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Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) 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
Published: 07 Sep 2026 Type: Fellowship
The ACU Global Grants provide undergraduate students at ACU member universities with funding to attend short-term academic programmes (‘summer’ or ‘winter’ schools), hosted by an ACU member institution in a different Commonwealth country. The grants aim to support academic
Published: 10 Aug 2026 Type: Undergraduate
The Routledge/Round Table Commonwealth PhD Studentships provide support for research projects on Commonwealth-related themes in the humanities and social sciences. Proposed research must meet at least one of the following criteria: Relate to the Commonwealth as a whole or to
Published: 02 Jun 2026 Type: PhD
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 opportunity to
Published: 13 Dec 2025 Type: Masters Study in: Antigua and Barbuda, Bangladesh, Barbados, Jamaica, Kenya, Mauritius, Uganda Value: Fully Funded
The Routledge/Round Table Commonwealth PhD Studentships provide support for research projects on Commonwealth-related themes in the humanities and social sciences. Proposed research must meet at least one of the following criteria: Relate to the Commonwealth as a whole or to
Published: 19 May 2025 Type: PhD Study in: United Kingdom Value: GBP 5,500
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 outside of their country of work. For emerg
Published: 02 May 2025 Type: Postgraduate
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
Published: 27 Mar 2025 Type: Entrepreneurs Value: GBP 2,000
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
Published: 13 Mar 2025 Type: Fellowship
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
Published: 17 Jun 2024 Type: Entrepreneurs Value: GBP 10,000
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
Published: 03 Jun 2024 Type: PhD Value: GBP 5,500
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
Published: 15 May 2024 Type: Fellowship Value: 5,000 GBP
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
Published: 15 Apr 2024 Type: Entrepreneurs Value: GBP 2,500
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
Published: 29 Mar 2024 Type: Masters
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
Published: 13 Mar 2024 Type: Entrepreneurs
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
Published: 12 Mar 2024 Type: College School
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
Published: 04 Jan 2024 Type: Masters
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
Published: 24 Nov 2023 Type: Masters Study in: Bangladesh
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
Published: 24 Nov 2023 Type: Masters
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
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
Published: 23 Nov 2023 Type: Masters Study in: Bangladesh
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
Published: 22 Nov 2023 Type: Masters
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
Published: 07 Jun 2023 Type: PhD Study in: United Kingdom
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
Published: 29 May 2023 Type: Fellowship
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
Published: 24 May 2023 Type: Fellowship Study in: United Kingdom
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
Published: 11 Apr 2023 Type: Entrepreneurs
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)
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)
Published: 03 Apr 2023 Type: Masters Study in: South Africa
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)
Published: 03 Apr 2023 Type: Masters Study in: Fiji, Samoa, Vanuatu
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
Published: 18 Nov 2022 Type: Undergraduate
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
Published: 17 Oct 2022 Type: Postgraduate
The ACU is an international organisation dedicated to building a better world through higher education. We believe that international collaboration is central to this ambition. By bringing universities together from around the world – and crucially the people who study and work within them ? we help to advance knowledge, promote understanding, broaden minds, and improve lives. We champion higher education as a cornerstone of stronger societies, supporting our members, partners, and stakeholders.
