Past recipients

Commonwealth Scholarships in low-and-middle income countries have been funded through the Commonwealth and Scholarship Fellowship Plan (CSFP) endowment fund since 2009. These scholarships enable Commonwealth citizens to study for a postgraduate qualification in countries such as South Africa, Pakistan and Mauritius. You can read about previous scholars' experiences here.

Details of scholars from past years are below:

2017

Tshepiso Apache Abram from Botswana: MSc Agricultural Education at University of Swaziland

Aliyu Aliyu Abubakar from Nigeria: MSc Bioscience at COMSATS Institute of Information Technology in Pakistan

Judith Ahimbisibwe from Uganda: MSc Agribusiness at Kenyatta University in Kenya READ ABOUT HER EXPERIENCE

Michael Ugochukwu Anwanyu from Nigeria: MPH Public Health at Mbarara University of Science and Technology in Uganda

Fabian Chidubem Eze from Nigeria: MSc Renewable Energy Technology at University of Nairobi in Kenya

Maida Fayyaz from Pakistan: MSc International Business Management at University of Mauritius

Simon Chege Kiongo from Kenya: MSc Agronomy at University of Pretoria in South Africa

Margaret MacDonald from Canada: MSc Food Security at University of Cape Town in South Africa

Ashmi Misra from India: MBA at University of Sri Jayewardenepura in Sri Lanka

Mustapha Wasseja Mohammed from Kenya: MSc Statistics at University of the West Indies in Trinidad and Tobago

Philemon Mutabilwa from Tanzania: MSc Mechanical Engineering at University of Botswana READ ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCE

Dennis Kariuki Muthoni from Kenya: MSc Molecular Life Sciences at University of Colombo in Sri Lanka

Anderson Makinda Ndogero from Tanzania: MSc Environmental Sciences at COMSATS Institute of Information Technology in Pakistan

John Zollo Njumwa from Kenya: MSc Environmental Science at University of Ghana

Ntani Suh Nsutebu from Cameroon: MPharm Clinical Pharmacy at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Ghana

Motunrayo Elizabeth Obanla from Nigeria: MSc Applied Mathematics at Stellenbosch University in South Africa

Aghogho Ohwofasa from Nigeria: MSc Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at COMSATS Institute of Information Technology in Pakistan

Montgomarley Kenneth Phimba from Malawi: MA Television, Film & Photography at University of Dhaka in Bangladesh

Almachiusi Rwegasira Rweyemamu from Tanzania: MSc Physical Chemistry at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Ghana

Phionah Twebaze from Uganda: MBA at University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania

2016

Rashika Saman Kumari Abesinghe from Sri Lanka: MSc Criminology at the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh READ ABOUT HER EXPERIENCE

Frimpong Adu-Gyamfi from Ghana: MSc Environment and Water Science at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa

Komla Amega from Ghana: MSc Economics at the University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago

Joachim Emeka Arikibe from Nigeria: MSc Chemistry at the University of the South Pacific

Gbadebo Monday Elebiyo from Nigeria: MSc Agronomy at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana

Henry Chukwuebuka Ezechukwu from Nigeria: MSc Cellular and Molecular Immunology at the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

Ishiyaku Babayo Ibrahim from Nigeria: MSc Physics at COMSATS Insitute of Information Technology, Pakistan

Mamoud Abdul Jalloh from Sierra Leone: MSc Economics at the University of Rwanda

Paul Junior from Uganda: MSc Chemistry at the University of Swaziland

Martin Kuria Karanja from Kenya: MSc Economics at the University of Malawi

Yustina Masanyoni from Tanzania: MSc Economics at the University of Nairobi, Kenya

Joseph Mensah from Ghana: MSc Soil Science at the National University of Lesotho

Steven Mitini-Nkhoma from Malawi: MSc Cellular and Molecular Immunology at the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

Sadeeq Muhammad Sheshe from Nigeria: MSc Biotechnology at COMSATS Insitute of Information Technology, Pakistan

Lazina Hossain Neshe from Bangladesh: MBA at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka

Michael Olanrewaju Olaniyi from Nigeria: MSc Animal Science at the University of Pretoria, South Africa

Abdur Rob from Bangladesh: MSc Information Technology at Moi University, Kenya

Puso Sezuka from Botswana: MA Communication and Development Studies at Papua New Guinea University of Technology

Chimwemwe Tembo-Phiri from Zambia: MSc Sustainable Agriculture at Stellenbosch University, South Africa

2015

Oluwaseun Matthew Ajayi from Nigeria: MSc Occupational and Environmental Safety at the University of the West Indies, Jamaica.

