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Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Lectures available online

A unique archive of lectures on India is now available to read online. The Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Trust Lectures, which have been taking place since 1966, can be viewed here on the Cambridge Commonwealth Trust's website. Read...

New scholarship for Antarctic Studies

The Cambridge Commonwealth Trust has signed an agreement with the Rutherford Foundation and Antarctica New Zealand, to co-fund a Scott Polar Centenary Scholarship in 2011. Read...

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Welcome for new international Scholars

On 16 October the Cambridge Commonwealth Trust and the Cambridge Overseas Trust held a welcome event for their new scholars. The aim of the event was to greet the international students who have just arrived in Cambridge with scholarships from the Trusts. Read...

Manmohan Singh Undergraduate Scholarships for 2010

The Cambridge Commonwealth Trust is delighted to be welcoming three Manmohan SIngh Scholars who will be arriving this autumn to study for undergraduate degrees. The scholarships are awarded to outstanding applicants from India Read...

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HRH The Prince of Wales to become Trusts’ Patron

The Cambridge Commonwealth Trust and the Cambridge Overseas Trust are delighted to announce that His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales has agreed to become Patron of the Trusts, when his term as Chairman expires at the end of September 2010. Read...

PhD Scholarships for Brazilian students

The Cambridge Overseas Trust has signed a new agreement with Brazil's Federal Agency for the Support & Evaluation of Graduate Education (CAPES - Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior) to co-fund Brazilian PhD students at Cambridge. Read...

From left to right: Mike Nithavrianakis (British Deputy High Commissioner, Southern India), P.M. Belliappa (scholarship donor), Rt Hon David Willetts (UK Minister of State for Universities and Science), Prashanth Venkataramana (scholarship recipient), Mr and Mrs Venkataramana

Southern India Scholar is first recipient of new award

Prashanth Venkataramana has become the first recipient of a new scholarship available to Cambridge applicants from Southern India. He will arrive this October to pursue an MPhil in Engineering for Sustainable Development at Hughes Hall. Read...

COT Alumnus nominated for York Prize

COT alumnus Dr Anton Burkov has been nominated for the prestigious York Prize, awarded annually by the University of Cambridge, for his recently published book Convention for the Protection of Human Rights in Russian Courts. Read...

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New scholarships for Canadian undergraduates

The Cambridge Commonwealth Trust has reached a new agreement with Blyth Education of Toronto, to co-fund three full-cost scholarships to Canadian students on undergraduate courses at the University of Cambridge. Read...

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