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THE ASSOCIATION OF COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITIES EARLY CAREER CONFERENCE GRANTS

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Application Deadline: 23 April 2024, 16:00 UTC

LOCATION: United Kingdom

Grants are available for early career researchers at member universities to attend and take part in conferences. Early Career Conference Grants help to ensure that emerging researchers – and the universities that employ them – can benefit from the valuable opportunity of attending and taking part in in-person conferences in Commonwealth countries. 

ELIGIBILITY:

Be an early career researcher/academic at an ACU member university. 

Be within 7 years of the start of their academic (research/teaching) career, with the exception of those who have had career breaks. A career break is a period of time out from employment for personal or professional reasons, including to care for children. 

Identify a conference that they would like to attend in a Commonwealth country, taking place between August 2024 and February 2025. 

Review the FAQs/Application Guidance.

Submit an application through the online application form. 

If you do not already have a MyACU account, please ensure that you first register for an account here, then follow the instructions in the registration email to log in to the system before accessing the application form when applications open.

BENEFIT:

​Grants are a maximum of GBP 2,000 which can be used to cover: 

Conference registration fee 

Flights 

Accommodation 

Visa costs 

Travel and health insurance 

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master's, Opportunities, Scholarships

UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING POSTGRADUATE NIGERIA SCHOLARSHIP

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LOCATION: Scotland

The University of Stirling have a long history of supporting international students to become global citizens and forge successful careers around the world. This scholarship is awarded in the form of a £4,000 tuition fee waiver and is open to students who are living in Nigeria at the point of application.

ELIGIBILITY:

You must have received a conditional or unconditional offer of admission for an eligible postgraduate taught course at the University of Stirling starting in September 2024 or January 2025.

You must be classed as an International student for tuition fee purposes.

You must be living in Nigeria at the point of application.

You must enter directly into a full-time postgraduate degree programme, delivered at the University’s Stirling campus.

This scholarship cannot be combined with any other Stirling scholarship or award. If offered more than one University of Stirling award, then the highest value award will be applied.

BENEFIT:

This scholarship is awarded in the form of a £4,000 tuition fee waiver

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