (Deputy Chair to March 2004)Dr Hilary Perraton (Deputy Chair from June 2004)Professor Jang Dilawari (to March 2004)Professor Ann Floyd (from July 2004)Sharon HuttlyProfessor Maxwell Irvine FRSAProfessor David Johns CBE FREngCaren LevyDr Derek MilesProfessor John Morgan FRSADr Pat RichardsonProfessor Timothy ShawProfessor Gurharpal SinghProfessor Martin Snaith OBE FREngProfessor William Stephens (from July 2004)Professor Tim Unwin (from July 2004)Further information about the work of the Commission, together with our Publications Scheme,can be obtained from the UK section of the CSFP website at www.csfp-online.org, or by writing to:Dr John KirklandExecutive SecretaryCommonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdomc/o Association of Commonwealth UniversitiesJohn Foster House36 Gordon SquareLondon WC1H 0PFTel: +44 (0) 207 380 6700Fax: +44 (0) 207 2655

Commonwealth Scholarship Commissionin the United Kingdom45th Annual Report to theSecretary of State for International DevelopmentFor the year ending 30 September 2004Introduction and Overview 2Health 4Environment 6Agriculture and Rural Development 8Education 10Governance and Law 12Science and Technology 13International: New Horizons for UK Scholars 14Performance Indicators 16Adding Value 192004 Awards 202004 Awards in Detail 222003-2004 Awards Held in Detail 29Commission Finances 36Qualifications Awarded 37Panel of Advisers 45How to Apply 46

Introduction and OverviewScholars and fellows fromPakistan with CSC Chair,Professor Trudy Harpham(centre), at 2004 CSCWelcome Day reception,Regent’s College, LondonScholarships have become increasingly popular inrecent years. They were at the heart of the PrimeMinister’s initiative to bring more overseas studentsto Britain. Bill Gates, George Soros and Nelson Mandelaare among the leading world figures that have lenttheir names or resources to new programmes.Scholarships also retain a key role in internationaldevelopment initiatives, largely at the insistence ofdeveloping countries themselves.This renewed belief in the role that highlyqualified individuals can take in transforming theirsocieties is welcome. For scholarship providers, however,it has been combined with an environment ofincreased accountability. Sponsors increasingly requireevidence that their investment is being deployedfairly, and in line with their objectives. They alsorequire evidence of long-term impact – well beyondthe period of the award itself. The legal obligationson providers are also increasing. Both sponsors andcandidates have a right to expect that selection processesare appropriately fair and transparent.In recent years, the Commonwealth ScholarshipCommission in the United Kingdom (CSC) hasintroduced a number of measures to ensure thatthese requirements are met. Our selection criteriatake account of three areas – the academic merit ofthe candidate, the quality of the proposal, and thelikely development impact of the work. Forcandidates from developed countries, the thirdcriterion is replaced by an assessment of the likelyleadership potential of the candidate. Eachapplication is ‘scored’ on each of these categories bythree members of the Commission, following anassessment by a member of our expert panel ofadvisers (see page 45 for list of advisers). In this way,we seek to make our decisions as fair and consistentas possible, whilst recognising that any assessmentof individuals inevitably involves some degree ofsubjectivity.Our selection criteria are designed to produceboth a fair outcome for candidates, and a programmethat directly meets the objectives of oursponsoring Departments. Over 85% of the Commission’srevenue comes from the UK Department for InternationalDevelopment (DFID), whose objectives arefocused on meeting the internationally agreedMillennium Development Goals (MDGs), designed tohalve global poverty by 2015.Many believe that a skilled workforce, sustainedby a vibrant domestic higher education system, isfundamental to long-term progress in most of thetargets covered by the MDGs. We endorse thisargument, which is increasingly accepted by internationalbodies such as the World Bank and, mostrecently, the Commission for Africa. However, we alsoaim to have a more direct impact by maximising thewider potential of our award holders in the areascovered by the goals, such as health, agriculture, andgovernance.We can achieve this in several ways. First, byensuring that development goals play an importantrole in our selection process. We recognise thatcontributions could be made from a wide range ofacademic subject areas. Therefore, we do not restrictapplications to specific disciplines. We do, however,expect applicants to make a compelling case for theimpact of their award on development grounds and,as noted above, this forms an integral part of ourselection criteria.Second, we can seek to ‘add value’ to theacademic qualifications gained. Through our SkillsEnhancement Programme (see page 19) we seek toenhance the capacity of individuals to make animpact upon their return home. Our new professionalnetworks – each concentrated upon an area of directrelevance to development, rather than an academicsubject – provide a forum through which studentsand alumni can share experiences, contacts andcareer development opportunities.2 Commonwealth Scholarship Commission

Rt Hon Don McKinnon,Commonwealth Secretary General,addresses award holders at the2004 CSC Welcome Day reception,Foreign and CommonwealthOffice, LondonThe third way of increasing development impactis through the type of awards that we offer. Thisreport covers the third year of operation of ourDistance Learning Scholarships, yet students studyingthrough this route already represent one-quarter ofour total award holders. Some of these students havenow graduated. Not only are our distance learningcourses concentrated on areas of direct relevance todevelopment goals, but the mode of study ensuresthat the benefits can be applied right away, and thatqualifications become accessible to those withoutthe means to leave their jobs and families whilststudying. Our Professional Fellowships provide shortopportunities for mid-career professionals in keyoccupations to experience targeted career development.They also provide new opportunities for a widerange of UK organisations to contribute directly todevelopment. Our Split-site Scholarships assistdoctoral candidates to study in the UK as part of adegree at their home university, whilst our doctoralstudents are spending an increasing proportion oftheir time undertaking fieldwork in their home country.All of these trends reflect both our desire to focusprovision more directly on developing country needs,and our belief in the importance of experimentingwith new ways of adapting scholarship policy todevelopmental goals.The balance of the Commission’s funding comesfrom the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO),whose needs are different yet complementary. FCOfunding is devoted to awards for citizens of developedCommonwealth countries. They thus confirmthe special nature of the Commonwealth as a wholeto the UK, and are designed for candidates who arenot only of the highest academic quality, but alsoshow an aptitude to exercise a position of leadershipor influence in a wide variety of professions in thefuture. Our awards to both developed and developingcountries have a critical common characteristic – eachaims, ultimately, to help produce individuals who willhave a real and direct impact on their societies.All of these objectives are most likely to beachieved through rigorous education and training toindividuals of the highest academic quality. TheCommission firmly believes that the achievement ofthe development and leadership objectives shouldnot detract from our long-standing emphasis onacademic strength and quality. That is why, as well asbeing one of the most relevant scholarship schemesin the world, we also seek to maintain our reputationas one of the most prestigious.Professor Trudy HarphamChairDr John KirklandExecutive SecretaryAnnual Report 2003 - 2004 3

HealthMedical and public health topics figure prominently in the platform of work funded by the Commission.Increasingly, our support also extends to the promotion of health issues, both to policy makers and thewider public.Dr Ersan Latif,CommonwealthProfessional Fellowfrom PakistanThe work of a Commonwealth Professional Fellowfrom Pakistan put tobacco control at the top ofthe agenda of Commonwealth Health Ministers,leading to significant Commonwealth support for theinternational tobacco treaty, the Framework Conventionon Tobacco Control (FCTC).Dr Ehsan Latif spent three months on a ProfessionalFellowship with the Commonwealth PolicyStudies Unit (CPSU) at the Institute of CommonwealthStudies (ICS) in London where he wrote theinfluential report on the FCTC, Stubbing it Out. Thetreaty achieved sufficient ratifications to becomeeffective on 28 February 2005. Amongst the 57countries that have ratified the FCTC at present, 20are from the Commonwealth.Richard Bourne, Head of the CPSU, says that“Commonwealth countries were a higher proportionof the critical initial ratifications than their proportionin the international community would suggest, andwe regard this as a tribute to Dr Latif’s work with theCPSU”.Dr Latif has now resumed his posts as ProgrammeCo-ordinator at the Network for ConsumerProtection, and Senior Project Co-ordinator at theTobacco Free Initiative in Pakistan. He continues towork on the FCTC, focusing on implementationissues in Commonwealth countries. On the topic ofhis fellowship Dr Latif says, “the understandingdeveloped while working at the CPSU helped me tosuccessfully advocate for the signing and subsequentratification of the FCTC not only by Pakistan but alsoby other Commonwealth states”.Various tobacco control activists have used DrLatif’s report as a lobbying tool to further theirtobacco-related activities in different Commonwealthcountries. His work on the FCTC has led to arecognition award from the American Cancer Societyand the International Union Against Cancer intobacco control. Back in Pakistan, Dr Latif continuescollaboration with the CPSU and ICS.The promotion of health, rather than its treatment,is a key element in the health studies of manyCommonwealth Scholars. Khatia Munguambe, ascholar from Mozambique, takes such an approachto her environmental health research. A PhD studentat the London School of Hygiene and TropicalMedicine (LSHTM), she is engaged in an in-depthstudy of household practices in the district ofManhiça, southern Mozambique. Khatia has recentlybeen awarded an additional grant by the RoyalSociety for the Promotion of Health to continue herresearch. She also will be contributing an article tothe Society’s journal.Khatia describes her research: My study seeks todocument patterns of risk and protective practicesrelated to hygiene, sanitation, mosquito deterrence,and indoor air pollution at the household level.It further aims to investigate the determinants ofCumberland Lodge4 Commonwealth Scholarship Commission

such practices with the final goal of informingenvironmental health interventions aimed at thecontrol of malaria, diarrhoeal diseases and acuterespiratory infections in poor rural settings.A contribution that my studies will bring to mycountry is the contacts that I have establishedwith senior professors and lectures with professionalinterests in Africa. I think this can open doorsto the implementation of public health programmeswith impact.During her doctoral studies in London, Khatiaremains in close contact with the Health ResearchCentre in Manhiça, where she and colleagues at theLSHTM are involved in two interventions in malariaprevention. Her emphasis on the ‘caretaker’ of thehousehold, rather than the ‘head’ for education andassistance projects has considerable policy significance.The work of many award holders is highlyrelevant to the challenges facing the world today, aswas evident in the 2004 intake of scholars andfellows. One such scholar is Susan Kasedde fromUganda. Currently studying for her doctorate inpublic health (DrPH), Susan is researching HIVinterventions for young people in Africa at the Centrefor Population Studies, LSHTM.Susan comes to the LSHTM with years ofexperience working at UNICEF and the Straight TalkFoundation, a national NGO in Uganda, on HIVprevention programmes for adolescents and youngpeople. Her experience as a Commonwealth Scholarhas been productive and rewarding:The support from the Commonwealth ScholarshipCommission has enabled me to embark on atruly professionally challenging and rigorous doctorateat the London School of Hygiene and TropicalMedicine. The degree is tailored to prepare publichealth leaders to deliver exactly the high level ofleadership and responsibility required in workaffecting human lives. I feel honoured to be ableto learn from, and work alongside, some of themost inspiring academic leaders at the LSHTM. Myinteractions with other Commonwealth Scholars,particularly in the Public Health ProfessionalNetwork, have been yet more inspiration for me toachieve the best possible from this learning experience.The scholars are remarkable in their achievementsand I am privileged to be among them.The first six months of the doctorate in publichealth programme at LSHTM focuses on thetaught component of the degree. The courseworkfrom September to December was designed specificallyfor DrPH students and covered leadership,management and personal development as wellas evidence-based public health practice. All ofthese are critical areas for public health leadersand managers, and the in-depth, practical approachto the classes helped sharpen my attentionto important leadership, communication, reflective,negotiation and team skills while setting me righton track for improved review and use of data formy work and decision-making.Presently Susan is preparing to spend six monthson a professional attachment with UNAIDS in SouthAfrica as part of her degree programme, where shewill study the role of UNAIDS in co-ordinating theUN’s response to HIV/AIDS. Her doctoral researchfocuses on the influence of social networks on HIVprevention practices.Public health seminar atCumberland LodgePublic Health Professional NetworkThe Professional Networks are recent additions to the Alumni Programme – a majorpart of our long-term strategy to maintain contact with current award holders andalumni in matters of direct relevance to their work (see page 19 for moreinformation). The first seminar of the Public Health Network was held at CumberlandLodge, Windsor, on 21-23 January 2005.The event began with a keynote speech from Professor Sir Andy Haines, Directorof the LSHTM. The theme of Professor Haines speech ‘Can the UN MillenniumDevelopment Goals be attained?’ was taken up by participants throughout theweekend, culminating in group discussions relating to two key issues: the need for aconsidered approach to the distribution of aid, and the challenges presented by theneed for behavioural change at all levels of society. Several participants alsopresented the results of their research on issues as diverse as mental health inadolescents, environmental health, and maternal nutrition. Past and present awardholders wishing to sign up for the Public Health Professional Network should visitwww.csfp-online.org/alumni.Annual Report 2003 - 2004 5

EnvironmentThe Commission’s record of supporting work on the environment has been enhanced in recent yearsthrough a strong representation of environmental projects in the new Professional Fellowships andDistance Learning Programmes.One of the goals of theCommission’sawards is to establishpurposeful links betweenthe UK and other Commonwealthcountries. Collaborationbetween theUniversity of Malawi andthe University of Strathclydehas attracted theattention of a high-leveldelegation from the UK.On a visit to the region,the United Kingdom Houseof Commons Select Committeeon Science and Technologyheard of progresstowards establishing anew Centre for Water andSanitation in Malawi. In2004, the Commissionprovisionally committed up to six awards for staff inthe new centre to study in the UK over the next fewyears, as part of its pilot programme of InstitutionalCapacity Grants.Part of a long-standing collaboration betweenthe institutions, support has been provided in recentyears through the award of a Commonwealth ProfessionalFellowship to Paul Chunga, who is activelyinvolved in the re-establishment of a professionalbody for environmental officers in Malawi. In 2003,Paul, an environmental health officer working in therural Chikwawa district, spent three months inStrathclyde on a Professional Fellowship in publichealth in order to gain skills to be able to betteraddress the challenges facing his country, such ashigh infant mortality rates, HIV/AIDS, and inadequateaccess to clean water. In Malawi, the life expectancyrate is 41 years, infant mortality and under fivemortality rates are at 104 per 1,000, and 234 per1,000 respectively, there is a 16% HIV/AIDS prevalence,a 33% malaria prevalence, and only 63% ofthe population has access to clean water.During his stay, Paul was attached to severalhealth bodies, including the Royal EnvironmentalHealth Institute of Scotland (REHIS) and the ScottishEnvironment Protection Agency (SEPA). He gainednew knowledge in the areas of waste/refusemanagement, pest control, infectious diseases,environmental health legislation enforcement, andfood safety, among others, and he also establishednew links with several environmental health bodiesin the UK. Paul explains the impact of his award:These bodies and organisations covered all thefields of concern and met my expectations in full.The knowledge and skills gained in all fields arevery relevant to the Malawian situation and theywill be used to develop the environmental healthprofession in Malawi in order to raise theenvironmental health status of all Malawians.His supervisor, Dr Tony Grimason, says that it isevident that Paul “benefited tremendously from theCSFP fellowship. He has returned to Malawi anenthused person, keen to put into practice what hehas learnt”.The Environment Agency of England and Waleshas also been a keen partner in helping the CSCachieve its goals of enhancing practical skills ofprofessionals in the developing world. In 2003,Wilson Tamakloe, of the Environment ProtectionAgency of Ghana, spent three months on aProfessional Fellowship with the Environment Agencyof England and Wales.Wilson recounts his experience: When I joinedthe Environment Protection Agency of Ghana(EPA) in January 2000, it became apparent to methat the Agency’s information system resourceswere not being deployed to their maximumpotential. In particular, I was concerned about howinformation technology tools were not availablefor officers to be able to better carry out environmentalmanagement functions. The aim of thisfellowship was to find out whether managementof information systems could be an enabler forbetter environmental management, which I foundto be the case.6 Commonwealth Scholarship Commission

