ACU Fellowships

Fellowships for academic and professional staff of member universities in any country to promote the exchange of knowledge, skills, and ideas between members.

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Applications Open: 14 May 2024 

Applications Close: 9 July 2024 4PM UTC 

ACU Fellowships facilitate collaboration at a distance and the creation of valuable new partnerships between ACU member universities across the Commonwealth. These partnerships are developed through research visits for up to 6 months to an ACU member university in a different country. 

The following ACU Fellowships are available: 

  • 1 x Accountancy – Supported by the Worshipful Company of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
  • 1 x Agriculture, Forestry & Food Science - Supported by George Weston Limited.
  • 1 x Canada Fellowship - Outgoing - Awarded to a staff member at a Canadian ACU member university to partner with an ACU member university outside Canada. Legacy funding by Gordon and Jean Southam.
  • 1 x Canada Fellowship - Incoming - Awarded to a staff member at an ACU member university outside Canada to partner with an ACU Canadian member university. Legacy funding by Gordon and Jean Southam.
  • 1 x Wighton Engineering - Only open to applicants from low and middle-income countries.
  • 1 x Hong Kong Jockey Club – Outgoing – Awarded to a staff member from a Hong Kong ACU member institution to partner with an ACU member institution outside Hong Kong.
  • 1 x Hong Kong Jockey Club – Incoming – Awarded to a staff member at an ACU member outside Hong Kong to partner with an ACU member institution in Hong Kong.   
  • 1 x Information Technology and Computer Science  - Supported by the Jacky McAleer Memorial. 

What does the Fellowship include? 

  • Up to 5,000 GBP per fellowship. 

How to apply? 

  • Be an academic or professional services staff at an ACU member university. 
  • Applicants must first already have or identify and approach a collaborator at an ACU member university in a country other than the one where the applicant is employed.
  • Review the Application Guidance.
  • Submit an application through the online application form:
      • If you already have a MyACU account, you can access the grant 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. 

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. 

Read about Atiqah's Fellowship 

Meet our Fellows

 

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