The Chevening
Secretariat is pleased to announce the Chevening/British Library Fellowship for
the 2016/2017 academic year. This is a brand new Award for the 2016/2017 cycle
and we are pleased to be able to offer up to 2 awards. Chevening British
Library Fellows will undertake a 12-month period of independent study and research
at the British Library in London.
There are two
distinct Fello
wship opportunities:
- News
and Media in South Asia - Big
Data and Libraries.
Both opportunities
are available to countries in South Asia and Africa. More detail about each
opportunity is available in the attached briefing notes.
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Applications are now
open and all applications must be submitted by midday GMT on 10 February 2016
As a fellowship
programme the eligibility requirements differ slightly from the main Master’s
scholarships in that a minimum of 5 years of work experience is required for
applicants. Chevening Scholarship alumni may apply for the Fellowship, but must
ensure there is a five year gap between receiving a Chevening Scholarship.
Applicants must hold a post graduate degree or have equivalent professional
training and/or experience. Applicants will need to apply using the online
application system on the website and should not apply to the British Library
directly. Please note that applicants can only make one application and so
cannot be considered for both a British Library fellowship as well as a
Master’s scholarship.
As with the core
Chevening Scheme this fellowship is an open competition. Applications from
eligible countries will be assessed against each other by an independent panel
and the top application for each topic received will be awarded. Post will be
provided with a long list of applicants from which to select their shortlist to
interview alongside the core Chevening Master’s scholars. The British Library
will review all selected applicants and may host a second round of interviews
via Skype to make the final selections. Successful applicants will be sent
provisional selection or unsuccessful letters along with the successful core
scholars before they commence their placement in September 2016.
Please circulate
this information to relevant colleagues and let me know if you have any
questions. As ever I am happy to receive examples of marketing initiatives to
share amongst relevant posts as examples of best practice.
Africa
Algeria; Angola;
Benin; Botswana; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cameroon; Cape Verde; Central African
Republic; Chad; Comoros; Democratic Republic of Congo; Djibouti; Egypt;
Equatorial Guinea; Ethiopia; Gabon; Ghana; Guinea; Guinea Bissau; Kenya;
Lesotho; Liberia; Libya; Madagascar; Malawi; Mauritania; Mauritius; Morocco; Mozambique; Namibia;
Nigeria; Rwanda; Sao Tome and Principe; Senegal; Sierra Leone; Somalia; South
Africa; South Sudan; Sudan; Swaziland; Tanzania; The Gambia; Togo; Tunisia;
Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe
