The Association of Commonwealth Universities Scholarship

Provide me the information about The Association of Commonwealth Universities Scholarship.

[Arun Vats]

From hundred years, the ACU has found new and innovative ways to help staff and students at universities across the world increase their international exposure.’ They are currently running the following schemes:

1 .Commonwealth Scholarships in low and middle income countries
2. Grants and awards for ACU members

Aim of ACU Centenary activities.
Canada Memorial Foundation Scholarships
Chevening Scholarships
Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK
Edward Boyle Memorial Trust Medical Elective Bursaries
Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission

Focus area:
Scholarships
Early careers
Leadership and management
Research management and uptake
Partnerships and collaboration
Information and analysis
Data and scholarly communication
Hosted organizations

Officers of the ACU Council
Chair
Professor Olive Mugenda – Kenyatta University, Kenya
Vice-Chair
Professor Jan Thomas – University of Southern Queensland, Australia
Honorary Treasurer
Professor James McWha – University of Rwanda

ACU Council 2013-2015
Professor I F Adewole – University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Professor Bishnu Charan Barik – Sambalpur University, India
Professor Roy Crawford – The University of Waikato, New Zealand
Professor Cheryl de la Rey – University of Pretoria, South Africa
Professor Sir Peter Gregson – Cranfield University, UK
Professor Richard Higgott – Murdoch University, Australia
Professor John C Y Leong – The Open University of Hong Kong
Professor Idris Rai – State University of Zanzibar, Tanzania
Professor A A M S Arefin Siddique – University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Professor Dinesh Singh – University of Delhi, India
Professor Stephen Toope – University of British Columbia, Canada
Dato’ Seri Professor Mashkuri Yaacob – Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Malaysia
Dr Syed Muhammad Junaid Zaidi - COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan

ACU Senior Management
Professor John Wood, Secretary General
Dr John Kirkland, Deputy Secretary General
The Revd Keith Stephenson, Director of Finance and Resources
Dr Jonathan Jenkins, Director of Scholarships
Ben Prasadam-Halls, Director of Programmes
Joyce Achampong, Director of External Engagement

Address:
The Association of Commonwealth Universities
Woburn House, 20-24 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9HF, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7380 6700 | Fax: +44 (0)20 7387 2655 |