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Commonwealth Academic Fellowships 2017 for Mid Career Professionals Study in the United Kingdom (Fully Funded)

by OFA
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Application Deadline:  23.59 (GMT) on 15 November 2016

Commonwealth Academic Fellowships are offered for early career academics from developing Commonwealth countries. These fellowships are funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID), with the aim of contributing to the UK’s international development aims and wider overseas interests, supporting excellence in UK higher education, and sustaining the principles of the Commonwealth.
You can apply for a Commonwealth Academic Fellowship to spend between three and ten months at any approved UK university or higher education institution. Applications must include a justification for the length of award requested.

Purpose:

To provide early career academics with the opportunity to plan, conduct, or write research, to encourage applications from universities where capacity building is a priority, and to enhance knowledge, skills and contacts in Fellows’ given disciplines.

Intended beneficiaries:

Early career academics (with no less than two years’ and no more than ten years’ postdoctoral academic experience) working in universities in developing Commonwealth countries.

In your application, you are expected to identify one university that you think is the most appropriate to host your fellowship, and to explain your reasons. You must also provide evidence of agreement to host your fellowship from an academic at your chosen university.

Eligibility

To apply for these fellowships, you must:

  • Be a Commonwealth citizen, refugee, or British protected person
  • Be permanently resident in a developing Commonwealth country
  • Be employed by a university in a developing Commonwealth country
  • Be available to start your fellowship in the UK on 1 October 2017. Any other start date will be permitted only in exceptional circumstances
  • Have been awarded your PhD between two and ten years prior to October 2017
  • Not have previously held a Commonwealth Academic Fellowship within five years

AND

  • Have been awarded your PhD by a UK university while on a Commonwealth Scholarship

OR

  • Be in the employment of your nominating university

Scholarship Worth:

VALUE
Each fellowship provides:

  • Approved airfare from your home country to the UK and return at the end of your award (the CSC will not reimburse the cost of fares for dependants, nor usually the cost of journeys made before your award is finally confirmed)
  • Research support grant, at a fixed rate according to your subject, payable to your host university
  • Stipend (living allowance) at the rate of £1,594 per month, or £1,977 per month for those at universities in the London metropolitan area (rates quoted at 2016-2017 levels)
  • Grant towards the cost of preparing reports and other written work
  • Arrival allowance
  • Study travel grant towards the costs of approved travel within the UK or overseas
  • If you are widowed, divorced, or a single parent, child allowance of £448 per month for the first child, and £110 per month for the second and third child under the age of 16, if you are accompanied by your children and solely legally responsible for them. The level of financial support provided through family allowances is under review and subject to change in both eligibility and rate

How to apply

If you have previously held a Commonwealth PhD Scholarship funded by the CSC and meet the eligibility criteria for these fellowships, you can apply directly to the CSC.

Selected universities are also invited to nominate their own academic staff. If you are employed by one of these universities, you must apply via that institution in the first instance. You must check with your nominating university for their specific advice and rules for applying, and for their own closing date for applications. The deadline for nominating universities to submit nominations to the CSC is 13 December 2016. Click here for a list of nominating universities

You must make your application using the CSC’s Electronic Application System (EAS). Click here for full information on how to use the EAS, including detailed guides.

Your application must be endorsed by the Vice-Chancellor or Executive Head of the university that employs you. Unless you previously held a Commonwealth PhD Scholarship funded by the CSC, the CSC will not accept any applications that are not submitted via a nominating university.

All applications must be submitted via the EAS by 23.59 (GMT) on 15 November 2016 at the latest.

You are advised to complete and submit your application as soon as possible, as the EAS will be very busy in the days leading up to the application deadline.

You must provide the following supporting documentation to be received by the CSC by 6 January 2017 in order for your application to be eligible for consideration:

  • References from at least two individuals (one should be from your PhD supervisor, except in exceptional circumstances)
  • Certificate confirming the award of your PhD
  • Supporting statement from your proposed supervisor in the UK

How to use the EAS

Please note that the CSC does not charge candidates to apply for any of its scholarships or fellowships through its Electronic Application System (EAS), and it does not charge organisations to nominate candidates.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Commonwealth Academic Fellowships 2017

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2016/2017 Commonwealth Academic Fellowships for Mid-Career Professionals to study in the United Kingdom (Fully Funded)

by OFA
written by OFA

Application Deadline:  17 May 2016 on 23:59 (BST)

Commonwealth Professional Fellowships are offered by the CSC for citizens of developing Commonwealth countries. These fellowships are funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID), with the aim of contributing to the UK’s international development aims and wider overseas interests, supporting excellence in UK higher education, and sustaining the principles of the Commonwealth.

Commonwealth Professional Fellowships support mid-career professionals from developing countries to spend a period of time at a UK host organisation working in their field for a programme of professional development.

