Last Chance to Apply for ACU Fellowships 2023 for Academics and Professional Services to Support Research

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ACU Fellowships 2023 for Academics and Professional Services to Support Research

Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) Fellowships

Theme: Supporting research

Applications open: Monday 3 April 2023
Applications close: Monday 29 May 2023

Each ACU Fellowship offers academics and professional services staff at ACU member universities 5,000 GBP towards a research visit for up to 6 months to an ACU member university in a different country.

ACU Fellowships facilitate collaboration and the creation of valuable new partnerships between ACU member universities across the Commonwealth.

There are 18 ACU fellowships available with various criteria in 2023-24.

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Who is eligible for ACU Fellowships?

Academics (who hold at least a PhD) and professional services staff at ACU members universities. 

What ACU fellowships are available?

In 2023 – 24 there will be two ACU fellowships awarded in each of the categories listed below, excluding the Coventry Fellowship:

ACU Fellowship	More information	Fellowships available
Accountancy Fellowship	Supported by the Worshipful Company of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.	2
Agriculture, Forestry and Food Science Fellowship	Supported by George Weston Limited.	2
Canada Fellowship – outgoing	Awarded to a staff member from an ACU member university in Canada to partner with an ACU member university outside Canada. Legacy funding by Gordon and Jean Southam.	2
Canada Fellowship – incoming	Awarded to a staff member from an ACU member university outside Canada to partner with an ACU member university in Canada. Legacy funding by Gordon and Jean Southam.	2
Coventry University Fellowships	One Fellowships to visit Coventry University’s Centre for Computational Science and Mathematical Modelling. This fellowship is open to academics at ACU member universities in Africa or Asia. Supported by Coventry University.	1
Wighton Engineering Fellowship	Open only to applicants from low and middle-income countries.	2
Hong Kong Jockey Club Fellowship – outgoing	Awarded to a staff member from an ACU member university in Hong Kong to partner with an ACU member university outside Hong Kong. Supported by the Hong Kong Jockey Club.	2
Hong Kong Jockey Club Fellowship – incoming	Awarded to a staff member at an ACU member outside Hong Kong to partner with a member institution in Hong Kong. Supported by the Hong Kong Jockey Club.	2
Information Technology and Computer Science Fellowship	Supported by the Jacky McAleer Memorial.	2

How to apply

Applicants must first identify and approach a collaborator at a member university in a country other than the one where the applicant is employed.

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The application form will require all applicants to:

Summarise the work you plan to carry out during the Fellowship, and how the collaboration will benefit the project. Explain why you have chosen to collaborate with your partner institution for the project rather than any other.

Describe the projected impact of the Fellowship work.
Explain how you expect the Fellowship to benefit your own professional development.
List the planned outputs of the Fellowship.

Submit a time plan of the work, which must cover a minimum of six months between September 2023 and August 2024.
List the costs associated with the Fellowship. These can include staff time, consumables, internet access and data, equipment, research data management, travel costs, impact and engagement and open access.
Submit a letter or email of support from your head of department at your home institution.

Submit a letter or email of support from the collaborator at your partner institution.

Starting your application

If you already have a MyACU account, you can access the application form here.

If you do not already have a MyACU account, please ensure that you first register for an account here and then follow the instructions in the registration email to log in to the system before accessing the application form.

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Deadline: 29 May 2023 at 09:00 UTC

Reporting

Successful applicants will be required to:

Submit two reports: one at the end of the Fellowship and one a year later.
Submit a case study profile of your experience

If you have a query which is not answered on this page, please email acufellowships@acu.ac.uk

The ACU Fellowship allowed me to build my research interest in cancer and significantly enhance my career. Through the fellowship I took part in collaborative research, supervised by Professor Gareth Jenkins at the School of Medicine, Swansea University. I worked with professionals, received mentoring, enhanced training, and made connections which often led to further opportunities. The laboratory also has high-end facilities and I was given full access to it.

– Atiqah Aziz, University of Malaya collaborated with Swansea University with an ACU Fellowship.

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