VISITING RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS
IN THE CENTRE FOR LIFE HISTORY AND LIFE WRITING RESEARCH
What are Visiting Research Fellowships?
We encourage ‘Visiting’ appointments by researchers and scholars who will contribute to the
intellectual life of the Centre. Normally, ‘Visiting’ status is offered to members of faculty at
another institution, either at the UK or abroad, those working in the public or private sectors,
and/or self-employed research consultants. The purpose of conferring a Visiting appointment
is to provide an opportunity for researchers outside Sussex to collaborate with Sussex faculty
on a research project or initiative, normally through spending a period of time in residence at
the University.
Who can propose Visiting Fellows?
Anyone can apply. However before completing an application, you should familiarise yourself
with the work of the centre. Our website provides details at: http://www.sussex.ac.uk/clhlwr/
You might also make direct contact with a member of faculty with whom you hope to
collaborate during the fellowship. Decisions on appointment will be based on the following
criteria:
 The quality of the proposed project or activity
 The fit between the applicants' interests, and those of CLHLWR
 The appropriateness of the proposed outputs
Visiting Fellows may be sponsored by a member of faculty in CLHLWR, who should agree to
act as their mentor for the period of their visit.
Finance/Funding
If visitors are to use university facilities then a bench fee of £1000 per term or £350 per
month is applied, to cover costs of administration, office space, access to telephone, fax,
computing, library and sporting facilities. Appointments can be made for periods of 1 month
to 3 years, and must be approved by the Centre Directors and the Head of the Centre for
Community Engagement where the CLHLWR is located. CLHLWR has no funds to help
support a Visiting Fellow. Applications can only be considered from those who already have
(or expect to have) adequate financial support.
Accommodation
It is sometimes possible to book accommodation on campus. The University Housing Office
has also negotiated a discount at selected hotels in the local area. Please see
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/residentialservices/1-2-7.html
And http://www.sussex.ac.uk/aboutus/findus/wheretostay
How do I request a Visiting appointment?
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Complete the form Centre for Life History and Life Writing Research – Visiting
Scholar Application (available here).
Send the forms, together with a cv, a letter of reference and a statement of the purpose of
the appointment to Margaretta Jolly, m.jolly@sussex.ac.uk and Claire Langhamer
c.l.langhamer@sussex.ac.uk
Please allow approximately four weeks for the application to be considered.
THE UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX
Centre for Life History and Life Writing Research – Visiting Fellow
Application 2011-12
Please submit this form along with a letter of application, CV and letter of reference
to Dr Margaretta Jolly (m.jolly@sussex.ac.uk)
Request to Human Resources to award/extend an honorary/visitor title
please see overleaf for details of available titles
Details of proposed title holder
Family name
Forename(s)
Title (Dr/Mr/Ms etc)
Date of birth
Nationality
Address for correspondence
Telephone number for contact
Email address
Details of proposed title/extension of title
Title
Department
Please indicate whether new or
extension
New / Extension
Start date
End date (initial maximum 3 years)
If appropriate, during visit funded by:
(name of grant body, eg Royal Society)
If appropriate, bench fee at the rate of
£ for the period of the title or
per month/term/year/ other
Approval for title
If appropriate, request initiated by
Endorsed by Head of Department
Approved by Head of School
Signed Date
Signed Date
Signed Date
Approved by Vice-Chancellor**
Signed Date
**If the title includes the words Honorary or Emeritus, the Vice-Chancellor’s approval will be
sought by Human Resources. Please provide a CV and reason for the award of the title.
Please return this form to Human Resources Division, Sussex House, Room 338
BENCH FEE AND SPONSORSHIP ARRANGEMENTS
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS
It is our standard procedure to charge a bench fee to all Visiting Faculty, unless agreed by
the Head of School/Director of Research. The rate to charge is £1,000 per term (or £350 per
month). If a lower bench fee is to apply, a case needs to be made in an accompanying letter
setting out the reasons, and any ‘payment-in-kind’ (e.g. contribution to teaching) that the
Visitor will make.
Name of visitor
Department
Sponsoring organisation
(include address and contact person)
Date of arrival
Date of departure
Is office space required?
[if so, indicate where the Visitor will be
accommodated]
Any other special requirements?
