Fellowships, Staff and Student Mobility

 

The Awards Division seeks to promote staff and student mobility and to assist in institutional capacity-building through its management of a range of scholarship schemes, fellowship programmes and bursaries which are sponsored by various Governmental and Commonwealth bodies. 


The Division also awards BURSARIES AND MOBILITY GRANTS to support staff at ACU member universities in developing countries, to attend major events

  

    

Awards

      

Closing Date

  British Academy/ACU Grants for International Collaboration

Grants are available for advanced research, at postdoctoral or equivalent level or beyond in the fields of the humanities and social sciences. Awards will not be made retrospectively; applications must be made in time for them to be considered well before the research is due to begin.  Participants must be on the staff of a university in membership of the ACU at the time of application.

 

13 October 2010

 

 

 

       
  Canada Memorial Foundation Scholarships

The awards are intended for persons of high academic promise and leadership potential who will play a full part in the life of the Canadian community which they visit and who will return to contribute fully to UK society. Candidates must be UK citizens and hold, or expect to attain, a minimum of an upper second class degree.

 

Provisionally November 2010

 

 

       
 

ACU Titular Fellowships

Nominees when applying must be on the staff of, or a nominee of, a university in membership of ACU or of a Commonwealth inter-university organisation; or working in industry, commerce or public service in a Commonwealth country

 

Provisionally April 2011

 

       
 

ACU Scholarships Programme in Business and Management

The programme is intended for people currently working in non-academic management positions (including research management, finance, registry) within ACU member universities in developing Commonwealth countries.


This award is open to applicants from small states in the Commonwealth only.  Please see our List of Small States for reference

 

Provisionally April 2011

 

 

 

       
 

ACU Scholarships Programme in Human Resource Management

The programme is intended for people currently working in Human Resources or Personnel departments in ACU member universities in developing Commonwealth countries

 

Provisionally April 2011

 

       
 

ACU Scholarships Programme in Public Relations and Communications

The programme is intended for administrative or related staff currently employed by ACU member universities in developing Commonwealth countries who wish to develop their skills in media, public relations or marketing.

 

Provisionally April 2011

 

 

       
 

Edward Boyle Memorial Trust Medical Elective Bursaries 
Their purpose is to enable medical students in Britain to gain, during their elective period, practical experience in developing Commonwealth countries.  Applicants must be medical students in the UK

 

Provisionally January 2011

 

 

      

 

 

   For further information please contact:

 

   Postal Address:   Human Capacity Development Division , Association of Commonwealth Universities, Woburn House, 20-24 Tavistock Square,

   London WC1H 9HF, United Kingdom

   Fax:                   44 (0)20 7387 2655

 

   Email:               acuawards@acu.ac.uk