After the programme, I returned to the EPA inGhana where I was assigned the responsibility ofworking with a consultant to develop a GeographicalInformation System (GIS) for the purpose of Oil SpillSensitivity Mapping and Coastal Zone Management.The project ended successfully in October 2004.I would not have been able to meet the challengesinvolved in the implementation of the project withoutthe professional attachment with the EnvironmentAgency.At the beginning of 2005, I was transferred tothe Environmental Information and Data Managementdepartment of the EPA in Ghana to helpstrengthen the department. This move was also adirect result of the training I had in the UK.Environmental issues also figure prominently inthe Commission’s Distance Learning Scholarships.These have the advantage of allowing scholars topursue their studies while remaining in the workforcein their own countries, and applying their newknowledge with immediate effect. Patrick Karanjais currently enjoying the benefits of such an approachto learning.At present, Patrick is undertaking a DistanceLearning MSc programme in water and environmentalmanagement at Loughborough University, whilecontinuing his work as an hydrogeologist with theconsulting firm, Groundwater Survey, in Kenya. Hehas successfully completed six modules since January2003 and developed essential skills in water resourcesand environment management, thus gaining crucialknowledge while serving his community.Patrick is currently working on a project forTiomin Resources Inc, developing untapped aquifersin the Kwale district of the Kenyan Coast. He hasinitiated, designed and constructed piezometers forwater table and quality monitoring at selected siteswithin a forest in the area to monitor the impact ofthe anticipated high water abstraction to the watertable and the soil water moisture content, to conservethe vast forest. The piezometers vary in depth andwill also monitor suspectedrising levels in salinityto check possible seaintrusion, as the boreholesare just two to three kilometresfrom the IndianOcean. A possible fall in thewater table and/or seawaterintrusion will affect the vegetationand the shallow wellsin the area, which provide thecommunity with domesticwater. Patrick hopes to unearththe possible effects of the seaintrusion to the vegetation andthe community.Having successfully completeda module in environmentalassessment, Patrick hasrecently been registered bythe National EnvironmentalManagement body as anAssociate Environmental Expertin Kenya.Past and present awardholders wishing to sign upfor the Environment ProfessionalNetwork should visitwww.csfp-online.org/alumni.Commonwealth DistanceLearning Scholar,Patrick Karanja, workingon a hydrogeologyproject in Kenya“These bodies and organisations covered all the fieldsof concern and met my expectations in full. Theknowledge and skills gained in all fields are very relevantto the Malawian situation and they will be used todevelop the environmental health profession in Malawiin order to raise the environmental health status of allMalawians.”– Paul Chunga, Commonwealth Professional Fellow,on the impact of his attachments with UK health bodiesAnnual Report 2003 - 2004 7

Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentStudies in agriculture and rural development are of particular practical relevance in the world today. As well asdeveloping new talent, the Commission works to further the education of scholars and fellows who already haveexperience in these fields.Commonwealth ScholarAndrew Ainslee’s fieldwork:yoking the oxen inSouth AfricaAndrew Ainslie, a doctoral scholar in socialanthropology at University College London is anexample of such an award holder.A native of South Africa, Andrew is about tosubmit his dissertation on the cultural and economicdimensions of cattle ownership in rural areas of theEastern Cape Province of South Africa.His supervisor, Professor Katherine Homewood,comments on the significance of Andrew’s work:Andrew is making an important contribution notonly from the point of view of intellectual andacademic knowledge and theory, but also fromthe point of view of direct involvement in thepolicy process and in keeping touch with localland users at every level. Perhaps most importantly,he is a prime mover as well as mentor intraining and development for both disadvantagedstudents and more broadly for scientists whosework relates to rural South African farmingpopulations. His thesis makes an importantcontribution to knowledge in this field and to theevolution of policy and practice in the EasternCape and more widely in South Africa.With the knowledge that he has gained from hisaward, Andrew is well equipped to make ameaningful contribution to his home country. Hedescribes the spin-off effects of his studies:During 2004, I was invited to contribute to thereview of the South African national land reformprogramme, a research project co-ordinated bythe Programme for Land and Agrarian Studies(PLAAS) at the University of the Western Cape.Also in 2004, I was invited to contribute todeveloping the Eastern Cape government’sProvincial Growth and Development Plan, whichwill co-ordinate and steer state-led developmentintervention across all sectors in the province overthe next ten years.Employed by the Agricultural Research Council(ARC), I continue to work closely with local farmerassociations, local government structures andother researchers active in the formerly neglectedareas of the Eastern Cape Province, with a view toincreasing the levels and efficiency of agriculturalproduction, particularly in the livestock andrangeland management sectors. I also participateas a mentor in the ARC’s flagship ProfessionalDevelopment Programme, which seeks to addressspecifically race and gender equity across theorganisation. I serve, by invitation, on the ARC’sNational Task Team that spearheads the introductionof an innovative training programme toenable specialist scientists to develop the necessaryskills to better address the needs of previouslydisadvantaged farmers in rural South Africa.From research on cattle farming in South Africa toargoforestry research in Uganda, the work of CommonwealthScholars makes tangible differences in theworld. To facilitate such meaningful change, theCommission has undertaken a variety of innovativeaward models. One such model is the CommonwealthSplit-site Scholarship scheme. These awardsare available to those studying for a PhD indeveloping Commonwealth countries. The scholarshipssupport attendance for one year at a UK university,under the joint supervision of a home country and UK8 Commonwealth Scholarship Commission

supervisor. Applications areaccepted directly from certaindeveloping country universities,or from UK university departmentsKenyatta University of Agricultureand Technology inNairobi (JKUAT), who spenttwo periods of three and ninewhich have an estab-Coppicing woodlots with maize months respectively atlished link with a university inthe developing Commonwealth.The awards were first– David SiririNottingham. The first visitwas used to complete anextensive literature review,introduced on a pilot basis in 1998. Each year theCommission makes 30-35 awards. Two examplesfrom the University of Nottingham vividly highlightthe benefits of the scheme.Ugandan Split-site Scholar, David Siriri, hasworked with Professor Colin Black, to further hisagroforestry research in Southern Uganda. ProfessorBlack explains the nature of the research:Much of the land in Kabale, Southern Uganda, issteeply terraced and is susceptible to catastrophicerosion during periods of intense rainfall. Theterraces also show a marked fertility gradientbetween the shallow degraded soils on the upperterrace and the deeper, more fertile soils on thelower terrace. David’s PhD programme hasinvestigated the role of planting tree fallows on theupper terrace in alleviating erosion and improvingsoil fertility. The tree fallows also provide a range oftree products for subsistence farmers including polesto support climbing beans, firewood and constructiontimber.While in Nottingham, David carried out detailedsoil analyses and processed experimental data fromhis agroforestry trial sites in Kabale. This analysishelped to clarify the impact of various tree species,including legumes, on soil fertility. In July 2004, Davidwas one of four African scientists invited to attend amodeling workshop in Indonesia, all expenses paid,with the objective of increasing indigenous expertiseof agroforestry models.learn new techniques for photosynthetic studiesincluding infra red gas analysis and fluorescence, andfinalise arrangements for her field programme.Catherine then returned to Kenya for one year tocomplete intensive fieldwork before returning toNottingham to analyse her data and write up herPhD thesis. She was awarded her doctorate in July2004.During her second visit to Nottingham, Catherinevisited the SE Asia station of the International Centrefor Research in Agroforestry in Indonesia for threeweeks to attend a modelling workshop and workwith staff there to apply new models of water, lightand nutrient use in agroforestry systems to herexperimental dataset. This work was published in therefereed journal Land Use and Water ResourcesResearch (Vol 4, pp 1-11 2004). A second paperreporting tree and crop growth in agroforestrysystems containing trees with contrasting leafingphenologies has been accepted for publication inForest Ecology and Management in 2005. Catherinehas also presented her work at several national andinternational conferences and has recently beenappointed Chair of the Botany Department at JKUAT.Professor Black notes that “Catherine has clearlyfound that the additional opportunities, experience andexpertise provided by her Split-site Scholarship provideda tremendous boost to her research and academiccareer development and is highly appreciative of thebenefits provided by the scheme”.David gained considerable benefit from theexperiences and expertise gained during his scholarship,and has now returned to a full-time post withthe World Agroforestry Centre in Uganda.The knowledge gained from David’s work hasbeen adopted as a model of good practice and hasalready been adopted by subsistence farmingcommunities in southern Uganda to protect againsterosion at the watershed level and increase thediversity and reliability of food production.Another Split-site Scholar to work with ProfessorBlack was Catherine Muthuri, a lecturer at Jomo“ Theknowledgegained fromDavid’s work hasbeen adopted asa model of goodpractice and hasalready beenadopted bysubsistencefarmingcommunities insouthern Ugandato protect againsterosion at thewatershed leveland increase thediversity andreliability of foodproduction.”– Professor Colin Black,on the work of Split-site ScholarDavid SiririPloughing with oxen,Andrew Ainslee’s fieldworkAccounts Membership Developing Building Contributing Promoting IntroductionAnnual Report 2003 - 2004 9

EducationHigher education is probably the single sector in which the Commission has made the most impact sinceit was established. Alumni studies show that about half of all award holders return to work in universitiesand colleges in their home countries. This reflects not only the quality of our scholars, but the priority thatwe give to higher education through the Commonwealth Academic Staff Scholarship and CommonwealthFellowship schemes.Dr Salihu Bakari,Commonwealth Scholarfrom NigeriaColloquiumparticipantsat the Universityof NottinghamPart of the aim of Commission awards is to fostera more informed, just world. The work ofDr Salihu Bakari, a Commonwealth Scholar fromNigeria, is bringing such goals to fruition. Dr Bakarirecently completed his doctorate on gender andeducation at the School of Education, University ofSussex. Upon returning to his home country inOctober 2004, he was made Dean of the School ofEducation in the Federal College of Education, wherehe worked on reforms, especially with respect toequal opportunities.He has since accepted another appointment, thistime from the Federal Government of Nigeria, wherehe now works as an Assistant Director in, and theSpecial Assistant to, the Executive Secretary of theUniversal Basic Education Commission. The overallaim of the Commission is to ensure that all schoolagechildren have unfettered access to free,compulsory, universal basic education. Dr Bakarinotes: “My present position is wider in scope, as ourmandate covers the entire country. It is equally morechallenging, but certainly it is a position thatprovides me with the opportunity to have an impacton the entire nation”.Dr Bakari’s supervisor, Dr Fiona Leach, commentson the quality of his work:Salihu produced an outstanding thesis in whichhe examined issues of gender equity in teacher education,drawing on a case study of a college of education.As a man researching gender issues, he hasprovided invaluable new insights into the manyforms of institutional discrimination against womenand the barriers to achieving equality of opportunityin Nigerian society. Hopefully, his research will have apositive impact on the development of teachereducation in that country.While in her native Pakistan, Ainee ShehzadSalim also works to change educational structuresthrough her Distance Learning Scholarship with theInstitute of Education, London. She is currentlystudying for a masters in education and internationaldevelopment with a focus on gender issues, and waspart of a pilot project of Distance Learning Scholarsthat spent a three-month period of intensive study atthe Institute of Education, London.Ainee comments on the significance of her timewith professors and fellow Distance LearningScholars in London:The way that I see the educational experience hereis that it is a two-way interaction process like noother. It provides an understanding of the link betweenour lives, and those of other people throughoutthe world.It provides us with a new perspective on the linksbetween education, poverty alleviation, conflict resolution,multiculturalism and gender equality that arepriority issues on world agendas for development.The wide range of literature provided by the educationalprogrammes, the experiences that our tutorsshare with us and the exchange of ideas from adiverse group of students contributes to equippingus with the necessary knowledge and skills that canfacilitate human resource development strategies inour countries.Many Commission scholars go back to work intheir universities having honed their curriculum developmentskills under their awards. Dr PrathibaWeerasinghe, a Senior Lecturer in the Departmentof Plant Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, RajarataUniversity of Sri Lanka, spent six months working inthe Plant Sciences Division of the University ofNottingham.Her supervisors, Professor Jerry Roberts and10 Commonwealth Scholarship Commission

Dr J B Power, state that they were “extremelyimpressed by Dr Weerasinghe’s accomplishmentsduring the tenure of her fellowship. Her experiencesenabled her to address key issues related to curriculumdevelopment in agricultural biotechnologyand gain direct experience of effective methods toenhance student learning”.Dr Weerasinghe describes her experience:At Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, biotechnologyis taught as a subject only in the undergraduatecurriculum programme and post-graduatestudy in this subject has yet to begin. During mystay at Nottingham, I was able to utilise the excellentlibrary and the IT facilities at the School ofBiosciences, to prepare a draft of an undergraduatetext book entitled Fundamentals of Plant Biotechnology,which will be subsequently publishedin Sri Lanka.I followed a number of teaching methodologycourses offered by the Staff Development andEducational Unit (SEDU) and as well as the graduateschool. The excellent nature of these coursesgave me a great opportunity to enhance to agreat extent my three and half years of teachingexperience. I gained research experience in protoplastisolation, DNA marker techniques such asRAPD and PCR analysis by joining the PSLaboratory research group. In addition, I followedmany supportive training courses offered by theSEDU and the graduate school that enabled me todevelop my professional and personal expertise.The knowledge and experiences gained by meduring my stay in Nottingham will be of immensebenefit to develop a more effective undergraduateprogramme with biotechnology as amajoring area to foster innovation in this field ofstudies.Distance LearningScholars Ainee ShehzadSalim (L) andFarah Onaid (R), with theCommission’sAssistant Secretary,Dr Jonathan JenkinsThe Commission’s new Education ProfessionalNetwork was launched in June 2004, at a seminarhosted by the Centre for Collaborative EducationResearch (CCER) at the University of Nottingham.The network is open to both current awardholders and alumni with a professional interest ineducational issues, whatever their discipline of study.Contact is primarily through a regular electronicnewsletter, which keeps members up-to-date witha range of current developments, and allows themto make contact with each other. Interest in thenetwork has been high – with 259 registrationsfrom across the Commonwealth.Amongst the speakers at the initial seminarwere Professor Michael Omolewa, former CommonwealthScholar, who is currently Ambassador andPermanent Delegate of Nigeria to UNESCO, andPresident of the UNESCO General Council, ProfessorJohn Morgan, Director of the CCER and memberof the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission, andDr Martin Coles, Assistant Director of Research atthe National College of School Leadership.The main purpose of the event, however, wasfor award holders to present findings from theircurrent projects.Amongst the papers presented were:Mr David Gichoya on ‘Proving the performanceand effectiveness of information and communicationtechnology in the Government of Kenya –interview analysis’;Ms Dasmine Guthrie-Kennedy on ‘An investigationinto the multi-grade system in Jamaicaand its effects on students’ academic achievement’;andMs Lucy Stackpool-Moore on ‘Gender and HIV:How can education be preventative social vaccine?’.The proceedings of the seminar have beenpublished as part of the Commonwealth ScholarshipCommission Colloquia series. To obtain moreinformation, please contact Professor John Morganon John.Morgan@nottingham.ac.uk or visitwww.nottingham.ac.uk/education/ccer. Past andpresent award holders wishing to sign up for theEducation Professional Network should visitwww.csfp-online.org/alumni.Annual Report 2003 - 2004 11

Governance and LawGovernance and respect for laws and human rights are widely regarded as critical issues for development.These topics are popular with award holders from developed and developing countries alike.Christina Clark,Commonwealth Scholarfrom CanadaDr Taslima Monsoor,Commonwealth Fellowfrom BangladeshThis deep interest in mattersof justice propels manyscholars to excel in their studies,winning various distinctionsand prizes. Keren Murray, anAustralian CommonwealthScholar, achieved a distinctionfor her BCL degree at theUniversity of Oxford beforeembarking on her MPhil in law,also at Oxford, on a CommonwealthScholarship. She wasjointly awarded the Ralph Chiles CBE Prize inComparative Human Rights.Keren’s master’s thesis focuses on the issue ofAnti-Social Behaviour Orders. In particular, she isexploring the political context in which the Orderswere developed and their compatibility with humanrights law. In the future, Keren hopes to use theknowledge she has gained from her studies atOxford to contribute to the area of law reform andthe development of government policy in her homecountry. She believes the breadth of ideas andexperiences shared inside and outside the classroomand colleges at Oxford will enrich and inform thecontributions she hopes to make to public life.The Commission also enables those with years ofexperience in the practice of law to further theirskills. During her Commonwealth Fellowship at theSchool of Oriental and AfricanStudies (SOAS) in London, DrTaslima Monsoor, AssociateProfessor of the Department ofLaw at the University of Dhaka,Bangladesh, published a bookentitled Judiciary and Genderon Trial: Reported and UnreportedDecisions of the FamilyCourts. The publication, whichexamines whether women inBangladesh stand to benefitfrom judicial activism, is theoutcome of research under a judicial exchangeproject on family law in Muslim countries, supportedby the Foreign and Commonwealth Office andmanaged by the British Council in Bangladesh. Whileat SOAS, she wrote on the economic transformationof women in Bangladesh and its relation to the legalsystem.Many scholars from developed Commonwealthcountries come to the UK with a strong desire tomake an impact in the area of internationaldevelopment. Christina Clark is one such scholar.She comes to the UK on educational leave from theCanadian Government’s International DevelopmentAgency (CIDA), where she was responsible for childprotection and human security programming in theGreat Lakes of Africa. In September 2004, Christinabegan field research in Uganda with displacedCongolese young people, as part of her doctoralwork in development studies at the University ofOxford. She has been exploring their access todecision-making in two very different contexts: theurban environment of Kampala, and a rural refugeesettlement in western Uganda. Her research buildson her past experience at CIDA, and is intended toprovide her with greater knowledge about issuesfacing young people displaced by conflict when shereturns to her post with the Canadian Governmentafter completing her doctorate.Christina’s supervisor, Dr Dawn Chatty, says thatshe is making excellent progress: Christina hasconducted a long series of interviews withCongolese displaced youth in the city and alsoorganised and set out rigorous data collection inseveral refugee camps in Uganda. She is currentlyout of Kampala in the field. She has beenmeticulous in her data collection and herreporting. I anticipate an extraordinarily interestingdissertation will emerge from her researchon youth, agency, vulnerability, and identity.The Commission’s new Governance ProfessionalNetwork now has 150 members. Past andpresent award holders wishing to sign up for itshould visit www.csfp-online.org/alumni.12 Commonwealth Scholarship Commission

