Commonwealth Fellowship 2027 in the UK: Fully Funded Academic & Professional Fellowships Now Open
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Fellowships
Posted
August 5, 2026
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The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission has opened its 2027 Commonwealth Fellowship Programme, giving Commonwealth professionals and academics access to fully funded UK fellowships. Starting in 2026/27, the programme now runs on two tracks: the existing Professional Fellowships plus a newly added Academic Fellowships strand.
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- Bees for Development – Professional Fellowships
- British Geological Survey – Professional Fellowships
- Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council – Professional Fellowships
- Christ Apostolic Church – House of Prayer UK – Professional Fellowships
- Doctoral Training Centre, University of Oxford – Academic Fellowships
- Goodnews Community Outreach – Professional Fellowships
- Imperial College London – Academic Fellowships
- Justice Defenders – Professional Fellowships
- Knowledge for Change – Professional Fellowships
- Lifegate Outreach Centre – Professional Fellowships
- LifeLine Network International – Professional Fellowships
- London North West University Healthcare Trust – Professional Fellowships
- Royal College of Emergency Medicine – Professional Fellowships
- Salford University – Professional Fellowships
- University College London – Professional Fellowships
- University of Bath – Academic Fellowships
- University of Bradford Institute of Cancer Therapeutics – Academic Fellowships
- University of East London – School of Health, Sport and Bioscience – Professional Fellowships
- University of Oxford – Department of Physics – Academic Fellowships
- University of Reading – Academic Fellowships
- University of Strathclyde – Pure and Applied Chemistry Department – Professional Fellowships
- University of Strathclyde – National Centre for Prosthetics and Orthotics – Professional Fellowships
- Wessex Global Stroke Partnerships – Professional Fellowships
- Website: beesfordevelopment.org/what-we-do
- Programme detail and eligibility
- Back to list of host organisations
- Website: bgs.ac.uk/geological-research/science-facilities/environmental-geochemistry/inorganic-geochemistry-facility
- Programme detail and eligibility
- Website: causewaycoastandglens.gov.uk
- Programme detail and eligibility
- Website: cacahouseofprayer.org
- Programme detail and eligibility
- Website: schmidtaifaculty.site.ox.ac.uk/home
- Programme detail and eligibility
- Programme detail and eligibility
- Website: imperial.ac.uk/imperial-global-development-lab
- Programme detail and eligibility
- Website: justice-defenders.org
- Programme detail and eligibility
- Programme detail and eligibility
- Website: lifegatecentre.org/lifegate-communities
- Programme detail and eligibility
- Programme detail and eligibility
- Website: lnwh.nhs.uk
- Programme detail and eligibility
- Programme detail and eligibility
- Website: salford.ac.uk
- Programme detail and eligibility
- Website: ucl.ac.uk/population-health-sciences/our-institutes-and-schools
- Programme detail and eligibility
- Programme detail and eligibility
- Website: bradford.ac.uk/ict
- Programme detail and eligibility
- Website: uel.ac.uk/about/our-schools/school-health-sport-bioscience
- Programme detail and eligibility
- Website: physics.ox.ac.uk/research/subdepartment/atmospheric-oceanic-and-planetary-physics
- Programme detail and eligibility
- Website: reading.ac.uk/classics
- Programme detail and eligibility
- Website: strath.ac.uk/science/chemistry
- Programme detail and eligibility
- Website: strath.ac.uk/engineering/biomedicalengineering
- Programme detail and eligibility
- Website: wgstroke.org
- Programme detail and eligibility
- Commonwealth Fellowship application form
- Applicants can find general information about applying for a Commonwealth Scholarship on our advice for applicants page.
- The CSC aims to identify talented individuals who have the potential to make change. We are committed to a policy of equal opportunity and non-discrimination and encourage applications from a diverse range of candidates. For further information on the support available to Fellows with a disability, see the CSC disability support statement.
- privacy notice
- Applicants and selected Fellows must adhere to the CSC Code of Conduct for Award Holders and CSC Disciplinary Policy and Procedure.
- Applicants and selected Fellows must adhere to the CSC Code of Conduct for Award Holders and CSC Disciplinary Policy and Procedure.
- The CSC is committed to administering and managing its Scholarships and Fellowships in a fair and transparent manner. For more information, see the CSC Anti-fraud Policy and Procedure and the FCDO guidance on reporting fraud.
- The CSC is committed to administering and managing its Scholarships and Fellowships in a fair and transparent manner. For more information, see the CSC Anti-fraud Policy and Procedure and the FCDO guidance on reporting fraud.
- Commonwealth Professional Fellows require a Temporary Work – Government Authorised Exchange (GAE) visa to come to the UK for their award and must meet all relevant immigration requirements. All UK immigration regulations are set by UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) and are subject to change at any time. The CSC has no control over these regulations.
- information for prospective hosts page
- This information is subject to changes in UKVI policy guidance and the immigration rules which is available on the UKVI website. UKVI may make changes to the terms and conditions of visas at any point.
- This information is subject to changes in UKVI policy guidance and the immigration rules which is available on the UKVI website. UKVI may make changes to the terms and conditions of visas at any point.
- Further information can be obtained from the CSC’s Senior Welfare and Immigration Officer, please email: welfare@cscuk.org.uk
- If you have any queries about Commonwealth Fellowships, please email: cfp@cscuk.org.uk
- Please note that any general enquiries about applying for Commonwealth Scholarships sent to this email address will not be answered. Please use the contact us form for enquiries about other CSC programmes.
- Apply for a Commonwealth Fellowship here. Applications will close at 17:00 BST on Monday 5 August.