The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK (whose secretariat is based here at the ACU) has recently been asked by our partner body in Canada to nominate 12 candidates from the UK to undertake post-doctoral research in Canada during the academic year 2007-08.  As you will see from the attached, the awards are fully funded by the Canadian government.  Whilst the Canadian authorities will hold a competition for places within the nominations, they have told us informally that they have funding to support 7-8 such awards from the UK.

 

The timescale for recruitment is quite short.  Our nominations have to be in Ottawa by 15 May, and in order to arrange selection procedures in the UK our deadline for candidates to apply to us is 15 April.  Applications should be on the application form attached, together with a short covering letter (maximum 500 words) stating the candidate's reasons for applying, and describing any previous experience of collaboration with Canada. They should be sent to the address below and can be marked for either my or Teresa Anderson's attention.

 

As you will see, the process requires that applicants have a letter of invitation from their prospective hosts by the time of application. Please ensure that, along with all other requested documentation, candidates include a letter of invitation from their host institution.

 

Please find attached further details regarding the scheme, including eligibility requirements, an application form and reference forms. Similar information can be found on the website: http://www.csfp-online.org/hostcountries/ca.html

 

If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

 

Kind Regards,

 

Selina Hannaford.

 

 

Selina Hannaford

Commonwealth Awards Administrator

Commonwealth Scholarship Commission

c/o The Association of Commonwealth Universities

Woburn House

20-24 Tavistock Square

London, WC1H 9HF

United Kingdom

 

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