Compare Fellowship 2022-2023: Call For Applications

The British Association of International and Comparative Education (BAICE) has launched a call for applications for the Compare Fellowship 2022-23. Compare is a leading journal of international and comparative education, publishing eight issues a year of high quality articles on diverse issues of educational policy and practice around the world. Established in 2017, the Compare Fellowship supports early career academics from the Global South in disseminating their research and scholarship to a global audience. The deadline for applications is 8 April 2022. For more information, please click here.

About the fellowship

The Compare Fellowship will run from 1 September 2022 – 31 August 2023 and provide full financial support (including travel, accommodation and subsistence) for the following activities:

• Attending and presenting at the BAICE conference in Edinburgh, UK, 13 – 15 September 2022 (subject to COVID restrictions)
• 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, interact with colleagues and develop publication ideas with the guidance of a mentor)

While in their country of origin, the Compare Fellow will be expected to engage in the following activities:

• Participating in e-mentoring
• Developing an article for Compare
• Facilitating the organization of activities to support academic writing for other academics in their institution/country
• Participating in Compare as a reviewer

Application requirements

1. To be based currently in a university in a low-income country (according to the World Bank classification [1])
2. To have completed their doctoral degree within the last six years
3. To be teaching or researching in the field of education

Application procedure

All applicants should send the following documents via email to compare@baice.ac.uk

1. CV / resume (including qualifications, professional experience and publications)
2. Supporting statement of 1000 words (outlining research interests, publication trajectory to date and future plans, and potential benefits of the fellowship for themselves and their institutions/countries)
3. Abstract for a conference presentation on a research topic of their choice (300 words)

If contact has already been made with a potential institution and mentor in the UK, then candidates should state this; however, it is not essential to have arranged this beforehand.

The deadline for applications is 8 April, 2022

For further information, please contact Emma Arya-Manesh, compare@baice.ac.uk or visit the BAICE website