Fully funded Commonwealth Professional Fellowship For Developing Countries 2024

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Fully funded Commonwealth Professional Fellowship For Developing Countries 2024
Fully funded Commonwealth Professional Fellowship For Developing Countries 2024Applications are now being accepted for Commonwealth
Professional Fellowships from Mid-career professionals who want the chance to advance their knowledge and expertise in a specific field and make a significant impact on their employers.Commonwealth Professional Fellowships are for mid-career professionals from low and middle income countries to spend a period of time at a UK host organisation working in their sector for a programme of professional development.About Commonwealth Professional FellowshipPurpose: To provide professionals with the opportunity to enhance knowledge and skills in their given sector, and to have catalytic effects on their workplaces.Intended beneficiaries: Mid-career professionals (with five years’ relevant work experience) working organizations in low and middle income Commonwealth countries.These fellowships are offered under six development themes:Science and technology for developmentStrengthening health systems and capacityStrengthening global peace, security and governanceStrengthening resilience and response to crisesAccess, inclusion and opportunityBrief DescriptionHost Institution(s): UK host organisationFellowship Worth: Fully fundedNumber of Awards: SeveralStudy Level: Mid-career professionalsNationality: See eligible Countries (below)Fellow eligibilityTo be eligible for these Fellowships, prospective Fellows must:Be a citizen of or have been granted refugee status by an eligible Commonwealth country, or be a British Protected PersonBe permanently resident in an eligible Commonwealth countryHave at least five years’ full-time, or equivalent part-time, relevant work experience, in a profession related to the subject of the fellowship programme, by the proposed start of the fellowship – voluntary work experience will not be counted towards this minimumBe in employment at the time of application at an organisation that they will return to upon completion of the fellowshipProvide at least two references, one of which must be from their current employer. Any applications for which references are not received by the reference closing date will be considered ineligible.Not have undertaken a Commonwealth Professional Fellowship within the last five years (at the time of taking up the award)Not be seeking to undertake an academic programme of research or study. Academics are eligible to apply for the scheme, but only to undertake programmes of academic management, not research or courses relevant to their research subjectBe available to undertake their fellowship from the prescribed start dateApproved return airfare from the Fellow’s home country to the UKReimbursement of the standard visa application feeStipend (living allowance) payable monthly (or pro rata) for the duration of the award at the rate of £1,944 per month, or £2,397 per month for those at organisations in the London metropolitan area (rates quoted at 2022/23 levelsIf a Fellow declares a disability, a full assessment of needs and eligibility for additional financial support will be offered by the CSC. See the CSC disability support statement
for more informationArrival allowance of up to £1,061.10 (rates quoted at 2021/22 levels), including an element for warm clothingA maximum of £3,000 per fellow can be agreed by host organisations for short courses/conferences as well as travel to visit other UK organisations where this forms an integral part of the programme. Host organisations should bear in mind the restrictions set out in our guidance on claimable costs.Completing Fellow application formIn the application form, prospective Fellows will be asked to:List all undergraduate and postgraduate university qualifications obtained (where applicable)List up to 10 publications and prizes (if applicable)Provide details of your employment history and explain how each job is relevant to the programme you wish to undertake in the UK (up to 100 words per employment)Provide a statement on the relevance of your previous work experience to the proposed fellowship (up to 300 words)List names and positions of up to three referees who are qualified to comment on both your capacity to benefit from your proposed fellowship in the UK and your ability to deliver development impact afterwards. One of your referees must be your current employerProvide a development impact statement in 4 parts.Part 1: (up to 200 words) Explain how participation on your selected fellowship relates to:one of the six CSC development themesdevelopment issues at the global, national and local levelPart 2 (up to 100 words) Explain how you intend to apply your new skills once your Fellowship ends.Part 3 (up to 250 words) Outline what you expect will change in development terms following your fellowship including:the outcomes that you aim to achievethe timeframe for their implementationwho the beneficiaries will bePart 4: (up to 100 words) Write about how the impact of your work could be best measured.Confirm what your award objectives are and how each of them will be met by the fellowship programmeConfirm what your objectives are for the next two years and how each of them will be met by the fellowship programmeConfirm what your objectives are in the longer term and how each of them will be met by the fellowship programmeProvide a personal statement to summarise the ways in which your personal background has encouraged you to want to make an impact in your home country. You should indicate areas in which you have already contributed, such as having overcome any personal or community barriers to your chosen career (up to 500 words)Summarise the ways in which you have engaged in voluntary activities and the opportunities you have had to demonstrate leadership (up to 500 words)Provide a scan of your passport or national identity cardHow to Apply for the Commonwealth Professional FellowshipScholarshipAvenue is a Hu for updated or Latest international scholarships from all contries to international student
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