Science and TechnologyThe work of the Commission in the area of science has been highly commended in a report by the House ofCommons Select Committee on Science and Technology.In their enquiry on The Use of Science in UKInternational Development Policy, conductedthroughout the 2003-04 session, the Committeeconsidered evidence from a range of scholarshipschemes and other programmes to develop humancapacity. The Commission’s work was particularlycommended in three areas:● The development of innovative approaches –such as split-site and distance learning awards(paragraph 112);● The recognition of the continued importance ofdoctoral study to scientific subjects, and continuedadoption of a “demand-led” approach, with astrong representation of science and technologyin the review process for award applications(paragraph 113); and● The approaches being taken by the Commissionto improve the quality and impact of training delivered,for example, through the alumni programmeand pilot Institutional Capacity Grants (paragraph116).The committee noted that several of these measureshad contributed to the strong representation ofscience and technology amongst Commissionawards. Full details of the figures in each disciplinearea can be found on pages 32–34.Many Commonwealth Scholars make importantcontributions to their fields of study. One suchexample is Dr Sushila Maan of India, who recentlycompleted her doctorate in molecular virology at theInstitute for Animal Health, Pirbright. Her supervisor,Professor Peter P C Mertens, explains the impact ofher studies:Sushila’s study is exceptional in that it forms abasis of the molecular epidemiology of bluetonguevirus. This will revolutionalise the typing of thiseconomically very important animal pathogen and isproving valuable new insights concerning themovement and transmission of this disease.Dr Maan’s research has been published in TheEighth Report of the International Committee forthe Taxonomy of Viruses, and the Journal of Virology,and she has presented her work at numerous internationalconferences.Dr Lydia du Toit graduated in April 2004 from the University ofPretoria, South Africa, having spent one year of study in neuroendocrinologyat the Centre for Neuroscience, King’s College Londonon a Commonwealth Split-site Scholarship.Professor Nigel Bennett, Dr du Toit’s supervisor from the University ofPretoria, comments on her award:The awarding of a Split-site Scholarship to Ms du Toit enabled her toproduce a quality thesis and also acquire a wide diversity of technical skills.I would like to thank the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission for theopportunity that has been afforded to Ms du Toit in making her a topresearch scholar.Dr du Toit has published in numerous journals, and has just completeda year of postdoctoral study at the University of Pretoria investigatingthe structure of GnRH in mole-rats and related old world hystricomorphs.The transfer of technology from the UK to other parts of theCommonwealth is an important spin-off of Commission awards inscience and technology. One award holder who is making inroads in thisarea is Professor A Nagaraju. A geologist from Sri VenkateswaraUniversity, India, Professor Nagaraju continues to collaborate withcolleagues in the UK, having completed a Commonwealth Fellowship inthe School of Biological Sciences at the University of Aberdeen. Duringhis fellowship, Dr Nagaraju investigated heavy metal toxicity in lead inmine tailings as well as toxicity in associated soils and sediments in theBandalamotto mining area, Andhra Pradesh, India.His supervisor, Professor Ken Killham, explains the benefits ofProfessor Nagaraju’s Fellowship:Professor Nagaraju worked exceptionally hard and was very productive,producing enough high quality data to submit two papers in thenear future. His departmental seminar was superb and reflected a greatdeal of success using our toxicological techniques to both risk assess andremediate Indian mine tailings. The fellowship enabled Dr Nagaraju toengage fully with my research group and acquire a completely new set ofskills – he acquired biosensor skills and broader ecotoxiclogical expertisewhich is highly complementary to his geological background. I intend tovisit Dr Nagaraju later in the year to help out with some of Sri VenkateswaraUniversity’s teaching programmes and ensure that we havesuccessfully transferred technologies to India.In 2005, Professor Nagaraju visited the UK in connection with theRoyal Society Fellowship, and worked with Dr Karen Hudson-Edward atthe School of Earth Science, Birkbeck College, University of London.During this period he has continued his research on remediationtechniques on mining contaminated land.Annual Report 2003 - 2004 13

International: New Horizons for UK ScholarsWhen the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan (CSFP) was established in 1959, the UnitedKingdom agreed to be the major contributor. It has honoured that commitment ever since. However, over20 other Commonwealth countries have also offered awards under the Plan – providing a unique diversityof opportunities for UK students seeking to broaden their horizons.Matthew Street, the firstUK CommonwealthScholar to Brunei, withDr John Kirkland,Executive Secretaryof the CommissionNot all of these awards involve UK students. Inrecent years, Mauritius has made its first awardto a student from Tanzania, and a student from theWest Indies has been selected for the inauguralaward from Malta. The role of the Commission, however,is confined to acting as a nominating agency forthose countries that offer awards to UK students.2003-04 was an exciting year in this regard.In January, the UK’s firstCommonwealth Scholar in SouthAfrica took up her award. AnnaMarriott, who previously workedat the Institute of DevelopmentStudies, University ofSussex, began her mastersdegree in development studiesat the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Her tutors report excellentprogress, with expected completionin 2005.Anna explains the impact of her work:The opportunity to study for a master’s in developmentstudies in South Africa and to interact withstudents and staff from all over Africa has been themost rewarding and insightful experience of my studyand work career to date. The course has furthered myunderstanding of major development problems andpolicies from a developing country perspective, whichplaces more emphasis on the progress and potentialOutward Scholars2003-2004CountryAustralia 5Brunei Darussalam 1Canada 35India 1New Zealand 1South Africa 1Total 44roles of national and local governments and otherlocal stakeholders, in addition to the major internationalstakeholders I learnt about in my studies in the UK.During the course I have explored the majorproblems of poverty, inequality, social protection,and employment through primary and secondaryresearch. To date I have conducted primary researchon social protection and older women workers aswell as the informalisation of construction work. Ipresented my paper ‘Older Women as Breadwinners’at the Joint Population Conference, an internationalevent held in Durban, South Africa in October 2004,and the paper has subsequently been published bythe Demographic Association of Southern Africa(DEMSA). My scholarship is currently providing vitalfinancial assistance for my dissertation research. Mystudy and living experience in South Africa hasfurthered my ambition and capability to pursue acareer in development research and policy work.Another first came in August when the UK’s firstCommonwealth Scholar to Brunei began his studies.Matthew Street, a graduate from the University ofBath, began studies for a masters degree in economicsat the University of Brunei Darussalam. Hedescribes his experience:Life in Brunei is almost as different as it can be fromlife in the UK. As an international student, one gains aninsight into another way of life first-hand, in a way thatsimply could not be possible without studying inanother country. The fact that there are scholarshipstudents here from more countries than I can count, allwith their own experiences and values, means I don’tjust learn about Brunei, but about the whole world. Iwill leave Brunei with much more than just a masters.The friendship and memories of many people, havinghad my eyes opened to the world, have all made thisexperience one of the best in my life.The largest number of scholarships for Britishstudents, however, is provided by Canada, which alsorepresents the second largest contributor to the Plan.Twenty-two scholars were selected for awards toCanada in 2004, many of whom were given a send-14 Commonwealth Scholarship Commission

off by the Commission at a special reception in August.In wishing the students well, Canadian High Commissionerto the UK, HE Mel Cappe, stressed Canada’scontinuing support for the Commonwealth andinternational mobility in general. Former holders of theCanadian scholarships also joined the new awardholders.Jan Parry with children attendingtemporary schools near the town of BandaAceh, a project of Plan, an international NGOJanet Parry, a UK Commonwealth Scholar inAustralia, was selected to speak at the launch of thenew Peace Scholarship Trust initiative by Australianauthorities. Janet has now successfully completed amasters in International Development Studies at theUniversity of Melbourne. She took up her scholarshipafter a period of voluntary work in Uganda, andmaintained her interest in HIV/AIDS issues byattending a number of international events duringher award period. In her speech at the Trust’s launch,she reflected on the meaning of her scholarship:Being awarded a Commonwealth Scholarshipwas fabulous, as it meant that I could continue mystudy into an area that I was now determined toknow more about. Not only this, but the greatestthing is that I’ve been able to study alongsidepeople from all over the Asia-Pacific, who sharethe same ambition and interest as me.Janet now works as a Programme Manager at theinternational NGO, Plan, and is based at itsAustralian office in Melbourne. Responsible for developmentprogrammes in Indonesia and East Timor,she has been directly involved in Plan’s tsunami reliefresponse in Aceh, and has recently been assistingstaff in the region with project implementation andplanning.Over 1,000 UK scholars have now benefited fromCommonwealth Scholarships since the Planbegan. The evidence from our tracer studies suggestthat most have returned to take up positions thatutilise their international experience – indevelopment, diplomacy, academia, NGOs, or theprivate sector. Several have had the opportunity toremain in contact with the present-day programme.One example of this came in August, when HEBruce Cleghorn, now British High Commissioner toMalaysia, was able to host a reception for formerCommonwealth Scholars in that country. Anothercame in November, when Dr Alistair Niven, formerDirector of Literature at the British Council, andcurrently Director of the prestigious CumberlandLodge conference facility in the Great Park, Windsor,welcomed Commission members for a planning workshop.Both recalled that their Commonwealth Scholarships,in India and Ghana respectively, had proved tobe formative points in their lives.The Commission would like to thank all of theoverseas governments and other agencies whosegenerosity helps give the CSFP its unique internationalcharacter. We also hope that future generationsof UK students will continue to take advantage of therange of available awards. Opportunities for overseasCommonwealth Scholarships are widely advertisedin the media, through UK universities, and on theCSFP website, with closing dates normally in Octoberfor Northern Hemisphere awards, and April for theSouthern Hemisphere. For more information, pleasevisit www.csfp-online.org.HE Mel Cappe, Canadian High Commissionerto the UK (centre) with UK scholarsselected for awards in Canada“The opportunityto study fora masters indevelopmentstudies in SouthAfrica and tointeract withstudents and stafffrom all over Africahas been the mostrewarding andinsightfulexperience of mystudy and work.The course hasfurthered myunderstanding ofmajor developmentproblems andpolicies from adeveloping countryperspective.”– Anna Marriott,The first UK CommonwealthScholar to South AfricaAnnual Report 2003 - 2004 15

Doctoral Completion rates 1997-199910090807060%5040302010088 87 811997 1998 19991999 starters doctoralsubmission ratesStarters 1999Gained inside 4 yearsSubmission ratewithin 4 years %Completion rate %Field of studyAgriculture and Forestry 6 3 50 67Arts 21 14 67 81Dentistry 1 1 100 100Medicine 7 6 86 86Pure Science 32 24 75 84Social Science 49 31 63 73Technology 19 16 84 95Veterinary Science 1 1 100 100Total 136 96 71 81Submission rates for Research Councils and CSC: 1999 starters10090807060NERC CSC BBSRC EPSRC PPARC MRC ESRC%5040302010070 71 72 77 78 84 84Performance IndicatorsThe Commission places considerable emphasison maintaining contact with awardholders, and monitoring their progress. Thisinformation is used to evaluate the strengthsand weaknesses of our service, and gain insightinto award holders’ views of their host institutionsand the United Kingdom more generally.Monitoring Progressand Contact with Award HoldersEach award holder is the responsibility of a namedofficer within the Secretariat who, havingarranged placement, becomes the main pointof reference for subsequent dealings with theCommission. The procedures applied include:● Those selected for study in the UK are giventhe opportunity to contact existing awardholders, before their arrival;● If necessary, contact is made with theprospective supervisor at the time of arrival,pointing out special needs and problemsthat may be encountered;● New award holders in the UK are invited toattend the Welcome Programme (280 awardholders attended this year);● Officers from the Secretariat visit a numberof institutions per year, meeting with awardholders and their supervisors to listen toissues and provide information and advice;● Award holders are subscribed to an emaillist through which they receive regularinformation from the Secretariat and canalso post messages to other award holders;● Award holders and, for research degrees,supervisors, are required to write a report atthe end of their first term;● Award holders and their supervisors/tutorsare required to write a detailed report at theend of each year;● First term and annual reports are monitoredfor emerging issues – each report is readnot only by the Secretariat, but also by atleast one member of the Commission; andSource: Table 5.12 of Science, Engineering and Technology Statistics 2004 published onlineby the Office of Science and Technology at http://www.ost.gov.uk/setstats16 Commonwealth Scholarship Commission

● Access, as required, is provided to specialistservices offered by the British Council, which dealswith matters such as welfare and immigrationissues.Completion of CoursesIn addition to maintaining contact with award holders,host institutions are surveyed each year to obtaininformation on progress, qualifications gained, submissiondates and, where studies are still in progress,likely dates of completion.Completion rates for taught courses are consistentlyhigh at 95-98%. Full information on doctoralstudies takes longer to achieve, but completion ratesare also fairly high (between 80-90%). (See page 16for doctoral completion rates for studies commencedin 1997-1999). As the table shows, in the latest yearfor which information is available, 81% overall havecompleted their doctorates with 71% submittingtheir thesis within four years. Completion and submissionrates vary considerably with field of study,with medicine, science and technology, of the largerfields, having high percentages submitting withinfour years.Award Holders’ ViewsAn annual anonymous survey asks award holdersabout their experiences and views of studying andliving in the United Kingdom and of the administrationof the scheme. In 2004, 445 award holders returnedthe questionnaire, a higher number than any previousyear. As well as being given the opportunity tocomment at more length, award holders are asked torate various aspects of their experience on a fivepointscale ranging from ‘excellent’ through to ‘verypoor’.This enables us to compare responses from yearto year. As the tables to the right indicate, satisfactionremains high and in most areas is slightlyincreased from previous years, with 91% rating theiroverall academic experience as ‘excellent’ or ‘good’.Academic facilities and supervisors are also ratedhighly as is their overall experience of living in the UK.The rating for supervision and teaching is improvedthis year with 87% of respondents rating this in thetop two categories and 53% rating this as ‘excellent’as opposed to 47% last year. The ACU’s administrationof the scheme continues to be the area withthe highest satisfaction ratings with 93% rating thisin the top two categories and 57% finding this to beexcellent.As in previous years, the level of stipend was thearea with which lowest levels of satisfaction wereexpressed. However, 73% of respondents, up slightlyfrom 70% in 2003, found the stipend to be at least‘fairly satisfactory’. Research postgraduates were lesslikely than those on shorter courses to find the stipendto be satisfactory, as were award holders with children.Many respondents mentioned the high cost of accommodation.Respondents from the South West andOxford expressed the least satisfaction with stipendlevels of all regions.Respondents’ comments on their experiencesprovide a rich source of qualitative data, which isanalysed for review by the Commission. A very largeproportion of respondents list the academic environmentand particularly its international and multiculturalnature as the best aspect of their stay in the UKand found their courses of study to be well-organisedand stimulating. When asked how their experiences2004 survey: ratings (%)ExcellentGoodSatisfactoryPoorVery PoorNo.Selection and placement procedures 53 36 9 2 0 292ACU’s Administration overall 57 36 7 1 0 443Standard of supervision/ teaching 53 34 10 3 0 442Access to Library 49 40 9 1 0 441Access to Computing Facilities 53 34 10 2 1 440Access to Laboratories 51 40 8 1 0 207Academic Facilities Overall 43 45 12 0 0 442Course of Study Overall 38 47 14 1 1 440Academic Experience Overall 44 47 9 1 0 438Institutions’ Provision of Welfare Advice 15 51 26 7 0 429Overall Experience of living in the UK 38 50 11 0 0 4402000-2004 surveys: combined ratings for excellent and good (%)2000 2001 2002 2003 2004Selection and placement procedures 88 86 84 88 89ACU’s Administration overall 96 95 93 92 93Standard of supervision/ teaching 87 85 83 81 87Access to Library 86 84 86 87 89Access to Computing Facilities 79 83 88 88 87Access to Laboratories 87 89 90 89 91Academic Facilities Overall 91 86 87 88 88Course of Study Overall 85 84 81 85Academic Experience Overall 89 89 90 90 91Institutions’ Provision of Advice 57 65 67 66 66Overall Experience of living in the UK 84 87 89 88 88Annual Report 2003 - 2004 17

could have been improved, popular answers includedbeing given more time, more practical experiences/placements on their courses, more assistance withsecuring work placements and more opportunity forinteraction with each other and attending conferences.Evaluating new programmesDistance Learning Scholars and Professional Fellowshave distinct surveys, which look at issues specific tothese programmes. Distance Learning Scholarsundertake selected postgraduate courses focused ondevelopment needs and based on a strong partnershipbetween UK and overseas providers. Participantsare sent a questionnaire at the beginning of theircourses and then a follow-up survey after the first 12months to see how they are progressing. The surveyasks respondents to describe their experience of theprogramme, what skills they feel they are gainingand to comment on the potential impact of thescheme for development. So far 121 award holdershave completed the baseline survey. Skills mostcommonly referred to were knowledge-based skills,followed by skills in IT, research, analysis and reportwriting and communication. As well as being askedto describe skills, respondents are asked some quantitativequestions: 91% felt that the skills gained were‘very’ or ‘extremely’ relevant to their work, 98% feltthese skills would be ‘very’ or ‘extremely’ beneficialfor their future career development, and 95% ratedthe development impact of the scheme as ‘excellent’or ‘good’.The Professional Fellowship programme involvesshort-term visits to organisations in the UK for midcareerprofessionals to improve their occupationalskills. Professional Fellows complete a similarevaluation questionnaire at the end of their studiesand a follow-up questionnaire 18 months after that.Forty-two award holders have completed the initialquestionnaire so far. Professional Fellows were verypositive about the development impact of thescheme, with 93% of respondents rating this as‘excellent’ or ‘good’ and 88% felt the skills gainedwould be ‘extremely’ or ‘very’ beneficial for theircareer development.Like Distance Learning Scholars, Professional Fellowsdescribed how they had acquired a high level ofknowledge-based skills relevant to their professions.In addition they spoke of learning a wide range ofprofessional skills such as management techniques,including team building and planning, monitoringand evaluating programmes, communication andnetworking skills along with improved analytical andresearch skills. Many respondents referred to thebenefits of being able to take a global view andinternational good practice back to their organisationswhere they were able to play an expanded role.Julius Munthali, working for the anticorruptionbureau in Malawi, undertook aProfessional Fellowship with Crown Agents inthe UK in 2004. During his award he visited anumber of training centres for police and learntskills in training, research and investigations.As a result of the award, he reports that he isnow recognised as a professional trainer ofinvestigators, and has been promoted. He hasrecently given presentations to the MalawiPolice Service and District Assemblies and plansto expand this work throughout the SADCregion.Peace Akpakli,working as acomplaint managerat theEnvironmentalProtection Agencyin Ghana,upgraded hercustomer servicesskills and learnt human relations strategies andpolicies during a placement with the CorporateAffairs Department of the UK EnvironmentAgency:From the ideas and skills gained I have beenable to develop a simple customer services guidefor the unit I manage. I am able to respond tocustomers needs more efficiently and moreprofessionally and I am able to provide supportfor focal point officers who investigate some ofthe complaints.18 Commonwealth Scholarship Commission

