King’s Commonwealth PhD Fellowship 2025 (Paid Fellowship)

The King’s Commonwealth PhD Fellowship 2025 is Paid Fellowship for international students. There is a unique opportunity for academic staff and professionals from Commonwealth Small Island Developing States to undertake a PhD alongside work. This fellowship creates the vital role to the future generations of researchers and key workers within private and public sectors. The fellowship gives great benefit to the economies and future well-being, resilience, and prosperity of Small Islands Developing States (SIDS).

The King’s Commonwealth Fellowship Programme is for PhD Fellowships. This is 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 Fellowship students will enroll in a PhD Programme in their home country in the SIDS alongside working. They will receive joint supervision from a dedicated partner university elsewhere across the Commonwealth (mainly Australia, Canada, New Zealand, or United Kingdom). Students will attend periods of study and research methods training.

The Fellowship is eligible for academic staff and professionals with Master’s level or equivalent experience. This fellowship help the student by advancing engineering, education, health or climate resilience in their communities.

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Details of King’s Commonwealth PhD Fellowship 2025

University Name:
Fellowship Countries:	Commonwealth Countries (mainly Australia, Canada, New Zealand, or United Kingdom)
Fellowship Coverage:	Fully Funded
Study Level	Phd
Eligibility	Multiple Countries of the world
Deadline	25 April 2025

Financial Support of the King’s Commonwealth PhD Fellowship 2025

There is many benefits of King’s Commonwealth PhD Fellowship 2025. The fellowship will support each successful recipient with the following:

GBP 30,000 over six years (GBP 5,000 per year) to support research. They will visits to a dedicated university (in Australia, Canada, New Zealand or United Kingdom). Waiver of international tuition fees if they would be charged for the visiting period.
If resources is available such as the library of the partner university, access will be provided 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 Six 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.

Field of Studies for King’s Commonwealth PhD Fellowship 2025

Climate change/environment
Education
Engineering
Health

List of Member Universities in Commonwealth SIDS

Fiji National University
The University of Fiji
The University of the South Pacific
National University of Samoa
Galen University
Texila American University
The University of the West Indies
Saint James School of Medicine
University of Belize
University College of the Cayman Islands
University of Guyana
Divine Word University
Papua New Guinea University of Technology
University of Papua New Guinea
Caribbean Maritime University
American University of Barbados School of Medicine
University of Medicine and Health Sciences (UMHS)
Avid College
Maldives National University
Villa College
Open University of Mauritius
University of Mauritius
University of Technology Mauritius
University of Seychelles

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Eligibility Criteria of the King’s Commonwealth PhD Fellowship 2025

There is general requirements for the eligibility criteria of the King’s Commonwealth PhD Fellowship 2025. Criteria is listed below:

The Applicants must have 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.
PhD subject area falls within one of the four following research areas:
- Climate change/environment
- Education
- Engineering
- Health
Applicants must be citizenship or refugee status in a Commonwealth SIDS. The following eligible are listed below:

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 the Grenadines, Cayman Islands, Trinidad and Tobago
Pacific: Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Papua New Guinea (PNG), Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu

Application Deadline

The last date of application submission for the King’s Commonwealth PhD Fellowship is 25 April 2025.

How to apply for the King’s Commonwealth PhD Fellowship 2025?

Visit the Official Website of the King’s Commonwealth PhD Fellowship.
Read all the application guidelines and FAQs. This will gives the help to avoid from any mistakes.
Before applying, you should ensure that you meet all the eligibility requirements.
Complete the Online Application.
Gather all necessary documents, including Degrees, CV, and English Proficiency Scores certificate.
Upload details about your last three degrees and jobs detail.
Upload PhD university info, supervisor contact and all the required documents in the specified format.
Applications for a PhD Fellowship can be completed and submitted online using the link below.

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