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Commonwealth Medical Fellowships, 2017

Awarded by Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK (CSC)

Scholarship Details

Eligible Degrees

Research Fellow/ Scientist

Funding Type

Full Funding · Stipend (living allowance) of £1,594 per month, or £1,977 per month, Arrival allowance, airfare f

Eligible Courses

Clinical skills

Eligible Nationalities

Open to nationals of developing Commonwealth countries

Can Be Taken At

Approved UK university hospital

Provider

Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK (CSC)

Last Verified On

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Overview

UK Department for International Development (DFID) is giving commonwealth scholarships for medical staff from the commonwealth developing countries. The fellowship aims to enhance the clinical skills of mid-career medical staff

Eligibility

  • The applicants for Commonwealth Medical Fellowships, 2017 should be a refugee, citizen of a commonwealth country or a British Protected person.
  • The candidates should be a permanent resident of a commonwealth country.
  • The applicants should be an employee of a university-affiliated hospital and should be nominated by an eligible institution to CSC.
  • The candidates should start the fellowship on 1 October 2017 in the UK.
  • The applicants should be qualified as a doctor before 1 October 2002 or between 1 October 2007 and 30 September 2010.
  • The candidates are expected to meet the English language requirements.

Selection Criteria

  • The applicants for Commonwealth Medical Fellowships, 2017 are evaluated based on the quality of the proposal and l impact of the work on the development of the candidate’s home country.
  • The candidates are also assessed based on their academic merit.

How to Apply?

  • The candidates applying for Commonwealth Medical Fellowships, 2017 should apply to the nominating bodies in their home countries.
  • The nominating body in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are the national University Grants Commission.
  • The nominating body in Pakistan is the Higher Education Commission.
  • The applications must be endorsed by the nominating bodies.
  • The candidates should submit at least two references.

Value of the scholarship

  • The recipients of Commonwealth Medical Fellowships, 2017 get a stipend of £1,594 per month or £1,977 per month, reimbursement of the English language test and the General Medical Council registration.
  • The recipients also get arrival allowance, study travel grant, and airfare from the home country to the UK and return.
  • The applicants who are single parents get £448 towards child allowance.

 

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  • The deadline of Commonwealth Medical Fellowships, 2017 is Expired.
  • Commonwealth Medical Fellowships, 2017 is offered to Research Fellow/ Scientist degree.
  • Commonwealth Medical Fellowships, 2017 is offered for Clinical skills.
  • Commonwealth Medical Fellowships, 2017 is open for: Open to nationals of developing Commonwealth countries.
  • Commonwealth Medical Fellowships, 2017 is offered by Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK (CSC).
  • Commonwealth Medical Fellowships, 2017 covers Full Funding, Stipend (living allowance) of £1,594 per month, or £1,977 per month, Arrival allowance, airfare f.