Deadline: April 25, 2025.

The King’s Commonwealth Fellowship Programme, inspired by His Majesty King Charles III and his life’s work to create opportunity and to tackle contemporary challenges including climate change and inequality, has been developed in response to urgent economic, social and environmental development challenges affecting Small Island Developing States (SIDS).  

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

The PhD Fellowships are open to academic staff and professionals from Commonwealth Small Island Developing States (SIDS) with Master’s level or equivalent experience, who wish to undertake a PhD in any of the following subject areas:

• Climate change/environment
• Education
• Engineering and
• Health

The PhD Fellowships are aimed at individuals who wish to undertake a PhD programme in their home country alongside work, and who are committed to advancing engineering, education, health or sustainability and climate resilience in their communities.

BENEFITS

The Fellowship will support each successful recipient with the following: 

• GBP 30,000 over 6 years (GBP 5,000 per year) to support research and research visits to the appointed partner university (in Australia, Canada, New Zealand or United Kingdom) and a waiver of international tuition fees if they would be charged.
• Where available and applicable, access to resources such as the library of the partner university or databases on a case-by-case basis.
• GBP 12,000 research support grant (GBP 2,000 per year).
• 20% salary contribution to the employer of the PhD candidate over the 6 years.
• Dedicated joint PhD supervisors from the partner university and SIDS home university for the whole duration of the 6-year long Fellowship.
• Access as a member of the ‘King’s Fellows’ cohort to training to support continued professional development and learn relevant skills, such as communication, engaging with policy makers, entrepreneurship, public speaking and applying for research funding. 

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