King's College London 2025 Ben Delo Commonwealth Leadership Programme

The International School for Government at King’s College London is delighted to be able to continue our scholarship programme for mid-career civil servants of Commonwealth member states, as well as officials of British overseas territories and Hong Kong SAR, kindly funded by British entrepreneur, mathematician and philanthropist Ben Delo.

The Ben Delo Commonwealth Leadership Programme offers scholarships to study our master's level, online, four-week short courses. Each course, across our broad curriculum, blends academic rigour and practical application to equip civil servants across the world with the skills they need to maximise their professional effectiveness and impact, and advance in their careers.

The Programme will support as many as 125 students in the 2025 and 2026 calendar years. Applications for scholarship nominations are now open.

• Table of Content
• About King's College London
• Ben Delo Commonwealth Leadership Programme
• Aim and Benefits of Ben Delo Commonwealth Leadership Programme
• Requirements for Ben Delo Commonwealth Leadership Programme Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Ben Delo Commonwealth Leadership Programme
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

Ben Delo Commonwealth Leadership Programme

Aim and Benefits of Ben Delo Commonwealth Leadership Programme

Full short course fees (currently £1,200 per enrolment)

Requirements for Ben Delo Commonwealth Leadership Programme Qualification

Eligibility includes 3+ years as a civil servant; a good undergraduate degree (equivalent of UK 2:1 or above, or equivalent professional experience); and relevant English language skills to study postgraduate level at King’s. Any government of a Commonwealth member state or British overseas territory, or the government of Hong Kong SAR, can nominate suitable civil servants to study with u

Interview date, Process and Venue for Ben Delo Commonwealth Leadership Programme

• Email [email protected] to receive further information.
• Nominate your civil servants to study with us.
• Your civil servants make individual applications to study chosen courses with us.
• Once offers have been received, your civil servants enrol to commence their online study with us, among cohorts of their peers from the civil services of Commonwealth member states, British overseas territories, and Hong Kong SAR.

Check also:
Erasmus Mundus Scholarship 2027
Global Korea Scholarship 2027

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details, visit King's College London Scholarship webpage