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Department of Geography Visiting Academic scheme

Eligibility

If you wish to spend some time doing research in our Department as a Visiting Academic you need to:

  • Make sure that you have enough funds to pay your bench fees and support yourself in Cambridge
  • Be invited by a Departmental member of the academic staff
  • Make sure we can offer you a work space during the period of time you wish to spend in the Department

Speculative applications may be taken in consideration and will be subject to receiving satisfactory references.

Please note that international visitors from non English speaking countries will be asked to provide valid English language certificates or provide other additional evidence of reasonable competency in English language.

Please note that the department will not sign any contracts or enter into any agreements with either visitors or their institutions.

Bench fees

Bench fees apply for the use of the University and Department facilities.

Length of stay Fee (excluding VAT)*
1 term £500
2 terms £1000
3 terms £1500
1 year (12 months) £2000

* VAT (20%) is chargeable to all UK and overseas visitors unless they are students

Bench fees cover:

  • Overheads
  • Reasonable use of postage and faxing
  • Internal and local telephone calls from the Visiting Academic room
  • IT facilities, photocopying and printing in the Department
  • Access to public computers
  • Departmental Library facilities
  • Access to the University Library
  • Stationery

Bench fees do not cover:

  • Long distance and overseas telephone calls from the Visiting Academic room
  • Use of a workstation (you are advised to bring your own laptop, which you will need to register by filling in the laptop registration form)
  • Lab consumables costs
  • Equipment costs

Visitors to the University of University of Cambridge Centre for Gender Studies will be charged an additional amount to face the costs incurred by the Centre.

Bench fees will be paid on the first day in the Department.

A deposit of £10 is to be paid for the key to the Visiting Academic room as well as a deposit of £10 for the University card.

IMPORTANT: Please note that it is the Visiting Academic's responsibility to deal with immigration, visas, accommodation and family issues.

Submission form

If you feel you meet the above criteria then please complete this form.

You and your contact details
Title: *  
Forename: *  
Surname: *  
Home address: *  

Your institution
Institution: *  
Institution address: *  

Collaborator
Academic in the department who invited you: *  

Dates
Date you intend to arrive in the Department: *  
Date you intend to leave the Department: *  

Funding
Are you self-funded?: *  
If not self-funded, who/what is your funding source?:  
Address of the funding body:  
Name and address of the payer of bench fees: * This is necessary information when generating the invoice. Add your own details if self-funded.

Visa
Will you need to apply for a visa to come to the UK?: * Please note that non-EEA (European Economic Area) academic visitors will need to apply for a visa. The Department does not process visa applications.

Research
Please write a brief description of your research area: *
(Maximum 1,200 characters, inc. spaces)
 
Please describe what you hope to achieve during your time in the department: *
(Maximum 1,200 characters, inc. spaces)
 
Have you been an academic visitor in the department before?: *  

Referees

Please provide the name and the contact details of two referees:
Referee 1 - name and contact details: *  
Referee 2 - name and contact details: *  

CV
Please upload a copy of your CV, including two references: *
(Allowed file extensions: .doc,.docx,.pdf) 		Must be in Word or PDF format

Language certificate
If you are not a native speaker of English, please upload a valid English language certificate:
(Allowed file extensions: .doc,.docx,.pdf) 		Must be in Word or PDF format

Comments
Where did you hear about our Visiting Academic Programme?: *  
Any other comments?:  

* Items marked with an asterisk [*] are required fields and must be fully completed.