University of Cambridge Visiting Fellowships 2023/2024 – Apply Here

University of Cambridge Visiting Fellowships 2023/2024 – Apply Here. The university of Cambridge is now inviting applications for the 2023/2024 visiting fellowship program. Interested persons should see how to apply below and the requirements.

The University of Cambridge is rich in history – its famous Colleges and University buildings attract visitors from all over the world. But the University’s museums and collections also hold many treasures which give an exciting insight into some of the scholarly activities, both past and present, of the University’s academics and students. The University is one of the world’s oldest universities and leading academic centers, and a self-governed community of scholars.

Benefits of Visiting Fellowships

Return (economy fare) travel, single ensuite accommodation in Wolfson College, a stipend to help with additional everyday costs, desk space and access to a computer at CRASSH, full access to the University’s libraries and other collections, and to events and seminars run by CRASSH or other institutions in the University.

Requirements for Visiting Fellowships Qualification

Applications are welcomed from scholars carrying out research on any topic connected to the broad themes of sustainability, human-environmental interactions, resource management, and the differential impacts of climate change. Applicants should primarily be working within the arts, humanities, or social sciences, but interdisciplinary approaches that involve collaboration with the sciences or engineering are also very welcome. Up to three Visiting Fellows will be selected each year from different countries in the Global South. Check the further information tab on this page for more details on eligibility.

Selection Process

The Selection Panel will include the Director of CRASSH and other members of academic staff at the University of Cambridge with expertise in different disciplines and different regions of the Global South.
Preference may be given to applicants who received their PhD from, and have pursued their academic career in, an institution located in the Global South.
Applicants will be asked to provide a CV (to include a list of publications) and to complete an application form, which will include the questions listed below.
No references will be sought, but applicants will be asked to supply a letter of support from their Head of Department (or equivalent), confirming that leave of absence will be granted by their institution for the full period of the Fellowship.

Documents Required for Application

Please complete this application form in English. You should also upload:

A copy of your CV (including a list of publications)
A letter of support from your Head of Department (or equivalent), confirming that leave of absence will be granted by your institution for the full period of the Fellowship.

No references are required for this application.

Please also upload the following three outlines:

Why do you wish to apply for this Visiting Fellowship? What benefits would spending a term at CRASSH and the University of Cambridge bring you? (max. 500 words)
What research will you be conducting while in Cambridge? Please give an outline of your current project and explain which part(s) of it you intend to carry out during the term of your Visiting Fellowship. (max. 1000 words)
The Visiting Fellows appointed under this scheme will be asked to work together to design an event, to take place during the term you are in Cambridge, which will provide an opportunity for you to present your own research, alongside others. What ideas would you suggest for the theme and format or such an event? (max. 400 words).