Deadline: November 5, 2024.

The Chevening Energy Market Reform Fellowship offers senior officials and professionals from the energy sector in China the opportunity to spend three months in Dundee as a visiting Chevening Fellow.

Fellows will have the opportunity to spend time at the University of Dundee for three months to work on a specific research project that supports the broader aims of the UK-China Energy Dialogue, as agreed with the CEPMLP academic supervisor.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

To be eligible for the Chevening Energy Market Reform Fellowship, you must:

• Intend to return to China at the end of the period of study.
• Agree to adhere to all relevant guidelines and expectations for the programme.
• Hold a postgraduate (PG) level qualification (or equivalent professional training or experience in a relevant area) at the time of application.
• Have significant and meaningful professional experience (5+ years, currently employed or currently enrolled PhD candidate (PhD must not be with a UK/EU or USA university).
• Not hold dual nationality where one nationality is British (other than for nationals exempt from this requirement listed in the Chevening Guidance for Applicants).
• Not be an employee, a former employee, or relative* of an employee of His Majesty’s Government, or have been within the last two years from the opening of Chevening applications (including the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, all British Embassies/High Commissions, the Home Office, the Ministry of Defence, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, the Department for International Trade and the UKVI), the British Council, a sponsoring UK university, or a staff member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities.

Additional conditions:

• Applicants who have previously received financial benefit from an HMG-funded scholarship or fellowship, are eligible to apply after a period of 5 years following the completion of their first HMG-funded award and are required to demonstrate their career progression from that point.
• Employees, former employees, or relatives* of an employee of Chevening Partner organisations are eligible to apply, but if the employment took place within the last two years, you cannot receive a Chevening Partner Award from the organisation from which you work, previously worked, or are affiliated with through relatives.

BENEFITS

• Full programme fees
• Living expenses for the duration of the fellowship
• Return economy airfare from China to the UK
• CEPMLP Supervisor to support research activities
• Full access to classes, lectures, and seminars at CEPMLP
• Access to a programme of cultural events and activities organised by the FCDO and the Chevening Secretariat

Find more information on the OFFICIAL LINK