Overview
Since their inception in 1959, some 26,000 individuals have benefited from the award of Commonwealth Scholarships and Fellowships to pursue educational and training opportunities in other Commonwealth countries. Around two thirds of awards have been tenable in the United Kingdom. The vast majority of award holders have returned to make a significant contribution to their home countries, in many cases at the highest level, making the award scheme one of the largest and most prestigious in the world.
This prospectus describes the Commonwealth Professional Fellow ships offered by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom in 2011-2012. Whilst the majority of awards offered by the Commission have been for conventional postgraduate study, its activities also embrace a long-standing programme for university staff from developing countries to spend periods of time in the UK, for the purposes of career updating and skills enhancement. The Commission has sought to extend this principle to other professions, through the creation of the Commonwealth Professional Fellowships programme, under which organisations based in the UK can either apply to host key professionals from developing Commonwealth countries within their own organ is at - ion, or nominate candidates to work with other UK-based organisations with which they have links. Awards under the programme were first offered in 2002-03 and further awards will be offered this year under the terms and conditions set out here.
In 2011-2012, the Commission is working with the Scottish Government to offer Commonwealth Saltire Professional Fellowships. Funded by the Scottish Government, these awards are open to Scottish organisations which are able to identify a Fellow or Fellows who have the ability to influence progress towards minimising the impact of climate change in their home country.
Eligible Candidates
To be eligible for a Commonwealth Professional Fellowship, candidates should:
• be Commonwealth citizens, refugees or British protected persons, and must be permanently resident in a developing Commonwealth country
• have at least five years’ relevant work experience in a profession related to the subject of the application, by the proposed start of the Fellowship
• be available to commence their Fellowship later than 13 September 2011 but before 13 February 2012
• not have undertaken a Commonwealth Professional Fellowship in the last five years
• not be seeking to undertake an academic programme of research or study in the UK. Academics are eligible to apply for the scheme, but only to undertake programmes of academic management, not research or courses relevant to their research subject The Commission wishes to promote equal opportunity, gender equity and cultural exchange. Applications are welcome from the many different races and origins that comprise the Commonwealth’s rich variety of cultures, traditions and institutions.
How to apply
Applications for Commonwealth Professional Fellowships are encouraged from a wide range of professional, charitable, public and private sector organisations based in the UK. The organisation making the application need not necessarily be the body that will host the Fellow(s) whilst in the UK but must be UK-based as this organisation will be the Commission’s point of contact concerning all aspects of the Fellow ship(s). Where a different organisation is performing the role of host, however, the nominating organisation is responsible for securing a signed statement from the host organisation, indicating its agreement to the arrangements proposed and the formation of a detailed programme of activities from the outset, to include with the application.
An online application form is available at www.cscuk.org.uk/apply/professional_fellowships.asp. The first section of the form should be completed by a representative of the host organisation; the second section of the form can then be completed by the prospective Fellow(s).
Closing dates for applications in 2011 will be published at
www.cscuk.org.uk/apply/professional_fellowships.asp The closing date for the first 2011 round is 21 April 2011. The Commission regrets that it is not possible to accept applications directly from individual candidates and that these cannot be acknowledged. Any queries about Commonwealth Professional Fellowships can be emailed to professional.fellowships@cscuk.org.uk
Application and selection process
The Professional Fellowships Programme seeks to enhance the skills of mid-career practitioners in developing countries. Priority will be given to visits that will have practical application in the areas of agriculture/ fisheries/forestry, economic growth, education, engineering/science/technology, environment, governance and public health. It is emphasised, however, that each of the themes can be broadly defined.
Commonwealth Saltire Professional Fellowships will be offered in the field of climate change to organisations in Scotland. Within these priority areas, applications will be judged on the following criteria:
• the extent to which the proposed Fellowship will ensure the transfer of skills relevant to the needs of a Commonwealth developing country
• the extent to which those skills will lead to practical benefits for the developing country following the Fellowship
• the extent to which the Fellowship will have a catalytic effect, either within the developing country concerned, or in establishing new relationships with the UK
Value of awards
Each fellowship provides:
• a return economy airfare from the Fellow’s home country to the United Kingdom
• a monthly (or pro rata) living allowance for the duration of the Fellowship (currently £1,350 per month regionally, £1,674 per month for those based in the London Metropolitan area). Except ionally, dep ending on the programme arranged, a peripatetic living allow ance may be payable. Further details if applicable will be det ailed at the time of offer
• an arrival allowance of up to £760 at current rates which includes an element for warm clothing. An arrival allowance of up to £472 at current rates for Fellows from Gibraltar
• a fixed amount for excess baggage for return travel only dependent on the airport destination. The British Council will advise the Fellow of the amount close to the date of departure
• a flat rate contribution of £800 to the costs of the host organisation(s), in respect of the administration and support of the Fellow, setting up of appropriate meetings and any materials required, as well as costs of incidental travel for the Fellow during the award
• fees for any conferences or short courses attended during the period of the Fellowship, providing that these have been approved at the time when the application was considered by the Commission. Reasonable fees will be agreed in the context of the length of the programme up to a maximum of £3,000, but full justification should be given for the amount being claimed. Fees should also be included in the application to cover the cost of travel for visits to other organisations in the UK where these form an integral part of the programme
• other fees, for which the Commission will consider requests from the nominating organisation on a case-by-case basis. However, when planning an application, nominating/host organisations should bear in mind the following restrictions:
• Induction/evaluation programmes must be in scale with the programme.
• Modest fees including catering, room hire and facilitator hire for such programmes may be agreed; however, fees for facilitators for evaluation programmes will not be approved.
• Additional accommodation costs will be recovered from the Fellow’s stipend.
• Requests for funds for cultural events, mobile phones, laptop com - puter hire, professional association membership and contin gen cies will not be approved.
For information on Commonwealth Scholarships offered by other Commonwealth countries, please visit the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan (CSFP) website at http://www.csfp-online.org/
Any queries about Commonwealth Professional Fellowships can be emailed to professional.fellowships@cscuk.org.uk
Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom c/o The Association of Commonwealth Universities Woburn House, 20-24 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9HF
www.cscuk.org.uk
Please quote Scholarization.blogspot.com on your application when applying for this scholarship
Since their inception in 1959, some 26,000 individuals have benefited from the award of Commonwealth Scholarships and Fellowships to pursue educational and training opportunities in other Commonwealth countries. Around two thirds of awards have been tenable in the United Kingdom. The vast majority of award holders have returned to make a significant contribution to their home countries, in many cases at the highest level, making the award scheme one of the largest and most prestigious in the world.
This prospectus describes the Commonwealth Professional Fellow ships offered by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom in 2011-2012. Whilst the majority of awards offered by the Commission have been for conventional postgraduate study, its activities also embrace a long-standing programme for university staff from developing countries to spend periods of time in the UK, for the purposes of career updating and skills enhancement. The Commission has sought to extend this principle to other professions, through the creation of the Commonwealth Professional Fellowships programme, under which organisations based in the UK can either apply to host key professionals from developing Commonwealth countries within their own organ is at - ion, or nominate candidates to work with other UK-based organisations with which they have links. Awards under the programme were first offered in 2002-03 and further awards will be offered this year under the terms and conditions set out here.
In 2011-2012, the Commission is working with the Scottish Government to offer Commonwealth Saltire Professional Fellowships. Funded by the Scottish Government, these awards are open to Scottish organisations which are able to identify a Fellow or Fellows who have the ability to influence progress towards minimising the impact of climate change in their home country.
Eligible Candidates
To be eligible for a Commonwealth Professional Fellowship, candidates should:
• be Commonwealth citizens, refugees or British protected persons, and must be permanently resident in a developing Commonwealth country
• have at least five years’ relevant work experience in a profession related to the subject of the application, by the proposed start of the Fellowship
• be available to commence their Fellowship later than 13 September 2011 but before 13 February 2012
• not have undertaken a Commonwealth Professional Fellowship in the last five years
• not be seeking to undertake an academic programme of research or study in the UK. Academics are eligible to apply for the scheme, but only to undertake programmes of academic management, not research or courses relevant to their research subject The Commission wishes to promote equal opportunity, gender equity and cultural exchange. Applications are welcome from the many different races and origins that comprise the Commonwealth’s rich variety of cultures, traditions and institutions.
