Deadline: |
30th June 2020
Location: |
Worldwide
(Fully Funded)
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Funding is available for a period ranging between 3-9 months, and the proposed research may comprise any theme pertinent to a better understanding of urban realities in the Global South.
Opportunity Focus Areas:
- Economics
- Management & Finance
- Business
- Geography
- Politics
- Society
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English.
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EGYPT, SYRIA, IRAQ, JORDAN, LEBANON, TUNISIA, ALGERIA, MOROCCO, SUDAN, LIBYA, KUWAIT, QATAR, BAHRAIN, OMAN, YEMEN, SOMALIA, MAURITANIA, TURKEY, IRAN, CYPRUS, COMOROS, & OTHER COUNTRIES ARE NOT FROM THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA.
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Between 3-9 months
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- The candidate must make suitable arrangements to be mentored by a suitably experienced senior urban scholar at the candidate’s chosen research institution.
- Fellowships should begin no later than 1 year after the application deadline (i.e. by 30th June 2021).
- Candidates must complete the online application form no later than 30th June 2020 (by 23:59 GMT, UK time).
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(Fully Funded)
- The financial support attached to the fellowship will meet accommodation and subsistence needs while staying at the host university
- return (economy class) air fare
- assistance towards research costs (including any enrolment fees and other resource costs).
- There is also a small budget available for the mentor to assist the Fellow to meet their intended research aims should this be appropriate.
- Shortlisted candidates may also apply for a small amount of limited extra-ordinary care costs, for example to support any additional care costs for dependent person(s) incurred during the sabbatical.
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First Step: Download the information file about the institution and the program here to see more information
Second Step: Complete the application form here
Note, you will need to prepare the following documents:
- Applicant information including: contact details, recent education, recent academic roles, and the names and contact details of two academic referees. Both referees should be prepared to submit blind letters of recommendation to the Urban Studies Foundation upon request.
- Fellowship proposal information including dates, mentorship and host institution arrangements.
- A draft budget with main cost items.
- A proposal that includes: an outline of the planned research (1200 words maximum), intended outputs (300 words maximum), designation of the host institution (300 words maximum), and a statement of how the candidate’s chosen mentor will support and facilitate the proposed research (300 words maximum).
- Proof of applicant’s nationality and therefore eligibility for the award.
- Applicant CV listing academic achievements and publications (3 pages maximum).
- Short CV from the mentor which includes any previous mentoring experience (3 pages maximum).
- Supporting letter from the prospective mentor stating their willingness to act as a mentor to the fellow, and indicating the suitability of the host institution for the proposed sabbatical study (2 pages maximum).
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USF International Fellowship scheme for urban scholars
donor name:The Urban Studies Foundation
funding details:
The Urban Studies Foundation provides significant grant funding and support to individuals and institutions engaged in the advancement of postgraduate academic urban research and education. Please note that we do not currently fund PhD Studentships nor respond to ad-hoc funding requests. All of our funding is awarded through our three core funding streams below.
Call for Applications
Applications are invited to the USF International Fellowship scheme for urban scholars from the Global South. The Fellowship covers the costs of a sabbatical period at a university of the candidate’s choice in the Global North or South for the purpose of writing-up the candidate’s existing research findings in the form of publishable articles and/or a book under the guidance of a chosen mentor in their field of study. Funding is available for a period ranging between 3-9 months, and the proposed research may comprise any theme pertinent to a better understanding of urban realities in the Global South.
Eligibility
Applicants must be early-to-mid career urban scholars with a PhD obtained within the preceding 10 years (by the submission deadline) who currently work in a university or other research institution within the Global South. Candidates must also be nationals of a country in the Global South, defined as any country on the present OECD list of ODA recipients (2021).
Requirements
The candidate must make suitable arrangements to be mentored by a suitably experienced senior urban scholar at the candidate’s chosen research institution. Further Particulars are available to download here and must be consulted before applying to the scheme. Guidelines for prospective mentors are also available to download here.
Terms
The financial support attached to the fellowship will meet accommodation and subsistence needs while staying at the host university, return (economy class) air fare, and assistance towards research costs (including any enrolment fees and other resource costs). There is also a small budget available for the mentor to assist the Fellow to meet their intended research aims should this be appropriate. Short-listed candidates may also apply for a small amount of limited award support funds to cover either (a) extra-ordinary care costs, for example to support any additional care costs for dependent person(s) incurred during the sabbatical (e.g. children), or (b) costs arising from disability (see Further Particulars for terms). Fellowships may begin from summer 2021, but must start no later than one year after the application deadline (i.e. before 30th June 2022). Applicants are expected to be notified of an outcome normally within four weeks of the application deadline (i.e. by end of July 2021).
Submission:
Candidates must complete the online application form below no later than 30th April 2021 (by 23:59 GMT, UK time).
The application must include:
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- Applicant information including: contact details, recent education, recent academic roles, and the names and contact details of two academic referees. Both referees should be prepared to submit blind letters of recommendation to the Urban Studies Foundation upon request.
- Fellowship proposal information including dates, mentorship and host institution arrangements.
- A draft budget in GBP with main cost items, including documentary evidence for all cost items above GBP 500 uploaded as a single pdf (e.g. flight prices, quotes for accommodation, local cost of living rates, etc.).
- A proposal (in English language) that includes: an outline of the planned research (1200 words maximum), intended outputs (300 words maximum), designation of the host institution (300 words maximum), and a statement of how the candidate’s chosen mentor will support and facilitate the proposed research (300 words maximum).
- apply link:https://zfrmz.eu/XtmSyP2P5jq6uDd5043O
- official link:https://urbanstudiesfoundation.org/funding/international-fellowships/
- deadline;30th April 2021 (23:59 GMT).
