John Allwright Fellowship Level: Postgraduate Deadline: 31 July Location: Australia OVERVIEW: The primary aim of the John Allwright Fellowship is to enhance research capacity in ACIAR’s partner country institutions. Whilst individual awardees will benefit from the Scheme, it is important to note that partner country institutions are the key targets. FELLOWSHIP BENEFITS: Postgraduate studies undertaken by each awardee are based on the research work being carried out under the collaborative research project in which the awardee is engaged prior to taking up the award. However, it is important that the student’s research project forms a discrete topic related to, but not part of, the existing ACIAR project. The study program should be designed to provide the awardee with the opportunity of continuing active involvement in the project research work throughout his or her studies, and sufficient knowledge to continue the research effort on final return to their home country. ACIAR will in certain circumstances support course work postgraduate degrees. Project Leaders are requested to ensure that a project will not be jeopardised should their nominee receive an award, as the ACIAR project must be able to function in the absence of a successful awardee. More than one person may be nominated from a project, but the Project Leader must be able to demonstrate that the project can function in the absence of more than one awardee. Project Leaders wishing to nominate partner country project staff for a Fellowship should contact the relevant ACIAR Research Program Manager to discuss the eligibility of the candidate, possible study programs and the impact of a successful Fellowship award on the project. Project Leaders and applicants should read the guidelines before nominating for a fellowship. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA and APPLICATION FORM: Although applications are welcome from project staff in both bilateral and multilateral (IARC) projects, applicants must be citizens of a current ACIAR bilateral partner priority country.Currently, these are: • Papua New Guinea and the Pacific Islands (Fiji, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Tonga, Samoa, Kiribati) • South East Asia (East Timor, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Philippines) • South Asia (India, Bangladesh, Pakistan) • Northern Asia (Western China) • the Republic of South Africa and other African countries with ACIAR projects Applicants must also be citizens of the country in which they are working. To be eligible for selection, a candidate must: • at the time of applying, hold qualifications that would be assessed to be equivalent to at least an Australian bachelor’s degree in a discipline that is relevant to the proposed area of postgraduate study; • be a scientist or economist from the developing country partner, who is actively involved in a collaborative research project supported by ACIAR at the time of application (in some cases, ACIAR will consider supporting researchers from "advanced pipeline" projects, i.e. in cases where a full project proposal has been approved by ACIAR); • be jointly supported in the application by the Australian and partner country Project Leaders; • obtain approval from both the employing institution and home government training authority who must agree to the absence of the candidate should he/she receive a Fellowship for the period involved in obtaining the postgraduate qualification; and • demonstrate that he/she is employed on a permanent rather than short-term contract basis. Within the Fellowship Scheme, ACIAR strives to meet the Australian government policy on gender equity, and reflect ACIAR’s training policies and strategies. APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Thereis one call for nominations per year. Candidates must submit their applications by 31 July of the year prior to the study taking place. An offer of an award is only valid for the Australian academic year following the calendar year in which the offer is made. It is important that Project Leaders check the eligibility of proposed candidates before application, including the selection criteria used by the Committee in the competitive process.Any queries may be directed to the appropriate Research Program Manager or the Project Officer, Education and Training Programs, in ACIAR. For further information please contact: Mrs Sharon Harvey Education and Training Programs ACIAR, GPO Box 1571 Canberra ACT 2601 Australia Fax + 61 2 6217 0501 Email: [email protected]
Posted on: Fri, 26 Jul 2013 00:16:00 +0000
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