How to apply
Applications for Commonwealth Professional Fellowships are encouraged from a wide range of professional, charitable, public and private sector organisations based in the UK. The organisation making the application need not necessarily be the body that will host the Fellow(s) whilst in the UK but must be UK-based as this organisation will be the Commission’s point of contact concerning all aspects of the Fellow ship(s). Where a different organisation is performing the role of host, however, the nominating organisation is responsible for securing a signed statement from the host organisation, indicating its agreement to the arrangements proposed and the formation of a detailed programme of activities from the outset, to include with the application.
An online application form is available at www.cscuk.org.uk/apply/professional_fellowships.asp. The first section of the form should be completed by a representative of the host organisation; the second section of the form can then be completed by the prospective Fellow(s).
Closing dates for applications in 2011 will be published at
www.cscuk.org.uk/apply/professional_fellowships.asp The closing date for the first 2011 round is 21 April 2011. The Commission regrets that it is not possible to accept applications directly from individual candidates and that these cannot be acknowledged. Any queries about Commonwealth Professional Fellowships can be emailed to professional.fellowships@cscuk.org.uk
Application and selection process
The Professional Fellowships Programme seeks to enhance the skills of mid-career practitioners in developing countries. Priority will be given to visits that will have practical application in the areas of agriculture/ fisheries/forestry, economic growth, education, engineering/science/technology, environment, governance and public health. It is emphasised, however, that each of the themes can be broadly defined.
Commonwealth Saltire Professional Fellowships will be offered in the field of climate change to organisations in Scotland. Within these priority areas, applications will be judged on the following criteria:
• the extent to which the proposed Fellowship will ensure the transfer of skills relevant to the needs of a Commonwealth developing country
• the extent to which those skills will lead to practical benefits for the developing country following the Fellowship
• the extent to which the Fellowship will have a catalytic effect, either within the developing country concerned, or in establishing new relationships with the UK
Value of awards
Each fellowship provides:
• a return economy airfare from the Fellow’s home country to the United Kingdom
• a monthly (or pro rata) living allowance for the duration of the Fellowship (currently £1,350 per month regionally, £1,674 per month for those based in the London Metropolitan area). Except ionally, dep ending on the programme arranged, a peripatetic living allow ance may be payable. Further details if applicable will be det ailed at the time of offer
• an arrival allowance of up to £760 at current rates which includes an element for warm clothing. An arrival allowance of up to £472 at current rates for Fellows from Gibraltar
• a fixed amount for excess baggage for return travel only dependent on the airport destination. The British Council will advise the Fellow of the amount close to the date of departure
• a flat rate contribution of £800 to the costs of the host organisation(s), in respect of the administration and support of the Fellow, setting up of appropriate meetings and any materials required, as well as costs of incidental travel for the Fellow during the award
• fees for any conferences or short courses attended during the period of the Fellowship, providing that these have been approved at the time when the application was considered by the Commission. Reasonable fees will be agreed in the context of the length of the programme up to a maximum of £3,000, but full justification should be given for the amount being claimed. Fees should also be included in the application to cover the cost of travel for visits to other organisations in the UK where these form an integral part of the programme
• other fees, for which the Commission will consider requests from the nominating organisation on a case-by-case basis. However, when planning an application, nominating/host organisations should bear in mind the following restrictions:
• Induction/evaluation programmes must be in scale with the programme.
• Modest fees including catering, room hire and facilitator hire for such programmes may be agreed; however, fees for facilitators for evaluation programmes will not be approved.
• Additional accommodation costs will be recovered from the Fellow’s stipend.
• Requests for funds for cultural events, mobile phones, laptop com - puter hire, professional association membership and contin gen cies will not be approved.
For information on Commonwealth Scholarships offered by other Commonwealth countries, please visit the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan (CSFP) website at http://www.csfp-online.org/
Any queries about Commonwealth Professional Fellowships can be emailed to professional.fellowships@cscuk.org.uk
Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom c/o The Association of Commonwealth Universities Woburn House, 20-24 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9HF
www.cscuk.org.uk
Please quote Scholarization.blogspot.com on your application when applying for this scholarship
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