Overseas Scholarship
Conditions and Application Form
Purpose
Overseas Scholarships are to enable workers from other countries the opportunity to work in UK
Departments for up to six months.
Value of the Scholarship
Successful candidates will be paid a grant of £1,250 per calendar month for up to 6 months and
Department will be paid a consumables grant of £600 per month for the duration of the project.
The Society will also reimburse the cost of return air fares and travel via the most economical
route(s). Candidates must seek approval of travel costs in advance.
Payment will be made direct to host institution who will administer the grant. The host institution
should submit an invoice for the full amount, including reimbursement of travel expenses for the
overseas scholar to the address detailed on the application form.
Conditions
Overseas Scholarships are open to scholars living outside the United Kingdom. The applicant must
provide a statement describing how the visit to the UK, and the training, will benefit the scholar
and their institution on their return.
NOTE: Individuals already living, working or researching in the UK are not eligible to apply.
The Terms and Conditions for all BSAC Grants and Scholarships are set out in the Standard
Operational Procedures, copies of which are published on the BSAC website www.bsac.org.uk.
Applicants and host institutions must read the terms and conditions before completing the
application form.
Successful applicants are required to submit a 500 word written report to the Secretary of the
Grants Committee on completion of their project.
How to apply:
APPLICATIONS MUST BE:
Collated into a single PDF document
Submitted electronically to grants@bsac.org.uk (Postal applications may not be considered)
Submitted with only the additional pages requested on the application form
Note: It is the responsibility of the applicant to confirm receipt if email confirmation is not received
from BSAC within 2 working days.
Submission deadline: 1 November of each year. Applications are considered in April/May of the
following year and applicants are notified by 31 May.
Address for communication
Correspondence including submission of the final reports, should be addressed to The Secretary,
Grants Committee, British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, Griffin House, 53 Regent Place,
Birmingham, B1 3NJ
Telephone:
Facsimile:
Email:
+44 (0) 121 236 1988
+44 (0) 121 212 9822
grants@bsac.org.uk
REF (OFFICE USE ONLY):
Overseas Scholarship
Application Form
SECTION ONE [TO BE COMPLETED BY THE HOST INSTITUTION]
Surname:
Forename:
Position held:
Institution and Department:
Address for Communication:
Telephone No:
Email (required):
Please name the day-to-day supervisor from the Department:
SECTION TWO [TO BE COMPLETED BY, OR ON BEHALF OF, THE PERSON TO BE SPONSORED
Surname:
Forename:
Age:
Designation:
Country:
Institution or Department:
Address of Institution in the UK where to be based:
Expected Date of Arrival:
Expected Date of Departure:
Letter of Recommendation from Head of Department (Please enclose)
Air Fare (Cheapest Return):
SECTION THREE – ATTACHMENTS
Please attach the following documents:
1
Description of the project
Word document, 2 A4 pages maximum, describing the proposed project. The
following information must be included:
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Title to project
Introductory background
Hypotheses to be tested
Plan of investigation
Clear outline of the training to be received
Statement describing how the visit to the UK, and the training, will benefit the
scholar and his/her institution on their return.
Word document, maximum 1 A4 page.
3
Abridged CVs for:
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Overseas scholar
UK sponsor
Word documents, no more than 2 A4 pages for each CV, to include the last five
publications by the sponsor.
SECTION FOUR: DECLARATIONS
SCHOLAR:
I confirm that I have not received training outside my own country previously.
SIGNED:
PRINT NAME:
DATE:
SPONSOR:
I/We agree to act as host to the individual named below, and sign here to confirm that
we have read the Terms and Conditions.
SIGNED:
PRINT NAME:
DATE:
Updated Jan-14