Early Careers Academic Grants

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1 Early Careers Academic Grants APPLICATION FORM 1.a) TITLE 1.b) FIRST NAME(S) 1.c) SURNAME 2. PERMANENT ADDRESS 3. ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE (if different from above) 4. ADDRESS 5. TELEPHONE NUMBER (include international dialling code) 6. FAX NUMBER 7. DATE OF BIRTH (dd/mm/yyyy) 8. NATIONALITY(IES) 9. INSTITUTION 10. PRESENT POST AND NATURE OF DUTIES Optional

2 11.a) ACADEMIC RECORD in chronological order From To School/college/university Qualifications (including course title and subjects studied) 11.b) EMPLOYMENT RECORD in chronological order (A detailed CV, including publications, may be attached with this application) From To Organisation Main role(s) and activities 11.c) PUBLICATIONS in print, digital or multimedia (maximum of three most significant) 12. HAVE YOU TRAVELLED OUTSIDE YOUR HOME REGION* FOR MORE THAN 14 DAYS IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS? (if yes, please give details and dates) 13. HAVE YOU ATTENDED ANY ACADEMIC CONFERENCES OR OTHER STUDY PROGRAMMES OUTSIDE YOUR HOME REGION* IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS? (if yes, please give details and dates) *Please see last sheet for definition of regions.

3 14. PLEASE INDICATE WHAT YOUR GRANT WOULD BE USED FOR AND HOW THIS WOULD BENEFIT YOUR ACADEMIC CAREER (maximum 300 words).

4 15. HAVE YOU HAD ANY CONTACT WITH THE HOST OR ORGANISERS OF ANY CONFERENCE THAT YOU INTEND TO ATTEND USING THE GRANT? (Copies of any correspondence may be attached) YES NO 16. WHEN WOULD THE GRANT BE NEEDED BY? (For example, the dates of the proposed visit or conference) 17. WHAT LEVEL OF GRANT ARE YOU SEEKING? (maximum GBP 2,000) 18. IF YOUR APPLICATION IS SUCCESSFUL, WHO WOULD THE GRANT BE PAID TO? (please provide name and address) 19. REFERENCES Please ask your referee to send comments directly to the ACU at by the closing date, in order for their comments to be considered FIRST NAME ADDRESS SURNAME POSITION ADDRESS

5 20. DECLARATION BY APPLICANT I declare that the statements made in this application are, to the best of my belief, true, complete and correct. I agree to the terms and conditions as stated below and I also understand that I am responsible for obtaining all documents, including visas, that will be necessary for travel. SIGNATURE DATE 21. CONFIRMATION OF SUPPORT FROM HOME INSTITUTION This section should be completed by the executive head or other officer authorised to sign on behalf of your home institution. I confirm that the above candidate is employed by the institution in the capacity stated in this application and that the facts stated are true to the best of my knowledge. The university supports the application and will make time available for the purposes of the grant, if successful. SIGNATURE DATE NAME POSITION INSTITUTION ADDRESS Closing date for applications: 7 February 2014 Please submit your application preferably via to earlycareerawards@acu.ac.uk or by post to Early Careers Academic Grants c/o The Association of Commonwealth Universities Woburn House Tavistock Square London WC1H 2HF United Kingdom

6 TERMS AND CONDITIONS Applicants will have discretion over what the grant is used for, but it must involve a visit to academic peers in a Commonwealth country outside their home region. In most cases, this will involve attendance at a recognised academic conference in their discipline. Potential hosts should be either an ACU member university in the country to be visited, or the organiser of a recognised academic conference. Grants can be used to cover travel costs, conference fees, accommodation and subsistence, and, where appropriate, small-scale purchases of materials for use in future teaching or research. Round 2 of applications is for visits to be made between March-June Each Early Careers Academic Grant will be up to GBP 2,000 in value. Under no circumstances will the total value of the grant exceed that stated on the offer letter. Grants will be paid in a single instalment to either the grant holder s home institution, a host institution in the country to be visited (provided that the institution is an ACU member), or a named conference organiser. Successful applicants will be asked to nominate a recipient of funds. Grant holders will be asked to provide an account of expenditure and a brief report (no more than 500 words) on how their grant has been spent. The ACU reserves the right to publish the names of successful applicants on the ACU website and in ACU publications. By applying for a grant, the applicant gives consent for such publication in the event that his/her application is successful. Eligibility Applicants must: a) Be employed as a member of academic staff in an ACU member institution b) Not have previously studied for any academic or professional qualification outside their home country or region. c) Not have attended any academic or professional conference outside their home country or region in the last five years Closing date The closing date for applications is 7 February Results will be announced in early March 2014.

7 REGIONS Australasia : Australia New Zealand Europe : Cyprus Malta Canada : Caribbean : East Africa : East Asia : Canada Antigua and Barbuda The Bahamas Barbados Belize Dominica Grenada Guyana Jamaica St Kitts and Nevis St Lucia St Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago South Asia : South Pacific : Bangladesh India Maldives Pakistan Sri Lanka Fiji Kiribati Nauru Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu Uganda Kenya Botswana Malawi Lesotho Mauritius Southern Africa : Namibia Mozambique South Africa Rwanda Swaziland Seychelles Tanzania United Kingdom : United Kingdom Zambia Zimbabwe Brunei Darussalam Hong Kong Malaysia Singapore West Africa : Cameroon The Gambia Ghana Nigeria Sierra Leone