There is a long history of collaboration between ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ and UKFIET, and we value the opportunities the UKFIET conference provides for facilitating connections, collaboration and collegiality between the two organisations.

Therefore, while our standard conference bursary scheme has now closed for 2023, we have launched an additional scheme to support attendance at UKFIET. We are offering a £200 contribution to students, ECRs within 5 years of the award of their PhD, or colleagues on fixed-term contracts of 24 months or less. There are fifteen grants available.

To apply, please send an expression of interest to ku.ca.eciabobfsctd-812bba@stnarg by Friday 23^rd June. The email must include a single PDF document that contains:

1. Confirmation that you have had an abstract accepted at UKFIET 2023.
2. Confirmation from a supervisor or line manager that you meet at least one of the criteria (you are a registered student; you are within 5 years of your PhD; you are on a fixed term contract of <24 months)
3. Confirmation from a supervisor or line manager that you have not received grant or institutional funding to attend UKFIET that covers more than 50% of the total cost of attendance (taking into account registration, accommodation, reasonable subsistence and economy travel). Please provide an indicative budget for your attendance at UKFIET.

The Visiting Bye-Fellowship is a limited-term appointment for the purpose of carrying out some specific research project, free of other commitments. The purposes are to permit the scholar to execute this project, to enable the scholar to engage in intellectual exchange with Cambridge scholars and to form connections that might be of longer-term benefit to their own careers and to their own institutions, and to enrich the life of the college and university by widening our own networks and perspectives.

This one-year position is open to established researchers, including those on leave or on secondment from university posts. The successful candidate will have done a minimum of three years of advanced research (postdoctoral or equivalent) and will normally have produced significant published work. The Bye-Fellowship is tenable for twelve months from 1 October 2023 (or such other date as may be agreed with the successful candidate) and carries a stipend of £30,000, paid in monthly installments, and a small research allowance, currently £950 p.a.. Up to ten free meals per week in College will also be provided. The College offers free or subsidised accommodation (some of it suitable for double or family occupancy), as available. The Bye-Fellow is expected to reside in Cambridge, but research trips may be permitted. The funds may be used to supplement an existing salary, pay pension contributions, or as a research grant. A limited amount of paid College teaching and occasional lecturing and examining are normally allowed. Once the Bye-Fellow is selected the college will facilitate affiliation or other connection to the relevant department or departments of the university.

To apply please send to the Master’s Office Administrative Assistant (ku.ca.mac.iacobfsctd-972e09@illeratla.enna), to arrive not later than 28 February 2023:

1. 1. A curriculum vitae, including a list of publications.
   2. A covering letter indicating:
      • Appointment and awards held,
      • Stipend or other financial assistance receivable after 1 October 2023,
      • Any appointments or awards applied for and not yet decided,
      • Subject of proposed research and outline of programme (no more than 1,000 words),
      • Any plans for travel or publications, with estimated cost,
      • A statement of the benefits the applicants expects to derive from their bye-fellowship and what they might contribute to the Cambridge community (no more than 500 words).

References will be requested at shortlisting stage.

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Prospective Mastercard Foundation Scholars can apply to the majority of courses available at the University since addressing the climate crisis requires a range of expertise across both scientific/STEM disciplines and the arts, humanities and social sciences. The Program trains these scholars in a range of academic disciplines – from the creative arts and writing, through the social sciences, to more scientific and technical disciplines: because a multidisciplinary approach to climate action and response is critical.

In addition to full funding (fees and maintenance), the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at Cambridge will provide scholars with support for travel to and from the UK (including visas, if needed). In addition, Scholars will benefit from a cohort-wide induction programme, likely to require early arrival in Cambridge before the start of the course.

As part of the application process, prospective Scholars will be required to provide a supplementary statement which indicates their personal commitment to contributing to climate-resilient and sustainable futures for Africa.

The University is looking to support students with academic talent and a commitment to giving back to their community, in particular a desire and commitment to contribute to climate-resilient and sustainable futures for Africa and the world. African women, refugees and internally displaced people, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply. The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

Application deadline :Ìý 1 December 2022 or 5 Jan 2023 depending on course of study.

For information on eligibility criteria and the application process visit:

Dr Shukla is PI, working with co-investigators Dr Una O’Connor Bones and Professor Stephen McClean from Ulster University, Dr Elizabeth Hidson from University of Sunderland, Dr Sara Ganassin from Newcastle University and Professor Patrizia Fattori from University of Bologna.ÌýThe collaborative research and activities planned under this network will promote a strong interaction between early-career and experienced researchers and facilitate interdisciplinary joint efforts across geographical borders to contribute towards the globally important agenda of the SDG-4.

At ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ we are aware of the proliferation of new research funding targeted around the crisis. We recognise the need to be proactive and responsive, but we also believe that the best educational research is not rushed. We are interested in and engaged with research that is dealing with urgent matters related to the outbreak, but we also want to create spaces for stepping back and thinking about the bigger picture of international and comparative education research in, and for, our changed and changing world.

ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½’s main grants and awards programme include the Seedcorn Grant, the Research Capacity and Networking Grant and the Thematic Forum Grant. We welcome applications that were conceptualised before the pandemic. We recognise that a majority of the issues at the heart of these applications will still be relevant once the pandemic is over, although the revised deadline will give applicants an opportunity to amend their proposals (e.g. logistically and methodologically) where necessary.

However, this year, we also encourage applicants to consider pertinent issues related to the current global crisis, and how international and comparative educational research can be conducted creatively, critically, and ethically at this time.

• How can research balance global and local priorities for education?
• How can we connect and collaborate without travelling?
• How can we generate data without putting researchers and participants at risk?
• What educational innovations and methodological approaches can be developed and tested to mitigate the challenges created by health emergencies?
• What issues around ethics come into new, or sharper focus, as we engage in educational research amidst a global health emergency?

Applications may include (but are not limited to) reviews, retrospectives, empirical or exploratory work.

ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ is keen to support a wide range of ideas, therefore we will be doubling the number of grants awarded in 2020.

The revised deadline for all of the above awards is Monday 15th June 2020.

Our Student Fieldwork Grant will be operating as usual, but with a revised deadline of Monday 15th June 2020 to account for recent disruptions and revisions to students’ plans.

Our Student Essay Prize is going to remain open, despite the cancellation of ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ 2020. All student members of ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ are eligible to submit an essay aligned with the theme of partnerships in international education. The deadline for this award is January 31^st 2021.

Doctoral students intending to undertake international fieldwork for their education-related doctorate can apply for up to £2,500 to support travel, subsistence and other research-related expenses.

For information about how to apply, and for the terms and conditions of the grant, please see /baice-funding/student-fieldwork-grants/

If you have any further questions, please email them to ku.ca.nepoobfsctd-2cac2c@relkcub.nosila

• promote research, policy and development in all aspects of international and comparative education;and
• encourage the growth and development of international and comparative studies in education.

Two types of research funding are available:

• Building Research Capacity and Networks
• Seedcorn

Building Research Capacity and Networks

The central aim of the Building Research Capacity and Networks grants is to provide funding for the inception and development of innovative collaborations and new priority research areas aligned with the aims of ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½.

Seedcorn

The purpose of Seedcorn Fund is to provide funding for pilot research projects and scoping work. This may be achieved through a combination of activities including literature review, mapping exercises, analysis of secondary data sources, travel and subsistence to meet domestic and international partners.

All information about eligibility, applications and the evaluation process is available at www.baice.ac.uk/about/baice-funding

Completed applications must be submitted in a single PDF file (1.5 line spacing) to ku.ca.eciabobfsctd-390f0a@stnarg by midnight on 1st May 2018. Any other inquiries can also be addressed to ku.ca.eciabobfsctd-9372ed@stnarg.

The fellowship will run from 1 September 2018 – 31 August 2019 and provide full financial support (including travel, accommodation and subsistence) for the following activities:

• Attending the ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ conference in York, UK, from 12-14 September 2018 (candidates are strongly encouraged to submit a presentation)
• Attending the Compare writers’ workshop at the conference (a full-day course for early career researchers)
• 2-4 week stay at an institution in the UK following the conference (to carry out library research, attend academic events, and develop publication ideas with the guidance of a mentor)

On returning to their country of origin, the Compare Fellow will be expected to continue with the following activities:

• Participating in the e-mentoring following on from the writers’ workshop
• Developing an article forÌýCompare
• Facilitating the organization of activities to support academic writing for other academics in their institution/country
• Participating inÌýCompareÌýas a reviewer

The deadline for applications isÌý1st March, 2018

For more information on how to apply for the Compare Fellowship, visit the following page:Ìý/baice-funding/compare-fellowship-2018-2019/

Applicants are invited to develop a proposal for an initiative that will be led/facilitated by a ‘writing champion’ in their institution which connects with the aims of the ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½/Compare Writers’ programme, particularly in relation to developing and implementing strategies to support new writers’ to successfully write and publish academic research articles.

