ACU Commonwealth Climate Resilience Challenge Grants are awarded to member universities to support initiatives addressing climate resilience. Open to academic and professional staff, the grants support collaborative work focused on either of the two main strategic priorities of the Commonwealth Climate Resilience Network (CCRN): * Enhancing the climate resilience of universities themselves, and/or * Enhancing… Read more »
The Commonwealth Peace and Reconciliation Challenge Grants are awarded to ACU members to support initiatives advancing peace, reconciliation, and indigenous knowledge. Aimed at academic and professional staff, the grants support collaborative work focused on either of the two main strategic priorities of the Commonwealth Peace and Reconciliation Network: * Historical memory and trauma * Institutional reform/indigenous… Read more »
Two Medical Student Virtual Mobility Grants will be available in 2020-21. With the aim of increasing students’ knowledge of global health, the grants will provide funding for medical schools to deliver virtual mobility projects in partnership with medical schools at ACU member universities in other countries. This scheme will replace the Edward Boyle medical elective… Read more »
Applications are open for the new ACU Early Career Researcher (ECR) Training Grants. 10 grants are available to fund staff at ACU member universities to organise and deliver training for their early career researchers, including Doctoral candidates. The training will equip researchers with essential skills to enable them to succeed in their careers, whether they remain in… Read more »
ACU Commonwealth Climate Resilience Challenge Grants are awarded to member universities to support initiatives addressing climate resilience. Aimed at academic and professional staff, the grants support collaborative work focused on either of the two main strategic priorities of the Commonwealth Climate Resilience Network (CCRN): * Enhancing the climate resilience of universities themselves, and/or * Enhancing universities’ contribution… Read more »
The Commonwealth Blue Charter Capacity Audit is designed to help map the current status of marine plastics research and innovation across the Commonwealth. Funded by the UK Government’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, this audit will inform recommendations regarding the design of future Commonwealth Marine Plastics Research and Innovation Framework (MPRIF) funding calls… Read more »
The Commonwealth Rutherford Fellowships are open for applications until 11 December 2017. The Fellowships are for highly skilled researchers from other Commonwealth countries to spend one or two years at an eligible UK university conducting postdoctoral research. For full details, including eligibility criteria and how to apply, visit http://bit.ly/cscuk-rutherford The Fellowships are funded by the… Read more »
Through the Gender Programme, the ACU has been committed to promoting gender equity in higher education for more than 30 years. As part of this ongoing commitment, the ACU is offering grants to help member institutions organise workshops which advance gender equity. Suitable workshop topics include: gender mainstreaming in universities, addressing sexual and gender-based harassment… Read more »
apply for one of 20 places at an exclusive seminar on graduate employability in South Africa this November. Organising for change: how can higher education meet the changing needs of employment? Monday 13 – Wednesday 15 November 2017 University of Pretoria, South Africa The seminar will explore the role of higher education in driving economic… Read more »
The University of Gibraltar is offering a new, fully-funded Commonwealth PhD Scholarship, which is open to citizens of any Commonwealth country other than the United Kingdom/Gibraltar. The scholarship is tenable in the following research areas: Marine Science and Climate Change, Maritime Studies, Mediterranean Studies, Brexit and Gibraltar. For more information and to apply, please visit… Read more »
Six Commonwealth Master’s Scholarships in South Africa and Sri Lanka These Commonwealth Scholarships give talented students – who can be from any Commonwealth country other than the host country – the opportunity to gain a degree while developing new skills and experiencing life in another country. The scholarships are fully funded, including tuition fees, a… Read more »
Applications are now open for this year’s round of Early Career Academic Grants. Grants are awarded to academic staff working at ACU member universities, to enable participation in an academic conference in another Commonwealth country. Applications are open to early career academics who have not previously had the opportunity to travel outside their home region for… Read more »