Adding ValueThe success of Commonwealth Scholarships depends on the ability of awardholders to make an impact in their area of expertise in later life. Our aim is tofacilitate this through providing high-level qualifications and career development.In recent years, we have sought to add value to this process in several ways.Enhancing SkillsIn addition to formal qualifications, award holdersneed a range of management and other skills tomaximise their contribution in later life. The Commission’snew Skills Enhancement Programme isdesigned to help develop such competencies.The Programme was expanded to include elevenevents during the year. Topics included accessinginformation; negotiation and problem solving; issuesfor women returning home; publicising your ideas;accessing research funds; exploring leadership; andteam building and systems thinking.Events were targeted at those in their final yearof award. Of 198 eligible candidates, 101 attendedat least one event, and 75 attended more than one.Satisfaction levels were high, with 89% rating thequality of speakers in the top two categories (out offive) and the same figure being reported forrelevance to future career.Alumni ActivityOur Alumni Programme seeks both to keep in contactwith former award holders, and encourage dialoguebetween them. The year saw a major milestone withthe publication of the first Directory of CommonwealthScholars and Fellows.The Directory contains the names of almost20,000 individuals who have held awards under theCommonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan sinceits inception in 1959. It was produced through collaborationbetween the Commission and Canada’sDepartment of Foreign Affairs and International Trade.The publication was launched at the Conference ofCommonwealth Ministers, held in October 2003.Other activities include the alumni magazine,Omnes, and our ongoing tracer project. Receptionsare also held throughout the world – this year inMauritius, Malaysia and Singapore, often with thecollaboration of British High Commissions. Since theAlumni Programme began in 2000, contact has beenestablished with some 4,000 of the 14,000 individualswho have held their awards in the United Kingdom.Professional NetworksThe most recent extension to our Alumni Programmehas been the establishment of our first four professionalnetworks – in education, public health, governance,and the environment.The networks are open both to existing awardholders and alumni. The aim is to encourage contactbetween those of similar professional interests throughoutthe world, thus providing a unique network ofexpertise. Initial response has been excellent, with259 registrations for the Education Professional Network,171 for public health, 151 for governance, and152 for the environment. Inevitably, the majority ofcontact is electronic. Each network receives a regularnewsletter, edited by an expert in the field, detailingrecent news, publications and other career opportunities.A Policy ProfileIt is important that award holders have the opportunityto take part in as many policy discussions aspossible.An excellent opportunity to develop this aimcame in October 2003, when Edinburgh hosted the15th Conference of Commonwealth EducationMinisters, the theme of which was ‘Closing the Gap:Access, Inclusion and Achievement’.Several award holders were able to attend thelaunch party, on the eve of the conference, to celebratethe launch of the alumni Directory, and twosat on the organising committee of the Youth Summitwhich accompanied the main conference. The mainform of participation, however, came through aseminar entitled ‘Closing the Gaps in HigherEducation? Old and New Challenges for CommonwealthScholars and Academic Staff’, hosted byProfessor Kenneth King at the University of Edinburgh.In addition to award holders from throughout thecountry, the seminar attracted High Commission representativesand others attending the main conference.An account of the findings was published in Omnes,edition six, which can be obtained by visitingwww.csfp-online.org/alumni.CSC alumni receptionin SingaporeCurrent ProfessionalNetworks:● Education● Public Health● Governance, Civil Societyand CommunityDevelopment● EnvironmentForthcoming Networks:● Agriculture (includingrural development andveterinary studies)● Infrastructure and UrbanDevelopment (includingcivil engineering, water,sanitation, planning,housing)● Science and Technology● Legal, Human Rights andConflict Resolution● Management,Communications, andBusiness (including IT)● Economics and PublicFinanceAnnual Report 2003 - 2004 19

On Award 2003-2004SchemeNo.General 431CASS 85Fellowships 74Split-site PhDs 45Professional Fellowships 50Distance Learning 241Total 9262004 AwardsLast year’s dramatic increase in numbers of new awards (21%), followingthe expansion of the Professional Fellowship and DistanceLearning Schemes, was sustained in 2004. Numbers of awards weremaintained for each scheme (see pages 22-23) with a slight increasefor General Scholarships. Figures for scholars and fellows on awardduring the report year were 26% higher than 2002-2003 at 926. TheShared Scholarship Scheme – now also the responsibility of theCommission – contributed an additional 162 awards held during2003-2004, and 150 new awards in 2004.Awards by regionRegion Awards Held New AwardsSub-Saharan Africa 470 273South Asia 263 198Far East 20 7Australia/NZ 64 33Pacific 9 7Caribbean 45 27North America (Canada) 49 26Europe 6 4Total 926 5752004 Awards: DFID funded General Scholarships by regionRegion Target% Actual%Sub-Saharan Africa 50 57South Asia 30 29Other 20 14RegionForty-two countries are represented in the 2004 intake for CommonwealthScholarships and Fellowships (see pages 26–28). As opencompetition is encouraged, the Commission does not allocate specificnumbers of awards to individual countries. However, certain schemestend to focus on particular developing regions and countries, such asthe Academic Staff Scholarships (CASS), where awards are mostlygiven to institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa, or in the lower-third of theUnited Nations Human Development Index.The regional distribution ofboth new awards and awards held is shown in the tables on the left.While General Scholarships are open to all countries, broad regionaltargets are employed for those funded by the Department for InternationalDevelopment (DFID). This year, the target of 50% of awardsfor Sub-Saharan Africa was exceeded, while the target of 30% forSouth Asia was closely met, with a slight shortfall for the smaller ‘other’regions, comprising the Pacific, Caribbean, Europe and East Asia.Level of StudyThe shift towards masters level scholarships has continued this yearwith three-quarters of Foreign and Commonwealth Office-funded(FCO) General Scholarships and two-thirds of DFID-funded General2004 Awards: Scholarships by levelScheme Master’s % Doctorate %FCO fundedGeneral Scholarships 74 26DFID fundedGeneral Scholarships 66 34CASS 13 87Total 62 382004 Awards: GenderScheme Women Womenas % of as % ofNominations SelectionsGeneral FCO 53 47General DFID 42 49All General Scholarships 46 49CASS 29 36Fellows 31 31Split-site PhDs 35 34Professional Fellowships 42 45Distance Learning 35 38Total 40 4220 Commonwealth Scholarship Commission

Scholarships being made at this level. Some support for doctoralstudies is maintained, however, with the majority of Academic StaffScholarships made at this level and the maintenance of the Split-siteDoctoral Scholarship Scheme.GenderWhile positive discrimination is not employed, the Commission doesseek to encourage nominating agencies to consider gender balance inputting forward nominations. As can be seen in the table here, in mostschemes female candidates tend to do better than male at the UKselection stage. For example, in 2004 women made up 46% of thosenominated for all General Scholarships, and 49% of those selected bythe Commission for these awards. While this is slightly lower than in2003 (50%), figures for those funded by DFID have improved from 40%of nominations to 42%, and from 46% of selections to 49%. Acrossall schemes the representation of women is slightly lower this year at42% of selections, as opposed to 46% in 2003.This is influenced largelyby the Distance Learning Scheme for which the gender balance tends tofluctuate significantly each year depending on the programmes funded.Joint AwardsSixteen awards in 2004 were jointly funded by institutions in additionto 18 awards held in 2003-2004. Institutions usually contribute 85%of the tuition fees. The Commission is grateful to the Universities ofCambridge, Edinburgh, Nottingham, Oxford and the University CollegeLondon for their support.Shared Scholarship SchemeSince 2002, the Commission has assumed formal responsibility for theShared Scholarship Scheme. This scheme is funded through a partnershipbetween universities and government whereby the universitypays the full stipend for the scholar (sometimes in conjunction with anexternal sponsor) and the government covers the costs of return airfareand tuition fees. This scheme differs from the other CommonwealthScholarships in several ways. Selections are made by the UK institutionfor awards at taught postgraduate level only. Those working for parastatalorganisations or central government are excluded (this groupoften secures a disproportionate number of scholarships under otherschemes) and candidates must state that they would not be able tostudy in the UK without this support.Award holders are largely from sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia(94% of new awards in 2004 were from these regions) and tend to befrom countries towards the lower end of the United Nations HumanDevelopment Index. Awards tend to be concentrated on areas thathave a direct bearing on development, with science, engineering, law,social science, health and education being the most popular fields ofstudy.The scheme is open to all UK universities, but is oversubscribed byaround 50%. Universities wishing to offer awards are therefore invitedto bid each year with places allocated in January.Shared Scholarships by regionRegion Awards NewHeld % Awards %Sub-Saharan Africa 83 51 80 53South Asia 74 46 62 41Far East 1 1 2 1Caribbean 3 2 6 4Pacific 1 1 0 0Total 162 100 150 100Shared Scholarships by disciplineDiscipline Awards Held New AwardsArts 5 1Computer Studies 4 13Economics & Development Studies 8 13Education 3 4Engineering 21 21Finance and Administration 14 10Health 18 15International Relations 9 1Legal 10 17Renewable Natural Resources 7 6Science 37 32Social 26 17Total 162 150Annual Report 2003 - 2004 21

2004 Awards: Nominations and SelectionsNominations received from overseasApplications selected for awards by the CommissionSchemeSchemeCountry GS CA CN CD CF CP Total GS CA CN CD CF CP TotalSub-Saharan AfricaBotswana 9 0 0 0 0 1 10 1 0 0 0 0 1 2Cameroon 10 3 0 0 5 8 26 4 1 0 0 1 0 6The Gambia 9 0 0 0 0 4 13 3 0 0 0 0 3 6Ghana 11 3 3 0 6 14 37 7 1 1 0 2 10 21Kenya 15 7 5 27 7 12 73 8 3 1 26 3 7 48Lesotho 4 0 0 1 0 2 7 1 0 0 1 0 2 4Malawi 10 4 2 5 1 3 25 6 2 2 4 0 2 16Mauritius 2 0 1 1 0 1 5 2 0 1 1 0 1 5Mozambique 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Namibia 9 0 0 3 0 0 12 3 0 0 2 0 0 5Nigeria 34 27 16 0 15 7 99 10 3 4 0 7 4 28Sierra Leone 10 2 1 0 0 1 14 8 2 1 0 0 1 12South Africa 50 5 6 1 5 11 78 25 4 6 1 4 10 50Swaziland 7 1 0 0 0 1 9 3 1 0 0 0 1 5Tanzania 12 11 4 46 2 4 79 5 5 2 31 1 3 47Uganda 19 5 2 0 2 5 33 13 3 1 0 0 4 21Zambia 10 8 0 8 2 10 38 5 0 0 7 2 9 23Subtotal 222 76 40 92 45 84 559 104 25 19 73 20 58 299South AsiaBangladesh 26 9 0 28 17 0 80 17 6 0 25 9 0 57India 55 0 15 56 79 11 216 25 0 8 56 31 3 123Maldives 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2Pakistan 29 10 3 0 15 3 60 12 3 2 0 7 0 24Sri Lanka 12 0 8 0 19 2 41 7 0 3 0 11 0 21Subtotal 124 19 26 84 130 16 399 63 9 13 81 58 3 227Far EastMalaysia 8 0 5 0 0 0 13 4 0 4 0 0 0 8Singapore* 5 0 0 0 0 0 5Subtotal 13 0 5 0 0 0 18 4 0 4 0 0 0 8AustralasiaAustralia* 63 0 0 0 0 0 63 27 0 0 0 0 0 27New Zealand* 28 0 0 0 0 0 28 12 0 0 0 0 0 12Subtotal 91 0 0 0 0 0 91 39 0 0 0 0 0 3922 Commonwealth Scholarship Commission

Nominations received from overseasApplications selected for awards by the CommissionSchemeSchemeCountry GS CA CN CD CF CP Total GS CA CN CD CF CP TotalPacificFiji 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 3Papua New Guinea 2 3 0 0 1 0 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 3Samoa 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1Subtotal 10 3 0 0 1 0 14 5 2 0 0 0 0 7CaribbeanAnguilla 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2Antigua and Barbuda 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Bahamas* 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Barbados 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 3Belize 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1Bermuda 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Cayman Islands 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Dominica 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1Grenada 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Guyana 4 1 1 0 1 2 9 2 0 0 0 1 2 5Jamaica 8 0 2 0 1 1 12 6 0 2 0 0 1 9Montserrat 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2St Kitts and Nevis 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0St Lucia 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1St Vincent & the Grenadines 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1Trinidad and Tobago 5 0 1 0 2 1 9 3 0 0 0 1 1 5British Virgin Islands 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Sub total 43 1 4 0 4 6 58 20 0 2 0 2 6 30North AmericaCanada* 80 0 0 0 0 0 80 31 0 0 0 0 0 31Subtotal 80 0 0 0 0 0 80 31 0 0 0 0 0 31EuropeCyprus* 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1Gibraltar 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1Malta* 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 3Subtotal 14 0 0 0 0 0 14 5 0 0 0 0 0 5Total 597 99 75 176 180 106 1233 271 36 38 154 80 67 646Membership Developing Building Contributing Promoting IntroductionKey:GS- General ScholarshipsCA- Commonwealth Academic Staff ScholarshipsCN- Split-site ScholarshipsCD- Distance Learning ScholarshipsCF- Commonwealth FellowshipsCP- Professional Fellowships* Foreign and Commonwealth Office funded awardsAccountsAnnual Report 2003 - 2004 23

2004 Awards: Participation by UK InstitutionsInstitution GS CA CN CD CF CP TotalUniversity of Aberdeen 1 1 0 0 1 0 3University of Abertay Dundee 0 0 1 0 0 0 1African Medical and Research Foundation 0 0 0 0 0 1 1Architectural Association 1 0 0 0 0 0 1University of Bath 1 1 0 0 0 0 2University of Birmingham 6 0 1 0 0 0 7Black Health Agency 0 0 0 0 0 4 4Book Aid International 0 0 0 0 0 2 2University of Bradford 5 1 0 0 0 0 6University of Brighton 1 0 0 0 0 0 1University of Bristol 4 0 1 0 1 0 6Brunel University 0 0 0 0 2 0 2University of Central England in Birmingham 1 0 0 0 0 0 1University of Cambridge 20 4 1 0 4 0 29The Children’s Legal Centre 0 0 0 0 0 1 1City University 2 0 0 0 0 0 2Commonwealth Policy Studies Unit 0 0 0 0 0 2 2Cranfield University 1 1 0 0 0 0 2Community Service Volunteers 0 0 0 0 0 9 9Commonwealth Telecommunications O 0 0 0 0 0 1Daventry District Council 0 0 0 0 0 1 1University of Dundee 0 0 0 0 1 0 1University of Durham 2 0 2 0 1 0 5University of East Anglia 5 1 0 0 1 0 7Education Action International 0 0 0 0 0 1 1University of Edinburgh 4 0 0 0 0 0 4Environment Agency 0 0 0 0 0 9 9University of Essex 4 0 0 0 0 0 4University of Exeter 1 0 0 0 0 1 2University of Glasgow 2 1 2 0 5 0 10Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children 1 0 0 0 0 0 1The Association of Guyanese Nurses and AlliedProfessionals in the United Kingdom 0 0 0 0 0 2 2Institute of Arable Crops Research, Rothamsted (BBSRC) 0 0 1 0 1 0 2Health Protection Agency 0 0 0 0 0 1 1University of Hull 0 0 1 0 0 0 1Institute of Neurology 0 0 0 0 2 0 2John Innes Centre, Norwich 0 0 0 0 1 0 1University of Keele 0 0 0 0 1 0 1University of Kent 2 0 0 0 0 0 2Kingston University 0 0 0 0 1 0 1University of Lancaster 2 0 3 0 1 0 6The Law Society 0 0 0 0 0 4 4League for the Exchange of Commonwealth Teachers 0 0 0 0 0 6 6University of Leeds 14 3 0 0 2 0 19Leeds Metropolitan University 0 0 0 21 0 0 21University of Leicester 2 1 0 0 2 0 5University of Liverpool 1 1 0 0 6 0 8University of LondonImperial College London 14 0 1 0 1 0 16Imperial College London at Wye 1 1 1 25 0 0 28Institute of Advanced Legal Studies 0 0 0 0 1 0 1Institute of Commonwealth Studies 1 1 0 0 0 0 2Institute of Education 2 0 2 0 0 0 4Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College, London 0 0 0 0 1 0 124 Commonwealth Scholarship Commission

King’s College London 3 1 0 0 0 0 4London School of Economics and Political Science 14 0 0 0 0 0 14London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine 9 0 0 0 0 0 9Queen Mary, University of London 2 0 1 0 0 0 3Royal Holloway, University of London 0 0 0 0 0 2 2Royal Veterinary College 2 0 0 0 0 0 2School of Oriental and African Studies 2 1 1 0 2 0 6School of Pharmacy 2 0 0 0 0 0 2University College London 6 0 1 0 0 0 7London Metropolitan University 1 0 0 0 0 0 1Loughborough University 3 0 0 0 4 1 8University of Manchester 9 1 1 0 2 1 14Manchester Metropolitan University 0 0 2 0 0 0 2Middlesex University 1 0 0 0 0 1 2University Marine Biological Station,Millport 1 0 0 0 0 0 1The Natural History Museum 0 0 0 0 1 0 1University of Newcastle upon Tyne 2 0 1 0 1 1 5NNC Limited 0 0 0 0 0 1 1University College Northampton 1 0 0 0 0 0 1University of Nottingham 7 0 1 0 2 0 10Nottingham Trent University 0 0 0 0 1 0 1Open University 0 0 0 0 1 0 1University of Oxford 38 0 0 0 2 0 40Institute of Policy Research in Engineering,Science and Technology 0 0 0 0 0 2 2Queen’s University of Belfast 0 0 1 0 1 0 2University of Reading 5 2 1 0 3 0 11Royal Botanic Gardens 0 0 0 0 1 0 1Royal Brompton Hospital 0 0 0 0 1 0 1Royal Victoria Hospital (Belfast) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2Royal Agricultural College 0 1 0 0 0 0 1Scottish Agricultural College 0 0 0 0 1 0 1Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute 0 0 0 0 1 0 1Scott Wilson 0 0 0 0 0 1 1University of Sheffield 0 0 0 0 1 0 1Somerset County Council 0 0 0 0 0 2 2University of St Andrews 0 0 0 0 1 0 1Staffordshire University 0 0 0 50 0 0 50University of Stirling 2 1 0 25 1 0 29University of Southampton 5 1 0 0 0 0 6University of Strathclyde 2 1 3 0 2 0 8University of Sunderland 0 0 1 24 0 0 25University of Surrey 0 0 1 0 1 0 2University of Sussex 5 0 1 0 2 0 8University of WalesUniversity of Wales Cardiff University 0 1 0 0 0 0 1University of Wales College of Medicine 1 0 0 0 0 0 1University of Wales Swansea 0 1 0 0 0 0 1University of Wales, Aberystwyth 0 0 0 0 1 0 1University of Wales, Bangor 3 0 0 0 1 0 4University of Warwick 5 2 1 0 0 0 8Widows and Orphans International 0 0 0 0 0 1 1Writtle College 0 1 0 0 0 0 1University of York 1 0 0 0 2 0 3Total 233 31 34 145 72 60 575Membership Developing Building Contributing Promoting IntroductionKey:GS - General ScholarshipsCA - Commonwealth Academic StaffScholarshipsCN - Splitsite ScholarshipsCD - Distance Learning ScholarshipsCF - Commonwealth FellowshipsCP - Professional FellowshipsAccountsAnnual Report 2003 - 2004 25

2004 Awards: Scholars by Country and Field of StudyCountryAgriculture and ForestryArtsDentistryMedicinePure ScienceSocial ScienceTechnologyVeterinary ScienceTotalSub-Saharan AfricaBotswana 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Cameroon 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 5The Gambia 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2Ghana 1 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 8Kenya 1 0 0 2 1 4 27 0 35Lesotho 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2Malawi 6 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 13Mauritius 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3Namibia 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 5Nigeria 0 0 0 0 4 7 5 1 17Sierra Leone 0 0 0 0 3 6 2 0 11South Africa 2 2 0 1 3 16 6 1 31Swaziland 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2Tanzania 12 0 0 0 3 6 20 0 41Uganda 1 0 0 5 1 4 3 1 15Zambia 8 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 12Subtotal 36 4 1 13 24 55 67 4 204South AsiaBangladesh 25 0 0 1 4 5 6 0 41India 2 1 1 0 12 54 9 1 80Maldives 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2Pakistan 0 1 0 0 1 2 7 0 11Sri Lanka 2 1 0 2 0 3 0 1 9Subtotal 29 3 1 3 17 65 23 2 143Far EastMalaysia 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 7Subtotal 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 7AustralasiaAustralia* 0 3 0 1 3 15 2 0 24New Zealand* 0 3 0 1 1 4 0 0 9Subtotal 0 6 0 2 4 19 2 0 33PacificFiji 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3Papua New Guinea 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3Samoa 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Subtotal 0 1 0 0 2 4 0 0 726 Commonwealth Scholarship Commission

CountryCaribbeanBarbados 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3Belize 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1Dominica 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1Guyana 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2Jamaica 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 7Montserrat 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2St Lucia 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1St Vincent and the Grenadines 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1Trinidad and Tobago 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1Subtotal 0 2 0 0 3 10 4 0 19IntroductionPromotingContributingNorth AmericaCanada* 0 9 0 1 5 8 3 0 26Subtotal 0 9 0 1 5 8 3 0 26EuropeCyprus* 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1Gibraltar 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1Malta* 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2Subtotal 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 4Total 65 26 2 19 60 165 100 6 443* Foreign and Commonwealth Office funded awardsBuildingDevelopingAccountsMembershipAgriculture and ForestryArtsDentistryMedicinePure ScienceSocial ScienceTechnologyVeterinary ScienceTotalAnnual Report 2003 - 2004 27

2004 Awards: Fellows by Country and Field of StudyAgriculture and ForestryArtsMedicinePure ScienceSocial ScienceTechnologyVeterinary ScienceTotalEducationEducation and EngineeringEducation and Public HealthEducation and TechnologyEducation, Engineering and TechnologyEngineeringEnvironmentEnvironment and GovernanceGovernanceGovernance and EducationGovernance and EnvironmentPublic HealthTotalTotal FellowsCountry Academic Fellows Professional FellowsSub-Saharan AfricaBotswana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1The Gambia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 3Ghana 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 4 9 11Kenya 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 5 8Lesotho 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2Malawi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1Mauritius 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1Nigeria 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 9Sierra Leone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1South Africa 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 9 13Swaziland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1Tanzania 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 4Uganda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 4Zambia 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 8 10Subtotal 4 2 1 5 2 3 1 18 14 1 2 0 1 0 2 5 13 2 4 7 51 69South AsiaBangladesh 1 1 0 2 2 2 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9India 3 3 3 11 2 4 1 27 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 30Pakistan 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5Sri Lanka 2 0 2 3 1 3 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11Subtotal 6 4 5 21 5 9 2 52 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 55CaribbeanAnguilla 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2Guyana 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3Jamaica 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1Trinidad and Tobago 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2Subtotal 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 8Total 11 6 6 27 7 12 3 72 16 1 2 1 1 1 2 5 15 2 4 10 60 13228 Commonwealth Scholarship Commission

Awards held 2003-04: Participation by UK InstitutionsInstitution GS CA CN CD CF CP TotalUniversity of Aberdeen 8 0 0 0 3 0 11University of Abertay Dundee 0 0 0 0 0 1 1African Medical and Research Foundation 0 0 0 0 0 2 2Architectural Association 1 0 0 0 0 0Aston University 1 1 0 0 0 0 2AURIL Association for UniversityResearch and Industry Links 0 0 0 0 0 2 2University of Bath 4 2 0 20 2 0 2University of Birmingham 9 5 1 0 1 0 16Book Aid International 0 0 0 0 0 2 2University of Bradford 3 0 1 0 0 0 4University of Brighton 0 2 0 0 0 0 2University of Bristol 2 2 0 0 3 0 7Brunel University 2 0 0 0 0 0 2University of Cambridge 65 2 0 0 4 0 71Canterbury Christ Church University College 0 1 0 0 0 0 1Commonwealth Broadcasting Association 0 0 0 0 0 1 1City University 2 0 1 0 0 0 3Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology 1 0 0 0 0 0 1Commonwealth Policy Studies Unit 0 0 0 0 0 1 1Cranfield University 3 0 0 0 0 0 3Crown Agents 0 0 0 0 0 4 4Community Service Volunteers 0 0 0 0 0 5 5University of Derby 1 0 0 0 0 0 1University of Dundee 1 0 0 29 0 0 30University of Durham 3 3 2 0 1 0 9University of East Anglia 8 0 4 0 0 0 12Education Action International 0 0 0 0 0 2 2University of Edinburgh 10 5 0 0 1 0 16Environment Agency 0 0 0 0 0 4 4University of Essex 4 3 0 0 1 0 8University of Exeter 1 1 1 0 0 0 3Foundation for InternationalEnvironmental Law and Development 0 0 0 0 0 1 1University of Glasgow 3 3 0 0 0 0 6Glasgow Royal Infirmary 1 0 0 0 0 0 1Great Ormond Hospital for Children 0 0 0 0 1 0 1Middlesex Hospital, London 1 0 0 0 0 0 1Heriot-Watt University 5 0 0 0 0 0 5Health Protection Agency 0 0 0 0 0 1 1University of Hull 1 0 2 0 0 0 3Human Reproductive Sciences Unit (MRC) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1Institute of Neurology 0 0 0 0 1 0 1Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright 2 0 0 0 0 0 2Institute of Food Research 0 0 0 0 1 0 1Accounts Membership Developing Building Contributing Promoting IntroductionAnnual Report 2003 - 2004 29

Institution GS CA CN CD CF CP TotalInstitute for Animal Health, Compton (BBSRC) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1International Family Health 0 0 0 0 0 1 1University of Keele 2 1 0 0 0 2 5University of Kent 1 1 0 0 1 0 3University of Lancaster 7 2 1 0 4 0 14League for the Exchange of Commonwealth Teachers 0 0 0 0 0 6 6University of Leeds 13 2 2 0 2 0 19Leeds Metropolitan University 0 0 0 17 0 0 17University of Leicester 3 0 1 0 3 0 7Leeds General Infirmary 1 0 0 0 0 0 1University of Liverpool 6 1 4 0 1 0 12Liverpool John Moores University 0 1 0 0 0 0 1University of LondonBirkbeck, University of London 2 0 0 0 0 0 2Eastman Dental Institute (University College, London) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1Goldsmiths College 1 0 0 0 0 0 1Guy's, King's and St Thomas' Schools of MedicineDentistry and Biomedical Sciences 2 0 1 0 0 0 3Imperial College London 15 2 0 0 1 0 18Imperial College London at Wye 1 0 0 65 1 0 67Imperial College London School of Medicineat Charing Cross and Westminster 0 0 0 0 1 0 1Imperial College London School of Medicine at Hammersmith 0 0 1 0 1 0 2Imperial College London School of Medicine at St Mary's 0 0 0 0 1 0 1Institute of Child Health (UCL) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1Institute of Commonwealth Studies 1 0 1 0 0 0 2Institute of Education 3 1 2 20 0 0 26King’s College London 8 1 1 0 2 0 12London School of Economics and Political Science 12 0 0 0 0 0 12London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine 10 1 0 0 1 0 12Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine 0 0 0 0 1 0 1Royal Holloway, University of London 2 1 0 0 0 0 3School of Oriental and African Studies 10 1 0 0 1 0 12School of Pharmacy 2 0 0 0 0 0 2University College London 11 1 0 0 0 0 12Loughborough University 4 4 0 22 1 0 31University of Manchester 16 7 2 0 1 0 26University of Manchester Institute of Science and Techology 2 0 0 0 1 0 3Manchester Metropolitan University 1 1 0 0 0 0 2Natural Resources Institute 0 0 0 0 0 1 1National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery 1 0 0 0 0 0 1The Natural History Museum 0 0 0 0 1 0 1Newcastle General Hospital 0 0 0 0 1 0 1University of Newcastle upon Tyne 6 3 3 0 1 2 15University of Nottingham 11 4 2 0 4 0 2230 Commonwealth Scholarship Commission

Institution GS CA CN CD CF CP TotalNottingham Trent University 0 0 1 0 1 0 2Open University 0 0 1 0 0 0 1Orchard Lodge 0 0 0 0 0 2 2University of Oxford 54 2 1 0 1 0 58Oxford Brookes University 1 0 0 0 0 0 1University of Plymouth 0 0 0 0 1 0 1Institute of Policy Research in Engineering, Science and Technology 0 0 0 0 0 3 3Queen’s University of Belfast 1 0 1 0 0 1 3Queens Medical Centre,Nottingham 0 0 0 0 1 0 1University of Reading 13 4 1 0 1 0 19Royal Botanic Gardens 0 0 0 0 0 2 2Royal Brompton Hospital 0 0 0 0 1 0 1Royal Victoria Hospital (Belfast) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2Scottish Crop Research Institute, Dundee (SOAEFD) 2 0 0 0 0 0 2University of Sheffield 5 1 0 0 1 0 7Sheffield Hallam University 1 0 0 0 0 0 1St Bartholomew's Hospital (Queen Mary and Westfield College) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1University of St Andrews 3 0 0 0 0 0 3Staffordshire University 0 0 0 28 0 0 28University of Stirling 2 0 0 0 0 0 2University of Southampton 9 0 0 0 5 0 14University of Strathclyde 5 3 0 0 2 1 11University of Sunderland 0 0 0 40 0 0 40University of Surrey 7 1 0 0 0 1 9University of Sussex 10 3 1 0 1 0 15University of the West of England, Bristol 0 0 1 0 0 0 1University of WalesUniversity of Wales Cardiff University 0 0 0 0 3 0 3University of Wales College of Medicine 3 1 0 0 1 0University of Wales Institute, Cardiff 0 0 1 0 0 0 1University of Wales Swansea 2 0 0 0 0 0 2University of Wales, Aberystwyth 1 1 0 0 0 0 2University of Wales, Bangor 4 1 1 0 1 0 7University of Warwick 5 1 1 0 1 0 8University of York 5 1 1 0 2 0 9Total 431 85 45 241 74 50 926Membership Developing Building Contributing Promoting IntroductionKey:GS - General ScholarshipsCA - Commonwealth Academic Staff ScholarshipsCN - Split-site ScholarshipsCD - Distance Learning ScholarshipsCF - Commonwealth FellowshipsCP - Professional FellowshipsAccountsAnnual Report 2003 - 2004 31

Awards held in 2003-2004:Scholars by Country and Field of StudyAgriculture and ForestryArtsCountrySub-Saharan AfricaBotswana 8 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 10Cameroon 1 3 0 0 3 5 1 0 13The Gambia 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 5Ghana 25 1 1 0 7 5 5 0 44Kenya 3 1 0 29 1 7 47 0 88Lesotho 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 4Malawi 5 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 10Mauritius 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 8Mozambique 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2Namibia 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3Nigeria 5 3 1 6 8 7 7 0 37Seychelles 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2Sierra Leone 4 1 0 1 1 3 1 0 11South Africa 3 13 0 1 14 25 24 0 80Swaziland 3 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 9Tanzania 6 1 0 0 5 4 7 0 23Uganda 1 0 1 3 6 9 7 0 27Zambia 6 0 0 17 2 6 4 2 37Zimbabwe 8 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 12Subtotal 88 28 3 60 50 84 110 2 425DentistryMedicinePure ScienceSocial ScienceTechnologyVeterinary ScienceTotalSouth AsiaBangladesh 3 3 0 0 14 13 14 1 48India 13 2 1 7 15 38 8 3 87Maldives 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4Pakistan 0 2 0 0 4 21 11 0 38Sri Lanka 2 1 1 3 8 2 4 0 21Subtotal 18 8 2 10 41 78 37 4 198Far EastBrunei Darussalam* 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2Malaysia 0 1 0 1 0 3 2 0 7Singapore* 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3Subtotal 0 1 0 1 1 3 6 0 12AustralasiaAustralia* 1 11 0 0 12 16 5 0 45New Zealand* 0 4 0 0 7 6 2 0 19Subtotal 1 15 0 0 19 22 7 0 6432 Commonwealth Scholarship Commission

