University of Cambridge Fellowships for Scholars in the Global South

Scholars from the Global South have been invited to apply for the funded Visiting Fellowships by the Centre for Research in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (CRASSH). The University of Cambridge Fellowships program aims to provide opportunities for scholars working at tertiary institutions in the Global South to exchange ideas with other researchers based at CRASSH and elsewhere in the university.

These fellowships is for scholars whose research is connected to the theme of science, politics and justice. Therefore, projects that study the ethics, politics and history of scientific, medical, and the technical knowledge-making including the multiple ways in which science has been leveraged by various groups in pursuit of justice are invited. Projects that examine moral, ethical, and historical questions of science and engineering as contributors to crime prevention, policing, prosecution, and war are also welcomed.

The University of Cambridge Fellowships invite applications from any discipline, including anthropology, archaeology, art history, digital humanities, ecology and environmental studies, history, philosophy, medical humanities, museum studies, science and technology studies, and sociology. These projects should aim to advance current understanding of science, politics, and justice through concrete case studies of science in action.

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicants of the University of Cambridge Fellowships must be currently employed at a tertiary institution or be a research institute located in the Global South.
• Applicant must work primarily within the arts, humanities, or social sciences.
• Global South is defined as countries that are included in the OECD’s list of countries receiving Official Development Assistance.
• Applicants should have been awarded a PhD at least five years before the date of application.

Benefits

• Single ensuite accommodation will be booked for Visiting Fellows at Wolfson College, with the cost covered by CRASSH. Wolfson College will waive their usual membership fee for Visiting Fellows, and provide free access to the library, the gym, social spaces in college, and to activities open to college members. Visiting Fellows may also take meals in the college’s Dining Hall (at a cost charged to them).
• CRASSH will cover the cost of a visa (check if required) and economy return travel from the scholar’s home, in line with the University’s travel policy.
• As this scheme is open to scholars already in employment at a higher education institution, it is assumed that they will be able to cover most other everyday expenses through their salary. However, a subsistence allowance of £140 per week will be available to help with the costs of food and local travel, which may be higher in the UK than in the applicant’s country of residence.
• Visiting Fellows will be provided with desk space and the use of a computer at CRASSH, and given full access to the University’s libraries and other collections.

Selection Process

• The Selection Panel will include the Director of CRASSH and other members of academic staff at the University of Cambridge with expertise in different disciplines and different regions of the Global South.
• Preference may be given to applicants who received their PhD from, and have pursued their academic career in, an institution located in the Global South.
• Applicants will be asked to provide a CV (to include a list of publications) and and to answer the questions listed below.
• No references will be sought, but applicants will be asked to supply a letter of support from their Head of Department (or equivalent), confirming that leave of absence will be granted by their institution for the full period of the Fellowship.

The University of Cambridge Fellowships program will take place from mid-January to mid-March of next year. The results of the selection process will be communicated to all applicants before the end of March 2025.

Application Deadline: 24 February, 2025 (12:00pm, UCT)

For more details and to apply, kindly visit the official webpage of the University of Cambridge Fellowships Program