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Commonwealth Scholarship Commissionin the United Kingdom48th Annual Report to theSecretary of State for International DevelopmentFor the year ending 30 September 2007

Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United KingdomEstablished by Act of Parliament, the Commonwealth ScholarshipCommission (CSC) is responsible for maintaining Britain’scontribution to the international Commonwealth Scholarship andFellowship Plan (CSFP).The CSFP is an international programme under which membergovernments offer scholarships and fellowships to citizens of otherCommonwealth countries. The Plan was instigated at the first Conferenceof Commonwealth Education Ministers, at Oxford in 1959. The Plan isstill reviewed by Ministers at their triennial meetings – the onlyscholarship scheme in the world to receive such high-level recognition.The United Kingdom has been committed to being the largestsingle contributor to the Plan since its inception. Funding comes fromthe Department for International Development, which supports awardsto citizens of developing Commonwealth countries, and the Foreignand Commonwealth Office, for awards to Australia, the Bahamas,Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Cyprus, Malta, New Zealand andSingapore. In recent years, a number of individual universities haveprovided joint funding for individual awards.The Commission is a non-departmental public body in its ownright, and seeks to conform to all relevant guidelines on good practice.Members are appointed in line with the Code of Practice of the Officeof the Commissioner for Public Appointments. No remuneration is paidto Commissioners, except for out-of-pocket expenses and anhonorarium of £200 for each selection committee for which theyassess applications. The Chair also receives an honorarium of £5000per annum, in respect of two days work per month.Membership of the Commission for the year ending 30 September 2007 was as follows:Professor Trudy Harpham (Chair)Department of Urban Development and Policy, London South BankUniversityDr Hilary Perraton (Deputy Chair)Founding Director, International Research Foundation for OpenLearningDr Denis Blight AO, FRSAIndependent consultant on international education; Chairman, LIS PtyLtd (StudyLink)Dr Monica Darnbrough CBEIndependent consultant and writer on life science issues; formerDirector, Bioscience Unit, Department of Trade and IndustrySir Brian Donnelly KBE, CMGFormer British Ambassador to Yugoslavia and ZimbabweProfessor Ann FloydFormer Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the Open UniversityDr Norman GeddesBusiness Group Technical Manager, Sensors and Electronics Division,QinetiQProfessor Sharon HuttlyDean of Studies, London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineProfessor David Johns CBE, FREng, DScFormer Vice-Chancellor of the University of BradfordProfessor John Morgan FRSAUNESCO Chair of the Political Economy of Education, Director of theUNESCO Centre for Comparative Education Research andCommonwealth Education Documentation Centre, University ofNottinghamProfessor Timothy ShawDirector, Institute of International Relations at the University of theWest Indies, St Augustine; former Director, Institute of CommonwealthStudiesProfessor Gurharpal SinghNadir Dinshaw Professor of Inter-Religious Relations, University ofBirminghamProfessor Martin Snaith OBE, FREngEmeritus Professor of Highway Engineering, University of BirminghamProfessor William StephensChange Programme Director, Cranfield UniversityProfessor Tim UnwinProfessor of Geography, Royal Holloway, University of London;Programme Director, Partnerships for Education, World EconomicForumOfficers:Dr John KirklandDr Jonathan JenkinsExecutive SecretaryAssistant Secretary© Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom

Commonwealth Scholarship Commissionin the United Kingdom48th Annual Report to theSecretary of State for International DevelopmentFor the year ending 30 September 2007Commission schemes 2Introduction 3A basis for expansion? 4Reducing poverty and inequalities 6Improving health 8Improving agriculture 10Improving education 12Improving governance 14Improving the environment 16Performance indicators 182007 Awards 202007 Awards – in detail 22Awards held in 2006-2007 – in detail 33Qualifications awarded 39Panel of advisers 46How to apply 47Commission finances 52

Commission schemesThe Commission offers a wide range of scholarship and fellowship opportunities.These can be summarised as follows:Commonwealth ScholarshipsAvailable for postgraduate study at any UK univer -sity. Candidates should apply in the first instance tothe national nominating agency of their residentcountry. These agencies are listed on pages 49-51 ofthis report. Additional nominations are sought eachyear from developing country universities and othersources. The deadline for applications for the acad -emic year 2009-2010 is 31 December 2008.Commonwealth Academic FellowshipsThese awards are targeted to specific countries. Theyare aimed at mid-career staff in developing countryuniversities, and provide for up to six months’ workat a UK institution. Nominations are made directlyfrom the universities and the countries concerned.The deadline for applications for the academic year2009-2010 is 31 December 2008.Commonwealth Shared ScholarshipsThese awards, for developing country students whowould not otherwise be able to undertake Master’slevel study in the United Kingdom, are supportedjointly by the scheme and host universities. Individualuniversities are invited each year to bid for suchawards, and candidates should apply directly to theinstitution concerned. The deadline for institutions toforward their nominations for the academic year2009-2010 is 30 June 2009. Where institutions havenot specified a closing date candidates shouldcontact the institution to ascertain the latest datethat the institution is willing to accept applications.For further information on all the scholarshipand fellowship opportunities offered by theCommission, please visit www.cscuk.org.ukCommonwealth Professional FellowshipsSince their instigation in 2003, Professional Fellow -ships have offered mid-career professionals fromdev eloping Commonwealth countries an opportunityto spend a period (typically three months) with a UKhost organisation working in a relevant field. Applic -ations are invited each year from UK organisationsthat wish to host such awards – these can be fromany sector, although the recipients of awards mustnot hold a full-time academic position. The deadlinefor applications for the academic year 2009-2010 is30 April 2009 (TBC).Commonwealth Distance LearningScholarshipsThese awards allow developing country students tosecure Master’s level qualifications from UK instit -utions through distance learning study. The scholar -ships are only available for specific courses selectedby the Commission on the basis of their quality andrelevance to development. UK universities are invitedto register an expression of interest for the Comm -ission to support their course by September 2008.Please note that the above summaries areintended for guidance only. Candidates shouldconsult the CSC website before deciding whetherto apply. Please note that, in all of the abovecases, the deadlines stated are for applications tobe received by the Commission from relevantagencies and host institutions, and individualapplications should be made to these bodies andnot to the Commission directly. The Commissionregrets that it is not able to respond tounsolicited applications.2 Commonwealth Scholarship Commission

IntroductionWe have the honour to submit, pursuant to Clause 5(1) and 5(2) of Schedule 2 to theInternational Development Act 2002, the following report of the CommonwealthScholarship Commission in the United Kingdom for the year ending 30 September 2007.Scholarship programmes gain much from continuity. Overtime, they develop a distinct reputation. Applicants andcurrent students draw inspiration from famous alumni.Working relationships are formed with governments,universities and other stakeholders. It is no surprise that themost prestigious scholarship schemes in the world tend to besome of the oldest.On the other hand, times, and our expectations of schol ar -ships, change. The range of courses available in UK universitieshas changed enormously in recent years, as has the range ofteaching methods. Government policy on development,international relations and higher education is constantlyevolving. As a supplier of government-funded awards, theCommonwealth Scholarship Commission needs to keep itsactivities under regular review to reflect these changing needs.This tension between change and continuity is particularly relevant to the Commission at present. In 2009,we will mark our fiftieth anniversary. This will be a natural opportunity to reflect on what has been achieved todate, and how we can do even better in the future. This has been much on our mind in the past year, with a highlyfavourable independent report on our development impact, and progress towards systematic methods ofevaluating our effect – something that scholarship schemes worldwide have found difficult to do with precision.Reading the early records of the Commission, it is clear that some elements of our operation are still recog -nisable today. The notion of partnership with other Commonwealth countries is still prominent in our selectionprocess. Our means of achieving these objectives has changed and diversified, though, and the expectation hasbeen generated that, in helping individuals, our activities can also meet wider policy aims.In this report, we describe some of the evidence that we are doing just that – both in general policy termsand through the activities of individual award holders. We believe that this represents a significant contributionto the development and international objectives of the United Kingdom, and the Commonwealth as a whole. Wehope that you will agree.Commonwealth Scholars atthe 2006 Welcome Day fornew award holdersProfessor Trudy HarphamChairDr John KirklandExecutive SecretaryAnnual Report 2006 - 2007 3

A basis for expansion?What will scholarships be like in fifty years’ time? Will students still travel thousands of miles to gain highlevelqualifications? Will universities still be the foremost provider of those qualifications? Will theCommonwealth still be an effective vehicle for sharing expertise?The answer is, of course, that we don’t know – anymore than those responsible for instigating thescheme in 1959 could have foreseen that, almostfifty years later, some 42% of UK-funded Common -wealth Scholarship holders would be studying fortheir qualifications by distance learning, the vastmajority never visiting the UK as part of their work,or that hundreds of our alumni with similar interestswould remain in touch through electronic networks. 1We can, however, ensure that future policymakershave a firm foundation on which to build. This requiresthe flexibility both to respond to new opportunitiesand to maintain the historic strengths of the scheme.Much of the past year has been devoted topreserving this balance.One strength is the Commonwealth framework inwhich the Plan operates. A scholarship scheme thatinvolves all Commonwealth states – whether asproviders, recipients or both – has many benefits. Itenables effective comparisons to be made, provideseconomies of scale and ensures a higher profile forall. It also demonstrates that scholarships are not justa way of helping developing countries (althoughdonors increasingly recognise their value in thisarea), but have many other functions. They are a wayof sharing expertise, of enhancing the capacity ofhost as well as sending countries, and of developinggenuine international networks.We were therefore delighted that scholarshipswere prominent on the agenda for the 16th Con fer -ence of Commonwealth Education Ministers (CCEM),held in Cape Town, South Africa, in December 2006.From the report submitted to ministers, the increasedrole of scholarships was clear. New Zealand andIndia had joined the UK in increasing the number ofCommonwealth Scholarships offered since the lastmeeting in 2003. The total number of countrieshosting awards had increased from 9 to 14, thenumber of new awards from 1,329 to 2,033, andstudents on award from 3,089 to 4,260 in the years2000-2002 to 2003-2005. 2 Following the con fer -ence, Canada, after a review of policy, committedsupport until at least 2011, and South Africaintroduced a new strand of awards. Looking to thefuture, ministers agreed to seek an even furtherincrease in the number of scholarships provided overthe next three years.The new scholarships promise to be more diversethan ever. As we mentioned above, the face of schol -arships is changing as providers try to ensure theircontinuing relevance to evolving needs. Our portfolioof awards includes fully supported doctorates andMasters’ qualifications in the UK, but these are nowcombined with split-site awards and distancelearning qualifications, for those less able to leavetheir jobs and countries, and short-term professionalfellowships, for those in academia and other prof -essions that are key to development. Other countriesare taking different approaches. Canada, for example,is placing more emphasis on postdoctoral awards andeducational exchanges at undergraduate level.Ministers at the CCEM also recognised that morecould be done to make the CSFP a genuinelyCommonwealth-wide scheme. Many developingcountries have exp anded higher education in recentyears, and offer at least some courses capable ofbenefiting inter nat ional students. To encourage this,ministers agreed to establish a 50th AnniversaryFund, specifically to support scholarships in dev -eloping Commonwealth countries. The UK Comm -ission is actively involved in supporting this initiative,which will be launched at the next CCEM, scheduledfor Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in June 2009.The new Fund has the potential to be the mostexciting development for the CSFP in fifty years. Itsaim is to support, on a joint basis with host countries,Commonwealth Scholarships in a wide range ofdeveloping countries, many of which will not havehad the opportunity to offer awards before. Theawards will be open to recipients from all memberstates, and will therefore provide both a boost forsouth-south collaboration and also new opport un -ities for northern institutions to pursue study inpreviously inaccessible destinations. It will ensurethat the CSFP is more genuinely Commonwealthwidethan ever before.4 Commonwealth Scholarship Commission

Of course, numbers alone do not guaranteeimpact. In October 2006, the Dep art -ment for International Dev -el opment commiss ion -ed an independent reporton the Commission’s work.The findings, submitted inJanuary 2007, were stronglypositive, the authors concludingthat:● there is clear evidence of inc -reased need for the awards● the Commission now has a port -folio of products that is adaptableto the needs of developing countriesas well as being more cost effectivefrom DFID’s perspective● the schemes contribute effectively to DFIDpolicies on post-primary education and widerpoverty reduction strategies● a good fit exists between the subjects of studyand those areas covered by the MillenniumDevelopment GoalsWhilst noting evidence from previous surveys thataward holders are contributing to the developmentof their countries, the authors noted that muchwould be gained from a more systematic programmeof evaluation, and recommended that DFID earmarkseparate resources for this. In May 2007, theCommission arranged an international seminar forpolicymakers and award holders on the theme ofevaluation. It was clear that other providers sharedthis interest, but few had devised detailed mechan -isms. In September, DFID responded by awarding theCommission its first earmarked grant for evaluation.We expect this to be a core element in our futureactivity. A major survey of alumni, planned for early2008, will provide valuable data from which to work.We hope that this work will not only address theextent to which alumni impact on their homecountries, but the extent to which they supportforeign policy objectives, for example by maintaininglinks with the United Kingdom.As the ultimate ‘product’ of our activities, alumniactivity is increasing in importance in other areasalso. By the end of the report year, we were in directcontact with approximately 5,000 former awardholders, and the number continues to rise. Alumni areencouraged to play an active role in our electronicprofessional networks, which keep them in contactwith fellow alumniand award holders with similar prof ess -ional interests. Six such networks have now beenestab lished – in education, public health, govern -ance, envir onment, agriculture, and gender – withplans for a seventh, in science and technology, to belaunched in late 2007. Commonwealth ScholarshipsNews, a hard copy publication produced three timesper year, provides a further means of keeping alumniand other stakeholders in touch.Without anticipating the results of the alumnisurvey, our database confirms that the vast majoritycontinue to live and work in their original ‘home’countries. Only 11% of our alumni members do notnow reside in their home country (22% of alumnifrom developed Commonwealth countries and 9% ofalumni from developing Commonwealth countries).Many of these are studying in the UK.If anything, the proportion of award holders rem -aining in their home country is likely to increase infuture years. 2007 saw the 100th graduate from ourDistance Learning programme and further expansionof Professional Fellowships, both of which aim toenhance the skills of individuals without taking themaway from their jobs for significant periods.The main benefit of our awards is demonstratedthrough the achievements of our award holders andalumni, some of which are reported in the comingpages. Individually, they are impressive. Collectively,they represent a contribution to UK development andforeign policy which has stood the test of time andwill, we hope, continue to grow in the next fiftyyears.Commonwealth ScholarshipsNews, the Commission’sregular magazine1 The majority of the Commission’sDistance Learning Scholars are studyingpart-time while working full-time, whileaward holders coming to the UK arestudying full-time.2 Sources: Commonwealth Scholarshipand Fellowship Plan Report for theYears 1999-2003 and CommonwealthScholarship and Fellowship Plan Reportfor the Years 2003-2005. These figuresexclude Commonwealth SharedScholarships tenable in the UK.Annual Report 2006 - 2007 5

Reducing poverty and inequalitiesAccording to the Millennium Development Goals Report 2007, by 2015 more than 90% of the world’s poorwill live in Africa or South Asia. Poverty and inequality go hand in hand. For the majority of CommonwealthScholars and Fellows, their stated aim is that the work they will undertake and any expertise gained whilston award will contribute to the reduction of poverty, not only in their home country, but in the wider worldalso.Justice Nwobike was a Comm onwealth Acad -emic Staff Scholar who completed his PhD in2007. Before commencing his PhD studies, he was asenior lecturer in the Faculty of Law at Rivers StateUniversity of Science and Technology in Nigeria. Sincereturning to Nigeria, he has been made Head of theDepartment of Private and Property Law at theuniversity; he is also Senior Adviser to the AttorneyGeneral and Comm issioner for Justice, Rivers State.The central argument of Justice’s PhD thesis,titled ‘Human Rights, Trade and Development in theAfrican Caribbean European Union Partner ship’, wasthat human rights princip les should be placed at theheart of any liberal trade partnership between dev -eloping and developed countries, if such trade regimesare to alleviate poverty and promote sustainabledevel op ment in developing countries. The humanrights principles identified included non-discrimination,equality, participation and accountability.‘Rivers State is one of five states in the oilproducingregion of the Niger Delta, and has wit -nessed several years of violence and conflict arisingfrom widespread poverty and neglect despiteplaying host to major oil multinationals for nearly60 years. A common complaint of the oil-prod -is the provision on the promotion and protectionof human rights under the 1999 NigerianConstitution and the African Charter of Humanand Peoples’ Rights which has been incorporatedinto domestic Nigerian Law. Respect for humanrights would require the Rivers State governmentto integrate the human rights prin ciples of nondiscrimination,equal ity, particip at ion and account -ability in its deal ings with oil-prod ucing comm un -ities. These prin ciples would act as empow eringtools for the comm unities as they would beentitled to repres entation in any committee tonegotiate the terms of entry into their comm un -ities by the oil corp orations. They would also beable to negotiate comp en sation and determinehow the monies rec eived would be applied.Should this approach be adopted, the incidenceof violence, widespread poverty and exclusionwitnessed in the Niger Delta comm un ities wouldbe on its way to eradication.‘I am currently planning a human rights work -shop for staff of the Rivers State Ministry ofJustice on the human rights approach to tradeand investment. As law officers in the AttorneyGeneral’s chambers, they will be required to rep -ucing communities is that they haveresent the government in futureno voice during negotiations bet -negotiations bet ween the oil multi -ween the Nigerian government andnationals and host comm un it ies.the major oil multinationals; the oilThe workshop will demonstrate therevenues derived from explorationssignificant role that human rightson their land are in the hands of acan play in the promotion of peacefew powerful individuals who areand development in the Niger Deltanot accountable to the comm un -communities.’ities.K‘As a Senior Advisor to the Kaputo Chengaaputo Chenga was a 2003Honourable Att orney General andCommonwealth Scholar, andCommissioner for Justice, Rivers State, I have studied for an MSc in the Inter national Developmentprepared a position paper urging the Rivers State Department at the University of Birmingham. Sincegovernment to put respect for human rights at graduating, she has been work ing with civil societythe centre of any strategy it proposes to adopt in organisations in her home country, Zambia.order to reverse the ugly trend of viol ence in ‘My MSc in Poverty Reduction and Develop -Rivers State. The legal basis for such an approach ment Management has not only widened my6 Commonwealth Scholarship Commission

analytical skills and enhanced my knowledgebase, but has also exposed me to the work of diff -erent actors in poverty reduction efforts in Zambiaand beyond. I have been particul arly privileged towork and assoc iate with non-state actors, esp ec -ially civil society org an isations (CSOs) engaged inpoverty reduction efforts. Since 2005, I havefound myself at the side of ‘donors’, working withand supp orting inst it utionalised civil societyparticipation in different national proc esses thataim to reduce pov erty. From July 2005 to June2007, I worked as Development Policy Officer forKepa Zambia, a Finnish umbrella NGO. My workincluded collecting, compiling, analysing anddisseminating development inform ation relevantto Kepa’s themes (Poverty Reduction StrategyPapers and poverty, trade, aid, land and foodsecurity) and networking with local CSOs who arethe major implementing partners.‘Following this post, I joined the German Tech -nical Cooperation (GTZ)’s Good Governance Prog -ramme (GOGO), a similar project but one withwider support to CSOs in Zambia. I have had theopportunity of providing advice to the same part -ners I worked with in Kepa Zambia, and a fewmore added now! My work focuses more onproviding technical support to the content of ourpartners’ work. Our partners include the CivilSociety for Poverty Reduction (CSPR), an umbrellaof CSOs working to contribute to poverty erad -ication through advocacy for responsive policyformulation and implementation at national andsub national levels; the Jesuit Centre for Theolog -ical Reflection (JCTR), an organisation fostering acritical understanding of current issues from afaith-inspired perspective; Caritas Zambia, formerlythe Catholic Commission for Justice Developmentand Peace (CCJDP); and the Foundation for Demo -cratic Project (FODEP). Our programme also supp -orts the formation of a civil society secretariat forthe African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), andbacks the democracy information centres of theAnti Voter Apathy Project (AVAP).’Laura Alfers is a Commonwealth Shared Scholarcurrently studying for a MPhil in Devel opmentStudies at the University of Cambridge. It was whilstshe was researching her MA thesis at RhodesUniversity that she became interested in the plight ofsingle, South African mothers who were living inpoverty, and in gov ernment policies which wouldaddress their problems, with particular emph asis onchildcare. Eventually, she would like to work onresearch and dev el opment projects that would makea difference to everyday life. She says, ‘At present,however, I feel that I do not yet have soundenough nor interdisciplinary enough theo reticalgrounding in the critical debates surr ounding“development” to achieve this goal. With littleknowledge in this area, I am unable to fullyunderstand the econ omic factors that influenceand impact on social policy, and am thereforerestricted in my opin ions’. Laura is also interested inrural development and land use policy, and hopesthat her MPhil studies will increase her knowledgeand understanding of these interrelated subjects.Former Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholar Faisal Notta, left, addressing a genderawareness session for support staff at the Aga Khan University, Institute for EducationalDevelopment (AKU-IED), Pakistan. The workshop was coordinated by the GenderResponsive Group (GRG), of which Faisal is the only male member. The GRG wasestablished in 2003 and aims to make AKU-IED a model for gender equality through itspolicies, ensure that practices are gender-fair (including teaching and researchprogrammes), and engage all education policymakers, planners and others in acommitment to gender equality. Faisal completed his MA in Education and InternationalDevelopment at the Institute of Education, University of London, in 2006.Annual Report 2006 - 2007 7

Improving healthThe Commission has a strong background of funding research in the field of health, notably through theAcademic Scholarship and Fellowship programmes which annually award and place successful candidatesin world-class institutions. Scholars enhance understanding and practice in their fields and continue to doso after their awards, contributing to the three health-related Millennium Development Goals.Dr Alywn Rapatsa performingan upper abdominal ultrasoundon a patientPhutiane Alwyn Rapatsa is a CommonwealthDist ance Learn ing Scholar from South Africa,study ing for a MSc in International Primary HealthCare at University Coll ege London. Home countrystudy enables Alwyn to apply his newfound know -ledge and skills directly and immediately in hisworkplace.‘I work as a principal medical officer at IsilimelaHospital, a rural district hospital in the Eastern Capeprovince of South Africa. I started my MSc studiesin September 2006, and the course is enabling meto become a better primary care physician andteam member in the primary health care team.‘With the knowledge gained from my course, Iam able to teach my colleagues about primary healthcare and family medicine and to inform them ofits scope with confidence. I receive medical stud -ents from the University of Cape Town at Isilimelaperiodically, for one-month placements during theirfamily medicine rotations. They marvel whenever Iteach them about what we do in primary healthcare and show them how to practice evidencebasedpatient-centred medicine.‘In addition, I have been introduced to man -age ment and policy literature and have encount -ered tools that can be used to manage resources,people, change and knowledge effectively. I havebeen chair of the monthly perinatal mortalitymeetings at the hospital and, now that I have thisknowledge of change management and organis -ational culture, I hope to instil the principles of alearning organisation in the group, which com -prises midwives and medical officers. I have alsobeen responsible for leading the hospital in theimplementation of the National Mental Health Act– this was a major change process both at IsilimelaHospital and elsewhere in South Africa. I have alsodrawn up protocols for the management of commonconditions in my practice setting, includingHIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, hypertension, osteoarthritis,diabetes, epilepsy, maternal and child healthproblems, asthma, and mental health problems. Ihope to get involved in research in primary healthcare to help develop this discipline, especially inSouth Africa, and to contribute to debates onhealth system improvement in my country.’Sarah-Jane Dawson is an Australian Scholar inthe second year of her PhD in breast cancer stemcell research at the University of Cambridge.‘Breast cancer, the most common cancer diag -nosed in women, is a significant cause of morb id -ity and mortality and a major public health problemin westernised countries. The disease accounts forapproximately 30% of all cancers diagnosed andaround 16% of all cancer deaths. My currentresearch into breast cancer is aimed at generatinga better classification of the disease and improv ingour understanding of how the cancer develops. Atthe molecular level, the processes that governbreast cancer development are critical to ourunderstanding of the disease. The complex inter -play between pathways which become deregul -ated in cancer is currently not well understood,yet has the potential to offer important newinsights into the disease. Investigating mechan ismsof disease development through the charact eris -ation of tumorigenic pathways may lead to theidentification of novel prognostic markers and the8 Commonwealth Scholarship Commission

discovery of new therapeutic targets.‘I am currently working with Professor CarlosCaldas at the Cancer Research UK CambridgeResearch Institute. This Institute combines broadexpertise in cancer biology and focuses on theclinical application of this work, making it theideal institution to promote high-quality trans lat -ional research. My research into the mechanismsbehind breast cancer development will ultimatelylead to improvements in the management ofpatients affected by this disease, and has enorm -ous potential to benefit the Australian community.On completion of my PhD at Cambridge Univ er -sity, I intend to return to Australia to work as amedical oncologist with a continued focus onbiomedical research. The experience gained throughworking in Cambridge and the ability to establishcollaborative links with an internationally renownedresearch institute will be of paramount import ancein continuing to develop this work in Australia.’Suja Sreedharan embarked on her 6-monthAcademic Fellowship based in the Ear, Nose andThroat Department at St. Thomas’ Hospital, London,in order to equip her with the skills and knowledgeto set up a cochlear implant programme at her homeinstitution, Kasturba Medical College Hospital in India.The cochlear implant programme studied by Sujais designed to fully rehabilitate and reintegrateprofoundly deaf children and adults. Suja was givenhands-on surgical training in the implant procedureas well as experience in the selection and rehabilit -ation processes.‘Those who are deaf at birth have the dualdisability of deaf-mutism and are liable to becomesocially and economically dependant on their family.But with wider access to the implant pro cedurethey will be able to access environmental andvoiced sound for the first time, enabling them toobtain complex listening skills.‘At St Thomas’ Hospital I learnt about the selectioncriteria for patients, the surgical techniques req uiredand also the post-op management of patients. Ialso understood the practical problems of coord -inating an implant team where people of relatedbut varied specialities have to come together sothat ultimately you have a patient happy with theimplant that he receives. I sat in on various teammeetings to listen to the discussions regardingcandidate selection, utilisation of surgical time andpost-op evaluation of benefit to the patient. I nowhave a clear idea of the main personnel requiredfor the imp lant team and how an implant meetingshould be coor d in ated. With the know ledge thatmy fellowship has equipped me with I will work onstarting a full-fledged cochlear implant prog ramme inmy institution when I return.’Sivasuriya Sivaganesh is a Sri Lankan PhDScholar researching transplant immunology atthe University of Cambridge.‘Transplantation is the best therapeutic optionfor end-stage organ failure. While conventionalimmunosuppressive therapy has had a dramaticimpact on the prevention and treatment of acuterejection, most grafts will succumb to chronicrejection. My project investigates the mechanismsof rejection with the broad aim of achieving“donor specific tolerance”. In this ideal situation,the recipient’s immune system accepts the foreignorgan as “self”, without the need for immuno -suppression. Specifically, I am studying the role ofdendritic cells which are pivotal in defining theimmune response of the body to transplantation.‘I use a model of mouse heart transplantation,requiring very challenging microsurgical technicalskills, which I have mastered over this period. Ihave also learnt numerous laboratory skills fromthe principles of using a pipette to more complexprocedures such as flow cytometry, ELISPOTs andcell culture techniques.‘The benefit I foresee for my country is twofold;firstly, from the perspective of improved healthcare,and secondly in terms of advancement ofscientific research. The demand for organ trans -plant ation exceeds supply, forcing many Sri Lankansto seek treatment in regional centres, often atgreat cost and inconvenience. Though renal trans -plantation is established in several centres, livertransplantation, for which there isa huge need, is yet to take off withno infrastructure in place. My goalis to contribute to the develop -ment of a hepato biliary and pan -creatic surgical and trans plant unit,to fill this void. Working in one ofthe leading clinical transplant at -ion centres in the UK gives insightinto the workings of a successfultransplantation program.’Dr Sivasuriya Sivaganesh atwork in the laboratory at theUniversity of CambridgeAnnual Report 2006 - 2007 9

Improving agricultureResearch and development are key to increasing agricultural productivity, which has the potential to benefitmillions through higher incomes, more and cheaper food, and more jobs in both rural and urban areas. TheCommission is ideally placed to support work in this field, through the broad range of our awards.Dr Buba Ahmed conductingresearch at the University ofSwanseaBuba Ahmed was a Commonwealth Fellow in2006 at the University of Wales Swansea, andworked with Dr T M Butt in the Department of Biol -ogical Sciences.‘My Commonwealth Fellowship gave me theopportunity to receive training in a range of newmethods being developed at the University ofWales Swansea, and to conduct experiments whichwould have not been possible in Nigeria, my homecountry, due to the lack of equipment and expertise.‘Dr Butt is developing the insect pathogenicfungus Metarhizium anisopliae as an environ -men tally-friendly alternative to chemical pest ic idesfor the control of crop pests. One of the majorhurdles is ensuring the quality of the inoculum,and Dr Butt and his team are developing newmethods to monitor this during mass production.One of these methods is the monitoring ofvolatile organic compounds (VOCs) released bythe fungus during mass prod uction. I participatedin the preparation of batch cultures, sampling ofVOCs and later assisted in the analysis of the dataand preparation of the manuscript.‘Another hurdle in the development of insectpathogenicfungi is the high cost of production.Dr Butt has been refining some of the productionmethods to decrease costs. The work includesevaluation of different substrates, developmentof quality control parameters and optimisation ofcultural conditions. As part of these efforts, Iinitiated some work with Dr Butt to identifyaltern ate, inexpensive grain substrates. This workwas prompted because rice is very costly inAfrica.‘Dr Butt and I wish to continue our collab -orative research, and so have identified areas forfuture work. The Fellowship allowed me to acquirenew technical skills, but more skills still need tobe learnt and the technology transferred to Nigeria,and my institute and I would benefit considerablyfrom this collaboration. As a first step, we madea successful application for a DelPHE grant in2007 for a joint research project. The project willconfer considerable social, economic and envir -onmental benefits to Nigerians, including thereduction of use of harmful syn thetic chemicalpesticides, reduction of operator exposure tochemical pesticides, wealth creation, reduction ofcontamination of ground water and provision ofalternatives where insect pests have developedresistance to chemical pesticides.’Prodip Chakravorty is a senior officer in theFisheries Department of Agrani Bank in Bang la -desh. He is also a first-year Commonwealth DistanceLearning Scholar, studying for an MSc in AquaticResource Development delivered by the Universityof Stirling.‘Bangladesh is a country that relies heavily onaquaculture. Southeast Bangladesh is particularlyfamous for shrimp cultivation and I have beenworking with the villagers in Khulna Satkhira andBagerhat, where the majority of locals are dep -endent on aquatic resources.‘Before beginning my MSc, I had very limitedcontact with many of the people engaged inshrimp farming both in rural and urban areas.Now every week I go into the field and conductinterviews for the purpose of my course. This10 Commonwealth Scholarship Commission

fieldwork allows me to study the livelihoods andsocio-economic conditions of the locals, and theirdependency on local aquatic resources.‘Over 30 fish processing industries operate inthis region, employing a large proportion of thelocal people. Most of them are engaged withshrimp cultivation and shrimp culture activities,such as shrimp fry collection, oyster and snailcollection (used as shrimp food), and other relatedbusiness activities. The number of middlemen inv -olved in this production system is remarkable andthey take the lion’s share of the profit margin.‘My MSc gives me the opportunity to developmy knowledge of our aquatic resources, and thelivelihoods that depend on these resources. It alsogives me the opportunity to connect with the vill -agers, learn about their livelihoods, and recognisetheir needs. As a fisheries technocrat in the field,the majority of shrimp farmers are willing todiscuss the problems that they face, and I can helpin devising solutions relevant to their circum st an -ces. As a bank officer, these studies help to enrichmy knowledge of the needs of the farmers in ruralareas, and I am in a position to inform them of theavailable credit facilities to allow them to increasetheir overall profit margin.’Judith Kamoto is a Commonwealth Scholar fromMalawi, studying for a PhD in international ruraldevelopment at the University of Reading.‘I am looking specifically at devolution policies,and whether these policies have resulted in aneffective and equitable decision-making processfor the communal management of forestresources. I am also looking at how the decisionmakingprocess affects the condition of the forestand the associated rural livelihoods. My workingresearch title is “Decentralised governance offorest resources in Malawi: An analysis ofdevolution policy processes”.‘Data collection for my research was conductedin Malawi over a period of ten months. There weresome delays due to the extended rainy season inthe growing season of 2006/2007. On my returnto the University of Reading in June 2007, I beganmy data analysis and writing up.‘Malawi will benefit from my research as theresults will feed into the policy review process andwill provide a platform for local communities to airtheir views; it is essential that local communitiesCommonwealth Distance Learning Scholars completing a water analysis exercise, aspart of their MSc studies in Aquatic Resource Development. The course is offered by theUniversity of Stirling, in conjunction with the Bangladesh Agricultural Universityare provided with the opportunity to convey theirneeds to the public/state domain. The informationgenerated from this open dialogue will help tofurther improve the forest policy and its implem -entation, with the overall aim of improving locallivelihoods, and addressing development needs.Local community participation in decisions thataffect their daily lives will lead to social, econ om icand political empowerment and development.‘The area of rural development is central, notonly for the nation, but also for women’s dev el -opment. Currently, the Malawian government isencouraging affirmative action to enable femaleempowerment through education, so that theycan positively, effectively and efficiently contributeto the development of the nation. My researchwill provide a gendered platform for women andmen in the University of Malawi, especially girlsgoing up the ladders of education. As a lecturer,the information and knowledge gained throughmy studies will be shared with Malawian studentsand thus have a multiplier effect. My research willbenefit Malawi because it will address severalpertinent issues that are currently among Malawi’sgoals in the development agenda.’Annual Report 2006 - 2007 11

evaluation of staff members. I find my job a loteasier as I was taught in the Master’s programmehow the curriculum components should be takeninto consideration when writing up a course. Theuniversity also plans to offer in-house trainingcourses to its other campuses in the provinces in2008, in which I will be involved.‘I am also teaching the Business English coursehere to the non-academic staff plus students, andhave been given the chance to teach the MBAstudents. I can now teach the different compon -ents of the Business English course to any level ofparticipant with ease. The Master’s programmehelped me to critically analyse the teaching ofBusiness English and I plan to change my approachto curriculum design in 2008. There should be acurriculum for teaching Business English whichnot only aims to cultivate business expertise butalso teaches language skills and discrete know -ledge of the subject areas.‘In addition, I will be helping the School ofNatural and Physical Sciences to facilitate andadminister a graduate diploma programme inCommunication of Science and Technology. Thiswill be offered to fourth-year science students andalso the practicing scientists out in the field whowould like to do two things: improve their writingstyle and the readability of their work within thecontext of a research paper, and effectively communicate scientific information to the farmer atvillage level. We will be dealing with scientistsfrom all over Papua New Guinea and it is going tobe a challenging task, but I am looking forward toworking with the team, empowered by theknowledge gained from my studies in the UK.’While many Scholars benefit from UK-basedstud ies, others are able to further theirknowledge by remaining in their own communities.Ainee Salim commenced an MSc in Educ ation andInternational Development at the Institute ofEducation, University of London in 2004, via theCommission’s Distance Learning Scholarship Scheme.She feels that this opportunity has benefited herpersonal and professional development by deep en -ing her understanding of the wider issues ofeducation and development.‘The culmination of two years of dedicated andrelentless work pursuing a course in educationand international development was actually thestarting point of realising greater goals andambitions for me. I have been in a better positionto face the truth as it emerges from the objectivestudy of reality. With a new perspective on the linksbetween education, poverty alleviation, conflictresolution, multiculturalism and gender equality,which are priority issues on world agendas fordevelopment, I have been more aware of bothlocal and global issues.‘My diverse educational experiences havegiven me a sense of how development can be achievedby recognising basic human rights principles,drawing values from a diverse range of cultures,ethnicities, ideas and religious and secular tradit -ions. I conduct maths and additional maths classesat a local school here in Pakistan, and I feel that Ican understand the students’ needs better than Idid before. I take every opportunity to influencetheir thinking and to make them more aware oftheir rights and, more importantly, their duties ascitizens of a country in turmoil. I conduct teachertraining classes for disadvantaged schools in thecommunity; I am aware of the local problems and,therefore, am more effective in finding solutions.On a more personal level, I talk to the domesticstaff of various homes and at work that I comeacross and try to influence their thinking in theright direction.‘To sum it all up,my interaction witha diverse academiccommunity hastaught me to resp -ect diversity amongpeople hailing fromdifferent eth nic it -ies and cult ures.This learnt feelingof toler ance hastaught me to res -olve conflicts in a non-violent way, which isthe need of the hour. I have found myself ina better position to contrib ute to futurenation building for com ing generations in mycountry and I feel that I can influ ence realchange. I categorise myself as a better agentof change and, in the long run, find myselfinfluencing a greater number of lives, by trans -mitting and effic iently utilising the resources andknowledge gained on the course.’Lydia Hiawalyer, far left,with participants in aone-week staff trainingworkshop at the Centrefor Human ResourceDevelopment, UPNGAnnual Report 2006 - 2007 13

