Commonwealth Scholarship Commission
Published 23 July 2018
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Form for submitting commitments for the Global Disability Summit 2018
Your organisation
Type of organisation: Other
If other: Scholarship Commision; non-departmental UK government body supporting education and research.
Name of organisation: Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC)
Charter for Change
Please read the attached Summit Charter for Change: the principal legacy of the Summit. If your organisation is happy to sign up to the Charter, please confirm by putting a cross in the box below.
My organisation signs up to the Summit Charter for Change: X
Your organisation’s commitments to achieve the rights of people with disabilities in developing countries
A. Commitments Inclusive Education
Please select the category which your commitment most relates to: Additional resources and implementation
Please enter the exact wording of the commitment/s, including details of others who have supported its development (75 words limit):
The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK commits £300,000 to support outreach activities and to encourage scholarships for people with disabilities and in subject areas related to the rights of people with disabilities. We will work with disabled people’s organisations to encourage participation, assist with applications, nominate applicants, and identify where better support for candidates with disabilities is required to achieve greater inclusion.
Timeframe and/or implementation plan (75 words limit)
This commitment will enable an increase in scholarships for people with disabilities and in subject areas related to the rights of people with disabilities from the 2019 UK academic year onwards. In 2019, we will identify and appoint disabled people’s organisations to nominate applicants for our programmes, and will work with our UK university partners to identify and promote academic courses related to the rights of people with disabilities.