To contribute to development needs of Commonwealth countries by providing training for skilled and qualified university teaching faculty working on full time, and to contribute to UK higher education and foreign policy aims by encouraging collaboration and links.
Programmes offered
Commonwealth Scholarships are for full time university teaching faculty from low and middle income Commonwealth countries, for fulltime Doctoral study (PhD) at a UK University. These scholarships are offered under following six themes:
- Science and technology for development
- Strengthening health systems and capacity
- Promoting global prosperity
- Strengthening global peace, security and governance
- Strengthening resilience and response to crises
- Access, inclusion and opportunity
Benefits of the programme
For Commonwealth PhD teaching faculty related details i.e. financial coverage, eligibility criteria, Terms & Conditions, desired program, participating universities Visit following web link and go through available information/documents thoroughly for your understanding. Please apply online, if and only if you hold fulltime teaching position at Public or private University recognized by HEC.
PhD: http://cscuk.dfid.gov.uk/apply/phd-scholarships-least-developed-countries-and-fragile-states/
Duration of the Programme
The duration of the scholarship program is Three-Four years for PhD starting from fall 2020.