Introduction: Apply for Kings Commonwealth Fellowship Programme PhDs 2025 Funded, This Fellowship Opportunity, inspired by His Majesty King Charles III, offers an exceptional chance for fellows from Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to pursue a PhD in their home country while simultaneously gaining valuable work experience. This unique initiative is designed to empower scholars from SIDS by enabling them to contribute to their communities while advancing their academic and professional goals.

If you believe you are the right fit for this prestigious program, don’t miss this opportunity! Submit your application before the deadline on April 25, 2025. We look forward to receiving your application and welcoming new fellows into our growing community.

Last date of submission: 25^th April 2025

About this Fellowship Opportunity (Apply for Kings Commonwealth Fellowship Programme PhDs 2025 Funded)

Upskilling future generations of researchers and key workers within private and public sectors is vital to the economies and future well-being, resilience, and prosperity of Small Islands Developing States (SIDS). It is also crucial for building long-term sustainable capacity in country and meeting local needs and priorities.

The King’s Commonwealth Fellowship Programme PhD Fellowships, inspired by His Majesty King Charles III, offer a unique opportunity for fellows from Small Island Developing States to undertake a PhD in their home country alongside work.

In this KCFP Pathway, Fellows will enrol in a PhD programme in their home country in the SIDS alongside working, and receive joint supervision from a dedicated partner university elsewhere across the Commonwealth (mainly Australia, Canada, New Zealand, or United Kingdom), where they will attend periods of study and/or research methods training.

The Fellowships are open to academic staff and professionals with Master’s level or equivalent experience, who are committed to advancing engineering, education, health or climate resilience in their communities.

The (Apply for Kings Commonwealth Fellowship Programme PhDs 2025 Funded) supports in the following subject areas:

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

Benefits  (Apply for Kings Commonwealth Fellowship Programme PhDs 2025 Funded)

• 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 a dedicated partner university (in Australia, Canada, New Zealand or United Kingdom). Waiver of international tuition fees if they would be charged for the visiting period(s).
• 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.

Eligibility Criteria (Apply for Kings Commonwealth Fellowship Programme PhDs 2025 Funded)

All of the below items must apply to be eligible:

• Applicants with a Master’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Due to commence or already enrolled in a PhD research degree programme at a ACU SIDS member university in the 2025/26 academic year with an aim to complete the PhD degree (please see list of universities below).
• PhD subject area falls within one of the 4 KCFP research areas (Climate change/environment, Education, Engineering and Health).

Applicants with citizenship or refugee status in a Commonwealth SIDS.

The following countries are eligible:

• Africa
• Mauritius, Seychelles
• Asia
• The Maldives
• Caribbean and Americas

Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and Grenadines, The Cayman Islands andTrinidad and Tobago

Pacific

Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Papua New Guinea PNG, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu

Those belonging to indigenous communities  are especially encouraged to apply. However, this is not an eligibility criteria, meaning, those who do not belong to indigenous communities will also be eligible.

How to Apply?

Applications for a PhD Fellowship can be completed and submitted online using the link below.

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