Professional Fellowships

    Further awards will be offered during 2006-07. The awards provide opportunities for individuals working in key occupations in developing Commonwealth countries to spend a short period of professional updating in the United Kingdom. The closing date for applications was 30 April 2006. Details of the next round of awards will be advertised here.

    Key features of the programme are as follows:

    • Applications must be made by organisations based in the United Kingdom which have the capacity to host fellows. We regret that we are not able to accept applications from individuals directly. Host organisations can be from the public, private or voluntary sectors
    • Applications should be on behalf of named individuals. Each host organisation can nominate up to six individuals in their application.
    • Applications must contain the details of the programme to be followed in the UK.
    • Awards cover living costs of Fellows whilst in the UK, return airfares to the UK, an allowance for travel and a contribution towards the costs of the host organisation. Other costs may be met subject to individual approval.
    • Fellows can be drawn from any sector, but must not hold a full-time academic appointment as the Commission operates a separate competition for academic fellowships

    Further information is available as follows: