Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) Scholarships

- - Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) Gender Grants 2025
  - ACU Gender Grants are awarded annually to member universities to support initiatives that will boost gender equity and equality on campus. The grants can be used for a diverse range of projects, workshops, and events in areas such as: To help meet the costs of organising projects
- - Apply Now: King's Commonwealth Fellowship Programme PhDs for Small Island Developing States 2025
  - The King’s Commonwealth Fellowship Programme PhD Fellowships, inspired by His Majesty King Charles III, offer a unique opportunity for fellows from Small Island Developing States to undertake a PhD in their home country alongside work. In this KCFP Pathway, Fellows will enrol in a PhD
- - ACU’s Human Resources in Higher Education (HR in HE) Community Grants for HR Practitioners 2024
  - The Human Resources in Higher Education (HR in HE) Community Grants support university Human Resource practitioners in the ever-changing world of work by encouraging collaboration and promoting the sharing of good practice. The grants are available to help meet the costs of organising proje
- - ACU 2024 Routledge/Round Table Commonwealth Studentships for International Students
  - The Routledge/Round Table Commonwealth PhD Studentships provide support for research projects on Commonwealth-related themes. The studentships are funded by The Round Table: The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs and the journal’s publisher, Routledge, in asso
- - Apply Now: ACU 2024 Fellowship Program
  - ACU Fellowships facilitate collaboration at a distance and the creation of valuable new partnerships between ACU member universities across the Commonwealth. These partnerships are developed through research visits for up to 6 months to an ACU member university in a differen
- - ACU Higher Education and the SDGs Network Grants 2024
  - Applications are now open for the 2024 ACU Higher Education & the SDGs Challenge Grants. Higher Education and the SDGs Network Grants fund collaborative work around the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Open to professional and academic staff at ACU member univers
- - Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships for Masters Students 2024
  - The Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships (QECS) offer a unique opportunity to study a two-year Master's degree in a low or middle-income Commonwealth country. Aimed at students who are committed to creating change in their communities, the scholarships are a life-changing opportuni
- - Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) Gender Grants 2024
  - ACU Gender Grants are awarded annually to member universities to support initiatives that will boost gender equity and equality on campus. The grants can be used for a diverse range of projects, workshops, and events in areas such as: Supporting women in leadership Raising awareness of se
- - Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) Early Career Conference Grants 2024
  - Early Career Conference Grants help to ensure that emerging researchers – and the universities that employ them – can benefit from the valuable opportunity of attending and taking part in in-person conferences in Commonwealth countries. For emerging academics, taking part in con
- - ACU Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships for Masters Students 2024
  - The Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships (QECS) offer a unique opportunity to study a two-year Master's degree in a low or middle-income Commonwealth country. Aimed at students who are committed to creating change in their communities, the scholarships are a life-changing opportuni
- - ACU Ocean Country Partnership Program Scholarships Bangladesh 2024
  - The OCPP Scholarships Bangladesh, funded through the UK’s?Blue Planet Fund,?offer a unique opportunity for students from Bangladesh to undertake a fully funded Master’s in marine science - with a focus on coastal aquaculture and mariculture in Bangladesh. Aimed at early to mid-ca
- - ACU Ocean Country Partnership Programme Scholarships Maldives 2024
  - The OCPP Scholarships Maldives, funded through the UK’s?Blue Planet Fund,?offer a unique opportunity for students from the Maldives to undertake a fully funded Master’s in marine science. Aimed at early to mid-career researchers who are citizens of the Maldives who wish to devel
- - The Association of Commonwealth Universities Ocean Country Partnership Program Scholarships South Pacific 2024
  - The Ocean Country Partnership Programme (OCPP) South Pacific Scholarships, funded through the UK’s Blue Planet Fund, offer a unique opportunity for students from the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu to undertake a fully funded Master’s in marine science. Aimed at early to mid-car
- - ACU Ocean Country Partnership Programme Scholarships Bangladesh 2024
  - The OCPP Scholarships Bangladesh, funded through the UK’s?Blue Planet Fund,?offer a unique opportunity for students from Bangladesh to undertake a fully funded Master’s in marine science - with a focus on coastal aquaculture and mariculture in Bangladesh. Aimed at early to mid-ca
- - ACU Ocean Country Partnership Programme Scholarships South Pacific 2024
  - The Ocean Country Partnership Programme (OCPP) South Pacific Scholarships, funded through the UK’s Blue Planet Fund, offer a unique opportunity for students from the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu to undertake a fully funded Master’s in marine science. Aimed at early to mid-car