CountryPacificFiji 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 5Nauru 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1Papua New Guinea 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1Solomon Islands 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1Subtotal 1 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 8CaribbeanAntigua and Barbuda 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2Barbados 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 4Cayman Islands 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1Dominica 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1Guyana 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 4Jamaica 0 0 0 2 2 8 3 0 15Montserrat 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1St Lucia 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2St Vincent and the Grenadines 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1Trinidad and Tobago 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 6Turks and Caicos Islands 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1Virgin Islands 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2Subtotal 0 3 0 4 3 23 7 0 40North AmericaCanada* 0 14 0 1 7 25 2 0 49Subtotal 0 14 0 1 7 25 2 0 49EuropeCyprus* 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2Malta* 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 4Subtotal 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 6Total 108 70 6 76 125 241 170 6 802* Foreign and Commonwealth Office funded awardsMembership Developing Building Contributing Promoting IntroductionAccountsAgriculture and ForestryArtsDentistryMedicinePure ScienceSocial ScienceTechnologyVeterinary ScienceTotalAnnual Report 2003 - 2004 33

Awards held in 2003-04: Fellows by Country and Field of StudyAgriculture and ForestryArtsMedicinePure ScienceSocial ScienceTechnologyVeterinary ScienceTotalEducationEnvironmentGovernancePublic HealthTechnologyTotalTotal FellowsCountrySub-Saharan AfricaAcademic FellowsProfessional FellowsBotswana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1Cameroon 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 3The Gambia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 4 4Ghana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 6 6Kenya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 4 4Malawi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2Nigeria 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 6Sierra Leone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1South Africa 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 5 6Swaziland 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Tanzania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 4 4Uganda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 6 6Zambia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1Subtotal 0 2 0 3 4 0 0 9 12 7 10 6 1 36 45South AsiaBangladesh 1 0 0 2 2 2 1 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 9India 0 3 6 15 11 3 0 38 1 0 1 1 0 3 41Pakistan 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 2 1 4 8Sri Lanka 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 7Subtotal 1 3 6 27 13 5 1 56 1 0 2 3 3 9 65Far EastMalaysia 0 1 1 4 1 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 8Subtotal 0 1 1 4 1 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 8PacificPapua New Guinea 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Subtotal 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1CaribbeanBermuda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1Grenada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1Guyana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1Jamaica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 2Subtotal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 5 5Total 1 6 7 34 19 6 1 74 17 8 12 9 4 50 12434 Commonwealth Scholarship Commission

Commonwealth Shared Scholarships: Participation by UK InstitutionsIntroductionInstitutionAwards Held New Awards2003/04 2004University of Aberdeen 1 1University of Abertay Dundee 2 1University of Bath 1 1University of Birmingham 1 1Bournemouth University 1 1University of Bristol 5 5University of Buckingham 0 1University of Central Lancashire 2 1University of Cambridge 44 40Coventry University 2 1Cranfield University 3 4De Montfort University 2 0University of East Anglia 2 1University of East London 0 1University of Edinburgh 2 2Glasgow Caledonian University 2 2University of Glasgow 3 3University of Greenwich 5 4University of Hertfordshire 1 1University of Huddersfield 1 2University of Hull 5 4University of Keele 1 0University of Kent 1 0University of Lincoln 1 1University of Leeds 4 5Leeds Metropolitan University 3 2University of Leicester 1 1University of LondonKing's College London 2 2London School of Economicsand Political Science 3 3London School of Hygieneand Tropical Medicine 5 5Royal Holloway, University of London 1 1Royal Veterinary College 1 2School of Pharmacy 1 2University College London 4 2InstitutionAwards Held New Awards2003/04 2004Loughborough University 2 4University of Manchester 3 3University of Newcastle upon Tyne 2 2University of Nottingham 5 5University of Oxford 3 2Oxford Brookes University 1 1University of Paisley 1 2University of Plymouth 1 0Queen Margaret UniversityCollege, Edinburgh 4 5Queen's University of Belfast 1 0Royal College of Art 2 1University of Reading 2 0Sheffield Hallam University 2 2University of St Andrews 1 1University of Strathclyde 5 5University of Surrey 2 2Institute of Development Studies, Sussex 1 0University of Sussex 1 1University of Ulster 1 1University of the West of England, Bristol 1 1University of WalesUniversity of Wales, Aberystwyth 1 1University of Wales, Bangor 0 1University of Warwick 5 5University of Wolverhampton 2 2Total 162 150Membership Developing Building Contributing PromotingAccountsAnnual Report 2003 - 2004 35

Commission FinancesThe Commission’s funds come in the form ofgrants from the Department for InternationalDevelopment (DFID) and the Foreign andCommonwealth Office (FCO).The former is usedexclusively to support award holders fromdeveloping Commonwealth countries, whilstFCO funding supports candidates from Australia,Bahamas, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Cyprus,Malta, New Zealand and Singapore.Figures on this page refer to the financialyear to March 2004, during which period thegrants from both DFID and FCO increased by2% giving a total budget of £13.8 million, upfrom £13.5 million in the previous year.87% of expenditure went on awards (includingnew initiatives) – a figure unchangedfrom the previous three years. Administrativecosts of the ACU-based Secretariat and BritishCouncil staff declined slightly from 10.2% to10%, whilst remaining Commission costs, suchas the Welcome Day for new award holders,once again accounted for 1%. VAT accountedfor the remaining 2%.Government funding for the CommonwealthShared Scholarship Scheme is provided throughDFID and amounts to £2 million per year.Expenditure ProfileFCO DFID TotalTotal Budget £2,050,000 £11,750,000 £13,800,000ExpenditureACU Fee £89,798 £540,619 £630,417Costs £22,174 £120,415 £142,589British Council Fee £111,635 £630,040 £741,675Total VAT £37,509 £216,721 £254,230Award and New Programme Expenditure £1,755,477 £10,131,255 £11,886,732Total £2,016,593 £11,639,050 £13,655,643Balance (Overspend) £33,407 £110,950 £144,357% Underspend (Overspend) 1.63 0.94 1.05£14,000, 000FCO£2,050,000DFID£11,750,000£12,000, 000£10,000, 000£8,000, 000£6,000, 000£4,000, 000£2,000, 0000The Commission seeks to match income and expenditureas closely as possible. 2003-04, however, saw a slightunderspend of 1.05%.This compares with an underspendof 2.87% in the previous year, and an overspend of0.77% in 2001-02.ACU■ FCOFee■ DFID■ TotalDistribution of ExpenditureCostsBritish CouncilFeeAward andNewProgrammeExpenditure36 Commonwealth Scholarship Commission

Qualifications Awarded*AustraliaAmanda Elana ALEXANDER LLM Law Lond.Steven Edgar BAKER DPhil Music YorkAislinn Marie Rose BATSTONE MPhil Philosophy: Logic and Metaphysics St.And.Benjamin Mark BRIDGE MPhil Public Law - Administrative Law Oxf.Esther Ruth CHARLESWORTH DPhil Post War Recovery Studies YorkKatharine Louise CROSSLE MSc Ecology and the Environment Lanc.James Richard CURRAN PhD Informatics: Natural Language Processing Edin.Benjamin Joseph DOYLE BCL Law Oxf.Natacha Helene EMERSON MSc Development Management Lond.Gareth Michael FORDE PhD Chemical Engineering Camb.Kirsten Alana HAGON LLM Law Camb.Carlo HAMALAINEN MSc Maths & Foundations of Computer Science Oxf.Nadine Marie JOHNSTON PhD Zoology Camb.Amanda Jane KEMPTON MPhil Law Oxf.Benjamin Raymond KREMER DPhil Law Oxf.Emily Rose LANGSTON LLM International Human Rights Law Lond.Felicity Joy MAHER MPhil International Law Oxf.Bethwyn Phoebe MORRIS LLM Law Camb.Hannah Rosemary NICHOLAS DPhil Biochemistry: Caenorhabditis Elegans Genetics Oxf.Ellen POON DPhil Molecular Analysis of Human Disease Oxf.Daniel James PRICE PhD Astrophysics (Theoretical) Camb.Andrew Stuart P RISELEY MSc Regulation Lond.Lucy STACKPOOL-MOORE MA International Education Sus.Hallam STEVENS MPhil History and Philosophy of Science Camb.Amy STOCKWELL LLM Law Camb.Justin William VAN DE VEN DPhil Economics (Social Welfare & Income Inequality) Oxf.BangladeshFarid Uddin AHAMED PhD Anthropology Lond.Marufa Zerin AKHTER PhD Biomolecular Sciences Manc.ISTAbu Saleh Mohammed Muntasir AMIN MSc Economics & Econometrics Nott.Nayeema Nusrat CHOUDHURY MSc Economics & Development Economics Nott.Mohammad Shahidul HASAN MSc Computer and Network Engineering Sheff.HallamKhondaker Mohammod Shariful HUDA PhD GIS and Remote Sensing Durh.Haseeb Muhammad IRFANULLAH PhD Applied Ecology Liv.Ishrat JABEEN MRes Biochemistry Glas.Naadir JUNAID MA Contemporary Cinema Cultures Lond.Mujibur Rahman KHAN MSc Mechatronics Lond.Umme Kulsum NAVERA PhD Civil Engineering WalesMd. Taufiq-Ur RAHMAN MSc Molecular Pharmacology Manc.Arifa SHARMIN MSc Agroforestry WalesJaved SIDDIQUI MSc Accounting and Finance Manc.Abdullah Shams Bin TARIQ PhD Physics S'ton.Syed Rakib UDDIN MSc Transport Lond.BarbadosCorlita Annette BABB PhD Law Camb.*Qualifications are those reported by institutions at the time of going to pressAccounts Membership Developing Building Contributing Promoting IntroductionAnnual Report 2003 - 2004 37

Brunei DarussalamWee Hong ONG MSc Computing Science Lond.CameroonAaron Chi AKAH PhD Environmental Development Manc.ISTVictor Claude DIWANDJA DJEMBA PG Diploma Economics Sus.Ngome Lllewellyn MAKIA MSc Applied Biomolecular Technology Nott.Emmanuel Sone NJUMBE PhD Environmental Science Manc.Divine Arrey OBENNDIP MPhil Fine Chemicals Processing Manc.ISTEneke Esoeyang TAMBE PhD Fungi Infecting Gretum Spp Aberd.CanadaMelissa Kathryn ANDREW MSc Public Health Lond.Karen Amy BOURRIER MSt English Oxf.Sophie BRIAND MSc Development Studies Lond.Emma Louise CONNON Cert Adv St Mathematics Camb.Aliza CRAIMER MPhil Modern Jewish Studies Oxf.Julia M DOVER PG Diploma Art & Technique of Film Making LIFSRan GOEL MSc Politics of the World Economy Lond.James Stephen Burtch HICKLING BCL Law Oxf.Angela Grace HUG MPhil Ancient History (Greek and Roman) Oxf.Tevia Raphael Morrison JEFFRIES MSc Economics Lond.Fannie LAFONTAINE LLM Law Camb.Ian Laurence MACPHIE DPhil Human Genetics Oxf.Bice Eloisa MAIGUASHCA PhD International Relations Lond.Aili Mary MCCONNON MPhil American Literature Camb.Jenny Lyn MCCUNE MSc Ethnobotany KentJill Anne MCDOWALL MSc Infant Psychology Exe.Tanya MONESTIER LLM Law Camb.Isabel Anne MOORE MA Peace Studies Lanc.Matthew Brendan MUNN MPhil Joint Biomechanics Strath.Heather Ann NORTHCOTT LLM International Human Rights Law EssexErin Jane O'HARA MPhil Modern Society and Global Transformations Camb.Andrew James PERRIN MSc Structural Biology Lond.Josipa Gordana PETRUNIC MSc Science & Technology Studies Edin.Michael Kent RANSON PhD Public Health Policy Lond.Shormila ROY CHOUDHURY PhD Biological Anthropology Camb.Parul SHAH MSc International Relations Lond.Kelly Elizabeth SUMMERS MPhil Modern European History Oxf.William Andrew TAKE PhD Engineering Camb.Marion Ruth TRAUB-WERNER MSc Human Geography: Society and Space Brist.Janet Amelia VERTESI MPhil History and Philosophy of Science Camb.Alexandra Leigh WOODSWORTH MSc Public Understanding of Environmental Change Lond.Daniel William YUNGBLUT MA Global Political Economy Sus.CyprusMehmet ISLAMOGLU MPhil Management & Information Technology Lond.DominicaIsaiah Adolphus JOSEPH MA Educational Management Warw.38 Commonwealth Scholarship Commission

FijiUlaiasi Radoke BAYA LLM International Law HullAnand CHAND PhD Labour Studies WalesMilika Ranadi Naqasima SOBEY PhD Nitrogen Cycling in Tropical Lagoons EssexNainasa WHIPPY MA Development Studies Manc.The GambiaMam Dawda GAI MSc Advanced Computer Science Manc.Momodou JASSEH PhD Medical Demography Lond.Samba SALLAH MSc Economics with Reference to Africa Lond.Gaye SOWE LLM International Human Rights Law EssexAmadou SOWE PhD Economics Gambian Horticulture ReadingIsatou TOURAY DPhil Gender Studies Sus.GhanaLord ABBEY PhD Post Harvest Technology Cran.David J B ADAMAH PhD Biomedical Sciences Sheff.Kwabena Gyaami AMOAH MSc Orthodontics Lond.Charles ANSAH PhD Toxicology Lond.Joseph Barton AWOTWI-PRATT PhD Radiation Physics Sur.James Akankpegli AYIGSI PhD Development Studies E.AngliaJemima Kutorkor KOTEI MA Human Resource Development & Consulting Lanc.Efua MIDDLETON-DOGBE MBA Information Management HullDaniel Kofi TOM-JOE MSc Parallel and Scientific Computing ReadingGibraltarNadine Pilar Margaret RISSO PhD Biochemistry Camb.GrenadaValma Roslyn JESSAMY PhD Environmental Policy & Management E. AngliaGuyanaMarcia BASSIER MSc Community Child Health Warw.Mootoovereen CHINNATAMBI MSc Finance and Economics Manc.Katherine Wanda MARSHALL BSc (Hons) Business Finance & Economics E.AngliaIndiaPriya BAJPAI MA Child Studies Lond.Madhumita BAROOAH PhD Biotechnology Exe.Somnath BATABYAL MA Anthropology of Media Lond.Girish M CHANDRA PhD Digital Communications Lond.Swarga Jyoti DAS PhD Periodontology Lond.Kanika DHYANI MSc Mathematical Modelling and Scientific Computing Oxf.Padma Nath DWIVEDI MPhil Veterinary Virology Lond.Sarvpreet Singh GHUMAN PhD Veterinary Reproduction Liv.Mohd HASAN PhD Electronics Edin.Shanmugasundaram JAIKISHEN MSc Geographical Information Science Nott.Ajay Prasad KUSHWAHA MBA Management Lond.Sushila MAAN PhD Molecular Virology Inst.A.H.Sanghamitra MISRA PhD History Lond.Abanti MITRA MSc Global Market Economics Lond.Tilottama MUKHERJEE PhD Indian History Camb.Accounts Membership Developing Building Contributing Promoting IntroductionAnnual Report 2003 - 2004 39

Amit PANDE PhD Viral Molecular Biology Institute AnimalBrinda RAVIKUMAR PhD Molecular Biology Camb.Pragati SAHNI PhD Environmental Ethics Lond.Sriram SENTHIL KUMAR MSc Advanced Electronic Engineering Warw.Vishal SINGH MSc Artificial Intelligence Edin.Prasun SONWALKAR PhD Mass Communications Leic.Kamal Kishor SOOD PhD Forestry (Agroforestry) Aberd.JamaicaNicola Teneisha BROWN MSc Forensic Science Lond.Joan Cassandra DENNIS MSc Construction Management (Project Management) H.-W.Dasmine Paulette GUTHRIE-KENNEDY MA Curriculum, Pedagogy & Assessment Lond.Parris Anthony Rupert LYEW-AYEE DPhil Geography Oxf.Christopher Phillip MALCOLM LLM Law Lond.Angela Rosemarie PENNY PhD Measurement & Evaluation Education Durh.KenyaMboriidie Francis BABODO MA International Education Management LeedsAbdi Yakub GULIYE PhD Animal Nutrition Aberd.Mario Konyen JOSEPH MA Development Economics E.AngliaRose Mary Latansio Odong LAKER MA Gender and Development Sus.Margaret Wanjiku MBUCHI PhD Molecular Immunology/Parasitology Lond.John Macharia MURI PhD Medical Textiles LeedsMartin Mbugua Kanyiri WAMAE MSc Construction Project Management Manc.ISTKiribatiAbitaroma TARIBO MPhil Education and Educational Research Camb.LesothoPowell Lehlomela MOHAPI MSc Economics and Econometrics Manc.Moeketsi MPHOLO PhD Semi-Conductor Physics Camb.MalawiElinettie Kwanjana CHABWERA PhD Feminist Writing in Africa & the Black Diaspora LeedsHarry Sam Harrison GOMBACHIKA PhD Telecommunications Engineering Sur.Bright Tenis MOLANDE MA Postcolonial Studies EssexGladys MSISKA MSc Nursing QM Edin.Michael Prince Selaia MWASE MSc Safety, Risk and Reliability Engineering H.-W.MalaysiaSusila Munisamy DORAISAMY PhD Operational Research and Systems Warw.Mohd Faizal Bin KASMANI MA Broadcast Journalism Sheff.Yean Mei YEO MSc Advanced CS with ICT Management Manc.MaldivesFathimath ALI MSc Economics Manc.Hala HAMEED PhD Rural Livelihoods E.AngliaMaltaJacques BORG BARTHET MA Urban Design Oxf.BrookesTanya A SAMMUT BONNICI PhD Marketing and Strategies Management Warw.40 Commonwealth Scholarship Commission