Intended beneficiaries:

  • Mid-career professionals (with five years’ relevant work experience) working in development-related organisations in developing Commonwealth countries.
  • Organisations from any sector can apply either to host one or more Commonwealth Professional Fellows within their own organisation, or to nominate one or more Fellows to be hosted by another organisation with which they have links.

Key features

The CSC is keen to encourage creative and flexible applications for Commonwealth Professional Fellowships from a wide range of sectors – professional, charitable, public, and private. Priority will be given to applications with practical relevance in the following broadly-defined areas:

  • Agriculture / fisheries / forestry
  • Economic growth
  • Education
  • Engineering / science / technology
  • Environment
  • Governance
  • Public health

Eligibility

To be eligible for these fellowships, you must:

  • Be a citizen of a developing Commonwealth country, refugee, or British protected person
  • Be permanently resident in a developing Commonwealth country
  • Have normally at least five years’ relevant work experience in a profession related to the subject of the application, by the proposed start of the fellowship
  • Be available to start their fellowship within prescribed dates as stated on the CSC website
  • Not have undertaken a Commonwealth Professional Fellowship in the last five years
  • Not be seeking to undertake an academic programme of research or study in the UK. Academics are eligible to apply for the scheme, but only to undertake programmes of academic management, not research or courses relevant to their research subject

Fellowship Worth:

Each fellowship provides:
  • Approved return airfare from the Fellow’s home country to the UK
  • Stipend (living allowance) payable monthly (or pro rata) for the duration of the award at the rate of £1,580 per month, or £1,959 per month for those at organisations in the London metropolitan area (rates quoted at 2015-2016 levels). Exceptionally, depending on the programme arranged, a peripatetic living allowance may be payable. Further details if applicable will be given at the time of offer
  • Arrival allowance of up to £887.83 at current rates, including an element for warm clothing and reimbursement of the visa application fee
  • Fixed grant for excess baggage for return travel only, dependent on the airport destination. The Fellow will be advised of the amount close to the date of departure
  • Flat rate contribution of £800 to the costs of the host/nominating organisation relating to the administration and support of the Fellow, setting up of appropriate meetings, any materials required, and incidental travel for the Fellow during the award
  • Reasonable fees up to a maximum of £3,000 will be agreed in the context of the length of the programme, but
  • Agriculture / fisheries / forestry
  • Economic growth
  • Education
  • Engineering / science / technology
  • Environment
  • Governance
  • Public health
full justification must be given for the amount being claimed. Such claims can cover:
  • Fees for any conferences or short courses attended during the fellowship, provided that these are approved as part of the original application
  • Cost of travel for visits to other organisations in the UK, where these form an integral part of the programme
  • Other fees, for which the CSC will consider requests on a case-by-case basis Host/nominating organisations should bear in mind the following restrictions when planning an application:
Induction/evaluation programmes must be in scale with the programme.
Modest fees including catering, room hire, and facilitator hire for such programmes may be agreed; however, fees for facilitators for evaluation programmes will not be approved.
Additional accommodation costs may be recovered from the Fellow’s stipend.
Requests for funds for cultural events, mobile phones, laptop hire, professional association memberships, costs associated with visits outside the UK, and contingencies will not be approved.
SELECTION CRITERIA
Applications are considered according to the following selection criteria:
  • The extent to which the proposed fellowship will ensure the transfer of skills relevant to the needs of a Commonwealth developing country
  • The extent to which those skills will lead to practical benefits for the developing country following the fellowship
  • The extent to which the fellowship will have a catalytic effect, either within the developing country concerned, or in establishing new relationships with the UK
HOW TO APPLY
  • Applications must be made using the CSC’s Electronic Application System (EAS). Information on how to use the EAS, including detailed guides, is available at http://bit.ly/cscuk-professional-fellowships
  • A representative of the host/nominating organisation must complete the first section of the form. The prospective Fellow(s) must complete the second section of the form. Once this has been done, the host/nominating organisation is then required to nominate the prospective Fellow(s) via the EAS. Candidates who have not been nominated via the EAS will not be considered.

Download the Prospectus for the Commonwealth Academic Fellowships for Mid-Career Professionals

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Commonwealth Academic Fellowships for Mid-Career Professionals

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United Kingdom-Commonwealth Academic Fellowships Awards for mid-career academics 2014.

by lanredahunsi
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Application Deadline: December 3rd 2013

Commonwealth Academic Fellowships for mid-career academics from developing Commonwealth countries are offered to enable award holders to spend three months at a UK university updating their skills and knowledge. These fellowships are funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID).

Purpose

The main purpose of Commonwealth Academic Fellowships is to enhance the careers of recipients through the development of new skills and contacts, or through networking and updating knowledge and skills.

