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Summer Fellowships 2009
Deadline for Applications: 30 January 2009
The CRASSH Summer Fellowship programme is set up to fund scholars from
developing countries who wish to pursue a research project in
collaboration with Cambridge faculty, who will sponsor the prospective
applicant during their stay. Fellowships can be held for a six-week
period from 22 June to 31 July 2009. Applicants and their Cambridge
sponsors should propose a project specifically related to the research
resources in Cambridge. The deadline for applications for Summer 2009
is 30 January 2009.
Successful applicants are offered a package that includes economy
travel costs, accommodation in a college, an office, and a modest
subsistence allowance for the duration of their stay. The Centre is
not able to provide additional sums for the travel and living expenses
of anyone accompanying the Fellow to Cambridge.
Eligibility
This scheme is open to postdoctoral researchers only: applicants must
have completed a PhD. Applications are invited from all disciplines
in the arts, humanities and social sciences. It is expected that
applicants would use the period of the fellowship to work on a project
building on existing research for which a period in Cambridge is
demonstrably appropriate, or to collaborate in the initiation of new
research that can be carried on in Cambridge after the fellowship
period. Applicants should be able to demonstrate a competent grasp of
English.
How to apply
Prospective applicants are asked to submit an application by post to
the Administrator, CRASSH, 17 Mill Lane, Cambridge CB2 1RX by the
deadline, 30 January 2009. Please note that all documents must be
written in English. Your application should include:
1. A full CV
2. A short account (approx. 500 words) of how the time in Cambridge
would be used, including details of Cambridge research resources to
be consulted.
3. A letter from your Cambridge sponsor outlining the research
project and your role in it, to be sent direct to the Centre.
4. In addition to the letter from your Cambridge sponsor, two letters
of recommendation from referees who know your work (these can be from
outside Cambridge), to be sent direct by your referees to the
Administrator, to arrive by the deadline.