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UNIVERSITY OF ST. ANDREWS GLOBAL FELLOWSHIP SCHEME

Application Deadline: 17:00 (GMT) on 3 March 2025.

LOCATION: United Kingdom

Applicants to the Global Fellowship Scheme should be recognised as significant scholars in their field or emerging leaders who have made a contribution to original research that extends the frontier of knowledge. Global Fellows are expected to hold an established academic position.

ELIGIBILITY:

Candidates must have completed a PhD degree or equivalent before submitting an application to the scheme.

Candidates must also be based outside the UK and be employed in a university, research institute or similar.

Global Fellows will be expected to engage virtually with students and colleagues throughout the 2025-2026 academic year, and participate in one visit of up to four weeks between 1 August 2025 and 31 July 2026. Applicants not available during this time should consider applying in a future round of the scheme.

Before applying, applicants are encouraged to identify shared research interests and alignment with their proposed host school. They may also wish to contact St. Andrews academics to discuss the proposed collaboration and Global Fellowship application.

Applicants should send a completed Global Fellowship application form (Word) and an academic CV to globalfellows@st-andrews.ac.uk by 17:00 (GMT) on 3 March 2025.

BENEFIT:

The University provides all Global Fellows with:

a stipend of £1000 per 28-day visit (or per-day sum for shorter visits)

self-catered accommodation in a one-bedroom apartment or equivalent

return airfare in economy class, booked by the University

airport transfers to and from St. Andrews

access to University IT and library facilities

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ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE PROTECTION FELLOWSHIP

Application Deadline:  1 February 2025

LOCATION: Germany

Are you working academically or practically in climate protection or climate-relevant resource conservation in your country of origin – a non-European developing or transition country (see list of countries, PDF)? Then we invite you to apply for an International Climate Protection Fellowship from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.

ELIGIBILITY:

They We welcome all applications, regardless of ethnic, cultural, or social background, gender identity, age, religion, worldview, disability, or sexual orientation.

As future decision-makers and multipliers, you aim to take on the global challenge of climate change through international, cross-border cooperation. The International Climate Protection Fellowship is designed for prospective leaders working practically and postdocs. We invite you to apply for an International Climate Protection Fellowship if you:

engage with climate change issues

are a citizen of a non-European developing or transition country (see list of countries, PDF) and have been predominantly living and working there

have initial experience in a leadership role and corresponding leadership skills

have very good knowledge of English and/or German

BENEFIT:

The fellowship facilitates the mutual exchange of knowledge, methods and techniques with hosts in Germany; this also extends to questions of practical applicability in your country of origin. We offer you

as a prospective leader working practically a monthly fellowship amount of 2,200€, 2,500€ or 2,700€ plus ancillary benefits – depending on your training and career level; as a postdoc, a monthly fellowship amount of 2,700€ plus ancillary benefits

individual support during your stay in Germany

additional financial support for example for accompanying partners and children, for travel expenses, for full private health insurance or for a German language course

a three-week introductory event where you can connect with other climate protection fellows, visit businesses and research institutions, and attend cultural events in Germany

extensive alumni sponsorship, in particular to support long-term connections with your cooperation partners in Germany over the duration of your entire professional career

Hosts receive a monthly allowance for research costs of 800€ for projects in the natural and engineering sciences or 500€ for projects in the humanities and social sciences.

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