John Smith Fellowship Programme 2011
The John Smith Memorial Trust is accepting applications for the 2011 Fellowship from 1st October 2010.  All applications must be submitted by 31st December 2010.
Guidelines for Applicants

PLEASE NOTE: all applications for the John Smith Fellowship must be emailed directly to the John Smith Memorial Trust in London and not emailed or posted to the British Council offices.
ALL ENQUIRIES REGARDING THE APPLICATION PROCESS SHOULD BE EMAILED TO: applications@johnsmithtrust.org
THE COMPLELTED APPLICATION FORM SHOULD BE EMAILED TO: applications@johnsmithtrust.org
The John Smith Memorial Trust is inviting applications to participate in the John Smith Fellowship Programme 2011. The application process is promoted by the British Council on behalf of the John Smith Memorial Trust.
Applications for Fellowships are invited from the following countries:
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine

HOW TO APPLY:
DEADLINE - the deadline for all applications and supporting documents is 31st December 2010
APPLICATION FORM - the application form for the 2011 Fellowship Programme is available here - download Word document

APPLICATION METHOD - applications for the 2011 Programme must be:
1) Completed in English
2) Accompanied by an up to date CV
3) Accompanied by a colour digital passport sized photo
These three items to be emailed to applications@johnsmithtrust.org as a Microsoft Word document no later than Friday 31st December 2010.
All applicants should include their full name (first name followed by surname) followed by country in the subject heading of the email.
ONLINE INTERVIEWS
Where possible and practical the Trust will be conducting interviews via web based video / conference call facilities this year. Please be prepared to be interviewed in this manner. Applicants should be aware that interviews will take place during January and February 2011, and should bear this in mind when planning holidays/travel.
Short listed candidates only:
REFERENCES
In addition to the application form, the John Smith Memorial Trust requires 2 written references for each short listed applicant – one from your current employer and one additional reference. This additional reference might be from a previous employer, a partner organisation or another individual you have worked with who is able to talk in detail about your skills and experience.
TRANSCRIPTS
If short listed, applicants must also provide original or notarised copies of all university transcripts.
IELTS
Successful interviewees may be asked to sit an English exam at the end of January 2011: A minimum level of IELTS of 6.0 is normally needed for successful candidates. We may require you to take an IELTS test at the final stage of the selection process. This only applies to applicants who have been a) short listed for interview and b) selected by the interview panel for inclusion in our final short list. Not all finalists are required to sit a test. However, the interview panel reserves the right to require a test at their discretion. The costs of this exam and related costs will be covered by the applicant.
Please note that IELTS testing is not an indicator of selection for the John Smith Fellowship Programme. Selection for IELTS testing does not infer that a place on the Fellowship Programme has been secured. Similarly, exemption from IELTS testing does not indicate that the interview has been unsuccessful or that a place on the Fellowship Programme has been secured. 
Final selection of candidates will be concluded by end February 2011.

For further details go to:
http://www.johnsmithmemorialtrust.org/web/site/Programme/how_to_apply.asp