Opportunities circle is here with an excellent fellowship in the UK! CSC Professional Fellowships allow students from low and middle-income countries to visit the United Kingdom and pursue their dreams. This commonwealth fellowship is an excellent opportunity since it enables the fellows to work with an organization in the UK and develop themselves professionally. The CSC Professional Fellowships bring an excellent opportunity for the fellows where they can improve their skills, expand their intellectual horizons in their fields of interest, and influence their communities positively. The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission funds the fellowship. The host organization arranges different activities and workshops to give a deeper insight into the work of the other fellows.
Mid-career individuals are encouraged to apply. Fully funded fellowships aim to bring huge impact with small changes. There is a specific theme for this program every year on which the fellows work, applying their knowledge and skills in elevating the communities. This program presents the efforts of the UK government in helping the Commonwealth counties. Therefore, Professional Fellowships are an excellent opportunity for fellows from low and middle-income countries to join top-notch organizations in the UK and bring revolution.
The theme of Commonwealth Fellowship 2023 is clean air, energy and ocean. The fellows will surely get hands-on experience in research in respiratory health, renewable energy, technology, climate change, public policy, and clean air. Furthermore, they expect the fellows to apply their knowledge in promoting clean air, energy and oceans in urban and rural communities.
Here are more details about the CSC Professional Fellowships
Country: United Kingdom
Financial coverage: Fully Funded
Eligible Regions: Pakistan, Antigua and Barbuda, Bangladesh, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Dominica, Eswatini, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guyana, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Montserrat, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nigeria, Papua new guinea, St. Helena, St. Lucia, Rwanda, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Sierra Leone, Solomon island, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Zambia
Deadline: August 15, 2022
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Eligibility Criteria :
Here are the eligibility criteria for CSC Professional Fellowships 2023:
- Applicants must be permanent residents and citizens of eligible Commonwealth countries.
- Applicants having refugee status in any of the eligible Commonwealth counties can apply.
- They should possess a full-time work experience of 5 years or equivalent part-time experience.
- Applicants with a British-protected person’s status are also eligible to apply.
- Furthermore, applicants should provide reference letters from their current employers.
- The fellow should stay employed in the relevant field at the time of fellowship.
- They should not be doing any academic research or study.
- Applicants should not be a recipient of a Commonwealth Profession fellowship in the last five years.
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Benefits :
CSC Professional Fellowships offer the following benefits:
- A return ticket for fellows from their home country to the UK.
- Fellows will also receive a monthly allowance of £1,782 per month. However, the fellows in UK metropolitan will receive £2,197.
- CSC will provide additional financial support for disabled fellows as a disability allowance.
- Reimbursement of visa fee.
- Furthermore, fellows may also receive a grant of £3,000 from their host Organization to visit other host organizations, events, and conferences in the UK.
- Moreover, £1,000 travel allowance to attend clean energy, ocean, and air events.
- Fellows will receive a warm clothing allowance and an arrival grant of up to £972.59.
Host Institutes:
- University of Salford
- University of Strathclyde
- Knowledge for change
- University of Edinburgh
- Lifegate Outreach Center
