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 research must be conducted in the applicants’ country of residence. Proposed research must fulfil at least one of the below criteria:
- Relate to the Commonwealth as a whole or to any Commonwealth-wide institution or organisation
- Have a strong Commonwealth comparative aspect
- Be of relevance to a Commonwealth country other than the UK.
WORTH
- The studentships have a maximum value of GBP 5,500 each. Due to the pandemic, the studentship will not fund travel.
ELIGIBILITY
- The first studentship is open to registered PhD students from UK universities, although not necessarily UK citizens.
- The second is open to registered PhD students from ACU member universities https://www.acu.ac.uk/our-members/ in Commonwealth counties other than the UK, and to Chevening and Commonwealth Scholarship alumni who are PhD students at any Commonwealth university outside the UK.
DEADLINE: July 23 2021
To apply and for more information visit here
