06.09.2006
JOHN SMITH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME 2007 APPLICATION FORM The John Smith Memorial Trust is working to promote equal opportunities in and through its Fellowship Programme. The aim of our policy is to ensure that all those who come into contact with the Trust or the Fellowship Programme receive equal treatment across ethnic or national origins, religion, gender, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, age or class, and are not disadvantaged by conditions or requirements that cannot be shown to be justified. Please complete all parts of this form in typescript as a digital file to be emailed by November 7^th 2006 to the British Council. A printed copy, with your original signatures and photograph, is also required. PART A: PERSONAL DETAILS Family name: (as in passport) Other names: Mr Mrs Miss Ms Dr Male Female Title: Sex: Date of birth: Nationality: (as in passport) PLEASE NOTE: If your application is successful the photograph attached here may be used by the John Smith Memorial Trust and British Council in Fellowship Programme literature. How did you first hear of the John Smith Fellowship Programme? Please give details of any advertisements, press reports, websites, etc. Please mention other sources you have used for information, too. Languages spoken: Foreign languages spoken (please state proficiency level and list languages spoken): Address for correspondence in home country: Telephone number: Email address: Name and address of next of kin or person in your country who should be contacted in the event of an emergency (please state relationship to you): Telephone number: Email address: Do you have any special requirements, i.e. mobility, religious, dietary, health, or related to a disability? If so, please provide details: Languages spoken: Foreign languages spoken (please circle proficiency level and list languages spoken): Under the John Smith Fellowship Programme, we cannot pay married or child allowances; any allowances you receive are intended to cover your expenses only. If any members of your family intend to accompany you to the UK you will have to meet their costs yourself. PART B: ACADEMIC BACKGROUND Please list all academic qualifications obtained since completing your secondary education, stating the institutions attended and when the main courses started and finished. Please indicate with an asterisk (*) those courses where the language of instruction or supervision was entirely or mainly English: Qualifications (including class or level) Institution Subject From To Computing/IT skills (please describe)? PART C: PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND Please list all positions held since completing your university education, stating your job title. This should include paid employment and, if relevant, any voluntary activities. Position Organisation/Institution From To PLEASE RESPOND TO THESE QUESTIONS USING A MAXIMUM OF 300 WORDS. LONGER ANSWERS MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED. Who is your current employer? If you work in the public sector, please tell us what department you work in and describe briefly its role within the wider organisation. If your employer is an NGO or private sector organisation, please enclose details of the organisation with this application, including the number of paid staff. If your organisation relies on volunteers, how many are active in its work? Please respond in no more than 300 words. What is your current job? Please describe your main responsibilities including areas of policy covered, and the number of people who work for you or under your supervision, if applicable, and where you fit within your organisation. Tell us how your job relates, directly or indirectly, to one or more of the following: good governance, the improvement of human rights or public services, media reform, economic reform, political reform, or the provision of support for disadvantaged groups. Please respond in no more than 300 words. PART D: OTHER INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE Have you ever visited the UK before? If so, please indicate when it was, your length of stay, and the purpose of your visit: Dates Purpose Have you ever lived, worked or participated in scholarships outside your home country? If so, please indicate when it was, your length of stay, and the purpose of your visit: Dates Purpose PART E: PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES Please state in the space provided below a. What do you understand about the nature and aims of the John Smith Fellowship Programme and what is expected of participants? Please respond in your own words and using no more than 300 words. PLEASE RESPOND TO THESE QUESTIONS USING A MAXIMUM OF 300 WORDS. LONGER ANSWERS MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED. b. Why you wish to undertake the Fellowship? Please respond in no more than 300 words. c. What are the main subjects you would like to explore during the Fellowship and what are the main areas of UK Governance you would like to learn about? Please respond in no more than 300 words. PLEASE RESPOND TO THESE QUESTIONS USING A MAXIMUM OF 300 WORDS. LONGER ANSWERS MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED. d. How do you intend to use what you learn during the Fellowship to influence one or more of the following areas, directly or indirectly, on your return: the provision of public services; good governance; the improvement of support for disadvantaged groups; media reform; good economic management; the improvement of human rights? Please respond in no more than 300 words. PART F: ATTACHMENTS PROGRAMME Before completing this section, please refer to the note on attachments which accompanies this form. The Fellowship includes a two-week individual work attachment, which should complement the experience and interests of each fellow. Previous placements have involved government departments, NGOs, academic institutions, research organisations, trade unions, political parties and the media. Please outline the nature of the organisation you wish to work with and briefly describe your aims and the issues you wish to cover. If you have an interest in any particular organisations in the UK, please provide details: DATA PROTECTION: YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION The British Council will use the information completed by you as part of the selection process for the granting of a John Smith Fellowship, according to the criteria set by the Department for Constitutional Affairs (DCA) and the John Smith Memorial Trust (JSMT). If selection is successful your information will be used to set up and administer a programme designed to meet your needs. It will also be used to evaluate and report on the outcome of your programme. Evaluation will include follow-up contact with you by the British Council and John Smith Memorial Trust after you have returned home. Your information will be used within the British Council for these purposes only, and will also be disclosed to the Department for Constitutional Affairs, the John Smith Memorial Trust and the institutions and organisations which you will visit in the UK, for the same purpose only. Your photograph is required for the purpose of identification, but if your application is successful, it may also be used on the John Smith Memorial Trust website or in other Programme literature. Your name and the dates of your visit will be passed onto an insurance company for the purpose of medical insurance to cover your stay in the UK. If you have provided details of special requirements i.e. mobility, religious, dietary or disability requirements, this will be used by the British Council to provide for them. By returning this form to us you consent to our processing this sensitive personal data about you where this is necessary for this purpose. Under the 1998 Data Protection Act you have a right to ask for a copy of the information we hold on you, for which we will charge a fee. Contact the Data Protection Officer by email at dataprotection@britishcouncil.org or send in your request to the Data Protection Officer, The British Council, 10 Spring Gardens, London SW1A 2BN. If you feel that the information we hold about you is inaccurate please contact the British Council. I, the undersigned, have read and agree to the above provisions: Signature: Date: You must provide the following documentation along with this application form (please tick): * A recent passport-sized photograph (in colour) * Photocopies of academic certificates (and translations if relevant) * Letters from two referees, of which at least one should be professional. Please note that all references for short listed candidates are checked by the British Council, so you must provide contact details for each referee. * Information about your employer as requested in Part C of this application (if relevant). S 8 Photograph First heard about Fellowships through: Other sources of information used: DECLARATION: PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS The John Smith Fellowship Programme is inspired by principles of tolerance, respect, gender equality and ethical behaviour. I, the undersigned, declare that if offered a place on the John Smith Fellowship Programme, I will seek to promote these principles in my own interactions with other Fellows and with the many people I meet in the United Kingdom during the Programme. I understand that the John Smith Memorial Trust reserves the right to withdraw a Fellowship from any individual whose behaviour it deems to fall seriously short of these principles during their time on the Fellowship Programme. ................................ Signed: Date:
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