- - ACU 2023 Routledge/Round Table Commonwealth Studentships for International Students
  - The PhD studentships provide support for research projects on Commonwealth related themes. Two studentships are available each year, one for UK-registered students and one for Commonwealth students in other countries. Proposed research must fulfil at least one of the below criteria: Relate
- - ACU 2023 Fellowships for Academic And Professional Staff at ACU Member Universities
  - ACU Fellowships facilitate collaboration at a distance and the creation of valuable new partnerships between member universities in different countries. From climate action to engineering, we have a wide variety of fellowships available in 2023 across different fields for ACU member univer
- - Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) 2023-2024 Routledge/Round Table Commonwealth PhD Studentships
  - Applications are welcomed from a broad range of disciplines in the humanities and social sciences, but preference may be given to disciplines usually covered by the Round Table journal, including (but not exclusively) politics, international relations, economics, international history, geography, la
- - Association Of Commonwealth University (ACU) 2023 Higher Education and the SDGs Challenge Grant
  - Applications are now open for the Higher Education and the SDGs Challenge Grants to fund collaborative work around the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Open to professional and academic staff at ACU member universities, the grants focus on the following ACU Higher Education and the
- - Sri Lanka Scholarship by Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU)
  - Fully-funded tuition fees Living allowance (stipend) for duration of award Return economy flights to host country One-off arrival allowance Research Support Grant (on request only; subject to approval)
- - South Africa Scholarship by Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU)
  - Fully-funded tuition fees Living allowance (stipend) for duration of award Return economy flights to host country One-off arrival allowance Research Support Grant (on request only; subject to approval)
- - Fiji, Samoa and Vanuatu Scholarship by Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU)
  - Fully-funded tuition fees Living allowance (stipend) for duration of award Return economy flights to host country One-off arrival allowance Research Support Grant (on request only; subject to approval)
- - The Association of Commonwealth Universities 2023 Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships
  - The Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships (QECS) offer a unique opportunity to study a two-year Master's degree in a low or middle-income Commonwealth country. Aimed at students who are committed to creating change in their communities, the scholarships are a life-changing opportuni
- - ACU 2022 Ocean Country Partnership Programme (OCPP) Scholarships
  - The Ocean Country Partnership Programme (OCPP) Scholarships, funded through the UK’s Blue Planet Fund, offer a unique opportunity for students from the South Pacific to undertake a fully funded Master’s or PhD in marine science. Our oceans are vital to all life on Earth, und
- - ACU 2022 Early Career Conference Grants for Developing Countries
  - Up to 40 Early Career Conference Grants are available for ACU member university staff to attend both virtual (online) and in-person conferences. Applicants must identify a specific conference before applying for the grant and state whether they are applying for a virtual or in-person grant on the ap
- - ACU 2022 Routledge/Round Table Commonwealth Studentships for Ph.D Students
  - The PhD studentships provide support for research projects on Commonwealth related themes. Two studentships are available each year, one for UK-registered students and one for Commonwealth students in other countries. The studentships have a value of GBP 5,500 each. Proposed research must fulf
- - ACU 2022 Summer School for University Students
  - Join us in Leeds, UK from 31 July-8 August for an exciting week of lectures and case studies exploring themes relating to sports and regeneration. Hosted by ACU member Leeds Trinity University, UK, ACU Summer School 2022 is a small and friendly event which is capped at 40 participants. Stud
- - ACU 2021 Gender Grants for ACU Member Universities
  - Since the Gender Grants were launched in 2016, 49 universities in 22 countries have benefited, and at least 800 beneficiaries have participated in workshops supported by the grants. The Grants are awarded annually to member universities to support initiatives that will boost gender equity and equ
- - ACU 2021-2022 HR in HE Community Challenge Grants
  - COVID-19 has disrupted life globally, and the higher education sector is no exception. HR professionals have continued to play a vital role in supporting university leaders, staff, and students to navigate the challenges caused by COVID-19 and future ways of working and learning. In light of this
- - ACU 2021-2022 Routledge/Round Table Commonwealth Studentships for Students from Commonwealth Countries
  - The PhD studentships provide support for research projects on Commonwealth related themes. The studentships are funded by The Round Table: The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs and the journal’s publisher, Routledge, in association with the ACU. Two studentships are av

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