UNIVERSITY RESEARCH OFFICE
Guidance for Visiting Professor/Fellowship Schemes
Applications are invited for two different fellowship schemes:
1. University Research Committee (URC) Visiting Professorships and Fellowships
As part of its ongoing commitment to supporting high quality research, and in order to attract high quality people to Newcastle, URC is making available its fund to support Visiting Professorships and
Fellowships again during the 2014-15 academic year. Academic Units are therefore invited to bid to this fund to a maximum of £4,000 for Fellows and £8,000 for Professors. Bids should be short-term from 1 to 3 months in duration; their purpose may include, for example, a series of seminars, or collaborative bid development. Applicants should ensure that Professors/Fellows have agreed in principle to be nominated. Priority will be given to those proposals that clearly demonstrate the long term benefits to the research environment and capacity in Newcastle University. Visiting Professors and Fellows will be asked to give a Faculty Lecture. In 2015, successful applicants will be asked for a report on the outcome of the visit.
2. Santander Visiting Research Fellow Fund
Santander is pleased to announce an exciting opportunity for visiting research fellows.
The Santander Visiting Research Fellowship Fund is offering two awards of £4,500 each to support two high profile visiting research fellows for up to four months (one semester) each.
The research fellows should undertake a specified programme of research at Newcastle University, relating to an aspect of Iberian or Latin American Studies. Criteria for Applicants: Applicants should hold a PhD or equivalent and have a record of teaching/research and publication in any of the relevant fields, and come from an institution in the Santander Universidades network in Argentina,
Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, Venezuela, Spain and Portugal.
Please complete the relevant attached form, and return it, with accompanying CV to David Hill, Head of URO (david.hill@ncl.ac.uk) by the 28th March 2014 Outcomes will be noted by May 2014 .
Proposals can only be accepted from the Head of School or Director of Institute/Centre .
If you require any further information or help in completing the form please contact either David Hill
( David.Hill@ncl.ac.uk
) or Doreen Boddy ( doreen.boddy@ncl.ac.uk
) on 0191 208 5770.

Name of Academic Unit
Name of Head/Director
Rank (if more than one submitted)
URC total cost of bid ( max
£4k for fellows and £8k for professors)
Please break the sum down as requested
Will the host organisation be making a contribution to this visit and if so, how much?
Name of Professor/Fellow
Travel:
Subsistence:
Other:
Fellow’s current institution
What is special about this
Professor/Fellow e.g. unique skills, reputation?
Description of activities to be funded
Approximate length and timing of Professor/Fellowship
What specific benefits will this collaboration bring to the
University?
What outputs do you envisage from this collaboration?
How does this fit with your
Faculty research strategy?
*Please ensure you attach the C.V.
Please return completed forms to David Hill, Head of URO ( david.hill@ncl.ac.uk
) by 28 th March 2014

Name of Academic Unit
Name of Head/Director
Rank (if more than one submitted)
Santander Fellow total cost of bid (£4.5K)
Will the host organisation be making a contribution to this visit and if so, how much?
Name of Professor/Fellow
Travel:
Subsistence:
Other:
Fellow’s current institution
What is special about this
Professor/Fellow e.g. unique skills, reputation?
Description of activities to be funded relating to an aspect of
Iberian or Latin American
Studies.
Approximate length and timing of Fellowship
What specific benefits will this collaboration bring to the
University?
What outputs do you envisage from this collaboration?
How does this fit with your
Faculty research strategy?
*Please ensure you attach the C.V.
Please return completed forms to David Hill, Head of URO ( david.hill@ncl.ac.uk
) by 28 th March 2014