Research is not the main aim of these Fellowships and discrete research projects will not be supported. However, we do welcome the publication of joint research which may follow from a Fellowship.

A strong case will have to be made if a Fellowship is requested for a period of more than three months, with the aim of progressing collaborative research already underway between the home and proposed host university.

All applications require an email or letter of support from an academic at the proposed host university in the UK. Any application without such support will be deemed ineligible.

Nominations

In most instances, nominations for Commonwealth Academic Fellowships are made by specific developing country universities, which are responsible for advertising the fellowships to their staff.

In Bangladesh, India, and Sri Lanka, nominations are made by the University Grants Commission. In Pakistan, nominations are made by the Higher Education Commission.

Each year, the CSC invites each nominating university/university body to forward a specific number of nominations. Each nominating university/university body is responsible for its own selection process, and in most cases they will set their own closing date, which will be before the CSC’s deadline for nominations (17 December 2013).

The CSC also invites alumni who held Commonwealth Scholarships for PhD to apply directly to the CSC for a Commonwealth Academic Fellowship. All eligible alumni will be sent a letter with details of how to apply.

HOW CAN I APPLY?
Nominations for Commonwealth Academic Fellowships may be made
by invitation through the following channels:
•The Executive Head of an eligible developing country university on whose staff the applicant serves
•In the case of Bangladesh and India, nominations are made through
the University Grants Commission; in Pakistan, through the Higher Education Commisssion; and in Sri Lanka, through the Secretary, Ministry of Higher Education
• The Executive Head of selected developing country research institutes on whose staff the applicant serves A full list of universities/research institutes invited to nominate can be found on the CSC website. Those wishing to be considered for inclusion in the list of institutions invited should contact theExecutive Secretary of the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (c/o The Association of Commonwealth Universities, Woburn House, 20-24 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9HF).
Applications must be submitted using the Commission’s Electronic Application System (EAS), a link to which is available on our website at
http://bit.ly/cscuk-academic-fellowships.All applications must be submitted to and endorsed by one of the approved nominating bodies detailed above.Please note that all Fellowship candidates must complete their application using the EAS by 3 December 2013.

The Commission regrets that it is unable to accept nominations from
other organisations or applications directly from individuals, and that
these cannot be acknowledged.
Eligibility:
ELIGIBILITY
To apply for a Commonwealth Academic Fellowship, candidates should:
• Be Commonwealth citizens, refugees, or British protected persons
• Be permanently resident in a developing Commonwealth country(a full list is available at http://bit.ly/cscuk-developing-cw-countries)
•Be available to commence their Fellowship in the United Kingdom on 1 S
eptember 2014. Any other start date will only be permitted in exceptional circumstances
• Have been employed for at least five years as an academic staff member of a university in a developing Commonwealth country
• Be in the employment of the nominating university AND
• Hold a doctorate OR
•For awards to enhance clinical skills in the fields of medicine and dentistry
, have qualified as a doctor or dentist before 1 October 2004.
Please see   http://bit.ly/cscuk-apply for scholarship opportunities if you qualified after this date
The Commission wishes to promote equal opportunity, gender equity
and cultural exchange. Applications are encouraged from a diverse range
of candidates.

Terms and conditions and eligibility

Alumni who wish to apply directly to the CSC for a Commonwealth Academic Fellowship must:

  • have been awarded a PhD by a UK institution between 1 October 2002 and 1 October 2011, while holding a Commonwealth Scholarship
  • meet all the standard eligibility requirements
  • be from and be currently employed as an academic at a university in one of the following Commonwealth countries: Bangladesh, Barbados, Cameroon, Ghana, Guyana, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Tanzania, Trinidad, Uganda, Zambia

Applications are considered according to the following selection criteria:

  • Academic merit of the candidate
  • Quality of the proposal
  • Likely impact of the work on the development of the candidate’s home country

See Selection criteria for 2014 Commonwealth Academic Fellowships for further details.

Candidates may also find the Feedback for unsuccessful candidates in 2013 useful.

How to apply

All applications must be made through your nominating university/university body in your home country. You must check with them in the first instance for specific advice on how to make an application and for their own closing date. The CSC cannot accept any applications direct from candidates except for those alumni individually invited to apply for an Academic Fellowship.

The CSC expects all Commonwealth Academic Fellowship to have completed an application form using our Electronic Application System (EAS).

Full help on how to apply using the EAS is provided in our guides, which should be read in full before making any attempt to use the EAS.

The EAS will close to applicants on 3 December 2013 and no further applications can be made after that date.

How to access the EAS

Please note that all enquiries about these scholarships should be directed to the nominating university/university body in your home country.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the United Kingdom Commonwealth Academic Fellowships Awards for mid-career academics

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