Improving governanceAs the structure of governance comes to include non-governmental organisations, civil society and thepublic sector as well as state institutions, so the scope for Commonwealth Scholars and Fellows to improvegovernance increases and they have a broad potential for long-lasting impact.Peter Maynard held a Commonwealth Schol ar -ship to study a LLM at the University of Cam -bridge, and graduated in 1979. He was called to theBar in the Bahamas, his home nation, in the same year.‘In the 29 years of the call of the Bar, quiteapart from my primary focus on internationalcorp orate and commercial law, I have fought –and usually won – many notorious cases relatingto human rights and administrative law. I havealso been called to the Bar inTrinidad and Tobago, St Vincent andthe Gren adines, St Lucia, andAntigua and Barbuda and pro hacvice in the Turks and Caicos Islands.As Pres id ent of the Bahamas BarAssoc iat ion and of the Organizationof Common wealth Car i bbean BarAssoc i at ions, I encour aged lawyersto do more pro bono and legal aidwork, to meet needs and to showthe prof ession was worthy of selfregulation.As a found ing directorof the International Legal AssistanceConsortium, I was one of the group of expertsthat conducted a post-conflict assessment of thejudicial system of Haiti in 2005.‘Also, as Assistant Treasurer, Chairman of theAccess to Justice Committee, and Deputy Secret -ary General for the Caribbean of the InternationalBar Association (IBA), I contributed to a broaderglobal community. I was the IBA trainer in a weeklongsession on ethics, manag ing a bar associationand accreditation for the East Timor Bar Assoc -iation in February 2006. I was also the inter nat -ional observer on behalf of the IBA at the decisiveconstitutional appeal to remove the militaryinstalledcivilian government and to restore thecon st it ut ion in Fiji in February 2001. I am prep -aring to return to the country for the third time asa part of an IBA rapid response mission invited toevaluate the impact of the 2006 coup on the legalsystem, the jud i ciary and the legal profession ofFiji. I am curr ently also National President for theBahamas of the World Jurist Association, and alsoan advisory committee member of the Inter nat -ional Legal Resource Center of the American BarAssociation and United Nations Development Prog -ramme. During the first 10 months of 2007, Iagreed to sit as an acting judge of the SupremeCourt of the Bahamas, based in Freeport, GrandBahama, and responsible for the northern regionof the Bahamas.‘Throughout my career, in spite of the pressureto become involved in front-lineparty politics, I tried to maintain ahigher moral ground and I think Ihave made an impact throughteaching, public service, the press,civil society, law practice, thebench and my family life. I cannotsay that improving governance invarious spheres was always myobjective, although that may havebeen a desirable by-product alongthe way. In retrospect, perhaps IDr Peter Maynard have made a demonstrable impacton governance by my own actions,and by reaching young and not so young mindsand seeing them take prominent places ingovernance in one sphere or another.’Ngeyi Kanyongolo is a Commonwealth Scholarat the University of Warwick, finalising her PhDthesis, entitled ‘Social Security and Women inMalawi: A Legal Discourse on Solidarity of Care’.‘My study set out to find out how to improvewomen’s ability to survive risks of life from a legalperspective. One major conclusion of the study isthat the extent to which different regulatoryorders reinforce and reproduce norms, values andpractices which reflect women’s care-relatedconcerns and needs is crucial to the improvementof women’s social security. My thesis thereforeargues that, in order to be effect ive, social securityinst itutions should be underpinned by a legaldiscourse of solidarity of care which will en han ceint erdependence not only between individuals butalso the family, community, market and the state14 Commonwealth Scholarship Commission

Sand between material and non-mat erial resources. aman Fernando held a Comm onwealth ProfessionalFellowship at the Institute of Policy ResearchThe practical implication of this thesis is that thefamily, community, market and the state shouldrespond through pool ing and redistrib ut ion ofmaterial resources.‘The potential to see throughthe practical implementation ofthese ideas is evident from theprojects that I am already involvedin. In 2006, I incorporated some ofthe emerging ideas in a Master’scourse that I teach at the Universityof Zimbabwe – Women and the Law.The course was previously taught asWomen and Employment Law, butit has now been broad ened toinclude labour generally and socialsecurity. The students on thiscourse are from Southern andin Engineering, Science and Technology in 2006. Hehas now returned to his role as Manager at theCentre for Technology Watch in theNational Science Foundation, SriLanka. He found that the knowledgehe gained in the UK directly relatedto his work back home.‘We were given the opport -unity to meet and have discussionswith very senior policymakers,leading technologists, and out -stand ing academics. Moreover, wehad first-hand experience of howthe policy is taken forward throughscience parks, regional develop -ment centres and so on.‘The knowledge I gained inEastern Africa and normally includepublic legal officers and NGONgeyi Kanyongolo syst ematic app roaches for tech nol -ogy needs ass essment, includ ingmanagers working in the area of women and law.‘I have been recently invited to join a cam paign,led by GEMSA (Gender and the Media in SouthernAfrica), on ‘Making Care Work Count’ in the South -ern African Development Comm unity (SADC). Thecampaign includes advocacy and the developmentof legislation and policies on care work in all the 13techniques for the iden tific ation of real require -ments in a developing economy, is indeed useful inour work at the Centre.‘At present, we at the NSF Sri Lanka not onlyutilise the gained knowledge from the UK, butalso continue collaborative research with academicstaff at the Institute.’SADC countries within the next year. My continuedinvolvement with the SADC Group of Social SecuritySpecialists also gives me an opportunity to bring tobear the gendered aspects of social security on thegroup’s work, through my strengthened cap acity toconduct gendered and grounded social-legal research.Last year, I was a keynote speaker and was able toshare some of my study’s emerg ing ideas at a specialconference on gender and social security in Africa.‘I am currently developing a course on socialsecurity and law to be offered by the Faculty ofLaw at Chancellor College in Malawi. This is anopp ortunity to share ideas with future decisionmakerswho can translate them into practice.Through this course and the Faculty’s practicallegal studies, we shall offer specialised clinicalserv ices and outreach prog ram mes, related towomen and social security, to the community inMalawi. All these efforts are likely to contributetowards the realis at ion of ordinary people’s, esp -ecially women’s, aspirations for improved socialsecurity in Malawi, SADC and potentially beyond.’A session at the 2006 Governance Network event, held at the Institute of CommonwealthStudies in March. The CSC Professional Networks bring together current and former awardholders who have similar professional interests, encouraging them to share experiencesand best practice and make contacts. This was the third annual conference of the Gov ern -ance Network, attended by current Commonwealth Scholars and established professionalsfrom academia and civil society, who discussed good governance in the CommonwealthAnnual Report 2006 - 2007 15

Improving the environmentMany of our Scholars and alumni have made significant contributions in the fields of environmentalprotection and the improvement of physical infrastructure, from specific crops to whole ecosystems, frompreserving built heritage to managing the environmental impact of new buildings.Nisha Manic, at one of themany waterfalls in MauritiusSeveral of the Commission’s distance learning coursesare focussed on the field of environmental studies.Distance Learning Scholar Nisha Manic found thatthe skills acquired through her study have directlyenhanced her role as an environment officer at theDepartment of Environment in Mauritius. Nisha com -pleted her MSc in Environmental Management withImperial College, Wye and the University of Pretoriain 2006.‘The Master’s course covered an array of policy,legis lative, economic and social instru mentsrequired for an integrated approach to environ -mental man agement. From conservation of environmentalresources, impact assessment, monitoring,auditing, ethics to environmental sociology, eachmodule brought a new dimension to protectingthe environment.‘It goes without saying that I have acquiredlots of skills which are helping me in my career.Indeed, Mauritius, as a Small Island DevelopingState, is ecologically fragile and has to face anumber of inherent environ mental constraintsand challenges. The greatest challenge rests inreconciling economic, social and environmentalconsiderations for decision-making.‘My present assignments at work compriseformulating policies on key environmental issues aswell as responsibility for environmental report ingand planning. I am also working in close collab -ora tion with the United Nations Environ mentProgramme (UNEP) to develop a national prog -ramme on sustainable production and con -sumption (SCP) for Mauritius.‘The course has not onlyprovided me with new insightin my approach to environ -mental problems but has alsoboost ed my perf or mance inmy day-to-day work. I am nowmore confident in taking uphigher respon sib ilities.’Elizabeth Nghitoolwa–Ndeunyema is study ingfor a PhD in agroforestry at the School of theEnvironment and Natural Resources, University ofWales, Bangor.‘My research is on resource assessment, utilis ationand domestication of Aloe zebrina Baker in Namibia.Throughout the country, especially in the north wherealmost half of the pop ulation live, A. zebrina, locallyknown as ekundu, is a very popular vegetable.‘Poor nutrition and generation of income are someof the major challenges facing northern Nam ibia’srural communities. Domestication of A. zebrina canhelp restore and conserve the species and overcomeenvironmental degradation prob lems. It can also con -tribute to improved diets of local people. My currentresearch is composed of four main areas of study:socio-economic importance and management aspects,species propagation to develop low-cost prop agationmethods, nutritional content analysis to establishnutritional information of edible A. zebrina flowers,and genetic diversity within and between populations.‘Adoption of developed propagation methods byrural communities will boost rest or ation of thespecies. This would improve human nutrition as wellas generate income. As a lecturer at the University ofNamibia, my degree will put me in a better position tomake a direct impact on the training and education ofour graduates as well as to con tribute to capacitybuilding of Namibian comm unities through outreachprogramm es, research, networking and coll ab orationwith institutions within and outside the country.’Yet environment-related studies are not the onlypath into the field. Mark Frawley studied BAEnglish at the University of Oxford, graduating in1973, and he worked as a barrister for 20 years. Hehas been Director of the Niagara Escarp mentCommission (NEC) for the last seven years.‘UNESCO designated the Niagara Escarpmenta World Biosphere Reserve in 1990, recognising itas an internationally significant ecosystem for itsspecial environment and unique environmentalplan.‘The Niagara Escarpment Commission (NEC)was established in June 1973 and administers the16 Commonwealth Scholarship Commission

Niagara Escarpment Plan (NEP). The NEP outlinesthe nature of permitted uses and developments inthe plan area and is regarded as a model ofsustainable land use planning in Canada.‘The NEC strives to balance appropriate andenvironmentally-sensitive development with theconservation of ecologically-sensitive lands. Work -ing closely with local, provincial and national gov -ernments and community organisations, the NECmonitors ecological health along the escarpmentand hosts a biennial conference on biosphereresearch, sustainable land use planning and healthycommunities. These initiatives fulfil the educat -ional and community outreach responsibilities ofthe Biosphere Reserve designation and foster betterunderstanding of the importance of the NiagaraEscarpment as an invaluable natural resource.‘Looking to the future, the escarpment willcertainly face increas ingly complex developmentpressures. With growing public concern for theprot ection of green space and the curbing ofurban growth, the NEC will continue to providelead ership and exp ertise in guiding sustainableland use planning in the Province of Ontario.’Faridah Shafii is an associate professor at theFaculty of Civil Engineering, Universiti TeknologiMalaysia. She was a Commonwealth Academic StaffScholar, completing her PhD in Civil Engineering atthe University of Sheffield in 1994. Faridah’s researchfocuses on energy use and buildings.‘The energy used in con structing, occupyingand operating buildings contributes to climatechange. Sustainable building and construction havethe potential to regen erate the natural envir -onment and community culture while enhancingthe value of products and services to business,cust omers and society in general. My researchactivities revolve around the development of greenbuilding rating systems and also energy efficiencyin buildings. These projects are in collaborationwith the United Nations Sust ain able Building andConstruction Initiative, the Euro pean Commissionand the International Council for Research andInnovation in Building and Construction (CIB).‘Currently, I sit on the Committee of the UnitedNations Think Tanks on Climate Change and Bench -marking on Sustainable Buildings. I also partic ip -ated at the United Nations Framework Convent -ion on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference inBali in December 2007,where I presented the find -ings of the think tanks andrec omm endations for opp -ortunities in implementingenergy efficiency in build -ings.’Allan Birabi was aCommonwealth Split-siteScholar from Uganda from2004-2005, studying archit ectural conservation atNewcastle University. Since completing his PhD atMakerere University, he is working to address thechallenges of architectural conservation in Uganda.As a lecturer in the Dep artment of Architecture, Allanis involved in a project, with funding from the USAmbassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation, tosurvey selected historic examples of Uganda’s builtheritage.‘Commencing from more-or-less zero docu -ment ation, it is hoped that an extensive photo -graphic essay on Uganda’s outstanding built herit -age shall emerge and be published. In my opinion,such documentation is indispensable not only forsustainable conservation but also for expellingignor ance about the subject among Ugandansand for their enjoyment as well. It is thereforepoised to stir up a “hunger” among relevant acad -emics and policymakers for growth in researchand public ations on these resources. It shouldfurther inject into the local historic preservationarena a culture of publishing and archiving as apowerful con servation action, informing andthere by involving others, and consensus build ingin getting people to pos itively respond to andapp reciate the preser vat ion/conservation context.’Allan has also proposed the establishment of aUNESCO Chair in cultural and heritage resource man -agement at the university. ‘The objective is to fostercapacity building in cultural and heritage resourcemanage ment as an added tool for the economicdevelop ment of Uganda. Upon its establishment,the UNESCO Chair is expected to plan and launcha multi- and inter-disciplinary postgraduate diploma,which would be sequenced in later years with aMaster’s degree, all in heritage resource manage -ment.’Dr Faridah Shafii at the UNFCCClimate Change Conference,December 2007Annual Report 2006 - 2007 17

Performance indicatorsAs part of its responsibility to both funding bodies and its award holders, the Commission has put in place a number of procedures aimed atmaintaining contact with award holders and monitoring both their progress and that of the scheme as a whole, as outlined below. In addition, itwas decided during this report year that the Commission would commence an extensive evaluation programme to examine the impact of thescheme. The results of this programme are intended to be published in time for the 50th Anniversary of the CSFP in 2009.Maintaining contact with award holders● Each award holder is assigned a named officer within the secretariatwho, having arran ged placement, becomes the main point of refer -ence for subsequent dealings with the Commission.● Officers from the secretariat visit a number of institutions per year,meeting with award holders and their supervisors.● Staff from both the secretariat and the British Council attend theannual Welcome Programme in November to which all new awardholders are invited. Over 250 Scholars and Fellows attended in 2006.● Access, as required, is provided to specialist serv ices offered by theBritish Council, which deals with matters such as welfare andimmigration.Facilitating contact between award holders● Those selected for study in the UK are given the opportunity toestablish electronic contact with existing award holders before theirarrival.● Award holders are subscribed to the CSC-news email list, throughwhich they receive regular information from the secretariat and canalso post messages to other award holders.● Award holders are subscribed to Common wealth ScholarshipsNews magazine, published three times a year.● In addition to the Welcome Programme, the Comm ission hosts anumber of events for award holders. This year, these included Genderand Governance Network events and an event aimed at measuringthe impact of capacity building for development, particularly theimpact of scholarships and fellowships.● Scholars are invited to join the electronic CSC professional net -works, so far launched in the areas of education, public health,governance, environment and agriculture. This report year saw thelaunch of a new network for those interested in gender issues andthe announcement that a science and technology network would belaunched in the coming months.● The Commission also tries to maintain contact with and facilitatecontact between award hold ers after their return home, throughCommon wealth Scholarships News magazine, alumni networksand alumni receptions. In addition to an event hosted by the BritishHigh Commission in Zambia for Zambian alumni and Distance Learn -ing Scholars, receptions were also held in Kenya and New Zealand.Monitoring progress of award holders● If necessary, contact is made with the prospective supervisor atthe time of arrival, pointing out special needs and problems thatmay be encountered.● Award holders and, for research degrees, super visors, are requiredto write a report at the end of their first term, enabling potentialproblems to be highlighted at an early stage.● Award holders and their supervisors/tutors are required to write adetailed report at the end of each year.● First-term and annual reports are monitored for emerging issues –each report is read not only by secretariat staff, but also by at leastone member of the Commission.Evaluating the scheme and new programmes● Host institutions are systematically surveyed each year to obtaininformation on progress, qualif ic at ions gained, submission dates and,where studies are still in progress, likely dates of completion (see‘Completion of courses’ below). The secretar iat compares comp let -ion and submission rates to other bodies, such as the UK ResearchCouncils, and compares performance by gender and subject andacross institutions.● The secretariat monitors the policies of similar scholarship-awardingbodies to inform the development of the Commission’s policies.Recent examples of this have been for sickness and maternity andpaternity pay and the length of awards.● Every year the secretariat administers an anonymous survey of itsaward holders, enquiring about their experiences of studying andliving in the UK and of the administration of the scheme (see ‘Awardholders’ views’ below).● Award holders from the two newest schemes, Distance Learningand Professional Fellowships, receive individual evaluation forms tail -ored to these schemes (see ‘Distance Learning and ProfessionalFellowships’ below).● The Commission’s Welcome Programme and skills events are evalu atedeach year and the results are used in the planning of future events.● The secretariat evaluates the long-term impact of the schemesthrough continuous alumni tracer activities. Regular contact is main -tained with around 5,000 alumni, and tracing work continues.Alumni are periodically contacted to update their information.Completion of coursesThe successful completion of qualifications is monit ored closely by theCommission. For taught courses, the success rate has remained con -sistently high for the past five years at between 96% and 100%.Doctoral results are also high, with completion rates for each annualcohort measured in the last eight years being between 79% and 93%.18 Commonwealth Scholarship Commission

The lower figure is for the most recent year analysed, those beginningtheir studies in 2001, and would of course be expected to rise. Sub -mission rates, measuring those completing their doctoral study withinfour years, are also collated and compared with those of the UK ResearchCouncils. High proportions of those award holders studying in the sciencedisciplines in particular tend to submit their theses within four years,while those in the arts and social sciences tend to take slightly longer.Award holders’ viewsIn 2007, 397 award holders returned the annual anon y mous quest -ionnaire. In addition to the opportunity to comment at more length,award holders are asked to rate various aspects of their experience ona five-point scale ranging from ‘excellent’ through to ‘very poor’,enabling us to compare responses from year to year. As Table 2indicates, satisfaction remains high, although we have noted a slightdecrease to 2005 levels in some areas. The ACU’s administration of thescheme continues to be the area with the highest satisfaction ratings,and 61% found this to be excellent.As in previous years, the level of stipend was thearea with which lowest levels of satisfaction wereexpressed. In 2007, 67% of respondents felt that theirallowances were at least ‘fairly adequate’, repres ent -ing a slight increase from the 2006 figure of 66%, butremaining lower than those in previous years (73% in2005 and 2004, 70% in 2003). Many respondentsmentioned in particular the high cost of accommod -ation. As this is a critical area of concern for awardholders and as rent takes up the largest portion of theirstipend, the secretariat und ertakes surveys every twoyears to monitor the levels of rent paid. The mostrecent rent survey analysed data given in Scholars’ andFellows’ annual reports for the academic year 2005-2006. The survey found that award holders spend onaver age 44-54% of their stipend on accommodation,but that the percentage of stipend spent on rent variedwidely depending on family circ um stances and region.The extent to which the Commission is able to meetaward holders’ con cerns about the level of stipend is,however, dependent on government policy towardsscholarship stipends generally.As well as providing the Commission with aquantitative measure of award holders’ experiences,the anonymous questionnaire also prov ides valuablequalitative data. For example, the academic environ -ment, opportunities to meet with international coll -eagues and the UK’s multi cultural nature are regularlycited as positive aspects of respondents’ time in theUK. When asked how their experiences could have beenimproved, popular answers invar iably include morefinancial support, more opp ortun ities for socialinteraction, guaranteed university acc om modation, and more time onaward. Reassuringly, 94% (of the 222 responding to this particularquestion) felt that their academic prog ramme had ful filled the purposefor which they came and 91% rated their experience in the UK as‘excellent’ or ‘good’, with the remainder voting it ‘satisfactory’.Distance Learning and Professional FellowshipsThe Commission continues to undertake substantial analysis of its twonewest programmes, the Distance Learning and Professional Fellow shipschemes. These analyses draw on surveys that host institutions comp -lete, as well as regular questionnaires that award holders com plete atthe beginning, during, and after their courses. Award holders are askedto describe their acquired skills, and the extent to which these skills arerelevant to their work, beneficial for their future career developmentand beneficial to the development of their home country.ExcellentGoodSatisfactoryPoorVery PoorNo. of repliesSelection and placement procedures 53 39 6 0 1 233ACU’s administration overall 61 35 4 0 0 390Standard of supervision/teaching 49 36 13 2 0 395Access to library 57 34 8 1 0 396Access to computing facilities 59 31 8 1 1 393Access to laboratories 50 38 8 3 1 177Academic facilities overall 49 44 7 0 0 393Course of study overall 42 43 13 1 0 392Academic experience overall 46 47 6 1 0 395Institutions’ provision of welfare advice 19 50 26 5 1 377Overall experience of living in the UK 39 52 9 0 0 388Table 1: 2007 anonymous questionnaire – ratings (%)20002001200220032004200520062007Selection and placement procedures 88 86 84 88 89 96 93 92ACU’s administration overall 96 95 93 92 93 96 94 95Standard of supervision/teaching 87 85 83 81 87 84 88 85Access to library 86 84 86 87 89 91 92 91Access to computing facilities 79 83 88 88 87 88 89 90Access to laboratories 87 89 90 89 91 91 92 88Academic facilities overall 91 86 87 88 88 92 93 92Course of study overall – 85 84 81 85 85 87 86Academic experience overall 89 89 90 90 91 93 91 93Institutions’ provision of welfare advice 57 65 67 66 66 69 70 69Overall experience of living in the UK 84 87 89 88 88 90 92 91Table 2: 2000-2007 anonymous questionnaires – combined ratings for‘excellent’ and ‘good’ (%)Annual Report 2006 - 2007 19

2007 AwardsFollowing the 2006 changes to the selection and application procedures, the statistics reported in this year’s Annual Report reflect the merger ofGeneral Scholarships (DFID-funded), Academic Staff Scholarships and Split-site Scholarships into a single competition. In addition, CommonwealthShared Scholarships are reported alongside the other programmes, a reflection of the Commission’s desire to align the management of all its schemes.We are pleased to report an overall increase in the number of awards offered in 2007. The number of nominations (excluding SharedScholarships) was up by 12% from last year, and the number of selections also increased, up to 706 (again excluding Shared Scholarships)from 595 in 2006, an increase of 19%. Overall, over 47% of nominated candidates were selected for awards, an increase of 2% from 2006.It should be emphasised that, before nomin ation to the Commission, most candidates have undergone a highly competitive selection exercisein their own country.Anniversary ScholarshipsAgencies were invited to nominate additional candidates in 2007 as part of the Commission’s celebration of the CSFP’s 50th anniversary in 2009.Two candidates were selected for doctoral study, one funded byTable 3: 2006-2007 – on awardDFID and the other by the FCO.SchemeNo. of award holdersScholarships*Shared ScholarshipsFellowshipsProfessional FellowshipsDistance LearningTotal52615063695881396Region41 countries were represented in the 2007 intake (see pages 30-32). When selecting candidates, the Commission’s primary concernis that successful applicants should be of the highest calibre and itdoes not operate specific quotas for individual Commonwealth coun -tries. It does, however, have broad regional selection targets for those*of which CASS = 98 and Split-site = 32candidates funded by DFID. As can be seen from Table 5, targetswere broadly met with sub-Saharan Africa taking 54% of the awards,Table 4: 2006-2007 Awards – by region*South Asia 33%, and the smaller ‘other’ regions (encom passing theRegionSub-Saharan AfricaAwards held809New awards taken up527Pacific, Caribbean, East Asia and Europe) 13% of the awards.South AsiaFar EastAustralasiaPacificCaribbeanNorth America (Canada)EuropeTotal*including Shared Scholarships402175111574721396174617328253783Level of studyIn recent years, the Commission has set a target of 60:40 fortaught and res earch provision, as a reflection partly of theincreased number of highly relevant and targeted Masters’ degreesavailable and partly of the increasing cost of doctoral schol ar ships.This 60:40 proportion remains consistent this report year, as seenin Table 6, with 61% of the 153 DFID-funded Common wealthScholarships awarded this year for Masters’ programmes and 39%for doctoral study.It should be noted that the Commission continues to viewTable 5: 2007 Awards – DFID-funded Scholarships by region* doctoral Scholarships, through both tradit ional and Split-siteRegionSub-Saharan AfricaSouth AsiaOther*including CASS and Split-siteTarget %503020Actual %543313modes, as a significant part of its portfolio of awards and iscommitted to offering these for the foreseeable future. In additionto the DFID-funded General and Split-site Scholarships, 80% ofAcademic Staff Scholar ships and 33% of FCO-funded awards werealso given for doctoral study in this report year. Further more, from2007, the Commission will extend the option of applying for SplitsiteTable 6: 2007 Awards – Scholarships by leveldoctoral study to those nominated for General ScholarshipsSchemeFCO-funded ScholarshipsMasters %67Doctorate %33(both FCO- and DFID-funded) and Academic Staff Scholarships.DFID-funded Scholarships*Total*excluding CASS and Split-site61633937GenderWhilst not practising positive discrimination, the Commission seeksto encourage the particip ation of women through highlighting the20 Commonwealth Scholarship Commission

importance of a fair gender balance to nominatingagencies and through family provisions for Scholarson award longer than 18 months. In 2007, 38% ofnominat ions received and 38% (39% if Shared Schol -ars are included, as in Table 7) of selections madewere female candidates, a decrease from 40% and44% resp ectively in 2006. More promisingly, thefigures for DFID-funded Schol arships showed theprop ortion of women nominated rose from 35% to39% and those selected from 41% to 42%. The CASSscheme in part icular saw a rise in the number ofwomen nom inated, from 25% to 40%, and womennominated under the Split-site scheme represented41% as opposed to 33% in 2006. These increaseswere also evident in the prop ortion of women selected,which increased to 35% and 48% respectively.Working with universitiesUniversities have always been vital partners in theCommission’s work. Jointly financed awards play avaluable role in making Commonwealth Scholarshipsmore widely available. In 2007, 16 new awards werejointly funded, at the Univer sities of Cambridge (7awards) Oxford, (6 awards) and Nottingham (3awards), with universities usually contributing 85%of the tuition fees. Particular thanks are due to theseinstitutions for their continuing support.The Commission also has formal responsibility forthe Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme (seepage 2). Universities provide the full stipend for awardholders, whilst the scheme supports the tuition fee andreturn airfare. 150 awards were held during 2006-2007 with 140 new awards being offered in 2007.An international programmeAs well as managing the UK’s contribution to theCSFP, the Commission also nominates candidatesfrom the UK for Commonwealth Scholarships tostudy overseas. In 2006-2007, a total of 24 awardholders from the UK received funding for study inCanada, India, New Zealand and South Africa.New Zealand Commonwealth Scholarships gen -erated much interest, and candidates were selectedto study for postgraduate programmes in a diverserange of fields.The Canadian Bureau for Internat ional Educationdecided that the 2006-2007 academic year would bethe last in which they would offer Schol ar ships, andlaunched an innovative programme offering fund ing forPostdoctoral Research Fellow ships to begin in 2007.Table 7: 2007 Awards – genderScheme Women as % Women as %of Nominations of SelectionsFCO-funded Scholarships 56 56DFID-funded Scholarships* 39 42All Scholarships 43 46Fellows 22 21Professional Fellowships 43 44Distance Learning 34 34Shared Scholarships 41 44Total 38 39* including figures previously reported separately under DFID General Scholarships, CASSand Split-siteTable 8: 2006-2007 Awards – Shared Scholarships by regionRegion Awards % New awards %heldtaken upSub-Saharan Africa 87 58 95 68South Asia 52 35 41 29Far East 3 2 2 1Caribbean 8 5 2 1Pacific 0 0 0 0Total 150 100 140 100Table 9: 2006-2007 Awards – Shared Scholarships by disciplineDiscipline Awards New awardsheldtaken upArts 5 4Computer Studies 12 5Economics and Development Studies 7 4Education 4 2Engineering 24 19Finance and Administration 13 12Health 22 11International Relations 1 4Legal 8 10Renewable Natural Resources 2 2Science 31 43Social 21 24Total 150 140Table 10: 2006-2007 Awards – outward ScholarsCountryOn awardCanada 12India 1New Zealand 10South Africa 1Total 24Annual Report 2006 - 2007 21

2007 Awards: Nominations and selectionsNominations receivedApplications selected for awardsRegion/Country CS CD CF CP SS Total CS CD CF CP SS TotalSub-Saharan AfricaBotswana 10 2 0 1 2 15 8 2 0 1 2 13Cameroon 15 4 3 3 4 29 2 3 1 2 4 12Ghana 26 7 3 5 69 110 9 5 3 3 55 75Kenya 30 129 7 21 11 198 6 86 1 16 9 118Lesotho 4 2 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 1Malawi 17 5 0 9 5 36 6 5 0 8 4 23Mauritius 4 1 0 0 2 7 3 0 0 0 2 5Mozambique 3 1 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 3Namibia 8 0 0 0 0 8 2 0 0 0 0 2Nigeria 72 14 17 9 19 131 13 7 9 5 9 43Seychelles 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0Sierra Leone 13 6 0 3 0 22 4 5 0 0 0 9South Africa 57 14 1 2 10 84 25 12 1 2 8 48St Helena 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Swaziland 2 2 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 3Tanzania 31 26 3 5 3 68 7 19 0 4 2 32The Gambia 10 38 0 3 0 51 5 27 0 0 0 32Uganda 38 61 1 8 14 122 19 47 0 7 12 85Zambia 22 68 1 3 2 96 8 44 1 3 2 58Subtotal 363 380 36 74 141 994 121 265 16 51 109 562South AsiaBangladesh 47 26 18 4 5 100 20 17 9 2 3 51India 76 12 79 7 39 213 28 3 30 6 29 96Maldives 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1Pakistan 42 1 7 2 21 73 12 1 1 2 13 29Sri Lanka 25 2 17 0 4 48 13 1 5 0 3 22Subtotal 192 41 121 13 69 436 74 22 45 10 48 199Far EastBrunei Darussalam* 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Malaysia 10 1 0 0 7 18 4 0 0 0 3 7Singapore* 5 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 2Subtotal 16 1 0 0 7 24 6 0 0 0 3 9AustralasiaAustralia* 52 0 0 0 0 52 16 0 0 0 0 16New Zealand* 27 0 0 0 0 27 10 0 0 0 0 10Subtotal 79 0 0 0 0 79 26 0 0 0 0 26PacificFiji 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 2Papua New Guinea 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0Samoa 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1Tonga 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1Subtotal 8 0 0 0 0 8 4 0 0 0 0 422 Commonwealth Scholarship Commission

Nominations receivedApplications selected for awardsRegion/Country CS CD CF CP SS Total CS CD CF CP SS TotalCaribbeanAnguilla 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Antigua and Barbuda 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1Bahamas* 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0Barbados 4 1 0 2 0 7 3 0 0 0 0 3Belize 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1Dominica 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1Grenada 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0Guyana 7 1 1 3 0 12 4 1 0 3 0 8Jamaica 11 1 0 1 1 14 7 0 0 1 1 9Montserrat 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0St Lucia 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1St Vincent and the Grenadines 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1Trinidad and Tobago 7 1 0 1 3 12 1 1 0 1 2 5Turks and Caicos Islands 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Virgin Islands (British) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Subtotal 50 4 1 7 4 66 20 2 0 5 3 30North AmericaCanada* 79 0 0 0 0 79 34 0 0 0 0 34Subtotal 79 0 0 0 0 79 34 0 0 0 0 34EuropeCyprus* 9 0 0 0 0 9 2 0 0 0 0 2Gibraltar* 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1Malta* 6 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 2Subtotal 17 0 0 0 0 17 5 0 0 0 0 5Total 804 426 158 94 221 1703 290 289 61 66 163 869Key:CS - Commonwealth ScholarshipsCD - Distance Learning ScholarshipsCF - Commonwealth FellowshipsCP - Professional FellowshipsSS - Shared Scholarships* Foreign and Commonwealth Office funded awardsAnnual Report 2006 - 2007 23

2007 Awards: Participation by UK institutionsInstitution CS CD CF CP SS TotalACEVO 0 0 0 1 0 1Africa Foundation Stone 0 0 0 1 0 1African Medical and Research Foundation 0 0 0 4 0 4Aston University 1 0 0 0 0 1Black Health Agency 0 0 0 1 0 1Bournemouth University 0 0 0 0 1 1Brunel University 2 0 0 0 0 2Central Science Laboratory 0 0 1 0 0 1Chartered Institute of Environmental Health - East Midlands 0 0 0 1 0 1Chartered Institute of Environmental Health - North East 0 0 0 1 0 1Chartered Institute of Environmental Health - North West 0 0 0 1 0 1Coleraine Borough Council 0 0 0 1 0 1Commonwealth Foundation 0 0 0 1 0 1Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation 0 0 0 4 0 4Community Service Volunteers 0 0 0 1 0 1Coventry University 0 0 0 0 1 1Cranfield University 1 0 0 0 6 7East London and City Mental Health Trust 0 0 0 2 0 2Environment Agency 0 0 0 3 0 3Glasgow Caledonian University 0 0 0 0 2 2Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children 0 0 1 0 0 1Guy’s, King’s and St Thomas’ Schools of Medicine,Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences 0 0 1 0 0 1Health Protection Agency (Porton Down) 0 0 0 1 0 1Heriot-Watt University 1 0 0 0 1 2Imperial College London 4 0 2 0 0 6Imperial College London School of Medicine at Hammersmith 0 0 1 0 0 1Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright 1 0 2 0 0 3Institute of Development Studies, Sussex 1 0 0 0 0 1Institute of Policy Research in Engineering, Science and Technology 0 0 0 4 0 4Kingston University 1 0 0 0 0 1Lancaster University 3 0 0 0 0 3LEAD International 0 0 0 1 0 1League for the Exchange of Commonwealth Teachers 0 0 0 4 0 4Leeds Metropolitan University 0 46 0 0 4 50Leicester General Hospital 0 0 1 0 0 1London South Bank University 0 22 0 0 0 22Loughborough University 3 6 0 0 1 10Middlesex University 0 0 0 3 0 3Mott MacDonald 0 0 0 1 0 1National Institute for Medical Research 0 0 1 0 0 1Natural History Museum 0 0 1 0 0 1Newcastle University 4 0 1 0 1 6Nottingham Trent University 1 0 0 0 0 1Open University 0 5 1 0 0 6Overseas Development Institute 0 0 0 1 0 1Oxford Brookes University 1 0 0 0 0 1Queen’s University Belfast 0 0 0 0 1 1RADAR 0 0 0 1 0 1Richard Cloudesley School 0 0 0 1 0 1Robert Gordon University 1 0 0 0 0 1Roehampton University 0 0 0 0 1 124 Commonwealth Scholarship Commission

