Association of Commonwealth Universities Titular Fellowships (Closing date: 1 June 2014)

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 at other member universities or relevant institutions outside their own country. Preference will be given to those working 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

The following ACU Titular Fellowships are open for application:

• Swansea University Fulton Fellowship
• The Worshipful Company of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales Fellowship
• Wighton Titular Fellowship in Engineering
• The University of Manitoba Fellowship
• The George Weston Limited, Canada, Fellowship
• The University of Oxford Fellowship
• The Jacky McAleer Memorial Fellowship
• The Gordon and Jean Southam Fellowship

ACU Titular Fellowships are not intended for degree courses, including undergraduate, master degrees or PhDs, or for immediately postdoctoral programmes. They cannot be held in the country in which the applicant currently works, and they cannot be held concurrently with other awards.

Applications will only be considered if the applicant is approved by the Executive Head (Vice-Chancellor, President or Rector) of a university in ACU membership. The ACU will also consider applications approved by the chief executive officer of a Commonwealth inter-university organisation. Fellowships will be tenable for up to a maximum of six months and have a value of up to 5,000 GBP.

The closing date for applications is 1 June 2014. For further information on the fellowships, eligibility and details on application, please refer to www.acu.ac.uk/titular-fellowships. For queries, please email acuawards@acu.ac.uk.

Established in 1913, the ACU is the world's first and oldest international university network. The association has over 500 member institutions in developed and developing countries across the Commonwealth, and seeks to address issues in international higher education through a range of projects, networks, and events.

For more information on ACU, please refer to www.acu.ac.uk.

The University Mobility in Asia and the Pacific (UMAP) Research Net (Closing date: 30 June 2014)

The University Mobility in Asia and the Pacific (UMAP) is now calling for proposals for the UMAP Research Net (URN). The goal of the URN is to foster research network and the mobility of researchers. Successful proposals will be provided with a one-time grant to help fund the project.

In order to be eligible, the proposal must be for a new project conducted by a research team comprising at least three members from different UMAP participating universities and countries/territories. Applicants may request for funding up to US$5000, and applicants who can demonstrate matching funds from other sources may request funding up to US$8000. For more details on the eligibility for the URN, please refer to www.cuhk.edu.hk/oal/Call_for_URN_Proposal.pdf. Each team will need to fill in the application form which can be obtained from www.cuhk.edu.hk/oal/URN_application_form.pdf.

Deadline for proposal submission is 30 June 2014. Final decision will be made by 31 October 2014, and the projects will commence on 1 January 2015.

For more information on UMAP, please refer to www.umap.org/en/home/index.php. For a list of UMAP participating universities, please refer to www.cuhk.edu.hk/oal/Participating_Universities.xlsx.

Endeavour Research Fellowship 2015 (Closing date: 30 June 2014 - 11:59pm Australian Eastern Standard Time)

The Endeavour Research Fellowship 2015 is now calling for applications. The Research Fellowship provides financial support for research postgraduate students and postdoctoral fellows from participating countries (including Hong Kong) to undertake short-term research attachments of four to six months towards a Masters or PhD (which they are enrolled in a participating country) or postdoctoral research in any field of study in Australia.

TERMS OF AWARD

Travel allowance:	A$3,000 (Provision to pay up to $4,500 under special circumstances)
Establishment allowance:	A$2,000
Monthly stipend:	A$3,000 per month (up to 6 months on a pro-rata basis)
Health insurance (international):	Health coverage will be provided for full period of Award
Travel insurance (international):	Included
Total Award Value:	Up to A$24,500

APPLICATION

• Read the Applicant Guidelines carefully for the application procedure and supporting documents required. Incomplete application or late submission of supporting documents will not be given consideration.
• Applications should be submitted through Endeavour Online. Upon submission of an application, an email acknowledging receipt of the application will automatically be generated and forwarded to the email address (user ID) used to submit the application. Applicants can learn more about the Endeavour Online Application System in the Step by Step Guide.
• Please refer to the Applicant Guidelines for the selection criteria.

Application closing date is 30 June 2014, 11:59pm Australian Eastern Standard Time. Final decision will be made in December 2014.

For enquires about the Endeavour Awards application system please contact endeavour.awards@deewr.gov.au.

For more information on the Fellowship, please visit www.oal.cuhk.edu.hk/index.php/overseas-research-opportunities/endeavour-research-fellowships/2015.

L'Oreal Research Scholarship (Closing date: 31 October 2014)

The L'Oréal Research Scholarship is now calling for applications for 2015. The Scholarship aims to provide outstanding postgraduate students and postdoctoral fellows who are permanent residents of Hong Kong or Macau with a unique opportunity of exposure to the research environment in France through participation in research work at Institut Pasteur, a world leader in basic biological and biomedical research as well as a renowned teaching centre. Postgraduate students and postdoctoral fellows who demonstrate a keen and devoted capability and intention to pursue research studies in France can apply for the Scholarship.

Awardees will perform research work in an academic discipline of their choice and in one of the laboratories of the Institut Pasteur in France. The awardees will be supervised by senior researchers of Institut Pasteur at the recommendation of, or reference from the HKU-Pasteur Research Centre.

Interested candidates are invited to visit this website (www.loreal-scholarship.com) to identify host laboratories. Over 35 leading scientists have joined the programme.

ELIGIBILITY

Applicants shall be:

• Enrolled in a postgraduate programme or a postdoctoral fellow employed by one of the universities of Hong Kong or Macau.
• A Hong Kong or Macau permanent resident.

TERMS OF AWARD

The Scholarship covers a round trip air ticket between Hong Kong/Macau and Paris, France (HK$10,000), housing allowance (500€ per month) and living allowance (HK$220 per day) and the total award amount is up to HK$45,500 for an internship that takes place for up to three months from June to August in 2015.

APPLICATION

Applicants should complete the application form (click here to download) and submit it together with the following supporting documents by email to hku-pasteur@hku.hk by the application closing date:

• Summary of current research theme and proposed plan for the research internship (two pages in maximum)
• Information on preferred department/laboratory at Institut Pasteur, contact person (if any)
• List of publications indexed in PubMed
• List of presentations and meetings in abstract form
• One to two reference letters to be separately sent to hku-pasteur@hku.hk
• Other relevant information (if applicable)

For more information on the L'Oréal Research Scholarship, please visit www.loreal-scholarship.com/scholarships/general-information.