ACU Titular Fellowships – 2011

Blog readers may be interested in, or interested in further promoting the following ACU (Association of Commonwealth Universities) Titular Fellowships for 2011.


The 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 will be considered ONLY 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.

The closing date for applications is 1st July 2011.

For further information and details of how to apply, please visit the webpage at http://www.acu.ac.uk/member_services/fellowships_mobility/acu_titular_fellowships or email acuawards@acu.ac.uk