Applications are invited for AfOx Visiting Fellows Program for
African students to study in the UK. Applications will be reviewed
primarily on the quality and value added of the proposed research
agenda, the fit between the applicant and the Oxford host, and the
feasibility of the proposed activities in the timescale of the
fellowship.
The AfOx Visiting Fellows Program is designed to enhance academic mobility and network building.
Formed after extensive consultations among Oxford academics and
African colleagues, the Africa Oxford Initiative fosters the
establishment of equitable and sustainable collaborations between
African Academics and the University of Oxford.
Scholarship Description:
Application Deadline: March 11, 2018
Course Level: This is a visiting fellowship programme.
Study Subject: The program supports African
scholars and researchers working in any discipline to spend periods of
flexible time in Oxford, for example as sabbatical leave for utilizing
library or other university facilities or undertaking or planning
collaborative research with Oxford-based colleagues.
Scholarship Award: The Fellows appointed will be
provided with an en-suite, single occupancy study bedroom with all meals
provided in the host College. A temporary University card for and
temporary membership to the college Senior Common Room will be granted
for the period of residency. The fellowship will also include airfare,
visa fee and a maintenance allowance for incidental expenses.
Nationality: African students
Number of Scholarships: Numbers not given
Scholarship can be taken in the UK
Eligibility for the Scholarship:
Countries:African students (Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi,
Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Ivory
Coast, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon,
Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya,
Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique,
Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia and Zimbabwe) are eligible to apply for this fellowship programme.
Entrance Requirements
To be eligible for this scholarship you must meet the following requirements:
Applicants are expected to hold a Ph.D. or research equivalent.
Legal resident of an African country holding an appointment in an African academic or research institution.
With an existing collaboration with Oxford or in contact with a potential collaborator at Oxford.
English Language Requirements: Applicants whose
first language is not English are usually required to provide evidence
of proficiency in English at the higher level required by the
University.
Application Procedure:
follow the below link to apply
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