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<p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has funded Chevening and Marshall Scholarship
programmes throughout this period and has previously part-funded the Commonwealth
Scholarship Programme which since 2009 has been primarily delivered by the Department
for International Development (DfID). All three scholarship programmes are key instruments
of UK soft power and support our foreign policy objectives.</p><p><strong>Marshall
Scholarships</strong></p><p>The bilateral Marshall Scholarship Programme was established
by an Act of Parliament in 1953 to thank the American people for the UK's share of
Marshall Aid. It is a key element in the special relationship between the US and the
UK. An Order-in-Council provides for up to 40 new Marshall Scholars each year, enabling
talented postgraduate students from the US to study in the UK – mostly for 2 or 3
years.</p><p>Since the academic year of 2006/07 there have been <strong>401 Scholars</strong>.
The total FCO Grant-in-Aid over the same period was <strong>£22,990,000</strong>.
The annual figures are shown in Table A (Annex A).</p><p><br><strong>Chevening Scholarships</strong></p><p>The
Chevening Scholarship Programme creates lasting, positive relationships with future
leaders, influencers and decision-makers from 140 different countries around the world.
Founded in 1983, Chevening is one of the largest international scholarship programmes
in the world. In 2016/17 the programme welcomed 1,918 scholars to the UK to study
for one year master's degrees on the course and at the university of their choice.</p><p>Since
the academic year of 2006/07 there have been <strong>12,673 Scholars</strong>. The
total FCO funding over the same period was <strong>£294,800,000</strong>. The annual
figures are shown in Table B (Annex A).</p><p><strong>Commonwealth Scholarships (partly
funded)</strong></p><p>The Commonwealth Scholarship Programme awards approximately
800 scholarships and fellowships, for postgraduate study and professional development,
to Commonwealth citizens each year. The programme aims to contribute to the UK's international
development objectives and wider interests overseas and promotes the principles of
the Commonwealth.</p><p>The programme is currently funded by DfID and the Department
for Education. The FCO funded awards until 2008. The annual figures for this period
are shown in Table C (Annex A).</p><p><br><strong><em>To note</em></strong>: <em>the
numbers of scholars in Table C represent the proportion of Commonwealth scholars funded
by the FCO contribution. Between 2009-2012 the FCO contribution did not directly</em>
<em>fund scholarship awards. </em></p>
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