Institution CS CD CF CP SS TotalRothamsted Research (BBSRC) 1 0 0 0 0 1Royal Botanic Gardens 0 0 1 1 0 2Royal College of Art 1 0 0 0 0 1Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore 0 0 1 0 0 1SCOPE 0 0 0 1 0 1Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations 0 0 0 1 0 1Scottish Lime Centre Trust 0 0 0 1 0 1Sheffield Hallam University 0 0 0 0 2 2Somerset County Council 0 0 0 1 0 1Southampton General Hospital 0 0 1 0 0 1Southend University Hospital 1 0 0 0 0 1St George’s Hospital Medical School 1 0 0 0 0 1The Association of Guyanese Nurses and AlliedProfessionals in the United Kingdom 0 0 0 3 0 3The Haven Wolverhampton 0 0 0 1 0 1The Zomba Mental Health Link 0 0 0 2 0 2Torfaen Voluntary Alliance 0 0 0 1 0 1Tropical Health and Education Trust 0 0 0 4 0 4University of Aberdeen 1 0 1 1 0 3University of Abertay Dundee 0 0 0 1 0 1University of Bath 1 0 3 0 2 6University of Birmingham 5 0 1 0 0 6University of Bolton 0 20 0 0 1 21University of Bradford 3 0 0 0 0 3University of Bristol 4 0 1 0 5 10University of Cambridge 16 0 0 0 38 53University of Dundee 1 26 0 0 1 28University of Durham 2 0 3 0 0 5University of East Anglia 3 0 0 0 1 4University of East London 2 0 0 0 0 2University of Edinburgh 9 15 1 0 2 27University of Essex 4 0 1 0 0 5University of Exeter 1 0 0 0 0 1University of Glasgow 1 0 0 0 2 3University of Gloucestershire 0 0 0 0 1 1University of Greenwich 0 0 0 0 7 7University of Huddersfield 0 0 0 0 2 2University of Hull 1 0 0 0 4 5University of Kent 1 0 0 0 1 2University of Leeds 3 0 2 0 2 7University of Leicester 2 0 1 0 1 4University of Liverpool 2 0 1 0 0 3University of LondonBirkbeck, University of London 1 6 0 0 0 7Central School of Speech and Drama 1 0 0 0 0 1Goldsmiths College 1 0 0 0 0 1Institute of Commonwealth Studies 1 0 0 0 0 1Institute of Education 2 28 0 0 0 30King’s College London 6 0 0 0 1 7London School of Economics and Political Science 10 0 0 0 4 14London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine 17 34 2 0 6 59Annual Report 2006 - 2007 25

Institution CS CD CF CP SS TotalQueen Mary, University of London 1 0 0 0 0 1Royal Holloway, University of London 0 0 0 0 2 2Royal Veterinary College 0 6 0 0 2 8School of Oriental and African Studies 7 0 1 0 0 8School of Pharmacy 3 0 0 0 3 6University College London 8 22 1 0 2 33University of Manchester 16 8 1 0 2 27University of Nottingham 10 0 2 0 6 18University of Oxford 15 0 0 1 3 19University of Portsmouth 1 0 1 0 0 2University of Reading 13 0 5 0 0 18University of Sheffield 3 0 1 0 0 4University of Southampton 2 0 1 0 0 3University of St Andrews 2 0 0 0 2 4University of Stirling 1 16 1 0 0 18University of Strathclyde 5 0 0 0 0 5University of Sunderland 0 25 0 0 0 25University of Surrey 1 0 1 0 2 4University of Sussex 5 0 1 0 0 6University of Teesside 0 0 1 0 0 1University of the West of England, Bristol 0 0 0 0 1 1University of the West of Scotland 0 0 0 0 1 1University of Ulster 1 0 0 0 0 1University of WalesUniversity of Wales, Aberystwyth 0 0 0 0 1 1University of Wales, Bangor 3 0 2 0 2 7University of Warwick 8 0 1 0 6 15University of Westminster 0 0 0 0 2 2University of Winchester 1 0 0 0 0 1University of York 4 0 1 0 1 6Veterinary Laboratories Agency 0 0 1 0 0 1Widows and Orphans International 0 0 0 5 0 5Total 240 285 55 63 140 782Figures in this table refer to awardstaken up in 2007.Key:CS - Commonwealth ScholarshipsCD - Distance Learning ScholarshipsCF - Commonwealth FellowshipsCP - Professional FellowshipsSS - Shared Scholarships26 Commonwealth Scholarship Commission

2007 Awards: Participation by overseas institutionsRegion/Country/Institution CS CD CF TotalSub-Saharan AfricaCameroonUniversity of Buea 0 0 1 1Subtotal 0 0 1 1GhanaUniversity for Development Studies 2 0 0 2University of Cape Coast 0 0 1 1University of Ghana 0 0 2 2Subtotal 2 0 3 5KenyaJomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology 1 25 0 26Moi University 1 0 1 2Subtotal 2 25 1 28LesothoNational University of Lesotho 1 0 0 1Subtotal 1 0 0 1MauritiusUniversity of Mauritius 1 0 0 1Subtotal 1 0 0 1NigeriaFederal University of Technology, Akure 1 0 1 2Federal University of Technology, Yola 1 0 1 2Ladoke Akintola University of Technology 0 0 2 2Rivers State University of Science and Technology 0 0 1 1University of Ado-Ekiti 0 0 1 1University of Agriculture, Abeokuta 2 0 0 2University of Calabar 1 0 0 1University of Ibadan 0 0 1 1University of Jos 1 0 0 1University of Lagos 1 0 0 1Subtotal 7 0 7 14Sierra LeoneNjala University 1 0 0 1Subtotal 1 0 0 1South AfricaUniversity of Johannesburg 1 0 0 1University of KwaZulu-Natal 2 0 0 2University of Pretoria 0 0 1 1University of South Africa 1 0 0 1University of Venda 1 0 0 1Subtotal 5 0 1 6Annual Report 2006 - 2007 27

Region/Country/Institution CS CD CF TotalTanzaniaOpen University of Tanzania 1 0 0 1University of Dar es Salaam 1 0 0 1Subtotal 2 0 0 2UgandaIslamic University in Uganda 2 0 0 2Makerere University 2 15 0 17Mbarara University of Science and Technology 3 0 0 3Subtotal 7 15 0 22ZambiaChainama College of Health Sciences 0 20 0 20Copperbelt University 1 0 0 1University of Zambia 2 0 1 3Subtotal 3 20 1 24South AsiaBangladeshBangladesh Agricultural University 0 16 2 18Bangladesh Open University 0 0 1 1Jahangirnagar University 1 0 1 2University of Chittagong 1 0 0 1University of Dhaka 1 0 3 4University of Rajshahi 0 0 2 2Subtotal 3 16 9 28IndiaAligarh Muslim University 2 0 2 4All India Institute of Medical Sciences 0 0 1 1Allahabad Agricultural Institure 0 0 1 1Annamalai University 0 0 1 1Banaras Hindu University 0 0 1 1Bangalore University 0 0 1 1Bharathiar University 0 0 1 1Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana AgriculturalUniversity 0 0 2 2Forest Research Institute 1 0 0 1G B Pant Hospital, New Delhi 0 0 1 1Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and AnimalSciences University 0 0 1 1Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University 0 0 1 1Himachal Pradesh University 0 0 1 1Indian Veterinary Research Institute 0 0 1 1Jadavpur University 0 0 1 1Kannur University 0 0 1 1Karnatak University 0 0 1 1Madurai-Kamaraj University 1 0 1 2Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University 1 0 0 1Mahatma Gandhi University 1 0 0 1Marathwada Agricultural University 0 0 1 1Nagpur University 0 0 1 1National Dairy Research Institute 1 0 0 128 Commonwealth Scholarship Commission

Region/Country/Institution CS CD CF TotalNational Institute of PharmaceuticalEducation and Research 1 0 0 1Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Scienceand Technology 1 0 0 1Tata Institute of Social Sciences 1 0 0 1University of Delhi 0 0 4 4University of Hyderabad 0 0 1 1University of Rajasthan 1 0 0 1Subtotal 11 0 26 37PakistanBahria University 0 0 1 1University of Peshawar 1 0 0 1University of the Punjab, Lahore 1 0 0 1Subtotal 2 0 1 3Sri LankaUniversity of Colombo, Sri Lanka 2 0 0 2University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka 0 0 1 1University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka 0 0 2 2University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka 0 0 1 1University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka 0 0 1 1Subtotal 2 0 5 7Far EastMalaysiaTenaga National University 1 0 0 1Subtotal 1 0 0 1CaribbeanJamaicaUniversity of the West Indies 3 0 0 3Subtotal 3 0 0 3AustralasiaAustraliaUniversity of Queensland 1 0 0 1Subtotal 1 0 0 1Total 54 76 55 185Figures in this table refer to awards taken up in 2007.Key:CS - Commonwealth ScholarshipsCD - Distance Learning Scholarships (the institutions listed are theoverseas partners of the degree-providing university in the UK)CF - Commonwealth FellowshipsAnnual Report 2006 - 2007 29

2007 Awards: Scholars by country and field of studyRegion/CountryAgriculture & ForestryArtsSub-Saharan AfricaBotswana 1 2 0 1 5 2 1 12Cameroon 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 6Ghana 3 1 4 27 20 8 0 63Kenya 0 0 15 27 29 27 1 99Lesotho 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1Malawi 0 1 3 3 6 1 0 14Mauritius 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 4Mozambique 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 3Namibia 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2Nigeria 1 0 2 14 3 2 3 25Sierra Leone 0 1 3 2 2 1 0 9South Africa 0 1 2 12 18 5 0 38Swaziland 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3Tanzania 1 1 3 6 12 1 2 26The Gambia 0 0 23 4 2 2 0 31Uganda 3 0 7 27 25 6 8 76Zambia 0 0 21 5 22 2 1 51Subtotal 9 7 87 132 150 60 18 463South AsiaBangladesh 17 0 2 5 10 3 0 37India 1 1 3 17 17 9 3 51Maldives 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1Pakistan 0 2 1 5 8 5 0 21Sri Lanka 1 0 2 8 2 1 1 15Subtotal 19 3 8 35 38 18 4 125Far EastMalaysia 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 5Singapore* 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1Subtotal 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 6AustralasiaAustralia* 0 2 2 0 6 1 0 11New Zealand* 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 6Subtotal 0 3 2 1 10 1 0 17PacificFiji 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1Samoa 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Tonga 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1Subtotal 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3MedicinePure ScienceSocial ScienceTechnologyVeterinary ScienceTotal30 Commonwealth Scholarship Commission

Region/CountryAgriculture & ForestryArtsCaribbeanAntigua and Barbuda 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1Barbados 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3Belize 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1Dominica 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1Guyana 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 5Jamaica 0 1 0 0 5 1 0 7St Lucia 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1St Vincent and the Grenadines 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1Trinidad and Tobago 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3Subtotal 1 2 0 2 14 3 1 23North AmericaCanada* 0 9 4 3 9 0 0 25Subtotal 0 9 4 3 9 0 0 25EuropeCyprus* 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1Malta* 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2Subtotal 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3Total 30 25 102 175 226 84 23 665MedicinePure ScienceSocial ScienceTechnologyVeterinary ScienceTotalFigures in this table refer to awards taken up in 2007.Includes:CS - Commonwealth ScholarshipsCD - Distance Learning ScholarshipsSS - Shared Scholarships* Foreign and Commonwealth Office funded awardsAnnual Report 2006 - 2007 31

2007 Awards: Fellows by country and field of studyAcademic FellowsProfessional FellowsRegion/CountryAgriculture & ForestryMedicinePure ScienceSocial ScienceTechnologyVeterinary ScienceSub-Saharan AfricaBotswana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1Cameroon 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 3Ghana 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 3 6Kenya 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 1 1 7 3 16 17Malawi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 8 8Nigeria 0 0 3 3 1 0 7 1 0 4 0 0 5 12South Africa 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2Tanzania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 4 4Uganda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 7 7Zambia 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 4Subtotal 0 0 9 3 1 1 14 11 4 10 19 6 50 64SubtotalEducationEnvironmentGovernancePublic HealthTechnology (& Engineering)SubtotalTotalSouth AsiaBangladesh 3 0 4 2 0 0 9 1 0 0 0 0 1 10India 0 8 16 0 1 1 26 1 2 1 1 0 5 31Pakistan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 3Sri Lanka 3 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5Subtotal 6 9 20 2 3 1 41 2 2 1 3 0 8 49CaribbeanGuyana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 3Jamaica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1Trinidad and Tobago 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1Subtotal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 5 5Total 6 9 29 5 4 2 55 13 6 12 25 7 63 118Figures in this table refer to awards taken up in 2007.32 Commonwealth Scholarship Commission

Awards held in 2006-2007: Participation by UK institutionsInstitution CS CD CF CP SS TotalAction on Disability and Development 0 0 0 1 0 1African Medical and Research Foundation 0 0 0 5 0 5Architectural Association 1 0 0 0 0 1Aston University 1 0 0 0 1 2Barnardos 0 0 0 1 0 1Book Aid International 0 0 0 4 0 4Bournemouth University 0 0 0 0 1 1Brunel University 2 0 0 0 0 2Cardiff University 2 5 0 0 0 7City University 1 0 0 0 0 1Coleraine Borough Council 0 0 0 1 0 1Commonwealth Medical Trust 0 0 0 2 0 2Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation 0 0 0 2 0 2Coventry University 0 0 0 0 1 1Cranfield University 7 0 0 0 3 10Daventry District Council 0 0 0 1 0 1East London and City Mental Health Trust 0 0 0 4 0 4Environment Agency 0 0 0 6 0 6Glasgow Caledonian University 0 0 0 0 1 1Glasgow Dental Hospital 0 0 1 0 0 1Guildhall School of Music and Drama 1 0 0 0 0 1Harper Adams University College 2 0 0 0 0 2Harvest Help 0 0 0 1 0 1Health Protection Agency (London) 0 0 0 1 0 1Health Protection Agency (North East) 0 0 0 1 0 1Heriot-Watt University 1 0 0 0 1 2Imperial College London 20 0 3 0 0 23Imperial College London at Wye 2 134 0 0 0 136Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright 1 0 0 0 0 1Institute of Policy Research in Engineering, Science and Technology 0 0 0 3 0 3International Institute for Environment and Development 0 0 0 1 0 1International Records Management Trust 0 0 0 1 0 1John Innes Centre, Norwich 0 0 1 0 0 1Kingston University 1 0 0 0 0 1Lancaster University 5 0 0 0 0 5League for the Exchange of Commonwealth Teachers 0 0 0 6 0 6Leeds Metropolitan University 0 56 0 0 1 57Liverpool John Moores University 1 0 0 0 0 1London South Bank University 2 0 0 0 0 2Loughborough University 7 20 0 0 2 29Marine Biological Association 0 0 1 0 0 1Middlesex University 1 0 0 0 0 1Mildmay 0 0 0 1 0 1Moorfields Eye Hospital 0 0 1 0 0 1NCH, The Children’s Charity 0 0 0 1 0 1Newcastle University 10 0 1 0 1 12NHS Blood and Transplant 0 0 0 1 0 1Open University 1 6 1 0 0 8Oxford Brookes University 1 0 0 0 0 1Queen Margaret University 0 0 0 0 5 5Queen’s University Belfast 0 0 1 0 1 2Annual Report 2006 - 2007 33

Institution CS CD CF CP SS TotalRoehampton University 0 0 1 0 1 2Roslin Institute, Edinburgh 0 0 1 0 0 1Royal Agricultural College 1 0 0 0 0 1Royal Botanic Gardens 0 0 1 0 0 1Royal College of Art 1 0 0 0 2 3Royal London Hospital 0 0 1 0 0 1Royal Marsden Hospital 1 0 0 0 0 1Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle 0 0 1 0 0 1Scottish Crop Research Institute, Dundee (SOAEFD) 1 0 0 0 0 1Sheffield Hallam University 0 0 0 0 4 4Southern General Hospital NHS Trust (Glasgow) 1 0 0 0 0 1St Lucia Diabetes Project 0 0 0 4 0 4Staffordshire University 0 69 0 0 0 69Tropical Health and Education Trust 0 0 0 1 0 1UNEP-WCMC 0 0 0 1 0 1University of Aberdeen 6 0 1 0 1 8University of Bath 2 32 0 0 1 35University of Birmingham 14 0 3 0 0 17University of Bradford 8 0 0 0 0 8University of Brighton 3 0 0 0 0 3University of Bristol 4 0 1 0 5 10University of Buckingham 0 0 0 0 2 2University of Cambridge 41 0 0 0 39 79University of Dundee 2 15 2 0 1 20University of Durham 8 0 0 0 0 8University of East Anglia 10 0 1 0 1 12University of East London 0 0 0 0 1 1University of Edinburgh 11 14 1 0 2 28University of Essex 3 0 1 0 0 4University of Exeter 1 0 2 0 0 3University of Glasgow 10 0 0 0 2 12University of Gloucestershire 0 0 0 0 1 1University of Greenwich 2 0 0 0 2 4University of Huddersfield 0 0 0 0 5 5University of Hull 4 0 1 0 4 9University of Kent 3 0 0 0 1 4University of Leeds 25 0 2 0 4 31University of Leicester 3 0 0 0 1 4University of Liverpool 3 0 3 0 0 6University of LondonBarts and The London, Queen Mary’s School of Medicine and Dentistry 0 0 1 0 0 1Birkbeck, University of London 2 0 0 0 0 2Goldsmiths College 2 0 0 0 0 2Guy’s, King’s and St Thomas’ Schools of Medicine,Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences 2 0 1 0 0 3Institute for the Study of the Americas 1 0 0 0 0 1Institute of Commonwealth Studies 2 0 0 0 0 2Institute of Education 3 33 0 0 0 36King’s College London 8 0 1 0 1 10London School of Economics and Political Science 14 0 0 0 4 1834 Commonwealth Scholarship Commission

