CaribOx Visiting Fellowship Scheme 2026

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

The 2026 call for applications for the Caribbean Oxford Initiative, ‘CaribOx’, is now open.  

Overview

CaribOx is a new visiting fellowship and travel-grant programme designed to support researchers across all disciplines based at Caribbean research institutions and to facilitate collaborations with researchers based at the University of Oxford. Please see the CaribOx project page for more information about the programme. We welcome applications from all academic disciplines and strongly encourage applications from researchers from minoritised groups (including but not limited to gender/class/ethnic background).

Visiting Fellowships

The elected fellows will be affiliated with the University of Oxford for twelve months starting from January 2026. This will include a ten month-long virtual engagement, and a two month in-person visit to Oxford, which will take place between Sunday 26 April to Saturday 20 June 2026 (Trinity Term).

The Fellowship includes:

• Ten months of virtual engagement with the nominated Oxford collaborator.
• A two month in-person visit to Oxford between Sunday 26 April to Saturday 20 June 2026.
• A University Card for access to online resources available through the University of Oxford, valid for 1 calendar year.
• A per-diem towards the cost of subsistence while in Oxford.
• The full cost of return economy-class flights to/from the UK.
• Association and accommodation through All Souls College during residency in Oxford. This will include membership of the Common Room (which gives access to a common space reserved for the use of academics and members of the teaching staff, as well as the right to eat lunch and dinner without charge).
• Visa application and logistical support for travel to/from Oxford.
• Support and facilitation for virtual events and activities through TORCH.

Eligibility for Visiting Fellowships

• Applications are open to researchers in all disciplines.
• Applicants are expected to:
  • Hold a PhD or equivalent.
  • Be a legal resident of a Caribbean country (including the Windward and Leeward Islands).
  • Be fully employed by an academic institution based in the Caribbean (including the Windward and Leeward Islands). The applicant’s contract of employment should cover the length of the Fellowship.
  • In compliance with UK visa regulations, commit to return to the Caribbean following the CaribOx Fellowship residency in Oxford.
  • Have an existing collaboration or be in contact with a potential collaborator at Oxford prior to the application deadline.
  • Arrange and provide proof of relevant approvals by their home institutions related to taking up the Fellowship.
  • Possess a minimum of intermediate knowledge of English.

How to Apply

1. Ensure you are eligible to apply.
2. Contact your proposed Oxford collaborator ahead of making your application. If you do not currently have Oxford collaborator, please consult the university website on the divisions and department of the university to find one: https://www.ox.ac.uk/about/divisions-and-departments. We expect prospective applicants to have made contact with an Oxford collaborator ahead of the application. The team at TORCH is available to answer general questions about Oxford departments, divisions, and faculties, though we do expect more detailed disciplinary questions to be directed specifically to potential Oxford collaborators.
3. Request your Oxford Collaborator to complete statement of support form, and submit it via email to: caribox@torch.ox.ac.uk before the deadline, Friday 19th September 2025, 17.00 UK time. Applications without a statement of support from an Oxford-based researcher will be disqualified. 
   Please click here to access the Oxford Collaborator form.
4. Fill out the application form in English. This includes submitting a research proposal that clearly outlines the proposed work to be undertaken during the Fellowship. 
   Please click here to access the Visiting Fellowship application form.
5. Attach a CV. Please make sure to add information about any career breaks or similar on your CV. We welcome applications from those who have taken a non-traditional route to academia or who have taken career breaks.
6. Submit the application form and your CV via email to: caribox@torch.ox.ac.uk before the deadline, Friday 19th September 2025, 17.00 UK time. Please include your name and ‘CaribOx Visiting Fellowship’ in the subject title of your email.

Impact

The CaribOx Fellowship is an opportunity to develop meaningful and high-quality research collaborations between researchers in Caribbean research institutions and the University of Oxford. It is hoped that the fellowship will enrich the intellectual lives and work of not only the fellows, but their academic collaborators and the wider University.

Evaluation

Applications will be assessed on the following criteria:

• Quality of the research proposal.
• The statement of support by the Oxford-based research collaborator.
• Potential outcomes, including longer-term opportunities for collaboration.
• The relation of the proposed project to a candidate's career trajectory.
• Account will be taken of what other research funding the candidate is eligible to apply for. 

Application Form

Please click here to access the Visiting Fellowship application form.

Oxford Collaborator Statement of Support Form

Please click here to access the Oxford Collaborator form.

For more guidance on acting as an Oxford Collaborator, please read the Guidance for Oxford Collaborators here, or contact caribox@torch.ox.ac.uk.

Deadline

The deadline to receive applications and the statement of support from your Oxford Collaborator is Friday 19th September 2025, 17.00 UK time.

Questions