Paul Oluwanifemi Ajayi from Nigeria: MSc GIS and Remote Sensing at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.

Hasanul Banna from Bangladesh: MSc Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan.

Isaiah Debrah from Ghana: MSc Medical Biotechnology at Maseno University, Kenya.

Anthonia Dickson from Nigeria: LLM Law (Human Rights) at the University of Pretoria, South Africa.

Wendy Dlamini from Swaziland: MSc Epidemiology at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. READ ABOUT HER EXPERIENCE

Mduduzi Hlophe from Swaziland: PhD in Engineering at the University of Pretoria, South Africa.

Hellen Nduku Kasila from Kenya: MA Women and Gender Studies at the University of Buea, Cameroon.

Abdullahi Mohammed Labbo from Nigeria: MSc Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan.

Mfundo Msibi from Swaziland: MSc Finance at the University of Nairobi, Kenya.

Winnie Nyakundi from Kenya: MA Human Resources Management at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa.

Misheck Nyirenda from Malawi: MTech Information Technology at Durban University of Technology, South Africa.

Oluwasogo Olorunfemi from Nigeria: PhD in Agriculture at North-West University, South Africa.

Royronald Ongong'a from Kenya: MSc Medical Laboratory Science at the University of Ghana. READ ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCE

Ahnivar Peralta from Belize: MSc Climate Change at the University of the South Pacific. READ ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCE

Motena Rangoanana from Lesotho: MSc Financial Economics at the University of the Free State, South Africa.

Tolulope Peter Saliu from Nigeria: MSc Molecular Life Sciences at IBMBB, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Mathias Vondee Teye from Ghana: MSc Applied Microbiology at the University of Botswana.

2014

Murugesh Babu from India: fellowship in Textiles at the University of Buea, Cameroon.

Mahmood Dalhat from Nigeria: MSc Bioscience at COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan.

Emmanuel Habimana from Rwanda: MSc Geophysics at KNUST in Ghana

Godiraone Boisy Motube from Botswana: MSc Molecular Life Sciences at IBMBB, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Francisco Muior from Mozambique: MA Tourism and Hospitality Management at the Central University of Technology, South Africa.

Bruce Musoni from Rwanda: MSc Environmental Science at Kenyyata University, Kenya.

Herick Othieno from Kenya: Fellowship in Physics at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria.

Melitah Tawana from Botswana: MBA at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka.

Masedi Tshukudu from Botswana: MSc Economics at the University of Rwanda.

Paul Wanyama from Kenya: MSc Geotechnical Engineering at the University of Cape Town, South Africa.

2013

Michael Gennaro from Canada: Fellowship in African Studies at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria.

Kevina Honajee from Mauritius: MSc Dietetics at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. READ ABOUT HER EXPERIENCE

Elizabeth Mantebeah from Ghana: MA Heritage Management at the University of Mauritius. READ ABOUT HER EXPERIENCE

Christinah Matsuane from Botswana: MSc Horticulture at the University of Swaziland. READ ABOUT HER EXPERIENCE

John McGovern from the UK: Fellowship in Internationalisation at COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan.

Shaffy Niyoita from Rwanda: MSc Climate Change and Sustainable Development at Dar Es Salaam Institute of Technology, Tanzania.

Azizur Mohammed Rahman from the UK: Fellowship in Molecular Genetics at Khulna University, Bangladesh.

2012

Dinesh Kodituwakku from Sri Lanka: MSc Agriculture at the University of the South Pacific, Samoa. READ ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCE

Edward Namfua from Tanzania: MSc Financial Services at the University of Mauritius.

2011

Andrew Harvey from Canada: MA Linguistics at the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. READ ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCE

Simon Heap from the UK: Fellowship in History at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria.

Emmanuel Dartey Manteaw from Ghana: MSc Engineering at the University of Nairobi, Kenya.