Visiting Fellowships for Scholars from the Global South

Deadline: 20-Jun-23

The Centre for Research in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (CRASSH) at the University of Cambridge is delighted to launch the Visiting Fellowship Programme for scholars from the Global South.

The purpose of these Fellowships is to provide opportunities for scholars working at higher education institutions in the Global South to exchange ideas with other researchers based at CRASSH and elsewhere in the University of Cambridge and to draw benefit from access to the University’s collections and resources. It is hoped that these visits will lead on to future collaborations and exchanges.

Themed call for applications: Ecologies in Place

• For 2024, CRASSH will partner with the Consortium for the Global South at Cambridge. Applications are invited from scholars whose research is connected to the theme of Ecologies in Place, which is one of the Consortium’s research streams. Applicants should note, however, that their research may focus on any ‘place’, not only one that is located within the Global South.

What is provided?

• 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.

When will the Fellowships take place?

• Visiting Fellows will be appointed for Lent Term 2024 (from mid-January to mid-March: see term dates for each year).

Eligibility Criteria

• 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.
• Applicants should have been awarded a PhD at least five years before the date of application.

Provisions for Visiting Fellows

• Single ensuite accommodation will be booked for Visiting Fellows at Wolfson College, with the cost covered by CRASSH. Wolfson College will waive their usual membership fee for Visiting Fellows, and provide free access to the library, the gym, social spaces in college, and to activities open to college members. Visiting Fellows may also take meals in the college’s Dining Hall (at a cost charged to them).
• As this scheme is open to scholars already in employment at a higher education institution, it is assumed that they will be able to cover most other everyday expenses through their salary. However, an additional stipend of £140 per week may be claimed (against receipts) to help with the costs of food and local travel, which may be higher in the UK than in the applicant’s country of residence.
• Visiting Fellows will be provided with desk space and the use of a computer at CRASSH, and given full access to the University’s libraries and other collections.

For more information, visit CRASSH.