Submitted by Mrs Jane Wallace on Mon, 11/04/2022 - 16:09
Applications are invited from scholars from developing countries (defined as those on the list of ODA recipients) to visit the Faculty of Divinity for one term (two to three months) during the academic year 2025-2026. The Faculty will pay for direct costs (see below). Application deadline : 15 February 2025.
What we can offer
We are able to offer the Visiting Scholar an academic ‘home’ in Cambridge, with the use of Faculty and University facilities, including libraries, computing, and common rooms, and entry to such lectures and seminars throughout the University as may interest you. In order to reflect the Faculty’s commitment to fostering spaces of diversity, this will be an opportunity for the scholar to share research with us and to engage with members of the Faculty.
The scholar will be expected to offer a seminar paper to Faculty members on their research in the course of the visit. For more information about the Faculty, see https://www.divinity.cam.ac.uk/
Costs
The Faculty will cover all reasonable travel expenses, visa costs, and accommodation costs (up £7,500) for the scholar alone, as well as pay for the visiting scholar fee.
Eligibility
The visiting scholarship is open to any scholar from a country listed among the ODA recipients. See: http://www.oecd.org/dac/financing-sustainable-development/development-finance-standards/daclist.htm
The visiting scholar should hold a PhD in the relevant field, and their research should align with the research strengths of the Faculty. The scholar might wish to identify a possible mentor among the Faculty teaching staff in the Faculty.
Selection of the eligible candidate will be based on the strength of their research and on its alignment with current Faculty interests.
How to apply
An application form is available here.
Please send along with the application form, a full curriculum vitae, a detailed covering letter stating why you wish to come to Cambridge, including how your research relates to the Faculty, and an outline of the research work you intend to do while here. Please indicate in which term you wish to come to Cambridge (Term dates are specified here: https://www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university/term-dates-and-calendars). Applicants should clearly stipulate in their cover letter that they want to be considered for the ODA scholarship.
Please ask two academic referees to write to us on your behalf outlining your research strengths and the reasons why it would be helpful for you to spend time in Cambridge. One of the referees should be from an institution other than your own.
The complete application should be sent to:
Dr Peter Harland
administrator@divinity.cam.ac.uk
Faculty Manager/Assistant Registary
Faculty of Divinity
West Road
Cambridge CB3 9BS
United Kingdom
Tel: 01223 763017
Fax: 01223 763003