Visiting international fellowship

We have a long-established Visiting International Fellowship (VIF) scheme which aims to develop links with international scholars who should be at least five years post-doctorate.

Overview

The Fellowship is an exciting opportunity for scholars to collaborate with sociology colleagues and contribute to its academic life and commence a planned piece of scholarship. The focus of the Fellowship can be on any substantive area of interest.

Visiting international fellows will become honorary research fellows of the University of Surrey and be entitled to use the University Library and make use of University facilities. The holder of a fellowship is usually permanently resident outside the United Kingdom.

Entry requirements

Applicants will normally hold, or recently have held, an academic appointment in social science. The Fellowship Committee regrets that it cannot consider applications from candidates seeking training or the updating of methodological skills. Proposals for collaborative activities with members of the Department of Sociology are especially welcome.

Funding

An award of up to £3,000 will be made as a contribution towards the Fellowship and this can be spent on various activities to support collaborative scholarship between the fellow and member(s) of the Department. This might include visiting the Department, although we also welcome online activities and collaboration, developing or commencing a small collaborative project, including writing projects, disseminating findings, and promoting knowledge exchange. Overall, we encourage innovative use of the funds and would like to hear your ideas.