Information for visiting fellows

Erskine fellowships are normally for one to three months for the purpose of giving lectures to UC students. Find out more about Erskine fellows.

Visiting Canterbury Fellowships are available to distinguished scholars from overseas who speak English fluently. These fellowships are to give lectures to UC students. They are available for schools and departments in our faculties of Arts, Education, and Law which don't have access to the Erskine Fund. Learn more about Canterbury fellows.

The University of Cambridge and the University of Canterbury have a Cambridge/Canterbury Academic Exchange Programme to build on the academic links that have been developed. The regular exchange of academic staff members benefits students and staff from both universities. Learn more about Cambridge fellows.

The Oxford/Canterbury Exchange Programme aims to build on the academic links that have already been developed and to benefit the students and staff of both universities. It does this by funding the regular visits of academic staff members. Find out about Oxford fellows.

One Visiting Māori & Indigenous Studies Fellowship per year may be awarded to persons from overseas or New Zealand who are advanced in the learning of any subject taught at the University of Canterbury for the purpose of giving lectures in such subjects to students of the University. 

Each faculty at UC has an annual quota of visiting Erskine fellows and these fellowships are awarded via a nomination process. A nomination is made by the Head of a School/Department and supported by the Faculty Executive Dean. Find out about eligibility for the Erskine programme.

The purpose of visiting fellowships is to give lectures to UC students. A nomination is made by the head of the relevant school or department, after consultation with relevant academic colleagues. For Visiting Erskine Fellows, nominations are considered as they are received. Learn more about the nomination process.