Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan

This is an annual scheme made available to all Commonwealth countries by the Commonwealth Scholarships Commission. The India programme is managed jointly by the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU, UK); Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India and the British Council.

Scholarships

It covers:

• Economy return international travel
• Tuition fee
• Adequate maintenance and other allowances

Subjects covered:

• Engineering and Technology

• Science (Pure and Applied)

• Agriculture

• Humanities and Social Sciences

Duration:

One-year in case of Master's, six-months in case of Clinical Training and three-years in case of PhD. 

Candidates who have already completed Ph.D. or are about to complete it will not be considered.

Institution:

Any UK University and Institute

Fellowship:

Fellowship is available in any academic subject (including Medicine and Dentistry). Fellowships are primarily intended for younger established teachers (not for the senior members of the department) to enhance their teaching and/or research experience, or in the case of Medicine and Dentistry, clinical skills relevant to what they're going to study at the institution they choose.

Commonwealth Fellowships are not available for higher degrees. 

Duration:

Commonwealth Fellowships are for six months. Awards normally run from October in any year (i.e. the beginning of the academic year in the UK).

Medicine and Dentistry:

If you are a medically qualified applicant and your programme requires you to practice clinically, or to work in a laboratory department reporting on samples from patients, you can only be considered eligible for registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) or the General Dental Council. 

The UGC sends circulars to all universities in July or August every year for nominations for the awards beginning the following academic year.

Scholarship

You must apply for these scholarships at least one year before the course starts. Deadlines vary, so you must check that you know what the deadline is before applying.

Eligibility

• be an Indian citizen residing in India

• have completed tertiary education in English medium

• hold a doctorate (or other postgraduate qualifications accepted as sufficient for the career you are in)  

• have been awarded your doctorate no less than five and no more than ten years from the date of taking up the Fellowship  

• have at least two-years experience as a staff member of a university or similar institution in your home country

• be aged 40 or under at time of applying.

We are currently closed for application for 2013.

Fellowship

You must apply for these scholarships at least one year before the course starts. Deadlines vary, so you must check that you know what the deadline is before applying.

The UGC sends circulars to all universities in July or August every year for nominations for the awards beginning the following academic year. 

To be selected, you must be an academic staff member of staff and get nominated by the executive head of the university you work full time at. This is followed by shortlisting of applications and personal interviews in New Delhi.

Scholarship

The preliminary selection of candidates for scholarships is carried out in India by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Department of Education, and Government of India. 

The preliminary selection is done through a process of shortlisting of applications, followed by personal interviews in New Delhi. 

Fellowship

The preliminary selection of candidates for Academic Staff Fellowships is carried out in India by University Grants Commission (UGC). The Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) London does the final selection on the basis of the nominations sent by the UGC.

The interviews are normally held in November or December for the awards beginning September in the following year.

General

The Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU)
John Foster House
36 Gordon Square
London, WC1H OPF
Tel: +44-207-387 8572

Scholarships

Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD)
Department of Higher Education
External Scholarship Division
ES.4 Section, West Block-1
Wing-6, 2nd Floor, R.K.Puram, New Delhi-110066
Tel: +91-11-26172491 and 26172492

Fellowships

University Grants Commission
Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi -110001
Tel: +91-11-2323 3895

Do not write to the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) in London, as they cannot allocate individual scholarships. Contact the Commonwealth Scholarship Agency in your own country. If you are already in the UK, the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) can help you with general information concerning the scheme, but it cannot issue application forms to international students.

The CSFP is aimed at students of Commonwealth countries who can make a significant contribution to their home country after the completion of a higher education programme in the UK. The Commonwealth Scholarship is currently open for applications for 2012.

This is a source of funding made available to all Commonwealth countries by the Commonwealth Scholarships Commission. Awards are usually between 1 - 3 years, and cover tuition fees, living expenses and the cost of travel to and from the UK.

The CSFP is an annual scheme made available to all the Commonwealth countries by the Commonwealth Scholarships Commission. In India, this is jointly managed by:

• Commonwealth Scholarships Commission
• British Council
• Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU)
• Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD)
• The Government of India

Commonwealth Scholarships are awarded for studies leading to:

• either a six month clinical training/research/specialisation (for MBBS, BDS, MS, MD degree holders only). Covered specialisations include:
  1. Cancer research
  2. Cardiology (including cardiac surgery)
  3. Gynaecology Medicine
  4. Dentistry
  5. Orthopaedics
  6. Neurology
  7. Ear, Nose and Throat
• or one year taught master’s courses or equivalent degree, three years doctoral degree, one year research on a split site basis, towards a PhD.

Candidates who have already completed a PhD, or are about to complete it, are not considered for this award ..

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