2017 COMMONWEALTH SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS
2017 COMMONWEALTH SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS
- FULL TIME DOCTORAL SCHOLARSHIPS
Awards are tenable at any approved UK university or Higher Education Institution with whom the Commission has a joint and/or part funding agreement (please see attached list for details or access the full details on the website at http://bit.ly/cscuk-uk-universities) for a specific programme of study or research and are not restricted to particular subject areas. Scholarships will be made in respect of full time study only and no other courses of study may be undertaken at the same time. Nominations for this category should hold FULL-TIME university teaching posts at the time of their application to which they intend to return following any scholarship.
Please see the website at http://cscuk.dfid.gov.uk/apply/scholarships-developing-cw/ for the prospectus for this Scholarship.
- ACADEMIC STAFF FELLOWSHIPS
The purpose of this fellowship is to provide an opportunity for Fellows to undertake a period of research, network, and update knowledge and skills related to their academic subject and responsibilities. Nominees must hold doctorate degrees which have been awarded between two and ten years prior to October 2017, must be an academic staff of a university in a developing commonwealth country and should be currently employed by the nominating institution.
Awards are tenable at any approved UK university or Higher Education Institution for between three and ten months. Whilst the final decision on host institution will be made by the Commission, candidates are requested to make independent approaches to their preferred institution and to state their preference on the application form. A letter of acceptance from the UK host academic at the host institution in the UK must be included with the application form.
Please see the website at http://cscuk.dfid.gov.uk/apply/academic-fellowships/ for the prospectus for this Fellowship.
HOW TO APPLY
ALL NOMINEES ARE TO TAKE NOTE THAT A NOMINATION BY THE UNIVERSITY OF GHANA DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY GUARANTEE SELECTION OR PLACEMENT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. THE FINAL SELECTION WILL BE MADE BY THE COMMONWEALTH SCHOLARSHIP COMMISSION IN THE UK.
STEP 1:
Nominee completes their application using the CSCUK’s Electronic Application System (EAS) at the following address http://cscuk.dfid.gov.uk/apply/eas/ using the “Applicant’s Portal” by Tuesday November 15, 2016.
In SECTION 3 of the EAS application, nominee enters the following email address – orid-researchadmin@ug.edu.gh to ensure that ORID receives the automatic email from the EAS to provide the necessary endorsement information. (A guarantee cannot be made that an endorsement on an application will be made if the correct email address as indicated above is not provided in the EAS).
Please take note that the University of Ghana has set up its institutional deadline for by Tuesday November 15, 2016 in the EAS and therefore applicants would be unable to complete their applications in the system after this date. The UG will be using only the EAS for its nominations and would therefore not be considering paper applications made outside of the EAS.
STEP 2:
Applicant submits a printed copy of their application to the Office of Research, Innovation and Development (ORID) with a duly endorsed “UG-Institutional Nomination Form for Commonwealth Scholarships (UG-INFfCS)” latest by 5:00pm on by Tuesday November 15, 2016.
The UG-INFfCS form must be endorsed by the Provost of the College. Nominees are strongly encouraged to study the scholarship prospectus to ensure that all the relevant application requirements are fulfilled. Please take note that the Commission would not accept applications from individuals.
INSTITUTIONAL DEADLINES
- DEADLINE FOR COMPLETION OF APPLICATION IN THE EAS – TUESDAY NOVEMBER 15, 2016
- DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF PAPER COPY OF EAS APPLICATION TO ORID – TUESDAY NOVEMBER 15, 2016