For more information, visit /baice-funding/compare-writing-champions-grant/

Doctoral students intending to undertake international fieldwork for their education-related doctorate can apply for up to £2500 to support travel, subsistence and other research-related expenses.

For information about how to apply, and for the terms and conditions of the grant, please seeÌý/baice-funding/student-fieldwork-grants/

Jing Kun Bai: Citizenship education in China: an analysis of the university textbooks of a compulsory ‘Politics’ course. What does this tell us about possible development towards democracy in China?Ìý

ÌýJing Kun is using the bursary to supplement her textbook analysis and undertake classroom observations and interviews in Chinese higher education institutions. She is assessing whether democratic values of critical thinking, multi-culturalism, pluralism and tolerance are being encouraged. Her research is focusing on traces of democratisation which have emerged in the context of economic growth and the one-party political system in China’s reform era as well as the possibilities for democratisation which may emerge in the future.

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Sayaka Hashimoto: Local government involvement in education for ethnic minority children in post World War II Japan

Sayaka’s fieldwork is based across four areas of Japan and is exploring how education reforms aim to cater for diversity, particularly in relation to migration and ethnic minorities. She is focusing on Japan’s distinctive bottom-up policy development process, the conditions under which these policies are initiated and the ways in which these locally-driven policies are taken up at the national level.

Nozomi Sakata: Learner-centred pedagogy (LCP) in Tanzanian primary schools: mixed methods vertical case study to investigate LCP implementation and its effects on pupils

Nozomi’s PhD is exploring how Tanzania is implementing LCP in primary schools through a lens focusing on national historical and ideological contexts. Her fieldwork took place in Tanzania at the end of 2015. She distributed questionnaires, and conducted lesson observations, interviews and focus groups with teachers and pupils in 13 public and private primary schools in two regions. She also visited the hometown of Tanzania’s first president Julius Nyerere to explore his influence on educational priorities.

Over the coming months, the award winners will submit a report to ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ on their fieldwork, and highlights of these reports will be available on the ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ website.

The deadline for the second round of funding for ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Student Travel Bursaries is May 1^st 2016. More information is available on the ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ website. Please share widely!

Alison Buckler, ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Executive Committee

• Building Research Capacity and NetworksÌý
• Seedcorn

Applications for grants of up to £5,000 are welcome from researchers at UK-based research institutions in research areas that align with ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½’s aims to:

• promote research, policy and development in all aspects of international and comparative education;and
• encourage the growth and development of international and comparative studies in education.
  This is a biennial call. The deadline for the next round of funding applications will be 1st May 2016.

Building Research Capacity and Networks

The central aim of the Building Research Capacity and Networks grants is to provide funding for the inception and development of innovative collaborations and new priority research areas aligned with the aims of ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½.

Seedcorn

The purpose of Seedcorn Fund is to provide funding for pilot research projects and scoping work. This may be achieved through a combination of activities including literature review, mapping exercises, analysis of secondary data sources, travel and subsistence to meet domestic and international partners.

All information about eligibility, applications and the evaluation process is available at www.baice.ac.uk/about/baice-funding

Completed applications must be submitted in a single PDF file (1.5 line spacing) to ku.ca.eciabobfsctd-5694cc@stnarg by 5pm on 1st May 2016. Any other inquiries can also be addressed to ku.ca.eciabobfsctd-8ceb74@stnarg.

ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ is pleased to announce two new funding opportunities:

• Seedcorn Funds
• Building Research Capacity/Networks Funds

Normally, up to £5,000 can be applied for from the fund, and up to two grants under each fund will be awarded each year. The funding scheme invites applications from members of ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½.

There are two deadlines a year: 1st May and 1st November. Awards must be made in areas that are aligned to the aims and profile of ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½.

These opportunities are in addition to our existing funding for ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Thematic Forums.

Further details and application forms available here.

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