Opportunities

 

Visiting Fellows

Update April 2026: We are still accepting applications, but due to budgetary constraints,  only from applicants who have secured their own funding

We welcome applications for international Visiting Fellows from those at all levels – whether early stage or senior academic – wishing to work with us, for periods of between two weeks and 12 months. We are particularly keen to hear from applicants whose interests cut across all elements of the Centre's research, and can:

• support the Centre's profile as an international hub
• deepen, accelerate or extend our research agenda and objectives, or
• enhance and/or contribute to the Centre's research and engagement capabilities.

Applications will be assessed in relation to these objectives, alongside considerations related to resources required to facilitate the visit, including space, tools, CenSoF staff time.

As CenSoF is no longer able to provide funding to fellows, applicants will need to identify funding source(s) before applying to our visiting fellows programme. We can provide examples of schemes that might be approached for funding (email censof-enquiries@bristol.ac.uk) but, as we are a small team, you will need to identify a relevant sponsor and arrange funding yourself. 

Note that we need a statement of intent only regarding external funding at this stage; you should apply to the visiting fellows scheme for approval first, before finalising.

How to apply

If you are interested in joining us as a visitor, please contact censof-enquiries@bristol.ac.uk who will provide you with a form to complete; as a guide please note this will include the following areas:

• the purpose of your visit, your planned activities and how they will contribute to the Centre's research;
• what you will learn and how your visit will enhance your own research agenda;
• how you will collaborate with colleagues across the Centre, both now and in the future, in addition to any collaborative work outside of the Centre;
• any external funding you have secured/plan to secure to support your visit;
• space, CenSoF staff time and other resources (such as IT) that you need, and how you might use them to maximum effect.

You will also need to provide a brief 'nomination statement' from an academic researcher in the Centre, supporting the visit and committing to host and facilitate both cross-Centre integration and post-visit collaboration.

Further information

More details about the Centre, its research and people.

If you have any questions about our Visiting Fellows scheme please email censof-enquiries@bristol.ac.uk.