A bench fee of £
per month / term (delete as appropriate) should be invoiced as
follows (please tick whichever applies):
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At the start of the Fellowship for the
entire period
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Monthly in arrears
………………………..
Signed: Sandra Webb
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Date
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Termly in arrears
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Direct from the Fellow
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From the sponsoring organisation
……………………….….. …………..……
Signed: Trudy Robinson Date
Please see overleaf for details of categories of visitor and fee structure
Centre for Life History and Life Writing Research – Visiting Scholars
Application Procedure and Fee Structure (where relevant) 2011-12
This document sets out the four different categories of visitor and, where relevant, our fee
structures, as well as the facilities we can offer to visiting scholars. In all cases of visiting
scholars, the request for attachment must be made in writing to the Centre Directors along
with the form Centre for Life History and Life Writing Research – Visiting Scholar
Application 2009/10 (available on CLHLWR website and in hard copy from Director of
Research). The request must be approved by the CLHLWR Directors and Head of
Department at the Centre for Community Engagement where CLHLWR is based. These are
non-salaried fixed-term appointments.
The four categories of visiting scholar are:
1. Visitor by invitation
2. Visitor/student without privileges
3. Visitor with privileges
4. Student with privileges
5. Honorary and emeritus appointments
1. Visitor by Invitation
Staff in the Centre may wish to have distinguished academic/ creative arts practitioners
attached to Centre for a period of time. The Centre will provide access to library and
computer facilities and normally provide at least shared office accommodation for the
duration of the stay without charge. In return the visitor will be expected to become fully
involved in the life of the Centre and provide some teaching, guest lectures or masterclasses
while at the University.
The Centre should seek external funding to support such visitors: e.g. Leverhulme Visiting
Professorships or Leverhulme Visiting Fellowships, Royal Literary Fund Fellowships, British
Council bursaries, Fulbright Scholarships or Guggenheim awards, etc.
2. Visitors/students without privileges
Frequently former students or those with Sussex connections but employed at institutions
abroad need a letter from a UK institution offering them a nominal attachment to secure travel
or other research money. Although they may wish to visit the University they are usually
seeking to use research libraries elsewhere. The Centre can provide such invitations without
charge provided we are satisfied with the academic project that is being pursued in the UK.
Such visitors are not entitled to use Centre facilities though they may wish to attend special
lectures occasionally.
3. Visitor with privileges
This is someone visiting the UK who wishes to become formally attached to the Centre. They
will be given use of the library and computing facilities, invited to take part in special seminars
or lectures, and included in most of our communal academic activities. Where no office
accommodation is required we will charge a set bench fee to be calculated annually on the
basis of costs agreed by the Head of Department, the Senior Operational Manager, and
Director of Research. If office and computer facilities are required this fee will be higher,
reflecting the cost to the School of this space. The fee in 2009/10 for visitors, to include use
of an office, PC, library and postal facilities is £1000 per term or £350 per month.
4. Student with Privileges
This is a doctoral student who wishes to become attached to the Centre for a period to
pursue their research. Privileges are as for the visitor (3) above, though no office
accommodation will be offered other than the use of shared graduate facilities. The Centre
will charge the student a fee that is ½ the full-time postgraduate fee (either Home/EU or
overseas) they would pay if formally enrolled at Sussex. This will be calculated on a
monthly/termly/annual basis as appropriate. Such arrangements should never exceed an
academic year. This would be without a dedicated office but the candidate would be entitled
to the shared postgraduate space and library facilities. This fee does not include living
accommodation.
5. Honorary and emeritus appointments?
It is also possible to request appointments to Honorary positions (e.g. Honorary Professor,
Honorary Research Fellow, etc.) and Emeritus positions (e.g. Emeritus Professor) to those
contributing to teaching and/or research in the School on an agreed and regular basis, and/or
contributing advice or support, and whose contribution would be facilitated by the granting of
this status. Appointments to Honorary status are particularly appropriate for senior figures in
the public or private sector with whom the School has, or wishes to develop strong research
links. Honorary and Emeritus positions do not normally involve payment of a fee; Honorary
positions are not normally expected to involve the provision of University facilities, and must
be approved by the Academic Promotions and Advancements Committee.