Call for applications: ACU Fellowships 2022-23 (Deadline: 10 May 2022)

The Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) Fellowships are now open for application.

These fellowships support partnerships between ACU member universities, including CUHK. The collaboration should cover a minimum of six months and take place between September 2022 and August 2023. Applicants can choose to either collaborate in-person or online. Each fellowship provides funding of up to GBP5,000.

The following is a list of fellowships that are open for application by academic and/or professional staff at CUHK.

ACU Fellowship Awards 2022-23

Fellowship(s) Subject area(s)
1. Accountancy Fellowship
  • Accountancy
2. Agriculture, Forestry and Food Science Fellowship
  • Agriculture
  • Forestry
  • Food science
3. Canada Fellowships – two fellowships are available:

  • For a staff member from an ACU member university in Canada to partner with an ACU member university outside Canada, including CUHK.
  • For a staff member from an ACU member university outside Canada, including CUHK, to partner with an ACU member university in Canada.
  • Education
  • Health and related social sciences
  • Information technology and management
  • STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics)
  • Sustainable development
  • University development and management
4. Hong Kong Jockey Club Fellowships – two fellowships are available:

  • For a staff member from an ACU member university in Hong Kong, including CUHK, to partner with an ACU member university outside Hong Kong.
  • For a staff member from an ACU member university outside Hong Kong to partner with an ACU member university in Hong Kong, including CUHK.
5. Information Technology and Computer Science Fellowship
  • Information technology
  • Computer science
6. Swansea Fulton Climate Action Fellowships – two fellowships are available:
The fellowships are open to application by members outside the UK, including CUHK, to partner with a researcher at Swansea University.
  • Climate action

In some circumstances, the above fellowships can be used for collaboration between universities and the private sector. For more details, please contact acufellowships@acu.ac.uk.


Application

Interested applicants must first identify and approach a collaborator at an ACU member universities outside Hong Kong. Applicants should register for a MyACU account and log in to the system to access the application form. Application should be submitted with the required information by 10 May, 2022 at 15:00 UTC.

For further information, please refer to the webpage. For enquiries, please send an email to acufellowships@acu.ac.uk. Applicants are advised to send a copy of their applications to the Office of Academic Links (c/o Ms. Lai Ching Yee; chingyee@cuhk.edu.hk) for record.

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