MauritiusRaja Vinesh SANNASSEE PhD Multinational Enterprises and Mauritian Exports ReadingNew ZealandNicola Lovelace BARFOOT PhD Comparative Literature Lond.David BROOMHALL MA Political Theory EssexCharlotte Nesta Louise CHAMBERS MSc Geography (Environment and Development) Edin.Richard Edwin EKINS BCL Law Oxf.Elizabeth Anne FROOD DPhil Egyptian Literature (New and Middle Kingdoms) Oxf.David Morton GWYNN DPhil Early Byzantine History Oxf.Victoria Louise HALLUM LLM Law Lond.Laura Elisabeth HOGG MSc Environmental Assessment and Evaluation Lond.Gareth Richard KAYES MPhil Law Oxf.Katherine Anne SCHICK MLitt International Security Studies St.And.NigeriaAdedayo Oyelakin ADETOYE MSc Data Communications Networks & Distr Systems Lond.Grace Abeka AGBO MSc Medical Physics Aberd.Anikara Stanford ATAMUNOTORU MSc Health Policy, Planning & Financing Lond.Daniel Eyo EKPENYONG MSc Petroleum Engineering Lond.Chukwuemeka David EMELE MSc Electronic Commerce Technology Aberd.Clement Musa GONAH MSc Ceramic Science & Engineering Sheff.Matthew Ihaza IVONGBE MA Educational Technology LeedsVincent Avreson KIGBU MSc Educational Research Manc.Mallam Bako MODU MSc Aquaculture StirlingBukar Umar MUSA MSc Electrical Engineering Strath.Abolaji Samuel MUSTAPHA PhD Sociolinguistics EssexCornelia Osim NDIFON MPH Public Health (International) LeedsStephen Ogajiye Tamuno-Ojuemi OGAJI PhD Mechanical Engineering Cran.Amaechi Dickson OKONKWO MScEcon Development Management WalesUhunoma Daniel OKUONGHAE MSc Mathematical Modelling & Scientific Computing Oxf.Ebiowei Samuel Fanifini ORUBU MSc Drug Delivery Lond.Hadiza Ali SA'ID MSc International Banking and Financial Studies H.-W.Balarabe Md SANI PhD Engineering (Electronic) Brad.PakistanIza AFTAB MSc Built Environment Lond.Shabbir Ahmad BAJWA PhD Engineering Materials Sheff.Muhammad MUNIR PhD Horticulture ReadingUsman PERVAIZ MSc Environmental Engineering Lond.Naz WASIM PhD Politics HullImran ZAMAN MSc Multimedia Signal Processing & Communication Sur.Saint LuciaAlma JEAN MSc Environment and Sustainable Development Lond.Saint Vincent and The GrenadinesGeorge Sheriff BRISTOL MEd Education and Development Brist.SeychellesDivino Jr SABINO BA (Hons) Law and Business Studies Warw.Sierra LeoneAndrew Peter ANSUMANA MScEcon Social Development Planning and Management WalesAndrew Gbessay BANYA MSc Agricultural Extension ReadingFoday Moriba JAWARD PhD Environmental Preservation Lanc.Uzebba Christiana KANU MA Rural Development Sus.Josephus Choe Junior MAMIE MSc Marine and Fisheries Science Aberd.Accounts Membership Developing Building Contributing Promoting IntroductionAnnual Report 2003 - 2004 41

SingaporeSIM Calvin PhD Electrical and Electronic Engineering Lond.TAN Chee Kiat MSc Soil Mechanics and Engineering Seismology Lond.Solomon IslandsJoe HOROKOU MSc Environmental Impact Assessment E.AngliaSouth AfricaMary Theresa BIBERAUER PhD Applied Linguistics Camb.Raymond Aldrin DANIELS MSc Apoptosis Genetics/Immunology Oxf.Nicola Mary DEGHAYE MSc Health Economics YorkRobyn Winifred EVANS MPhil Economics Oxf.Jonathan Kinsey FIELD MSc Statistics Lond.Melissa FOURIE MSc Environment and Development Lond.Colette GULDIMANN PhD South African Writing Lond.Sean Henry JACOBS PhD Sociology & Politics Lond.Mirriam Madikwe Keagile LEPHALALA PhD English and Applied Linguistics Edin.Valentina Igorevna LITVINE MSc Statistics KentPinkie Louisa MABUNDA PhD Adult/Continuing Education Nott.Gillian Lorraine NATTRASS PhD Synthetic Organic Chemistry Camb.Marcelle OLIVIER MPhil World Archaeology Oxf.Sulochini PATHER PhD Inclusive Education Cant.CCCDhayaneethie PERUMAL PhD Immunology Lond.Meg Frances RICKARDS PG Diploma Film & Television Production LIFSAllison Jane ROSS PhD Philosophy LeedsFiona SCORGIE PhD Social Anthropology Camb.Deborah Ann SEDDON PhD English Literature Camb.Kim SEGEL PhD Social Policy Lond.Philip Jonathan STERNE MSc Artificial Intelligence Edin.Carla Ann SUTHERLAND PhD Social Administration Lond.Andrew Edward VAN DER VLIES DPhil English Literature Oxf.Sri LankaAthapaththu M N S ALGAMA MSc Environmental Technology Lond.Harison Sandagomi COPERAHEWA MA Language Studies Lanc.Chandima Harsha DE SILVA MPhil Computer Science H.-W.Malee Samanmali FERNANDO PhD Histopathology Sheff.Punniamoorthy RAVIRAJAN PhD Material Physics Lond.Shalini SRI RANGANATHAN PhD Paediatric Clinical Pharmacology WalesJayanie Bimalka WEERATNA MSc Forensic Dentistry WalesSwazilandDiana Mary Dos Santos EARNSHAW PhD Plant Pathology WalesNomsa MAGAGULA MSc Health Info Science for Health Services Mgm Warw.Isaiah Mzuthini NTSHANGASE MSc Security and Organisational Risk Management Leic.Thandokuhle Harold SHONGWE MSc Finance Strath.TanzaniaBenson Alfred BANA PhD Human Resource Management Manc.Raha ERNEST MA Environment & Energy Arch.Robert K V KAHENDAGUZA MA International Studies & Diplomacy Lond.Khatibu KAZUNGU MSc Economics Manc.Benedicto Bhishikana KAZUZURU MSc Applied Statistics Reading42 Commonwealth Scholarship Commission

Maulilo John KIPANYULA MSc Neuroscience Lond.Faraja Gideon NGERAGEZA MSc Plant Diversity (Taxonomy & Evolution) ReadingMdimu Charila NGOMA MPhil Psychiatry Lond.Issack M PETER MSc Construction Management H.-W.IntroductionTongaSeini Manumatavai TUPOU PhD Law Nott.Trinidad and TobagoMichelle Amanda JOSEPH MSc Forensic Science Strath.Giselle Camille RAMPERSAD MSc Internet Systems & EBusiness Durh.Turks and Caicos IslandsEdgar Vernon HOWELL MA Education Management Lond.UgandaFestus James ABDELAZIZ MPH Public Health (International) LeedsLillian ACHATO MSc Financial Economics Leic.Geraldine KABERUKA MSc Facility and Environment Management Lond.Michael KYAKULA PhD Civil Engineering NewcastleGeorge William KYEYUNE PhD Art History Lond.Charity Basaza MULENGA MSc Digital Communication Systems Lough.Elizabeth Kibirige NAMUGENYI MBA Business Administration Warw.Edith NAMULEMA MSc Epidemiology Lond.Robert B D OTTO MSc Applied Biomolecular Technology Nott.Manisuli SSENYONJO PhD Law Nott.Julius Namasake WANDABWA PhD Reproductive Epidemiology Lond.ZambiaGermana Ngosa KALOTO MA Social Policy and Social Development Manc.George Chansa MUKUPA MPH Public Health (International) LeedsAllen POLITO MSc Pollution & Environmental Control Manc.Protus SIMATENDE PhD Food Science & Technology ReadingRoyd VINYA MSc Agroforestry WalesZimbabweHenry DUBE PhD Chemistry Nott.Abraham Babs NYONI PhD Technical textiles LeedsErnest SITHOLE MSc Communications Networks and Software Sur.Split-site Scholarships*Completed degrees awarded by overseas institutions with 12 month study at a UK institution.GhanaGeorge WIAFE PhD Oceanography Ghana (Newcastle)IndiaA RAVIRAJ PhD Soil and Water Conservation Engineering TN Ag. (Newcastle)Malladi VASANTHA PhD Microbiology and Immunology Anna (Leic.)Membership Developing Building Contributing PromotingKenyaRuth Wangeci NDUNG'U PhD Applied Linguistics Kenyatta (Birm.)MalaysiaSok Ching CHEONG PhD DNA Repair NU Malaysia (Lond.)Liang Lin SEOW PhD Conservative Dentistry Malaya (Manc.)AccountsAnnual Report 2003 - 2004 43

MaltaFrank CAMILLERI PhD Poetics Malta (Wales)MauritiusPierre Edgard Daniel MARIE PhD Phytochemistry Maur. (Strath.)NigeriaKolawole ADEBAYO PhD Agricultural Extension and Rural Development Abeokuta Ag. (Reading)Johnson Kayode ADESODUN PhD Soil Physics Nigeria (Stirling)South Africa**Arlene Hilary ARCHER PhD Applied Language Studies Cape Town (Lond.)Michael David DREWETT PhD Sociology Rhodes (Birm.)Kwaku Gyebi DUODU PhD Food science Pret. (E.Anglia)Lydia DU TOIT PhD Neuroendocrinology Pret. (Lond.)Henrietta MYBURG PhD Molecular Plant Pathology Pret. (Oxf.)Shakila REDDY PhD HIV/AIDS Education Durban-W (Sus.)Alain Jean Paul Char TSCHUDIN PhD Psychology Natal (Liv.)Philippus Daniel Riekert VAN HEERDEN PhD Biology Potchef. (Rothamsted)Belinda VAN LENTE PhD Geology Stell. (Liv.)Monique ZAAHL PhD Human Genetics Stell. (Oxf.)Trinidad and TobagoAlbert KONG PhD Artificial Neural Networks WI (Lond.)ZimbabweMlindelwa LUPANKWA PhD Remote Sensing Z'bwe (S'ton.)* Degrees are awarded by an overseas institution with 12 months study at a UK institution given in parentheses.**Where degrees were awarded prior to institutional mergers, the name of the original institution is listed.Scholarships by Distance Learning*KenyaJohn CHEBOR MSc Computer Based Information Systems Sund. (JKUAT)Simon Njoroge KAMAU MSc Computer Based Information Systems Sund. (JKUAT)Cesare Ngigii MBARIA MSc Computer Based Information Systems Sund. (JKUAT)Benedict MUNYAO MSc Computer Based Information Systems Sund. (JKUAT)Victor Mbuvi MUTUNE MSc Computer Based Information Systems Sund. (JKUAT)Geoffrey Gitari NYIRI MSc Computer Based Information Systems Sund. (JKUAT)Richard Wanyonyi SITATI MSc Computer Based Information Systems Sund. (JKUAT)Peter Simiyu TATO MSc Computer Based Information Systems Sund. (JKUAT)* Degrees are awarded by a UK institution with services provided by an overseas institution given in parentheses.44 Commonwealth Scholarship Commission

Panel of Advisers: Membership 2003-2004The Commission’s panel of advisers includes leading figures in all subject areas, all of whom give theirservices free of charge. Without the expert help of its advisers, working to a necessarily tight schedule, theCommission could not operate. Their contribution is much appreciated.Professor K Ravi AcharyaProfessor Fran AckermannProfessor John N AdamsProfessor David AireyProfessor Brian J AllowayProfessor Ken AndersonProfessor Michael AshfoldProfessor Derek AttridgeDr Roger BallardProfessor A BarnardProfessor Peter BateyProfessor Micheline BeaulieuProfessor Raman BediProfessor John L BeebyProfessor A Joe BiddlestoneProfessor David BogleProfessor Senga BondProfessor Richard BonneyProfessor Anne BoothProfessor Patrick J BoylanProfessor R Leo BradyProfessor Jane BroadbentProfessor C J BuddProfessor Kathleen BurkProfessor Joan BusfieldProfessor Michael J ButlerProfessor Peter ByrneProfessor Stuart CarterProfessor A G ChampionProfessor Christine ChinkinDr A C ChuProfessor L A Clark OBEProfessor John R CogginsProfessor Peter ColeProfessor Martin A ConwayProfessor Barry CooperProfessor W R CornishProfessor David C CrossmanProfessor Harry DanielsProfessor G Davey SmithProfessor T D DaviesProfessor G A DaviesProfessor Kevin DaviesProfessor James DiggleProfessor Janet DineProfessor Robert DixonProfessor Hazel M DockrellProfessor J G DuckettProfessor Peter DuffProfessor David DunsterProfessor Richard DyerProfessor T ElliottProfessor Richard EllisProfessor Margaret EvansProfessor Malcolm D EvansProfessor Janet Ann EyreProfessor Robert FildesProfessor Rosemary FootProfessor Peter FordProfessor C J GarforthProfessor Paul A GarnerProfessor Arthur GilmourProfessor David M GloverProfessor Douglas L GodboldProfessor Peter GoldingProfessor E C Gordon-SmithProfessor Ian GoughMr John GowingProfessor John GraceProfessor Roger GreenProfessor Ian A GreerProfessor Pierre J GuillouDr Roberto GuiloffProfessor Neva HaitesDr Richard M HallProfessor George HallProfessor C Harper-Bill FSAProfessor David HarveyProfessor Shelagh HeffernanProfessor Gerard HemsworthProfessor R C HiderProfessor Jill HillsProfessor S HindujaDr Chris HodgsonProfessor Trevor Martin HopperProfessor David HowellProfessor Sean HughesProfessor J P HuttonProfessor Stevi JacksonProfessor Leo B JeffcottDr Gordon JohnsonProfessor Peter JohnsonProfessor Ron JohnstonProfessor Francis X KatambaProfessor Andrew KeayProfessor Wilfrid S KendallProfessor J Michael KendallProfessor C Kennedy-PipeProfessor David J Kerr CBEProfessor Kenneth KingProfessor Mike KirkbyProfessor Ian LauderProfessor C A LawrenceProfessor Margot LightProfessor Susan LightmanProfessor S LimbreyProfessor Oliver LintonProfessor Richard LoganProfessor A LoudonProfessor Vaughan LoweProfessor Patricia LyneProfessor R MacDonaldProfessor T R A MageeProfessor Joseph MaguireProfessor Michael Norman MaiseyProfessor Robert ManselProfessor Brian McClellandProfessor M McDonaldProfessor J G MerrillsProfessor John M Midgley OBEProfessor Martin MillettProfessor Joe MillwardProfessor Chris R MilnerDr Joan MossProfessor Ghulam MuftiProfessor Miranda MugfordProfessor Klaus Muller-DethlefsProfessor Max MurrayProfessor Peter NaudeProfessor Robert E L NaylorProfessor Paul J NichollsProfessor Colin NicholsonProfessor Frederick NixsonDr Mike O’BoyleProfessor Kevin ParkProfessor Gerald Pattenden FRSProfessor E S PaykelDr David PenmanProfessor B L PentecostProfessor Ian PhimisterDr Jane PlastowProfessor G D PlotkinProfessor Wilf PowellProfessor S J PrideProfessor Alan RewProfessor Alan RobbDr Maggie RobsonProfessor Paul RogersProfessor Julian RushtonProfessor Martin SchroderProfessor David SeddonProfessor Roger SeifertProf Michael Charles SheppardProfessor S Ravi P SilvaProfessor Riti SinghProfessor Morris S SlomanProfessor Stephen K SmithProfessor Ivor SmithProfessor I SommervilleProfessor Russell SpearsProfessor Ken StarkeyProfessor E I StentifordProfessor Ron StevensProfessor Frances StewartProfessor Brian StreetProfessor Andrew TaitProfessor Douglas TallackProfessor Philip M TaylorProfessor P C ThomasProfessor Caroline ThomasProfessor J J Thompson CBEProfessor R K R ThorntonProfessor Terry ThreadgoldProfessor Paul A TylerProfessor Chris VincentProfessor W F Vinen FRSProfessor Dale WaltersProfessor Saman WarnakulasuriyaProfessor R WebbProfessor A J F WebsterProfessor B L WedzichaProfessor Mel WestProfessor Jim WhiteProfessor Paul WilkinsonProfessor Barry WilliamsDr Harry WitchelProfessor Jonathan WolffAccounts Membership Developing Building Contributing Promoting IntroductionAnnual Report 2003 - 2004 45