Institution CS CD CF CP SS TotalLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine 14 8 2 0 6 30Queen Mary, University of London 5 0 1 0 0 6Royal Holloway, University of London 0 0 0 0 2 2Royal Veterinary College 3 0 1 0 1 5School of Oriental and African Studies 6 6 1 0 1 14School of Pharmacy 2 0 0 0 3 5University College London 15 25 1 0 3 44University Marine Biological Station, Millport 1 0 0 0 0 1University of Manchester 22 0 2 4 1 29University of Northumbria at Newcastle 0 0 0 2 0 2University of Nottingham 14 0 2 0 7 23University of Oxford 60 0 2 1 1 64University of Plymouth 3 0 0 0 0 3University of Portsmouth 1 0 0 0 0 1University of Reading 18 0 4 0 0 22University of Salford 1 0 0 0 0 1University of Sheffield 8 0 1 0 0 9University of Southampton 12 0 1 0 1 14University of St Andrews 1 0 1 0 1 3University of Stirling 5 65 0 6 0 76University of Strathclyde 7 0 0 0 3 10University of Sunderland 0 97 0 0 0 97University of Surrey 8 0 0 0 1 9University of Sussex 14 0 1 0 1 16University of the West of England, Bristol 0 0 0 0 1 1University of the West of Scotland 0 0 0 0 1 1University of Ulster 0 3 0 0 0 3University of WalesUniversity Hospital of Wales, Cardiff 0 0 1 0 0 1University of Wales Institute, Cardiff 1 0 1 0 0 2University of Wales Swansea 4 0 1 0 0 5University of Wales, Aberystwyth 1 0 1 0 2 4University of Wales, Bangor 8 0 2 0 1 11University of Warwick 9 0 0 0 6 15University of Westminster 2 0 0 0 2 4University of Wolverhampton 0 0 0 0 1 1University of York 8 0 1 0 1 10Westminster Society for People with Learning Disabilities 0 0 0 1 0 1Widows and Orphans International 0 0 0 5 0 5Writtle College 1 0 0 0 0 1Total 526 588 63 69 150 1395Key:CS - Commonwealth ScholarshipsCD - Distance Learning ScholarshipsCF - Commonwealth FellowshipsCP - Professional FellowshipsSS - Shared ScholarshipsAnnual Report 2006 - 2007 35

Awards held in 2006-2007:Scholars by country and field of studyAgriculture & ForestryArtsRegion/CountrySub-Saharan AfricaBotswana 11 1 0 0 3 1 3 0 19Cameroon 1 2 0 3 5 2 1 2 16Ghana 26 0 0 5 8 20 9 1 69Kenya 4 0 1 16 9 12 105 1 148Lesotho 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 6Malawi 24 1 0 3 8 9 3 0 48Mauritius 9 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 16Mozambique 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2Namibia 7 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 10Nigeria 3 1 0 5 21 10 17 1 58Seychelles 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4Sierra Leone 1 0 0 0 7 2 3 0 13South Africa 5 4 0 30 13 28 31 0 111Swaziland 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 8Tanzania 30 0 0 0 4 10 23 2 69The Gambia 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 2 8Uganda 3 1 1 10 4 19 10 3 51Zambia 20 0 0 38 2 4 8 5 77Zimbabwe 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9Subtotal 160 12 2 113 88 129 221 17 742South AsiaBangladesh 66 0 1 3 7 15 10 1 103India 4 4 0 14 19 77 22 3 143Maldives 1 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 8Pakistan 0 1 0 5 5 38 18 0 67Sri Lanka 2 1 0 4 11 3 1 3 25Subtotal 73 6 1 26 42 138 53 7 346Far EastMalaysia 0 0 0 1 7 1 4 0 13Singapore* 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 4Subtotal 0 1 0 1 8 2 5 0 17AustralasiaAustralia* 0 4 0 3 10 13 0 0 30New Zealand* 0 8 0 1 4 7 1 0 21Subtotal 0 12 0 4 14 20 1 0 51PacificFiji 0 0 0 1 7 1 4 0 13Papua New Guinea 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 4Solomon Islands 0 1 0 1 8 2 5 0 17Subtotal 0 0 0 0 3 7 0 0 10DentistryMedicinePure ScienceSocial ScienceTechnologyVeterinary ScienceTotal36 Commonwealth Scholarship Commission

Region/CountryAgriculture & ForestryArtsCaribbeanAnguilla 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1Antigua and Barbuda 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3Bahamas* 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1Barbados 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 4Dominica 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1Grenada 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1Guyana 0 0 0 1 1 5 1 0 8Jamaica 1 0 0 1 0 7 3 0 12Montserrat 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1Saint Lucia 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 6Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2Trinidad and Tobago 0 1 0 2 2 2 2 0 9Subtotal 1 4 1 4 5 26 8 0 49North AmericaCanada* 0 20 0 1 9 17 0 0 47Subtotal 0 20 0 1 9 17 0 0 47EuropeMalta* 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2Subtotal 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2Total 234 55 4 149 170 340 288 24 1264DentistryMedicinePure ScienceSocial ScienceTechnologyVeterinary ScienceTotalIncludes:CS - Commonwealth ScholarshipsCD - Distance Learning ScholarshipsSS - Shared Scholarships* Foreign and Commonwealth Office funded awardsAnnual Report 2006 - 2007 37

Awards held in 2006-2007: Fellows by country and field of studyAcademic FellowsProfessional FellowsRegion/CountryAgriculture& ForestryArtsDentistryMedicinePure ScienceSocial ScienceTechnologySub-Saharan AfricaCameroon 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Ghana 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 3Kenya 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 1 15 0 20 22Lesotho 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1Malawi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2Mauritius 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1Mozambique 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1Namibia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2Nigeria 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 2 6Sierra Leone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1South Africa 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 7 1 1 0 0 9 12Tanzania 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2The Gambia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1Uganda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 8 0 10 10Zambia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2Subtotal 3 1 0 0 5 3 1 0 13 15 6 4 28 1 54 67South AsiaBangladesh 0 1 0 0 5 3 2 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 11India 3 1 1 4 11 4 4 1 29 0 2 0 1 0 3 32Pakistan 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 4Sri Lanka 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 6 1 0 1 1 0 3 9Subtotal 5 3 1 6 18 8 7 1 49 1 2 1 3 0 7 56PacificPapua New Guinea 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Tonga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1Subtotal 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2CaribbeanJamaica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1Saint Lucia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 4Trinidad and Tobago 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2Subtotal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 0 7 7Total 8 4 1 6 24 11 8 1 63 18 9 6 35 1 69 132Veterinary ScienceSubtotalEducationEnvironmentGovernancePublic HealthTechnologySubtotalTotal38 Commonwealth Scholarship Commission

Qualifications awardedGeneral Degree Subject Awarding institutionAnguillaOdessica Nicole HUGHES MSc Medical Statistics LeicesterAntigua and BarbudaPatricia Parima Emelda GEORGE PhD Mathematics Education LeedsZeina M HECHME MA Area Studies (Latin America) LondonAustraliaIsabella Jean ALEXANDER PhD Legal history of copyright CambridgeErica Nicole Stuart DONNER PhD Contaminant Transfer Processes and Remediation ReadingSarah Mary Hamilton FULTON LLM Law LondonAlexandra Arnold GUILD MSc Regulation LondonSarah Louise IRVING PhD Political Thought and Intellectual History CambridgeBrad Steven JESSUP MPhil research Environment, Society and Development CambridgeBinoy KAMPMARK PhD Historical Studies CambridgeJane Elizabeth KNIGHT MRes Research Methodology (War Studies) LondonEdward Charles MORGAN PhD Theology and Religious Studies CambridgeBen John MOXHAM MSc Development Studies LondonJohn Anthony PICKHAVER DPhil Engineering Science OxfordKerrin James PINE MSc Medical Physics AberdeenCatherine TURK MPhil research Geography EdinburghPage Louise WILSON MPhil research International Relations LondonBangladeshMohammad Mojammel AL HAKIM PhD Electrical and Electronic Engineering SouthamptonMohammad Shafiul ALAM PhD Automatic Control and Systems Engineering SheffieldHaseen Mahbub CHERRY MSc research Medical Molecular Microbiology AberdeenZannatul FERDOUS MSc Molecular Genetics LeicesterMohammad Mubashyeer HASAN PhD Medicinal Chemistry LeedsMohammed Ridwanul HOQUE PhD Law LondonMohammad Amirul ISLAM PhD Population Studies SouthamptonSheikh Tawhidul ISLAM PhD Geography DurhamSohela NAZNEEN DPhil Development Studies SussexQuazi Forhad QUADIR MSc Environmental Science and Management YorkSadia SHERMEEN PhD International Marketing StrathclydeMd Mahmudul Hasan SIKDER MSc Control of Infectious Diseases in Animals LondonBarbadosDavid McDonald BYNOE MSc Environmental Economics and Environmental Management YorkShanielle Kara-Ann SMALL MSc Actuarial Science Heriot-WattBelizeGloria Diana GARCIA MSc Financial Economics ExeterBotswanaThelma Kgakgamatso MAJELA PhD Counselling SurreyGabalemogwe T MOANAKWENA MSc Environmental Engineering and Project Management LeedsKeneilwe NTSHWENE MSc Construction Management BirminghamLenamile TAOLO MSc Occupational Health, Safety and the Environment BirminghamBoipelo Shale TSHWENE MSc Environment and Development LondonCameroonCharles Shey NYING PhD Soil Science ReadingMathias Akong ONABID PhD Calibration of Remote Sensed Chlorophyl Data GlasgowCanadaMaya Jessica ALAPIN MPhil Greek and/or Latin Languages and Literature OxfordChristina Marie ALT DPhil English Language and Literature OxfordFaith Teresa ARMITAGE PhD Feminist Political Theory LondonAnnual Report 2006 - 2007 39

Jean-Francois ARSENAULT MPhil Economics CambridgeLaura BANDUCCI MPhil Classics CambridgeLeah Antigone BASSEL DPhil Refugee/Development Studies OxfordRachel BERGER PhD Aspects of Gender in Colonial India CambridgeDarren Conrad BRUNK PhD International Politics WalesChristina Rose CLARK DPhil Development Studies OxfordCurran Alexander CRAWFORD PhD Wind turbine design optimisation CambridgeClea DESJARDINS MSt English Literature OxfordSarah DOYLE MSc International Relations LondonLara EGGLETON MA History of Art LeedsAnicka FAST MA Linguistics LondonJames Edward KEIRSTEAD DPhil Environmental Policy/Management OxfordMelisse Ruth LAFRANCE DPhil Twentieth Century French Studies OxfordTerra MACKINNON MSc Global Politics LondonDerrick MARTENS MA Peace Studies BradfordChristina Sofia MARTINEZ PhD Relationships between Art and Law LondonGina Lee PASSANTE CASM Mathematics CambridgeJason ROTSTEIN MA Creative and Critical Writing SussexShahrzad SABET-ESFAHANI MPhil Politics: Political Theory OxfordEmma Mary SAUNDERS-HASTINGS MPhil International Relations CambridgeEzra Isaac SILLER MPhil Political Thought and Intellectual History CambridgeJordan Avery SLOSHOWER MSc Anthropology of Health and Illness EdinburghEva VIVALT MPhil Development Studies OxfordBrendan Nathaniel WOLFE MPhil Comparative Philology and General Linguistics OxfordCyprusDespina KYPRIANOU PhD Criminology LondonGeorge POYIADJIS PhD Statistical processing CambridgeFijiLusiana LALA MSc Human Resource Management CardiffKirti SHARMA MA Human Resource Management LeedsIosefo Tevita VOLAU MA Human Resource Management KeeleGhanaKennedy Emmanuel AHORSU PhD Natural Resources as Factors in Political Economy KentFrancis BAAH PhD International Rural Development ReadingSeth Dankyi BOATENG PhD International Rural Development ReadingIsaac Kojo Angnangsoore GALYUON PhD Plant Physiology WalesBaaba Otua KOOMSON MSc Finance DurhamPatricia Gyaa OWUSU-DARKO PhD Root and Tuber Technology StrathclydeGrace Caselina VAN DER PUIJE PhD Crop Protection/Pest Management ReadingGuyanaOmar Edwin BISPAT MSc Urban Planning in Developing Countries Oxford BrookesCandace Abigail ELIAS LLM Law EssexKristine Tamara ERSKINE MSc Freshwater and Coastal Sciences LondonMellissa Abigail IFILL DPhil International Relations SussexLenandlar SINGH MSc Internet Applications Development BrightonIndiaEdna ANTONY PhD Agronomy NewcastleArgha Kumar BANERJEE DPhil English Literature SussexLovleen BHULLAR LLM Law LondonLakshmanan CHITHRA PhD Soil Science ReadingDiya DUTTA MPhil Development Studies OxfordSoumya Soman PALLIYIL MSc research Biotechnology AberdeenSamyuktha RAJAGOPAL MSc Gender, Development and Globalisation LondonMeenakshi Sundaram RAJYASHREE MSc Nanoscale Science and Technology SheffieldNitya S RAMADOSS MSc Chemical Biology LeedsSayyed Imam-A-Aziz Harun RASHID MSc Environmental Forestry WalesVishnu Vardhan SHANKAR BCL Law Oxford40 Commonwealth Scholarship Commission

Betwa SHARMA LLM Law CambridgeSanjeev Kumar SHARMA PhD Biotechnology Scottish Crop Research InstituteJamaicaShaun Marie DESOUZA MSc Plant Genetics and Crop Improvement E AngliaCourtney Anthony FRANCES MSc Electrical Power Engineering with Business StrathclydeSuzette Andrea HAUGHTON PhD Security Studies and Globalisation (War Studies) LondonSuzana Nathasha RUSSELL PhD Local Production in Jamaica CambridgeAndre Onife Alwyn WHITE MSc Structural Engineering SheffieldKenyaMwende Wanjiku NJIRAINI MCM Communications Management StrathclydeMalawiLeonard Samuel KALINDEKAFE PhD Mineral Law and Policy DundeeChristabel Y KAMINJOLO-KAMBALA MPH Public Health GlasgowPatson Cleopus NALIVATA PhD Soil Chemistry CranfieldMalaysiaZurahanim Fasha ANUAL MSc Public and Environmental Health Science BirminghamKar Wai CHOOI PhD Drug Delivery StrathclydeLy Sia LOONG MSc Clinical Pharmacy, International Practice and Policy LondonMaldivesAshfag Mohamed THAUFEEG BSc (Hons) Computer Science ManchesterMaltaMichael Pio DEGUARA MPhil research Social Anthropological Analysis CambridgeCynthianne SPITERI MSc Scientific Methods in Archaeology BradfordJohn VELLA PhD Law CambridgeMauritiusKarina SUDDASON PhD Asset Management SouthamptonMontserratCoretta E FERGUS MSc Dental Public Health LondonJoan Anne Delsol MEADE PhD Personality Disorders and Religion EdinburghNauruMaria GAIYABU PhD Education CambridgeNew ZealandPhilip Daniel ALLFREY DPhil Particle Physics OxfordMargo Cara BAARS MPhil Development Studies OxfordTimothy Michael FOUNTAINE DPhil Human Anatomy and Genetics OxfordBenedict John HEFFORD MSc Public Services Policy and Management LondonBeatrice Myrth HUDSON MSc Paleopathology DurhamFiona Marie JORDAN PhD Biological Anthropology LondonHyun Jin KIM DPhil Greek Historiography OxfordSophie LAURENSON PhD Molecular Genetics CambridgeGemma Ellen MASON CASM Mathematics CambridgeJulia Carolyn MCCARTHY MMus Advanced Instrumental Studies Guildhall School of Musicand DramaJason Douglas MCEWEN PhD Astrophysics CambridgeKarl Solve STEVEN PhD Hellenistic and Early Imperial Philosophy CambridgeMegan WILLCOX MSc Economics for Development OxfordNigeriaShade John ADISA PhD Soil Conservation and Management ReadingAminu ADO MSc Financial Management Robert GordonOyomoare Lolade ERUOGUN MSc Environmental Protection and Management EdinburghChristopher Chinwendu IBENEGBU PhD Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology LondonPhilip Okechukwu ILODIBIA PhD Communications Engineering SurreyOlayinka Ibiwumi NWACHUKWU PhD Soil Science GlasgowAnnual Report 2006 - 2007 41

Justice Chimugwuanya NWOBIKE PhD Human Rights Law EssexMonica Ngozi ODINKO PhD Education EdinburghFemi John OLORUNNIJI PhD Molecular Genetics GlasgowOluwaleke Ganiyu SOKUNBI PhD Physiotherapy BrightonIsaac Olubunmi SORINOLA PhD Physiotherapy LondonPakistanWaqar ALI MSc Computer Science OxfordFouzia HAIDER PhD Molecular Biology and Biotechnology SheffieldGhazanfar Ali SAFDAR PhD Telecommunications Queen’s BelfastRabaab ZAHRA PhD Biotechnology EdinburghPapua New GuineaAlfred FAITELI PhD Demography LiverpoolSierra LeoneMelrose Albertina KARGBO MSc Development Studies London South BankMamusu Patricia KOMEH-MASSAQUOI MSc Nutrition LondonDauda Sheriff YILLAH DPhil Twentieth Century French fiction OxfordMohammed YOKI MA Rural Development SussexSingaporeLOW Mei Yin PhD Food Biosciences ReadingSouth AfricaClaudette COERT PhD Molecular Biology EdinburghJanice Lisl DEARY PhD Language and Identity in Literature and Theology St AndrewsJeremy Alexander Sholto DOUGLAS MPhil Engineering for Sustainable Development CambridgeJonathan Keith FERREIRA MSc Economics EdinburghCarina FOURIE PhD Philosophy LondonKaethe Maria FRAHM-ARP PhD Sociology WarwickMargaret Louise IRVING MPhil Economics OxfordDeborah Jael KELLY MSc Economics WarwickHazel Bongekile KHUMALO LLM Law CambridgeJanine Veronica KING MA Development Economics SussexGenevieve Lynette KLEIN DPhil Modern History OxfordIngrid Christine KOCH MSc Nature, Society and Environmental Policy OxfordRussell LUYT PhD Social Psychology LondonAyanda Ignitia MABUYAKHULU MA Gender and Development SussexKirsty Sheila MCLEAN DPhil Law-Socio-economic Rights OxfordVelislava Atanasova MITOVA PhD Philosophy (the Ethics of Belief) CambridgeJennifer Lisa Aileen ORR MSc Environmental Change and Management OxfordUlrich PAQUET PhD Computational Learning Theory CambridgeJoelien PRETORIUS PhD International Relations CambridgeClaudine Nina RAFFRAY PhD Computational Linguistics EdinburghHelen Esther ROSS-ADAMS PhD Molecular Genetics AberdeenWendy Leigh VANDOOLAEGHE PhD Theoretical Physics CambridgeMarijke VERMAAK MSc Development Studies LondonBernelle VERSTER MRes Functional Genomics YorkEmma Victoria WITBOOI PhD Marine and Environmental Law LondonJonathan Bruce WORTMANN MSc Statistics WarwickSurgeon Nkanyiso XOLO MSc Mathematics Education WarwickSri LankaPeththadurage Shasthri Narendra DE SILVA PhD Power Electronics Heriot-WattGayani Harendra GALHENAGEY MSc research Molecular Genetics LeedsLakshika Sajeevanie LIYANAGE MA Social Work Studies for International Students DurhamPradeepika Shaminie SAPUTHANTHRI PhD Plant Biochemistry and Molecular Biology BathVidura Priyaranjana SENEVIRATNE PhD Speech, Text and Internet Technology CambridgeSwazilandGloria Baby MALAMBE PhD Phonology of Southern African languages London42 Commonwealth Scholarship Commission

