Fellowship Chance at The University of St Andrews in UK 2019

Deadline:

open

The next selection for the inaugural Global Fellowships will take place in April 2019.

Location:

UK.

(Partially Funded)

Description

The University of St Andrews Global Fellowship Scheme

The Global Fellowship Scheme provides prestigious awards to enable talented scholars from around the globe to spend anywhere between one week to a month at St Andrews. During this time, you will be able to undertake a course of research and study, explore potential collaborations, enhance existing relationships, advance research work, and find the space to think in an inspirational environment.

More Details

The Fellowship scheme will support and enhance high-quality research collaborations with academics from around the world, and to promote areas of world-leading research, particularly in areas that engage with some of the biggest societal questions facing the world today.

The scheme seeks to:

Enable academics across the globe to undertake a programme of research and study within the unique scholarly community at the University of St Andrews
Provide an opportunity for Fellows to contribute to and participate in the vibrant academic life of the School where they are hosted and the wider University
Create opportunities to develop and foster long-term collaborative partnerships with colleagues at St Andrews
Enable academics from around the world to engage with St Andrews’ research themes outlined in the University Strategy
Develop lasting links between St Andrews and scholars anywhere in the world.

Opportunity Focus Areas:

science.
Social Science.
Humanities.
Medicine.

Required Languages

English.

Eligible Countries

EGYPT, SYRIA, IRAQ, PALESTINE, JORDAN, LEBANON, TUNISIA, ALGERIA, MOROCCO, SUDAN, LIBYA, SAUDI ARABIA, EMIRATES, KUWAIT, QATAR, BAHRAIN, OMAN, YEMEN, SOMALIA, DJIBOUTI, MAURITANIA, TURKEY, IRAN, CYPRUS, COMOROS, & OTHER COUNTRIES ARE NOT FROM THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA.

Program Period

one week to a month .

Eligibility Requirements (Criteria)

Global Fellowships are open to researchers based outside the UK who can demonstrate a strong commitment to quality research and collaboration.
Eligible candidates include researchers active within the humanities, medicine, social sciences or sciences.
Candidates may be talented early career academics or established researchers with a considerable track record of achievement. These awards may be combined with other schemes to allow for an extended visit.
Suitable candidates are researchers who have, or are developing, a distinguished publication record in any discipline.
Visiting fellows are expected to participate in the life of their School and the University by interacting with staff and students and participating in research seminars and other scholarly activities.

Opportunity Cost

(Partially Funded)

Expenses for Global Fellows will be covered by the Fellowship for the duration of a visit of between one week and one month.

How to Apply

First Step:

Prepare these documents:

short CV
cover letter outlining the principal benefits of your visit to both yourself and the School and University. The cover letter should also indicate the proposed duration of your visit.

Second Step:

You should send the documents to globalfellows@st-andrews.ac.uk: