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Commonwealth Scholarship Commission's Professional Fellowships Scheme - offer internships to Fantsuam people. September 7, 2010

John Dada writes:

Is this an opportunity that any of our prospective partners in the UK can use for an internship for our staff from Fantsuam? It could be in Broadband Connectivity, Permaculture, or any of the other areas we are working on that may also be of interest to our partners.
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Pamela McLean writes -  You can see information on some projects at Fantsuam  at www.dadamac.net or at Fantsuam Foundation Contact pamela.mclean@dadamac.net to explore possible areas of interest - not everything is on the web yet. Please see below for fellowship details and share this information with anyone who might be interested.

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Information on the 2011 Scheme will be made available at:
 http://www.cscuk.org.uk/apply/professional_fellowships.asp  in November/December 2010.

you may be interested to read some case studies about previous and current Professional Fellowships.

Fellowships for mid-career professionals http://www.cscuk.org.uk/apply/professional_fellowships.asp
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a supplementary round of Fellowships in 2010 is currently open.....The details of the Scheme remain the same as those set out below, but the closing date is the 15 October 2010.  Fellowships in this rate would have to start in January or February 2011. .....

The Commission supports fellowships for mid-career professionals from developing Commonwealth countries to spend periods (typically three months) with a relevant UK host organisation in their field for a programme of professional development.  This can include a very limited time for attendance at short courses as well as visits to other organisations.  Applications should be made by the UK host organisation which acts as the 'nominator', and which can be from any sector. Nominators should be able to identify suitable candidates through existing organisational networks or by advertising if they wish......

Applications ... invited in the following priority areas: Agriculture/Fisheries/Forestry, Education, Environment, Governance, Public Health and Engineering/Science/Technology. 


 Fellowships for mid-career professionals
 

The Commission's Professional Fellowship Scheme is no longer accepting applications for the main round of Fellowships in 2010.   However, a supplementary round of Fellowships in 2010 is currently open and further information on this can be obtained by e-mailing professional.fellowships@cscuk.org.uk The details of the Scheme remain the same as those set out below, but the closing date is the 15 October 2010.  Fellowships in this rate would have to start in January or February 2011.

We expect to be able to advertise the Scheme for 2011 in December this year and will update this Web page accordingly.  If you would like to find out more about the Scheme or register for information on the 2011 Scheme when it is available, please e-mail: professional.fellowships@cscuk.org.uk  The information given below, including the prospectus gives further details of the Scheme

In the meaintime, you may be interested to read some case studies about previous and current Professional Fellowships.

The following information is maintained for information only and may change for 2011. 

 

The Commission supports fellowships for mid-career professionals from developing Commonwealth countries to spend periods (typically three months) with a relevant UK host organisation in their field for a programme of professional development.  This can include a very limited time for attendance at short courses as well as visits to other organisations.  Applications should be made by the UK host organisation which acts as the 'nominator', and which can be from any sector. Nominators should be able to identify suitable candidates through existing organisational networks or by advertising if they wish.  Organisations were able to nominate up to four individual candidates for a Fellowship in 2010.

Applications were invited in the following priority areas: Agriculture/Fisheries/Forestry, Education, Environment, Governance, Public Health and Engineering/Science/Technology.  Professional Fellowships are not for academic study or research and full-time academics are not eligible for a Fellowship.

Full details of the Scheme and its terms and conditions are contained in the Prospectus below (please note that this gives details for the 2010 Scheme):

 

Applications in 2010 were judged on the following criteria:

  • the extent to which the proposed Fellowship will ensure the transfer of skills relevant to the needs of a Commonwealth developing country
  • the extent to which those skills will lead to practical benefits for the developing country following the Fellowship
  • the extent to which the Fellowship will have a ‘catalytic effect’, either within the developing country concerned, or in establishing new relationships with the UK

Further details on selection criteria can be found here: