Apply For Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) Fellowship 2019 in Engineering (Funded)

Apply For Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) Fellowship 2019 in Engineering (Funded)

ACU Titular Fellowships 2019, funded by the Association of Commonwealth Universities’ Development Fund, aim to support universities of the Commonwealth to develop the human resources of their institutions and countries through the interchange of people, knowledge, skills, and technologies.

Titular Fellowships are open to the academic and professional staff, or the nominees, of ACU member universities.

Qualification

• Applicants must be professional or academic staff working in the engineering department of an ACU member university in a low or middle-income country (please refer to ACU membership criteria for the list of LMICs).

The Fellowship

• Tenable either at any ACU member university outside the applicant’s home country, or in industry, commerce or public service in a Commonwealth country other than the applicant’s home country.
• The fellowship can be used for either a collaborative academic research visit or a collaborative fact-finding visit.

Tenure of Fellowship

• Travel must take place between 1 August 2019 and 31 July 2020.
• The tenure of research-focused fellowships must be for a period of between one and six months
• The mandate of fellowships not focused on research can be between two weeks and six months

Value of Fellowship

Up to GBP £5000 and intended to cover:

• International economy return airfare and other travel costs
• Medical insurance and visa fees
• Board and lodging fees
• Research costs

Reporting

• Fellows are required to submit a short written report using a form provided by the ACU within two months of the fellowship ending and to respond to a follow-up survey a year later.
• Fellows will also be invited to join the ACU’s alumni programme

How To Apply For ACU Fellowships 2019

Visit ACU 2019 Wighton FellowshipWebpage for more details

Application Deadline: Wednesday 8 May 2019