TanzaniaSuzana AUGUSTINO PhD Medicinal Plants WalesLeonard William Tungaraza FWEJA PhD Food Science ReadingAgnes Lotangamwaki KOSIA MPH Public Health GlasgowMyeji Chrysostom MATEREGO MSc Environmental and Energy Engineering SheffieldThe GambiaMam Tut WADDA-SENGHORE MSc Engineering Project Management LeedsTrinidad and TobagoMarvin Steve GEORGE MA Theatre and Development LeedsUgandaLeonard ASIIMWE MSc Structural Engineering SheffieldEuzobia M Mugisha BAINE PhD Privatisation of Higher Education in Uganda BirminghamSophie Kojo BUSI MPH Public Health LeedsDenis KALUMBA PhD Pollutants from Sanitary Landfills NewcastleJames KEPO MA Education Leadership and Management LondonJohn Benson MONDI MPH Public Health LeedsSarah NACHUHA DPhil Zoology (Ornithology) OxfordJohn Bosco ORYEMA MSc Public Policy LondonJohnson Allan SSUBI MSc Food Safety and Quality Management GreenwichGideon SULE MSc International Natural Resource Management WalesZambiaMonica BOWA MMedSci Nephrology SheffieldIreen Chanda BWALYA MSc Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIV LondonFrancis Job CHIGUNTA DPhil Micro Enterprise Development OxfordBrenda Nayame CHISALA PhD Groundwater Vulnerability and Protection SheffieldMwaka Judith CHULU PhD Corporate Governance in Public Companies ExeterAaron MWILA MSc Computer Science BirminghamKing Shimumbo NALUBAMBA PhD Veterinary Immuno Parasitology EdinburghJuliana Nangogo SIWALE PhD Microfinance and poverty alleviation DurhamSplit-siteDegrees awarded by an overseas institution with 12 months’ study at a UK institution.Degree Subject Awarding institutionBarbadosTara Alana INNISS PhD History of Science, Technology and Medicine West IndiesIndiaSivagami Sundaram A S CHAVADI PhD Metabolic and Genomic data in M.tuberculosis HyderabadManisha NIRWAN PhD Chemistry Maharshi Dayanand SaraswatiJamaicaMatthew B HARVEY PhD Sustainable Development West IndiesIcolyn Ionie HAYE PhD Plant Molecular Virology West IndiesKaren Antoinette THOMAS PhD Implications of globalisation for Jamaica West IndiesKenyaStephen Obiero ANYANGO PhD Agroforestry International Centre forResearch in AgroforestryMalawiFoster A C KHOLOWA PhD Early Literacy Development MalawiMufunanji Willard Moffati MAGALASI PhD Drama and Theatre in Malawi, 1984-present MalawiMalaysiaPuteri Shafinaz Abdul RAHMAN PhD Proteomics MalayaNigeriaNicholas OZOR PhD Agricultural Extension NigeriaAnnual Report 2006 - 2007 43

South AfricaSithabile NTOMBELA PhD Inclusive Education KwaZulu-NatalMaria Kathleen OOSTHUIZEN PhD Neuroanatomy and Neuroendocrinology PretoriaSandy Jane THOMALLA PhD Oceanography Cape TownSri LankaMarasinghe Mudiyanselage GUNATHILAKA PhD Applied Economics KelaniyaTanzaniaOmari Bilali MZIRAI PhD Soil-Water Management SokoineTrinidad and TobagoRadica MAHASE PhD Indian Indentureship System in Trinidad West IndiesJudy Ann MILLER PhD Applied Plant Biology West IndiesAweeda NEWAJ-FYZUL PhD Fish Disease and Pathology West IndiesDeborah Ann VILLARROEL-LAMB PhD Coastal Engineering West IndiesUgandaAllan Kenneth BIRABI PhD Architectural Conservation MakerereDistance LearningDegrees awarded by a UK institution with services provided by an overseas institution (in parentheses).Degree Subject Awarding institutionBangladeshMd ALAMGIR PG Diploma Aquatic Resource Development Stirling (BAU)BotswanaFrancinah NKANI MSc Environmental Management London (Pretoria)GhanaChristopher B BAKAWERI MSc Agribusiness for Development London (Ghana)Victoria Amponsah ESSAH MSc Environmental Management London (Ghana)John Bokaligidi LAMBON MSc Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development London (Ghana)IndiaNiloy BASU PG Cert Sustainable Development Staffordshire (Jadavpur)Selvam DURAI PG Cert Sustainable Development Staffordshire (Madras)Ravikumar GANESAN PG Cert Sustainable Development Staffordshire (Madras)Thazhath Veetil JEEVARAJ MA Sustainable Development Staffordshire (Jadavpur)Surajit NEOGI PG Cert Sustainable Development Staffordshire (Jadavpur)Satyanarayana PALLAGANI MSc Water and Environmental Management LoughboroughBiplab Ketan PAUL PG Cert Sustainable Development Staffordshire (Jadavpur)KenyaOrto Galdibe ABKUL MSc Computer Based Information Systems Sunderland (JKUAT)Augustine AFULLO MSc Water and Environmental Management LoughboroughFranklin Maina GATHERU PG Diploma Computer Based Information Systems Sunderland (JKUAT)Olive Linet KAGWIRIA PG Diploma Computer Based Information Systems Sunderland (JKUAT)Patrick Kiarie KARANJA MSc Water and Environmental Management LoughboroughJohn Ngaii KARIRI PG Diploma Computer Based Information Systems Sunderland (JKUAT)Agnes Mukii MAKANYI MSc Water and Waste Engineering LoughboroughJosephine Mateta MUTISO PG Diploma Computer Based Information Systems Sunderland (JKUAT)Thomas Onsare NYAMBANE PG Diploma Computer Based Information Systems Sunderland (JKUAT)Catherine Adhiambo ODADA MSc Environmental Management London (Pretoria)Nyukuri Herberts WAMALWA PG Cert Computer Based Information Systems Sunderland (JKUAT)MalawiAlice CHING’OMA MSc Managing Rural Change London (Pretoria)Eddie Bright KAVALO PG Diploma Environmental Management London (Pretoria)MauritiusPamela LESTE PG Diploma Agribusiness Management London (Pretoria)Nisha Devi MANIC MSc Environmental Management London (Pretoria)44 Commonwealth Scholarship Commission

NigeriaKitka Bitrus GOYOL MSc Water and Environmental Management LoughboroughPakistanSultan ABBAS MA Education and International Development London (Aga Khan)Shamsa CURRIMBHOY MA Education and International Development London (Aga Khan)Mohammad KHAN MA Education and International Development London (Aga Khan)Shaneela Sarruddin KHOWAJA MA Education and International Development London (Aga Khan)Jan MADAD MA Education and International Development London (Aga Khan)Khush Funer MURTAZA MA Education and International Development London (Aga Khan)Alia NASIR MA Education and International Development London (Aga Khan)Mubashir NIAZ MSc Water and Environmental Management LoughboroughAmbreen Sadruddin PIRBHAI MA Education International Development London (Aga Khan)Mohammad RAHIM MA Education and International Development London (Aga Khan)South AfricaDeborah Camillia Yaa Henewah DJAN PG Cert International Primary Health Care London (Walter Sisulu)David HEARN PG Diploma Construction Management Bath (Chartered Inst OfBuilding, SA)TanzaniaWilliam Joesph KINDEKETA MSc Biodiversity Conservation London (Pretoria)David KITOSI MSc Agribusiness for Development London (Pretoria)Adolf Bitegeko MATUNGWA MSc Biodiversity Conservation and Management London (Pretoria)David MLANGWA PG Cert Facilities Management Leeds Met (Dar Es SalaamInst Of Tech)UgandaEdward BWENGYE-KAHORORO MSc Water and Environmental Management LoughboroughZambiaDaniel BANDA MSc Health Promotion/Environmental Health Leeds Met (Chainama Coll ofHealth Sciences)Judith BOWA MSc Health Promotion/Environmental Health Leeds Met (Chainama Coll ofHealth Sciences)Richard Sam BWEUPE PG Cert Health Promotion/Environmental Health Leeds Met (Chainama Coll ofHealth Sciences)Nessie CHIPUWA MSc Health Promotion/Environmental Health Leeds Met (Chainama Coll ofHealth Sciences)Chisala LOMBE PG Diploma Food Industry Management and Marketing London (Pretoria)Francis Musenge MAKASA MSc Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development London (Pretoria)Elizabeth Mwiinga MALIWA MSc Health Promotion/Environmental Health Leeds Met (Chainama Coll ofHealth Sciences)Geston MOYO MSc Health Promotion/Environmental Health Leeds Met (Chainama Coll ofHealth Sciences)Kufekisa MUKELABAI MSc Health Promotion/Environmental Health Leeds Met (Chainama Coll ofHealth Sciences)Mwamba NAYAME MSc Health Promotion/Environmental Health Leeds Met (Chainama Coll ofHealth Sciences)Harriet NG’ANDU MSc Health Promotion/Environmental Health Leeds Met (Chainama Coll ofHealth Sciences)Esther NJOVU MSc Health Promotion/Environmental Health Leeds Met (Chainama Coll ofHealth Sciences)Mwiing Gift SITALI MSc Health Promotion/Environmental Health Leeds Met (Chainama Coll ofHealth Sciences)Ethel Masiye YANDILA MSc Health Promotion/Environmental Health Leeds Met (Chainama Coll ofHealth Sciences)ZimbabweAgatha Carol ZHOU MSc Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development London (Pretoria)Annual Report 2006 - 2007 45

Panel of advisers: membership 2006-2007The Commission’s panel of advisers includes leading figures in all subject areas, all of whom provide their services free of charge. Without the experthelp of its advisers, working to a necessarily tight schedule, the Commission could not operate. Their contribution is much appreciated.Professor K Ravi AcharyaProfessor Fran AckermannProfessor David AireyProfessor Tom AllenProfessor Philip AllmendingerProfessor Brian J AllowayProfessor Ken AndersonProfessor Michael AshfoldProfessor Peter AtkinsProfessor Peter AustinProfessor Nick BaconProfessor Alan BairnerDr Owolabi BakreProfessor John BaldockDr Roger BallardProfessor Stephen BannProfessor A BarnardProfessor Mike BarnsleyProfessor Peter BateyProfessor Micheline BeaulieuProfessor Raman Bedi FDSRCSProfessor Dinesh K BhugraProfessor A Joe BiddlestoneProfessor Richard BlackProfessor John R BlakeProfessor David BogleProfessor Liz BondiProfessor Richard BoonProfessor Anne BoothProfessor Patrick J BoylanProfessor Alan BoyleProfessor R Leo BradyProfessor Jane BroadbentProfessor John BrookfieldProfessor Michael W BrufordProfessor John BryantProfessor C J BuddProfessor Pawan BudhwarProfessor Michael J ButlerProfessor Peter ByrneProfessor Chris CarrProfessor Stuart CarterProfessor Christine ChinkinDr A C ChuProfessor Anthony S ClareProfessor L A Clark OBE FREngProfessor Ian CluckieProfessor John R CogginsProfessor Robin CohenProfessor Susan CondorProfessor Mark ConnerProfessor Jon CooperProfessor Peter CooperProfessor Barry CooperProfessor W R CornishProfessor Christopher CramerProfessor Matthew CravenProfessor Richard CrookProfessor Michael CrossleyProfessor David C CrossmanProfessor Jeremy DaleProfessor G Davey SmithProfessor Kevin DaviesProfessor Jim DavisProfessor Bob DeaconDr Heather M DeeganProfessor John DerrickProfessor Robert DixonProfessor Satnam DlayProfessor Ron DoneyDr Allison DrewProfessor J G DuckettProfessor Peter DuffProfessor David DunsterProfessor Garry DuthieProfessor Tim EdenDr Victoria EdwardsProfessor Richard EllisProfessor Vincent C EmeryProfessor Alan ErvineProfessor Alison EtheridgeProfessor Malcolm D EvansProfessor Janet Ann EyreProfessor Rosemary FootProfessor Gary FosterProfessor C J GarforthDr Nancy GereinProfessor Alan GilbertProfessor Helen GilbertProfessor Arthur GilmourProfessor David M GloverProfessor Douglas L GodboldProfessor John GraceProfessor John GreenleesProfessor Ian A GreerProfessor Pierre J Guillou FRCSDr Roberto GuiloffProfessor Neva HaitesDr Richard M HallProfessor Brean HammondProfessor Clive HarberProfessor C Harper-Bill FSAProfessor David HarveyDr Mary HaydenProfessor Peter HaynesProfessor Susan HaywardProfessor Shelagh HeffernanProfessor Gerard HemsworthProfessor John HendersonProfessor R C HiderProfessor Jill HillsProfessor S HindujaProfessor Trevor Martin HopperProfessor Christopher HoweProfessor David HowellProfessor John HudsonProfessor Sean HughesProfessor C J HutchisonProfessor Stevi JacksonProfessor Ron JohnstonProfessor Achim JungProfessor Francis X KatambaProfessor Andrew KeayProfessor Wilfrid S KendallProfessor J-M KendallProfessor John KennedyProfessor C Kennedy-PipeProfessor David J Kerr CBEProfessor Kay-Tee KhawProfessor Mark KilbyProfessor Mike KirkbyDr Uma KothariProfessor Jeff KramerProfessor Ian LauderProfessor W LeeProfessor Margot LightProfessor Susan LightmanProfessor S LimbreyProfessor Oliver LintonProfessor Kecheng LiuProfessor Richard LoganProfessor A LoudonProfessor Vaughan LoweDr Alastair LyndonProfessor David MabeyProfessor Ronald MacDonaldProfessor T R A MageeProfessor Alison MainwoodProfessor Robert ManselDr Michael MartinProfessor Ursula MartinProfessor M McDonaldProfessor Martin McGinnityProfessor Andy McKayProfessor Hugh McKennaProfessor Graham M MegsonProfessor Miriam MeyerhoffProfessor John M Midgley OBEProfessor Joe MillwardProfessor Chris R MilnerProfessor Glenn MorganProfessor Louise MorleyProfessor Paul MosleyProfessor Peter MosseyProfessor Ghulam MuftiProfessor Miranda MugfordProfessor Philip MurrayProfessor Peter NaudeProfessor David NealProfessor John NeoptolemosProfessor Katherine NeweyProfessor Colin NicholsonProfessor Frederick NixsonProfessor Stephen NortcliffProfessor Mike O’BoyleProfessor Emmanuel OgbonnaProfessor Helen OsbornProfessor Abdul PaliwalaProfessor Kevin ParkProfessor Roger ParkerProfessor Gerald Pattenden FRSProfessor E S Paykel FRCPsychProfessor Andrew PendletonDr David PenmanProfessor Ian PhimisterDr Jane PlastowProfessor Wilf PowellDr Neil PriceProfessor S J PrideProfessor Mike PringleMr K PuvanachandraProfessor SrinivasanRaghunathanProfessor Carole RakodiProfessor David RayProfessor Catherine RedgwellProfessor Ian ReidProfessor Mary RenfrewProfessor James B RichardsonDr Maggie RobsonProfessor Suzanne RomaineProfessor Tom SandersProfessor Jan Aart ScholteProfessor Martin Schroder46 Commonwealth Scholarship Commission

Professor Rod ScottProfessor David SeddonProfessor Roger SeifertProfessor Caroline SeriesProfessor Ian ShennanProfessor C G SheppardProfessor Michael CharlesSheppardProfessor S Ravi P SilvaProfessor Riti SinghProfessor Ivor SmithProfessor Russell SpearsProfessor E I StentifordProfessor Ron StevensProfessor Frances StewartProfessor Ian StratfordProfessor Brian StreetProfessor Mark A StuartProfessor David C StuckeyProfessor Maurice SunkinProfessor Douglas TallackProfessor Geoffrey A TargettProfessor Kevin TaylorProfessor Philip M TaylorProfessor Andrew ThompsonProfessor Terry ThreadgoldProfessor James TooleyProfessor Paul A TylerProfessor Peter TyrerProfessor Chris VincentProfessor W F Vinen FRSProfessor Phil WalkerProfessor Dale WaltersDr Sam WamuziriProfessor Richard WardProfessor Susan A WardProfessor SamanWarnakulasuriya FDSRCSDr David WashbrookProfessor Bruce WebbProfessor R WebbProfessor Jamie WeirProfessor Mel WestProfessor Andrew WheatleyProfessor Nigel D WhiteProfessor Jim WhiteProfessor Paul WilkinsonProfessor Jonathan M J WilliamsProfessor Peter H WilliamsProfessor Barry WilliamsProfessor Katherine WillisDr Harry WitchelProfessor Jonathan WolffProfessor Ian YoungAnguillaPermanent SecretaryDepartment of Public AdministrationGovernment of AnguillaJames Ronald Webster BuildingPO Box 60, The ValleyAnguillaTel: +1 264 497 2451, ext 2514Fax: +1 264 497 5873/2751Antigua and BarbudaPermanent SecretaryMinistry of EducationGovernment ComplexQueen Elizabeth HighwaySt. John’sAntigua and BarbudaTel: +1 268 462 4959Fax: +1 268 462 4970AustraliaProject ManagerIDP Education Pty Ltd1 Geils CourtDeakinACT 2600AustraliaTel: +61 2 6285 8281Fax: +61 2 6285 8281BahamasAdministratorMinistry of Education, Science and TechnologyScholarships and Educational Loan DivisionThompson BoulevardPO Box N3913/4NassauBahamasTel: +1 242 502 2715Fax: +1 242 325 9362How to applyApplications for General Scholarships in the United Kingdom should be made in the first instance tonominating agencies in the country of origin. These are listed below. Each agency is responsible for its ownselection criteria. Application procedures for Commonwealth Academic Staff Scholarships and Fellowshipsvary between countries, and in many cases are handled by individual universities. In cases of doubt, theCommission secretariat in the UK will be happy to advise on which body to approach in particularcircumstances but cannot be responsible for the decisions or procedures adopted by the agencies concerned.BangladeshAssistant SecretaryMinistry of EducationBuilding No 6, 17th & 18th FloorBangladesh SecretariatDhakaBangladeshTel: +880 232356/404162Fax: +880 27167577Bangladesh (for staff awards)*SecretaryUniversity Grants Commission of BangladeshAgargaonSher-e-Bangla NagarDhaka 1207BangladeshTel: +880 2811331/9114707Fax: +880 28122948/416BarbadosPermanent SecretaryMinistry of Education, Youth Affairs and SportsThe Elsie Payne ComplexConstitution RoadSt MichaelBarbadosTel: +1 246 430 2700Fax: +1 246 436 2411BelizeChief Executive OfficerMinistry of Public Service, GovernanceImprovement and Elections and BoundariesGround FloorNew Administration BuildingCity of BelmopanBelizeTel: +501 822 2204/2205Fax: +501 822 2206Annual Report 2006 - 2007 47

BermudaChief Education OfficerMinistry of Education and DevelopmentPO Box HM 1185Hamilton HM EXBermudaTel: +1441 278 3300Fax: +1441 278 3348BotswanaSenior Student Placement OfficerDepartment of Student Placement andWelfareMinistry of EducationP/Bag 0079GaboroneBotswanaTel: +267 3655935Fax: +267 3912891Brunei DarussalamDeputy Permanent Secretary (CorporateService)Kementerian PendidikanMinistry of EducationBandar Seri Begawan BB3510NegaraBrunei DarussalamTel: +673 238 1133Fax: +673 238 0392CameroonCameroon Commonwealth ScholarshipAgencyMinistry of Higher EducationDepartment of Assistance and CounsellingPO Box 1457YaoundéCameroonTel: +237 23 10 01Fax: +237 23 10 01CanadaVice President, Membership andScholarshipsCanadian Bureau for InternationalEducation220 Laurier Avenue West, Suite 1550OttawaOntario, K1P 5Z9CanadaTel: +1 613 237 4820Fax: +1 613 237 1073Cayman IslandsSenior Education OfficerEducation DepartmentPO Box 910George TownGrand Cayman, Cayman IslandsTel: +1 345 945 1199, ext 1731Fax: +1 345 946 3900Cyprus (for Greek Cypriots)SecretaryCyprus State Scholarship FoundationPO Box 239491687 NicosiaCyprusTel: +357 22 456433Fax: +357 22 673910Cyprus (for Turkish Cypriots)Education, Arts and Society Manager3 Museum StreetPO Box 256541387 NicosiaCyprusTel: +357 22 585000Fax: +357 22 677257DominicaPermanent SecretaryMinistry of Education, Youth Affairs, Sportsand Human Resource DevelopmentGovernment HeadquartersRoseauDominicaTel: +767 448 2401, ext 3256/3214/3203Fax: +767 448 0644Falkland IslandsDirector of EducationEducation DepartmentFalkland Islands GovernmentStanley CottageRoss Road, StanleyFIQQ 1ZZFalkland IslandsTel: +500 27289Fax: +500 27292FijiSecretaryWorkforce Planning and Scholarship UnitPublic Service CommissionBerkeley CrescentPO Box 2211Government BuildingsSuva, FijiTel: +679 331 6523/6524/6526Fax: +679 330 3703GhanaRegistrarScholarships SecretariatPO Box M75Ministry Branch Post OfficeAccraGhanaTel: +233 21 662732Fax: +233 21 662732GibraltarDirectorDepartment of Education40 Town RangeGibraltarTel: +350 45974Fax: +350 71564GrenadaPermanent SecretaryDepartment of Human ResourcesPrime Minister’s OfficeBotanical Gardens, TanteenSt George’sGrenadaTel: +1 473 440 3767/3789Fax: +1 473 440 6609GuyanaPermanent SecretaryPublic Service Ministry164 Waterloo StreetGeorgetownGuyanaTel: +592 226 6528Fax: +592 225 0714India (for awards made to Indiannationals)Deputy SecretaryMinistry of Human Resource DevelopmentDepartment of Higher EducationES.4 SectionNew Delhi 110 001IndiaTel: +91 11 2338 4501Fax: +91 11 2338 5337India (for awards tenable in India)Director GeneralIndian Council for Cultural RelationsAzad Bhavan Indraprastha EstateNew Delhi 110 002IndiaTel: + 91 11 2337 9309/9310Fax: + 91 11 2337 864748 Commonwealth Scholarship Commission

India (for staff awards)*SecretaryUniversity Grants CommissionBahadurshah Zafar MargNew Delhi 110 002IndiaTel: +91 11 2323 5536Fax: +91 11 2323 6288Jamaica (for awards made to Jamaicannationals)DirectorCabinet Office, Public Sector Reform UnitCorporate Management and DevelopmentBranchScholarships and Assistance UnitJAMPRO Building, 2nd Floor18 Trafalgar RoadKingston 10JamaicaTel: +1 876 929 8871Fax: +1 876 920 1291Jamaica (for awards tenable in Jamaica)Permanent SecretaryMinistry of Education, Youth and Culture2 National Heroes CirclePO Box 498KingstonJamaicaTel: +1 876 922 1400Fax: +1 876 922 6328KenyaPermanent SecretaryMinistry of Education, Science andTechnologyJogoo House “B”Harambee AvenuePO Box 30040NairobiKenyaTel: +254 020 318581Fax: +254 020 214287KiribatiSecretaryMinistry of Education, Training andTechnologyPO Box 263BikenibeuTarawaKiribatiTel: +686 28091Fax: +686 28222LesothoDirectorNational Manpower Development SecretariatPO Box 517Maseru 100LesothoTel: +266 22 323 842Fax: +266 22 310 511MalawiSecretaryDepartment of Human ResourceManagement and DevelopmentPO Box 30227Lilongwe 3MalawiTel: +265 1 789 522Fax: +265 1 789 006/162MalaysiaDesk OfficerScholarship DivisionMinistry of Higher EducationLevel 4, Block A1, PJH TowerPresint 262100 PutrajayaMalaysiaTel: +60 3 8884 4696/4608Fax: +60 3 8884 4701MaldivesDirector3rd Floor, Huravee BuildingAmeer Ahmed MaguDepartment of External ResourcesMinistry of Foreign AffairsMaléMaldivesTel: +960 333 1755Fax: +960 331 7592MaltaDirectorCommonwealth Scholarships andFellowships BoardMinistry of Education, Culture, Youth andSportFlorianaMaltaTel: +356 2598 0000Fax: +356 2598 2229MauritiusPermanent SecretaryMinistry of Education and Human ResourcesIVTB HousePont FerPhoenixMauritiusTel: +230 601 5200Fax: +230 698 2550MontserratPermanent SecretaryDepartment of AdministrationGovernment HeadquartersBradesMontserratTel: +664 491 2693Fax: +664 491 6234MozambiqueHead of ScholarshipsMinistry of EducationMaputoMozambiqueTel: +258 1 49 0925Fax: +258 1 49 0979/2196NamibiaPermanent SecretaryNamibia Student Financial Assistance FundMinistry of EducationPO Box 23053WindhoekNamibiaTel: +264 61 2706131Fax: +264 61 2706122NauruSecretaryDepartment of EducationNauruTel: +674 444 3133Fax: +674 444 3718New ZealandScholarships ManagerNew Zealand Vice Chancellors’ CommitteePO Box 11-91511th Floor, 94 Dixon StreetWellington 6034New ZealandTel: +64 4 381 8500Fax: +64 4 381 8501Annual Report 2006 - 2007 49

NigeriaHead, Scholarships DepartmentEducation Trust FundNo 6, Zambazi CrescentOff Aguiyi Ironsi StreetMaitama AbujaNigeriaTel: +234 9 4139111PakistanDeputy Educational AdviserScholarship Sector (Training Wing)Ministry of EducationShaheed-e-Millat SecretariatFloor No 12, Room No 5IslamabadPakistanTel: +92 51 920 4225Fax: +92 51 920 5135/5259Pakistan (for staff awards)*Adviser (HRD)Higher Education CommissionH 9IslamabadPakistanTel: +92 51 925 0482Fax: +92 51 925 0483Papua New GuineaSecretaryDepartment of Personnel ManagementPO Box 519Waigani, 131, NCDPapua New GuineaTel: +675 327 6379/6422/6447Fax: +675 325 0520St HelenaChief SecretaryThe Education DepartmentThe CanisterJamestownSTHL 1ZZSt HelenaTel: +290 2710/2555Fax: +290 2461St Kitts and NevisPermanent SecretaryEstablishment DivisionGovernment of St Kitts and NevisChurch StreetPO Box 186BasseterreSt Kitts and NevisTel: +1 869 465 2521, ext 1037Fax: +1 869 466 2490St LuciaPermanent SecretaryMinistry of Education, Human ResourceDevelopment, Youth and SportsFrancis Compton BuildingThe WaterfrontCastriesSt LuciaTel: +1 758 468 5288Fax: +1 758 453 2299St Vincent and the GrenadinesChief Personnel Officer (Ag)Service Commissions DepartmentMinisterial BuildingHalifax StreetKingstownSt Vincent and the GrenadinesTel: +1 784 456 1111, ext 355Fax: +1 784 457 2638SamoaAssistant CEOScholarship, Training and Bilateral RelationsMinistry of Foreign Affairs and TradePO Box L1859ApiaSamoaTel: +685 21171Fax: +685 21504SeychellesPrincipal Secretary (Education)Ministry of EducationMont FleuriPO Box 48MahéSeychellesTel: +248 224777Fax: +248 224859Sierra LeoneChief Education OfficerMinistry of Education, Science andTechnologyNew EnglandFreetownSierra LeoneTel: +232 76 611423Fax: +232 22 223030SingaporePermanent SecretaryPrime Minister’s OfficePublic Service Division100 High Street, #07-01The TreasurySingapore 179434Tel: +65 6332 7030/7410Fax: +65 6332 8436Solomon IslandsPermanent SecretaryMinistry of Education and Human ResourceDevelopmentPO Box G28HoniaraSolomon IslandsTel: +677 24229Fax: +677 22042South AfricaHigher Education South Africa (HESA)PO Box 27392SunnysidePretoria 0132South AfricaTel: +27 12 481 2842Fax: +27 12 481 2843/2850Sri LankaSecretaryMinistry of EducationHigher Education Division18 Ward PlaceColombo 7Sri LankaTel: +94 1 677093Fax: +94 1 691235SwazilandPrincipal SecretarySwaziland GovernmentMinistry of Public Service and InformationPO Box 170MbabaneSwazilandTel: +268 404 3521/3525Fax: +268 404 5379/4161TanzaniaPermanent SecretaryMinistry of Science, Technology and HigherEducationPO Box 2645Dar es SalaamTanzaniaTel: +255 22 211 1254Fax: +255 22 211 253350 Commonwealth Scholarship Commission

The GambiaSecretaryScholarship Advisory BoardDepartment of State for Higher Education,Research, Science and TechnologyGRTS BuildingMDI RoadKanifingThe GambiaTel: +220 4225 234Fax: +220 4224 180TongaSenior Education Officer (Scholarships)Ministry of EducationCommunity Development and TrainingCentrePO Box 161PahuNuku’alofaTongaTel: +676 24 122/002Fax: +676 24 105Trinidad and TobagoHuman Resources OfficerMinistry of Public Administration andInformationScholarships and Advanced Training SectionNational Library BuildingCorner Hart & Abercromby StreetsPort of SpainTrinidad and TobagoTel: +1 868 623 4724/625 6724Fax: +1 868 623 6027Turks and Caicos IslandsPermanent Secretary, Training andDevelopmentOffice of the Executive Permanent SecretarySouth BaseGrand TurkTurks and Caicos IslandsTel: +1 649 946 2580Fax: +1 649 946 2577/2886/1582TuvaluTraining Officer in Service for Deputy OfficerDeputy Secretary to GovernmentPersonnel and Training DepartmentOffice of the Prime MinisterTuvalu Government BuildingFunafutiTuvaluTel: +688 20110, ext 3002Fax: +688 20819UgandaPermanent SecretaryCentral Scholarships Committee (CSC)Ministry of Education and SportsEmbassy HousePO Box 7063KampalaUgandaTel: +256 0414 348023Fax: +256 0414 230658United KingdomExecutive SecretaryCommonwealth Scholarship Commission inthe UKc/o The Association of CommonwealthUniversitiesWoburn House20-24 Tavistock SquareLondonWC1H 9HFUKTel: +44 20 7380 6700Fax: +44 20 7387 2655VanuatuSenior Scholarships OfficerTraining and Scholarships Coordination UnitMinistry of EducationPrivate Mail Bag 9059Port VilaVanuatuTel: +678 23708Fax: +678 25936Virgin Islands (British)Permanent SecretaryMinistry of Education and CultureBVI GovernmentCentral Administration ComplexRoad TownTortolaBritish Virgin IslandsTel: +1 284 468 3701, ext 2151Fax: +1 284 494 0021ZambiaSecretaryBursaries CommitteeMinistry of Higher EducationPO Box 50093LusakaZambiaTel: +260 1 250726Fax: +260 1 254720ZimbabweSecretary for Higher EducationMinistry of Higher EducationPO Box UA275Union AvenueHarareZimbabweTel: +263 4 795 891/895Fax: +263 4 792 109* Please refer to page 2 for detailsAnnual Report 2006 - 2007 51

Commission financesThe Commission’s funds come in the form ofgrants from the Department for Inter nat -ional Development (DFID) and the Foreign andCommonwealth Office (FCO). The former isused exclusively to support award holders fromdeveloping Commonwealth countries, whilst FCOfunding supports candidates from Australia, theBahamas, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Cyprus,Malta, New Zealand and Singapore.Figures on this page refer to the financial yearto March 2007, during which period the total grantfrom DFID and FCO was £14.05 million.87% of expenditure went on awards – afigure unchanged from the previous six years.Adm inistrative costs of the ACU-based Secret -ariat and British Council staff remained at 10%,whilst rem aining Commission costs, such asthe Welcome Day for new award holders, onceagain acc oun ted for 1%. VAT accounted forthe remaining 2%.Government funding for the Shared Schol -ar ship Scheme is provided through DFID andamounts to £2 million per year, 94% of thisbeing spent directly on scholarships.The Commission seeks to match incomeand expenditure as closely as possible. 2006-2007 saw an overspend of 1.56%, comparedwith an overspend of 1.37% in the previousyear.Expenditure profileFCO DFID DFID TotalCommonwealth Commonwealth CommonwealthCommonwealth Commonwealth Scholarships andScholarships Shared Scholarships Fellowships TotalTotal Budget £2,050,000 £2,000,000 £12,000,000 £16,050,000Expenditure:ACU fee £96,686 £104,812 £589,373 £790,871Costs £25,073 £0 £131,634 £156,707British Council fee £121,454 £0 £688,237 £809,691Total VAT £0 £18,342 £236,605 £254,947Award and new programme expenditure £1,857,685 £1,881,825 £10,548,801 £14,288,311Total £2,100,898 £2,004,979 £12,194,650 £16,300,527Balance (Overspend) (50,898) (4,979) (194,650) (250,527)Balance % (Overspend %) 2.48 0.25 1.62 1.56£16,000,000£14,000,000£12,000,000£10,000,000£8,000,000£6,000,000£4,000,000£2,000,0000Costs■ FCO Commonwealth ScholarshipsTotal fees Award and newprogramme■ DFID Commonwealth Shared Scholarshipsexpenditure■ DFID Commonwealth Scholarships and Fellowships■ Total■ FCO Commonwealth Scholarships – £2.05m■ DFID Commonwealth Shared Scholarships – £2m■ DFID Commonwealth Scholarships and Fellowships –£12mCommonwealth Scholarships and Fellowships: distribution of expenditure52 Commonwealth Scholarship Commission

Partnership in actionAlthough the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission is a public body in itsown right, its ability to fulfil its objectives depends greatly on the cooperationof a number of external bodies. We would like to take this opportunity torecord our thanks to:The Department for International Development and the Foreign andCommonwealth Office, for their continued financial support, involvementand policy advice,The Association of Commonwealth Universities, which provides theCommission’s secretariat, manages UK selection activity, offers academicsupport for award holders and oversees the alumni programme,The British Council, which manages the financial and welfare support toaward holders, and provides pre-departure briefings through its network ofinternational offices,Our panel of academic advisers for their expert assistance in ensuring thatCommonwealth Scholars are placed in the most appropriate institutions, andhost universities themselves for ensuring that Commonwealth Scholarsreceive some of the best supervision in the world,Our nominating agencies throughout the Commonwealth, for ensuringthe continuing flow of high quality applicants that is critical to maintainingthe Commission’s impact and reputation, and most important of all…Our award holders and alumni, without whom there would be noCommonwealth Scholarship Commission, for their continuing success inmaking an impact on the world around them.●● BRITISH●● COUNCILStaff from the Commissionsecretariat, based at theAssociation of CommonwealthUniversities, and the BritishCouncil at the 2007 CommissionWelcome Day

Executive SecretaryCommonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United KingdomWoburn House20-24 Tavistock SquareLondon, WC1H 9HFTel: +44 (0) 207 380 6700Fax: +44 (0) 207 387 2655www.cscuk.org.ukannualreport@cscuk.org.uk