International Fellowships Programme December 2003 Presentation title slide

UK Placement: Overview Total Applications: 103 63% Masters, 34% PhDs, 3% sandwich placements Total placed in UK: 80 Welfare issues Strategic Partnerships (Sussex, Birmingham, Manchester)

Placement in UK

Placement in the UK: Universities University of Sussex 8 Fellows University of Birmingham 7 Fellows University of Manchester 4 Fellows

Placement in the UK Other Universities Wales, Leeds, Warwick, Edinburgh and London Popular Subjects Masters in Development (social policy, rural, gender equity) Human Rights and Justice Health

How effective have we been? How have we helped? Provision of Information to IFP Fellows on studying in the UK Tailored advice on placement in the UK according to the academic and personal needs of the Fellow Elect Quality Reviewing, making and tracking applications to UK Universities on behalf of the Fellow Elect Supporting the visa applications Emergency welfare support How effective have we been?

British Council UK and overseas overall responsibility for British Council support tailored advice on programmes of study quality review applications emergency welfare support British Council overseas briefings on living and studying in the UK send applications via our offices overseas (or direct to us in the UK) support with visas (new policy)

Management Issues Getting the right information at the right time on the right spot applications as as soon as possible if the Fellow does not know where to study send us the application without the University section completed complete applications with all attachments incomplete applications often get put to the bottom of the pile by the University admissions most UK universities accept the standard IFP application form

Management Issues Clarity and Focus in PdD research proposals The research is only as a good as the proposal The proposal should have sufficient information to convince your readers that you have an important research idea, that you have a good grasp of the relevant literature and the major issues, and that your methodology is sound. Structure: introduction and hypothesis, methodology, outcomes 3-4 pages in length

Management Issues English and post graduate studying in the UK: IELTS score not less than 6.5 (or TOEFL in the range of 560-600). Sussex: 12 week pre academic support minimum IELTS 5 or TOEFL 500 Birmingham: 15 week pre academic support minimum IELTS 5 or TOEFL 500 Birmingham: 10 week pre academic support minimum IELTS IELTS 5.5 – 6.0 / TOEFL 520 – 550 (PBT) Early notification with the application form of English standards

Questions for 2004/2005? Longer support (more than 3 months) in the UK/Europe for students with poor English? All students on one year Masters attend 1 month prior to the start of the course? More formalised support for the academic and welfare monitoring of Fellows?