Commonwealth Professional Fellowships 2026 [Stipend of Rs. 2.23L, Mid-Career Professional]: Apply by Aug 5

Applications are invited for Commonwealth Professional Fellowships 2026. The portal will only open by July 2025.

Commonwealth Professional Fellowships are for mid-career professionals from low and middle income countries to spend a period of time at a UK host organisation working in their sector for a programme of professional development.

Purpose: To provide professionals with the opportunity to enhance knowledge and skills in their given sector, and to have catalytic effects on their workplaces.

Intended beneficiaries: Mid-career professionals (with five years’ relevant work experience) working organisations in low and middle income Commonwealth countries.

These fellowships are offered under six development themes:

To be eligible for these Fellowships, prospective Fellows must:

In addition to the above, prospective fellows must ensure they meet any eligibility criteria set out by each individual host organisation.

Each Fellowship provides:

If you have any queries about Commonwealth Professional Fellowships, please email professional[dot]fellowships[at]cscuk[dot]org[dot]uk.

General enquiries about applying for Commonwealth Scholarships sent to this email address will not be answered; please use the contact us form instead.

To see a list of our previous Fellowship hosts please visit our Professional Fellowship host organisations page.