Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many scholarships and fellowships have been awarded by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in each year since 2010; for which courses; and in which locations.

The total number of scholarships and fellowships awarded since 2010 are set out below. Details of how many scholarships and fellowships have been awarded in each year since 2010; for which courses; and in which locations are set out in the attached table (data provided by CSC).

Total awards by programme (Masters, Phd, Fellows etc) from 2010-2017: 6,631

Total awards by field of study excluding Professional Fellowships, (science, health education etc) from 2010-2017: 5,742

Total awards by UK Institution (excl. Distance Learning and Professional Fellowships) from 2010-2017: 4,147

Total awards by UK Institution (Distance Learning) from 2010-2017: 1,595

Total awards by UK Host Institution (Professional Fellows) from 2010-2017: 877