The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK has recently been asked by its partner body in Canada to nominate 12 candidates from the UK to undertake post-doctoral research in Canada during the academic year 2007-08. As you will see from the attached details, the awards are fully funded by the Canadian government. Whilst the Canadian authorities will make the final decisions on who should have an award, they have told us informally that they have funding to support 7-8 candidates from the UK.

Nominations have to be in Ottawa by 15 May, and in order to arrange selection procedures in the UK the deadline for candidates to apply to us is 15 April 2007. Applications should be on the official application form, together with a short covering letter (maximum 500 words) stating the candidate's reasons for applying, and describing any previous experience of collaboration with Canada.

Applicants must also have a letter of invitation from their prospective hosts by the time of application.

Application form and associated documents can be downloaded below:

Completed applications should be sent to:

Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CCFP)
c/o ACU, Woburn House
20-24 Tavistock Square
London WC1H 9HF
Email enquiries:csfpout@acu.ac.uk

We are pleased to learn that, following further discussion by the Canadian authorities (see below), funding for support for Commonwealth Scholarships in Canada has been restored for the next five years. It is not yet clear whether this will lead to any scholarships being available to UK nationals in 2008.

In the meantime, any UK citizen interested in applying for a scholarship in Canada from 2007-08 should register their name and contact details with us, so that they can be contacted immediately should any opportunity arise. Details should be registered by e-mailing Info@acu.ac.uk with the title "Canada Outward Scholarship".

Further information will be posted as soon as it becomes available.

The following information is relevant until 21 June 2007

In Canada, the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan is administered by the Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE) under contract to the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT). The Canadian Commonwealth Scholarship Committee is composed of faculty members from universities across Canada and is responsible for recommending to DFAIT scholarship winners from among the nominations submitted by foreign CSFP agencies. The number of scholarships available each year is determined by the DFAIT.

• www.cbie.ca

• Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada website
• Canadian Bureau for International Education DestinEducation website

• Canadian Bureau for International Education website, for programs CBIE administers on behalf of the DFAIT of Canada.