The Association of Commonwealth Universities – ACU Titular Fellowships provide opportunities for staff from member universities and employees working in industry, commerce or public service in a Commonwealth country to spend periods of time in other member universities or relevant institutions outside their own country.

The Association of Commonwealth Universities – ACU Titular Fellowships provide opportunities for staff from member universities and employees working in industry, commerce or public service in a Commonwealth country to spend periods of time in other member universities or relevant institutions outside their own country.

Preference will be given to workers in the following priority subject areas: agriculture, forestry and food sciences, biotechnology, development strategies, earth and marine sciences, engineering, health and related social sciences, information technology, management for change, professional education and training, social and cultural development and university development and management.

A summary of the awards is as follows:

· University of Wales Swansea Fulton Fellowship

Is tenable at the University of Wales Swansea. Awarded for any of the priority subjects listed above.

Country of Tenure: United Kingdom

· The Worshipful Company of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales Fellowship

At least one Fellowship open either to professionally qualified accountants or to established members of university faculties or related fields. Tenable at a Commonwealth university which either provides courses approved by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, or provides courses in, or closely allied to, business education. Section A of the nomination form may be completed either by the head of the candidate’s firm/company, or by the Executive Head of the proposed host university.

Country of Tenure: Any Commonwealth country other than home country

· Wighton Titular Fellowship in Engineering

Is open to full-time staff, academic or technical, of engineering departments in any of the developing country universities in membership of the ACU. Intended especially for the enhancement of laboratory teaching capacity.

Country of Tenure: Any Commonwealth country other than home country

· The University of Manitoba Fellowship

tenable at the University of Manitoba. Awarded for any of the priority subject areas listed above.

Country of Tenure: Canada

· The George Weston Limited, Canada, Fellowship

In agriculture, forestry, and food science/ food technology

Country of Tenure: Any Commonwealth country other than home country

· The University of Oxford Fellowship

Is tenable at the University of Oxford. Awarded in any of the priority subject areas listed above.

Country of Tenure: United Kingdom

· The Jacky McAleer Memorial Fellowship

in memory of Jacky McAleer, a former member of staff of the ACU, and in recognition of her long and outstanding service to the ACU. Awarded in the field of information technology, with priority given to the computerisation of record systems or computer-assisted learning.

Country of Tenure: Any Commonwealth country other than home country

· The Gordon and Jean Southam Fellowship

Is open to nominees of any of the Canadian universities in membership of the ACU. Awarded for any of the priority subject areas listed above.

Country of Tenure: Any Commonwealth country other than home country

Applications must be approved by the executive head (vice-chancellor, president or rector) of a university in ACU membership, or the head of the candidate’s firm/company. The ACU will also consider applications approved by the chief executive officer of a Commonwealth inter-university organisation.

Applications must include all relevant signatures and be converted to (and submitted in) PDF format. We will accept scanned copies of the relevant signature pages.

Click below to download the application form

ACU Titular Applicaton Form 2011: MS Word Version, PDF Version, Postscript Version

Please submit your complete application form by email to acuawards@acu.ac.uk by 1 July 2011.

Hard copies are not necessary, but may be submitted to:

ACU Awards (Titular Fellowships)
The Association of Commonwealth Universities
Woburn House
20-24 Tavistock Square
London WC1H 9HF
UK

to arrive no later than 1 July 2011

Further information

Contact acuawards@acu.ac.uk