Smuts Memorial Fund

The Smuts Memorial Fund supports scholars at all stages of their career in a wide variety of disciplines working in relation to the Commonwealth, past and present. The fund seeks to encourage, support and celebrate Commonwealth Studies in a variety of ways:

Scholarships

For international students undertaking Graduate studies specifically related to a Commonwealth county or countries

Research Grants

Applications are welcomed from PhD students, MPhil by research students and senior members of the University.

Visiting Research Fellowship

The Fund elects one Smuts Visiting Research Fellow a year, in association with Clare Hall, to come to Cambridge to carry out research for up to 9 months.

Lecture series

The fund, in association with Polity Press, hosts the biannual lecture series 'After the Postcolonial'.

Library Grants

Cambridge University libraries can apply for funding towards purchases in the field of Commonwealth Studies.