Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) Scholarships

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  • • 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
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  • • 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
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  • • 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
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  • • 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
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  • • 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
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  • • 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
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  • • 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
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  • • 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
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  • • 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
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  • • 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
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  • • 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
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  • • 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
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  • • 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
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  • • 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
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  • • 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)
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  • • 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)
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  • • 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)
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  • • 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
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  • • 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
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  • • 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
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  • • 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
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  • • 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
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  • • 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
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  • • 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
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  • • 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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  • • ACU 2021-2022 Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships for Low and Middle Income Commonwealth Countries

    • Applications is now open for Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships (QECS) for 2021/2022 intake – a unique opportunity to study a two-years Master’s degree in low or middle-income country of the Commonwealth. If you are looking to get a fully-funded opportunity to
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  • • BMGA 2021 Fellowship Program for Young Women University Graduates and Final Year Students

    • The BMGA Fellows Program is a social impact initiative designed to narrow the gender skills gap that exists among female university graduates in Africa. It is a six-month online blended programme that provides young women with access to the knowledge and resources required to develop their empl
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  • • ACU 2021 Summer School Programme

    • Applications are welcomed from students at ACU member universities to apply for the ACU Summer School programme. Students are invited to join for a two-week virtual event exploring the theme ‘Urban disasters: Vulnerability and resilience in a pandemic’. The Association of Commonwealth
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  • • Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) Early Career Academic Grants 2021 for Developing Countries

    • Early Career Academic Grants are open to early career academics employed by ACU member universities, enabling them to participate in a conference held in a Commonwealth country other than their own. The conference to be attended must be a recognised academic conference in a field r