Grant opportunity
Commonwealth Fellowships 2027
The 2027 Commonwealth Fellowship Programme offers professional-development and academic knowledge-exchange placements with selected UK host organisations.
- Funder
- Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK
- Candidate applications close 22 August 2026 at 16:00 BST
- Candidate applications close 22 August 2026 at 16:00 BST: Aug 22, 2026
- Award
- Funded fellowship placement in the United Kingdom under CSC financial-assistance terms
- Applicant
- Mid-career professionals from eligible Commonwealth countries for the professional strand, and PhD-holding academic staff employed by eligible Commonwealth universities for the academic strand.
- Discipline
- Professional and Academic Development
- Region
- Commonwealth countries / United Kingdom
- Posted
- Aug 17, 2026
Call summary
Overview
The redesigned programme has a Professional Fellowship strand for mid-career practitioners and an Academic Fellowship strand for university academics seeking skills renewal, knowledge exchange and future collaboration.
Who can apply
Applicants must be citizens or recognised refugees of an eligible Commonwealth country, be permanently resident in an eligible country and meet the experience, employment and host-programme requirements for their selected strand.
What it supports
- Professional skills development
- Academic skills update and knowledge exchange
- Future institutional collaboration
- CSC development themes
Funding and duration
- CSC financial support applies to selected fellows
- Exact allowances and travel support are set out in the official candidate conditions
Candidate applications close 22 August 2026 at 16:00 BST
Candidate applications close 22 August 2026 at 16:00 BST: Aug 22, 2026
How to apply
Choose an eligible host programme, confirm its strand and programme-specific criteria, and complete the official CSC application form with references and supporting information.
Call details
Source-based overview
The CSC is inviting candidates from across the Commonwealth to apply for 2027 host programmes. Applicants should select a programme that matches their professional or academic experience and explain how the fellowship will transfer skills and create development impact after they return home.
Eligibility
Applicants must be citizens or recognised refugees of an eligible Commonwealth country, be permanently resident in an eligible country and meet the experience, employment and host-programme requirements for their selected strand.
Funding and benefits
CSC financial support applies to selected fellows
Exact allowances and travel support are set out in the official candidate conditions
Themes and supported activities
Professional skills development
Academic skills update and knowledge exchange
Future institutional collaboration
CSC development themes
Deadline and timeline
Candidate applications close 22 August 2026 at 16:00 BST: Candidate applications close 22 August 2026 at 16:00 BST: Aug 22, 2026.
Applicants should confirm the exact deadline time, time zone, required documents, portal steps and any institutional approvals on the official call page before submitting.
How to apply
Choose an eligible host programme, confirm its strand and programme-specific criteria, and complete the official CSC application form with references and supporting information.
Before applying, check eligibility rules, budgets, attachments, page limits, partner requirements, cost-share conditions and whether the opportunity uses an expression of interest, full proposal, registration or nomination stage.