Applications Invited for Early Career Conference Grants 2021

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About the Organization:

Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) is an international organisation dedicated to building a better world through higher education. They believe that international collaboration is central to this ambition. By bringing universities together from around the world – and crucially the people who study and work within them ‒ we help to advance knowledge, promote understanding, broaden minds, and improve lives. They champion higher education as a cornerstone of stronger societies, supporting their members, partners, and stakeholders as they adapt to a changing world.

Early Career Conference Grants 2021

For emerging academics, taking part in an international conference can have a profound impact on their teaching and research. Conferences are a chance to share research, learn about the latest developments in an area of work, and build valuable professional networks. Researchers find themselves better informed and better connected with new knowledge that can be shared and multiplied amongst colleagues and students.

25 Early Career Conference Grants are available for university staff at ACU member universities. The grants help to ensure that more emerging researchers – and the universities that employ them – can benefit from these valuable opportunities.

To reflect the current times, this year’s grants will solely fund participation in virtual (online) conferences.

Eligibility:

Applicants must:

• Be employed by an ACU member university as a lecturer, post-doctoral researcher, professor, associate professor, or equivalent
• Be within seven years of the start of their academic (research/teaching) career
• Have previously never travelled for work purposes (including conferences) outside their region of employment since the start of their academic career.

What is covered?

• Conference registration fee: up to GBP 500
• Data grant of GBP 50 if needed
• Free access to virtual presentation training

Requirements:

As part of the application form, applicants must:

• Provide details of their chosen conference, including a copy of their abstract
• Choose the Sustainable Development Goal(s) which relate most closely to their research and describe how their research can contribute to achieving these goals
• Explain the reasons for their choice of conference and how it will benefit their career goals
• Explain how they will share the knowledge gained by participating in the conference
• Attach a detailed letter or email of support from their head of department

If you have a question which isn’t answered on this page, please email earlycareergrants@acu.ac.uk

Closing date: 16:00 UTC, Tuesday 9 February

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