July 25th, 2023 at 04:22 am

Fully-funded Commonwealth Professional Fellowships 2024

Applications are now being accepted for the Commonwealth Professional Fellowships, which are intended for professionals in the middle of their careers who want the chance to advance their knowledge and expertise in a particular field while also having a positive impact on their workplaces.

For a length of time, professionals in the middle of their careers from low- and middle-income countries can take part in a professional development program at a host organization in the UK while working in their industry.

Commonwealth Scholarship Information

• Sponsor: Commonwealth Scholarship Commission
• host institution: UK-based organization
• Scholarship Value: A fully paid fellowship
• Awards received: a number of them
• Mid-career professionals studying at this level.
• Candidate Nationality: View Eligible Countries below.

The mission of the Fellowship

The subject area of Clean Energy, Air, and Oceans is the focus of every Commonwealth Professional Fellowship offered in the 2023–24 session. The objective is to give professionals the chance to improve their knowledge and expertise in their specialized fields and to have a catalytic impact on their workplaces.

Target Audience

The target audience consists of professionals in the middle of their careers who are employed by development-related organizations in Commonwealth nations with low and intermediate incomes and have five years of relevant work experience.

Criteria for Qualification

The following prerequisites must be satisfied by applicants in order to be considered for Commonwealth Professional Fellowships for International Students:

• Applicants must be British Protected Persons or citizens of one of the eligible Commonwealth countries, or they must have received refugee status from one of those nations.
• Have a home in a Commonwealth nation that is admissible.
• Prior to the planned commencement of the fellowship, have at least five years of relevant work experience, either full-time or comparable part-time, in a field related to the fellowship program’s subject. Volunteer work experience will not be considered in determining this minimum.
• Have a job at the time of application with a company they will return to after the Fellowship is over.
• Provide at least two references, one of which must come from the applicant’s present employment.
• At the time the award was accepted, the applicant had not completed a Commonwealth Professional Fellowship within the previous five years.
• Not be attempting to begin a research or study program for academic credit. Academics may apply for the program, but solely to participate in academic management programs; they may not apply for research grants or enroll in courses related to their research areas.
• Be accessible to begin and complete their fellowship within the specified timeframes.

Countries That Qualify

The Commonwealth Professional Fellowships are open to the following nations:

Bangladesh, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Dominica, Eswatini, Fiji, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guyana, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Montserrat, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, St Helena, St Lucia, St Vincent and The Grenadines, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Togo, Tonga, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Zambia.

Application Process

How-to-Apply:

By the application deadline, interested candidates must submit an online application form with all necessary materials for the Commonwealth Professional Fellowships.

Starting in February 2024, fellowships will be available for terms of six weeks to three months.

Please take note that all Commonwealth Professional Fellowships awarded in the 2023–24 round will be in areas that have been given the green light. Professionals involved in linked issues must be the only applicants. Candidates for fellowships will be prompted to:

• List all of your undergraduate and graduate degrees you’ve earned, if any.
• List up to 10 accomplishments, including awards, if any.
• List your previous employment in detail and briefly (no more than 100 words) discuss how each position relates to the program you want to pursue in the UK.
• Describe, in no more than 300 words, how your prior work experience is relevant to the fellowship that has been proposed.
• Provide the names and positions of up to three referees who can remark on your potential to benefit from your proposed fellowship in the UK and your ability to carry out development effects once you return. Your current employer is required to serve as one of your referees.
• Provide a Development Impact statement in 4 sections.
• You should briefly (no more than 200 words) describe the relationship between your planned Fellowship and:

1. decreasing air pollution, reducing reliance on fossil fuels, and supporting marine protection are all goals of COP 26 and SDGs 7, 13, and 14.
2. World, national, and local development issues
3. climate change and the broader sector’s relationship to development challenges

Application Deadline

The 16th day of August 2023 is the deadline for submissions

VISIT THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE TO LEARN MORE

About the Commonwealth

A voluntary grouping of 56 sovereign and equal nations, the Commonwealth. There are 2.5 billion people living there, in both developed and developing nations. 32 of our members are tiny states, and many of them are island countries.

The governments of our members have endorsed common objectives including peace, democracy, and development. The Commonwealth Charter is an expression of our beliefs and guiding principles.

The British Empire is where the Commonwealth got its start. Today, however, any nation is eligible to join the Commonwealth. Gabon and Togo were the last two nations to join the Commonwealth in 2022.

Organizations

The Commonwealth is frequently referred to as a “family” of countries. There are three intergovernmental organizations at the center of this family:

The Commonwealth Secretariat aids member nations in pursuing the Commonwealth’s objectives. The Secretariat of the Commonwealth oversees this website. The Commonwealth Foundation promotes civic engagement and human development. The Commonwealth of Learning encourages distance learning and open learning.

In London’s Marlborough House on Pall Mall, the Commonwealth Secretariat and Commonwealth Foundation have their global headquarters.

A network of more than 80 intergovernmental, social, cultural, and professional organizations supports Commonwealth member nations as well.

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