3. Finance
The total value of the fellowship is up to £2,000 which should cover all costs including:
- Return ticket to the UK by economy class travel
- Cost of boarding and lodging in the UK or Africa
- Cost of visas, insurance, travel and subsistence directly connected with the visit programme
The grant will be paid by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in advance directly to the applicant’s primary host in the UK, in which case the host institution will be responsible for disbursing funds to the individual as appropriate. PACN Kenya office will provide the African scholar with the corresponding flights to/from the UK. RSC will reimburse the costs of the flights for UK scholars visiting African institutions.
Within one month after the end of the scholarship, the scholar will provide the RSC with a statement of the expenditure supported by receipts. Money unspent at the end of the fellowship shall be returned to RSC.
Within one month after the end of the scholarship, the scholar will also produce a short report on the visit.
4. References
Applicants MUST submit references from:
Their immediate supervisor at the home institution, giving written permission for them to undertake the fellowship.
Two independent referees, who should be acquainted with the applicant’s work and be prepared to referee their application.
A letter from the host institution stating the agreement of the scholar’s visit.
5. Miscellaneous
There will be two calls per year with the following deadlines for receipt of applications: September 15 and February 15 of each year.
The scholarships may be terminated or its conditions varied, at any time at the discretion of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
The RSC reserves the right to make no award.
Any successful applicant whose conduct or progress does not satisfy the host institution- and/or the RSC will have the grant terminated
If the successful applicant, for any reason, ceases to undertake the visit programme, PACN/RSC must be informed immediately in writing.
Successful applicants should seek to publish the results of their fellowship in accordance with the normal academic practice, preferably in RSC journals. The
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applicant and the home institution must acknowledge the support of RSC/PACN in all publications resulting from the visit.
The RSC/PACN accepts no responsibility, financial or otherwise, for expenditure by the successful applicant over and above the fellowship grant, or liability arising from the fellowship.
6. Application
Applications for PACN Africa-UK Scholarships may be sent to PACN Kenya office (by post, fax or email) or to the RSC (by email):
Mrs Ruth Odhiambo Dr Alejandra Palermo
PACN Administrator, Manager, International Projects
Department of Chemistry Royal Society of Chemistry
University of Nairobi Burlington House, Piccadilly
P.O. box 30197, 00100 London, W1J 0BA
Nairobi, KENYA UNITED KINGDOM
pacn@uonbi.ac.ke palermoa@rsc.org
Fax/Tel: +254 20 444 6140 +44 20 7440 33 36
Supported by:
The total value of the fellowship is up to £2,000 which should cover all costs including:
- Return ticket to the UK by economy class travel
- Cost of boarding and lodging in the UK or Africa
- Cost of visas, insurance, travel and subsistence directly connected with the visit programme
The grant will be paid by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in advance directly to the applicant’s primary host in the UK, in which case the host institution will be responsible for disbursing funds to the individual as appropriate. PACN Kenya office will provide the African scholar with the corresponding flights to/from the UK. RSC will reimburse the costs of the flights for UK scholars visiting African institutions.
Within one month after the end of the scholarship, the scholar will provide the RSC with a statement of the expenditure supported by receipts. Money unspent at the end of the fellowship shall be returned to RSC.
Within one month after the end of the scholarship, the scholar will also produce a short report on the visit.
4. References
Applicants MUST submit references from:
Their immediate supervisor at the home institution, giving written permission for them to undertake the fellowship.
Two independent referees, who should be acquainted with the applicant’s work and be prepared to referee their application.
A letter from the host institution stating the agreement of the scholar’s visit.
5. Miscellaneous
There will be two calls per year with the following deadlines for receipt of applications: September 15 and February 15 of each year.
The scholarships may be terminated or its conditions varied, at any time at the discretion of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
The RSC reserves the right to make no award.
Any successful applicant whose conduct or progress does not satisfy the host institution- and/or the RSC will have the grant terminated
If the successful applicant, for any reason, ceases to undertake the visit programme, PACN/RSC must be informed immediately in writing.
Successful applicants should seek to publish the results of their fellowship in accordance with the normal academic practice, preferably in RSC journals. The
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applicant and the home institution must acknowledge the support of RSC/PACN in all publications resulting from the visit.
The RSC/PACN accepts no responsibility, financial or otherwise, for expenditure by the successful applicant over and above the fellowship grant, or liability arising from the fellowship.
6. Application
Applications for PACN Africa-UK Scholarships may be sent to PACN Kenya office (by post, fax or email) or to the RSC (by email):
Mrs Ruth Odhiambo Dr Alejandra Palermo
PACN Administrator, Manager, International Projects
Department of Chemistry Royal Society of Chemistry
University of Nairobi Burlington House, Piccadilly
P.O. box 30197, 00100 London, W1J 0BA
Nairobi, KENYA UNITED KINGDOM
pacn@uonbi.ac.ke palermoa@rsc.org
Fax/Tel: +254 20 444 6140 +44 20 7440 33 36
Supported by:
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