AnguillaPermanent SecretaryDepartment of PublicAdministrationGovernment of AnguillaJames Ronald Webster BuildingPO Box 60, The ValleyAnguillaTel: +1 264 497 3041/3522Fax: +1 264 497 5873Antigua and BarbudaPermanent SecretaryMinistry of EducationYouth, Sports and CommunityDevelopmentChurch Street, St John’sWest IndiesAntigua and BarbudaTel: +1 268 462 4959Fax: +1 268 462 4970AustraliaDirector GeneralAustralian Agency forInternational Development(AusAID)GPO Box 887, CanberraACT 2601, AustraliaTel: +61 6275 2000Fax: +61 6275 4880Development ImplementationBranchIDP Education Australia LtdGPO Box 2006Canberra, ACT 2601AustraliaTel: +61 26285 8344Fax: +61 26285 3553BahamasPermanent SecretaryMinistry of Education and CultureScholarships and Loans DivisionPO Box N3913Nassau NPBahamasTel: +1 242 325 9369/74Fax: +1 242 325 9362BangladeshSecretary University GrantsCommission of BangladeshAgargaonShereBangla NagarDhaka 1207BangladeshTel: +880 281 1331/911 4707Fax: +880 281 22948/22416Assistant SecretaryMinistry of EducationBuilding No. 6, 17th & 18th FloorBangladesh Secretariat, DhakaBangladeshTel: +880 232356/404162BarbadosPermanent SecretaryMinistry of Education YouthAffairs and Sports‘The Elsie Payne Complex’Constitution RoadSt Michael, BarbadosTel: +1 246 430 2700Fax: +1 246 436 2411BelizePermanent SecretaryMinistry of the Public ServiceBelmopanCentral AmericaBelizeTel: +501 822204/22205/22067Fax: +501 822206BermudaChief Education OfficerMinistry of EducationPO Box HM 1185Hamilton HM EXBermudaTel: +1 441 236 6904Fax: +1 441 236 6859BotswanaSecretaryDepartment of StudentPlacement and WelfareMinistry of EducationP/Bag 005, GaboroneBotswanaTel: +267 312706Fax: +267 312891How to ApplyApplications for General Scholarships in the United Kingdom should bemade in the first instance to nominating agencies in the country oforigin. These are listed below. Each agency is responsible for its ownselection criteria. Application procedures for Commonwealth AcademicStaff Scholarships and Fellowships vary between countries, and inmany cases are handled by individual universities. In cases of doubt,the Commission Secretariat in the UK will be happy to advise on whichbody to approach in particular circumstances but cannot be responsiblefor the decisions or procedures adopted by the agencies concerned.Brunei DarussalamPermanent SecretaryKementerian PendidikanMinistry of EducationBandar Seri Begawan BB3510NEGARABrunei DarussalamTel: +673 238 1133Fax: +673 238 0392CameroonCameroon CommonwealthScholarship AgencyMinistry of Higher EducationDepartment of Assistance &CounsellingPO Box 1457,YaoundeCameroonTel: +237 23 10 01Fax: +237 23 97 24CanadaDirector of Administration andProgramsInternational Council forCanadian Studies75 Albert, S908Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 5E7CanadaTel: +1 613 789 7828Fax: +1 613 789 7830Cayman IslandsSenior Education OfficerEducation DepartmentPO Box 910George TownGrand CaymanCayman IslandsTel: +1 345 945 1199, ext1731Fax: +1 345 946 3900Cyprus (Turkish Cypriots)Projects Manager3 Museum StreetPO Box 256541387 NicosiaCyprusTel: +357 2258 5000Fax: +357 2267 7257Cyprus (Greek Cypriots)SecretaryCyprus State ScholarshipAuthority148 NicosiaCyprusTel: +357 230 0714Fax: +357 245 1881DominicaPermanent SecretaryMinistry of Education, YouthAffairs, Sports and HumanResource DevelopmentGovernment HeadquartersRoseauDominicaFalkland IslandsDirector of EducationEducation DepartmentFalkland Islands GovernmentStanley CottageRoss Road, StanleyFalkland IslandsTel: +500 27289Fax: +500 27292FijiSecretaryPublic Service CommissionBerkeley CrescentPO Box 2211Government Buildings, SuvaFijiTel: +679 314588Fax: +679 302379/302570The GambiaSecretaryScholarship Advisory BoardDept of State for EducationWilly Thorpe Place BuildingBanjulThe GambiaTel: +220 228310Fax: +220 224180GhanaRegistrarScholarships SecretariatPO Box M75AccraGhanaTel: +233 2166 268146 Commonwealth Scholarship Commission

GibraltarDirectorDepartment of Education40 Town RangeGibraltarTel: +350 71430Fax: +350 71564GrenadaPermanent SecretaryDepartment of Personnel andManagement Services (DPMS)Prime Minister’s OfficeBotanical Gardens, TanteenSt George’sGrenadaTel: +1 473 440 3767/3789Fax: +1 473 440 6609GuyanaChief Training OfficerFor Permanent SecretaryPublic Service MinistryVlissengen Road and DurbanStreetGeorgetownGuyanaTel: +592 268732Fax: +592 257899India (UGC)SecretaryUniversity Grants CommissionBahadurshah Zafar MargNew Delhi 110 002IndiaTel: +91 11 323 5536Fax: +91 11 323 6288India (in respect of awardsmade to Indian nationals)Director (Scholarships)Ministry of Human ResourceDevelopmentDepartment of SecondaryEducation & Higher EducationGovernment of IndiaNew Delhi 110 001IndiaTel: +91 11 338 4501Fax: +91 11 2 338 5337India (in respect of awardstenable in India)Director GeneralIndian Council for CulturalRelations, AzadBhavanIndraprastha EstateNew Delhi 110 002IndiaTel: +91 11 331 9309/331 9310Fax: +91 11 371 2639/331 8647Jamaica (in respect ofawards made to Jamaicannationals)DirectorCabinet Office, Public SectorReform UnitCorporate Management andDevelopment Branch,Scholarships and AssistanceUnitJAMPRO Building, 2nd Floor18 Trafalgar RoadKingston 10JamaicaTel: +1 876 9298871/926324247Fax: +1 876 920 1291Jamaica (in respect ofawards tenable in Jamaica)Permanent SecretaryMinistry of Education, Youthand Culture2 National Heroes CirclePO Box 498KingstonJamaicaTel: +1 876 922 1400Fax: +1 876 922 6328KenyaPermanent SecretaryMinistry of Education, Scienceand TechnologyHarambee AvenuePO Box 30040NairobiKenyaTel: +254 2334411Fax: +254 2214287KiribatiSecretaryMinistry of Education, Trainingand TechnologyPO Box 263BikenibeuTarawaKiribatiTel: +686 28091Fax: +686 28222LesothoDirectorThe National ManpowerDevelopment SecretariatPO Box Ms 517Maseru 100LesothoTel: +266 323842Fax: +266 310511MalawiSecretaryDepartment of HumanResource Managementand DevelopmentPO Box 30227Lilongwe 3MalawiTel: +265 782122Fax: +265 782230MalaysiaDirectorPublic Service DepartmentMalaysia, Training Division2nd Level, Block B,JPA ComplexTun Ismail Road50510 Kuala LumpurMalaysiaTel: +60 3293 8444Fax: +60 3294 0129/30/31MaldivesDirectorDepartment of External ResourcesMinistry of Foreign AffairsMale’MaldivesTel: +960 331 7525Fax: +960 31 7592MaltaSecretaryCommonwealth Scholarships &Fellowships BoardMinistry of EducationFlorianaMaltaTel: +356 2598 2304/2123 5325Fax: +356 2123 6826MauritiusPermanent SecretaryMinistry of Education andScientific ResearchIVTB HousePont Fer, PhoenixMauritiusTel: +230 698 0464/ 1084/1435/ 2055Fax: +230 698 2550MontserratPermanent SecretaryDepartment of AdministrationGovernment HeadquartersBradesWest IndiesMontserratTel: +1 664 491 2693Fax: +1 664 491 6234MozambiqueHead of ScholarshipsMinister of EducationMaputoMozambiqueTel: +258 1 490925Fax: +258 1 490979/492196NamibiaPermanent SecretaryMinistry of Foreign Affairs &Co-operationVocational Training, Scienceand TechnologyBursaries and QualificationsDivisionPrivate Bag 13391, WindhoekNamibiaTel: +264 6127 06171Fax: +264 6127 06122NauruSecretaryDepartment of EducationCentral PacificNauruTel: +674 444 3133Fax: +674 444 3718New ZealandScholarships ManagerNew Zealand Vice-Chancellors’CommitteePO Box 1191511th Floor94 Dixon StreetWellington 6034New ZealandTel: +64 4 381 8500Fax: +64 4 381 8501NigeriaDeputy DirectorFederal Scholarship BoardFederal Ministry of EducationBlock 353, Yaounde StreetWuse Zone 6, PMB 134Garki AbujaFCTNigeriaTel: +234 95230493/5230574Fax: +234 95237995PakistanDeputy Educational AdviserMinistry of EducationIslamabadPakistanTel: +92 51 920 1778Fax: +92 51 925 7634 /92 22285/92 51 920 2851Annual Report 2003 - 2004 47

Papua New GuineaSecretaryDepartment of PersonnelManagementPO Box 519WaiganiPapua New GuineaTel: +675 327 6379Fax: +675 325 0520Saint HelenaChief SecretarySt Helena GovernmentEducation DepartmentJamestownSouth Atlantic OceanSaint HelenaTel: +290 2710/2555Fax: +290 2461Saint Kitts and NevisPermanent SecretaryEstablishment DivisionGovernment of St. Kitts & NevisChurch Street, PO Box 186,BasseterreWest IndiesSaint Kitts and NevisTel: +1-869 465 2521, ext 1037Fax: +869 466 2490Saint LuciaPermanent SecretaryMinistry of EducationHuman Resource DevelopmentYouth and SportsFrancis Compton BuildingThe Waterfront, CastriesSaint LuciaTel: +1 758 453 0878/468 5230/ 5231Fax: +1 758 468 5291/453 2299Saint Vincent and TheGrenadinesChief Personnel Officer (Ag)Service CommissionsDepartmentMinisterial BuildingHalifax Street, KingstownSaint Vincent and The GrenadinesTel: +1 784 456 1111, ext 355Fax: +1 784 457 2638SamoaSecretaryStaff Training and ScholarshipsCommitteeMinistry of Foreign AffairsPO Box L1859Apia, SamoaTel: +685 21500Fax: +685 21504SeychellesPrincipal Secretary (Education)Ministry of EducationMont FleuriPO Box 48MaheSeychellesTel: +248 224777Fax: +248 224859Sierra LeoneChief Education OfficerMinistry of Education, Scienceand TechnologyNew England VilleFreetownSierra LeoneTel: +232 22 240380/240865/ 24023Fax: +232 222 223030SingaporePermanent SecretaryPrime Minister’s OfficePublic Service Division100 High Street, No. 0701The Treasury 179434SingaporeTel: +65 6332 7030/6332 7284Fax: +65 6332 8436Solomon IslandsPermanent SecretaryMinistry of Education andHuman Resource DevelopmentPO Box G28HoniaraSolomon IslandsTel: +677 23900Fax: +677 20485South AfricaSAUVCA National OfficePO Box 27392SunnysidePretoria 0001South AfricaTel: +27 1248 12846Fax: +271248 12843Sri LankaSecretaryMinistry of EducationHigher Education Division18 Ward PlaceColombo 7Sri LankaTel: +94 167 7093Fax: +94 169 1235SwazilandPrincipal SecretarySwaziland GovernmentMinistry of Labour and PublicService, PO Box 170Mbabane, SwazilandTel: +268 404 3521Fax: +268 404 5379TanzaniaPermanent SecretaryMinistry of Science, Technologyand Higher EducationPO Box 2645Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaTel: +255 22 266 8322/266 6376/266 7447Fax: +255 22 2666097TongaSenior Education Officer(Scholarships)Ministry of EducationCommunity Development &Training CentrePO Box 161Nuku’alofaTongaTel: +676 24122/24002Fax: +676 24105Trinidad and TobagoPermanent SecretaryMinistry of PublicAdministration and InformationScholarships and AdvancedTraining SectionABMA Building,5557 St Vincent StreetPort of SpainTrinidad and TobagoTel: +1 868 625 9850/9851Fax: +1-868 623 8636Turks and Caicos IslandsTraining ManagerStaff Training UnitSouth BaseGrand TurkWest IndiesTurks and Caicos IslandsTel: +1 649 946 2580Fax: +1 649 946 2577/2886/1582TuvaluDeputy SecretaryPersonnel and TrainingDepartmentOffice of the Prime MinisterFunafutiTuvaluTel: +688 20120Fax: +688 20819UgandaPermanent SecretaryThe Central ScholarshipsCommittee (CSC)Ministry of Education and SportsCrested TowersPO Box 7063, KampalaUgandaTel: +256 4123 4440Fax: +256 4123 0437United KingdomExecutive SecretaryCommonwealth ScholarshipCommission in the UKJohn Foster House36 Gordon SquareLondon WC1H OPFUnited KingdomTel: +44 20 7380 6700Fax: +44 20 7387 2655VanuatuSenior Scholarships OfficerTraining and ScholarshipsCo-ordination UnitMinistry of EducationPrivate Mail Bag 059, Port VilaSouth PacificVanuatuTel: +678 23708Fax: +678 25936Virgin Islands (British)Permanent SecretaryMinistry of Education and CultureBVI GovernmentCentral AdministrationComplexRoad Town, TortolaVirgin Islands (British)Tel: +1 284 494 3701, ext 2174Fax: +1 284 494 5018ZambiaSecretaryBursaries CommitteeMinistry of Higher EducationPO Box 50093Lusaka, ZambiaTel: +260 125 0726Fax: +260 125 4720ZimbabweSecretary for Higher EducationMinistry of Higher EducationPO Box UA275Union AvenueHarareZimbabweTel: +263 479 5891/5Fax: +263 047 9210948 Commonwealth Scholarship Commission

Applying for a Scholarshipor FellowshipThere are a variety of routes for applying for aCommonwealth Scholarship or Fellowship in theUnited Kingdom:General Scholarships:Application in the first instance should be to thenational nominating agency of the country where youare a resident. The agencies are listed on pages 45-46 of this report.Academic Staff Scholarships and AcademicFellowships:These awards are targeted to specific countries.Universities are asked to nominate directly to theCommission. In certain circumstances, UK universitiesmay also make nominations for Academic StaffScholarships. The Commission Secretariat should beconsulted prior to any such application.Split-site Scholarships:Applications are invited each year from a range ofdeveloping universities, and UK university departmentsknown to have strong links with partners in thedeveloping world. Departments wishing to beconsidered should register their interest with thesecretariat.Thank youThe Commonwealth Scholarship Commissionemploys no staff. The Secretariat at the Associationof Commonwealth Universities and staffat the British Council administer its affairs. TheCommission is grateful to all for their excellentsupport during the year.We would also like to thank our in-countrynominating agencies, academic advisers,supervisors and host institutions in the UnitedKingdom for their help and support, and theaward holders themselves, whose positiveattitude, ability and determination to change theworld for the better is essential to our efforts.Most of all, we would like to thank oursponsors in the UK Government – the Departmentfor International Development and theForeign and Commonwealth Office – for theircontinued support. Today, more than ever, webelieve that scholarships and fellowships have avital role to play in achieving internationaldevelopment and understanding.Professional Fellowships:Applications are invited each year from UK organisationsthat wish to host such awards.Distance Learning Scholarships:The Commission makes blocks of awards available toUK courses that best meet its criteria. A list of thesecan be found on the CSFP website. Applications arethen made directly to the course concerned.CSC Secretariat andBritish Council staffShared Scholarships:Applications are made directly to the UK universityoffering the award. Decisions are normally takenbetween February and April of each year. A list ofparticipating institutions can be found on the CSFPwebsite.Further details of all of the Commission’s activitiescan be found on the UK section of the internationalCSFP website – www.csfp-online.org. Candidatesshould note that it is important to follow the correctprocedure. The Commission is not able to respond todirect applications or enquiries from candidates.

Executive SecretaryCommonwealth Scholarship Commission UKJohn Foster House36 Gordon SquareLondon WC1H 0PFTel: +44 (0) 207 380 6700Fax: +44 (0) 207 2655