Open to candidates from all disciplines, the Caribbean Oxford Initiative (CaribOx) at the University of Oxford is currently accepting applications for two Visiting Fellowships and two Travel Grants for the 2026 academic year. The deadline for applications for Visiting Fellowships and Travel Grants is Friday, September 19, 2025, 5:00pm (BST). See description below; for more information, visit CaribOx.
The Caribbean Oxford Initiative – CaribOx for short – is a new visiting fellowship and travel grant programme designed to stimulate purposeful and long-lasting collaboration between researchers from institutions in the Caribbean and the University of Oxford. The programme aims to be a nucleus for world-class international research and knowledge exchange across disciplines and across career paths and stages.
CaribOx offers two pathways for cross-institutional collaboration between the Caribbean and Oxford:
- Two Visiting Fellowships to support collaborations between researchers at a Caribbean institution and at the University of Oxford. The elected fellows will be affiliated with the University of Oxford for twelve months, with a ten month long virtual engagement starting from January 2026. A two month in-person visit to Oxford will take place between May and June 2026 (Trinity Term).
- Two Travel Grants to support researchers at institutions in the Caribbean to undertake two week research visits at the University of Oxford during Trinity Term 2026.
CaribOx is informed by advice received from an interdisciplinary and transnational Steering Group and Advisory Board from the Caribbean and elsewhere. The funding in the first instance is provided by All Souls College as one of several steps addressing its Codrington legacy.
Applications for the 2026 CaribOx Visiting Fellowships and Travel Grants are now open. Please check our Funding Opportunities page for more details.
Key Contacts:
CaribOx Academic Lead: María del Pilar Blanco
CaribOx Programme Officer: Bryony Varnam
TORCH International Officer: Arunima Cheruvathoor
For any questions about CaribOx, please refer to the FAQs section or contact the CaribOx Project Officer at: caribox@torch.ox.ac.uk
For more information, see https://torch.web.ox.ac.uk/caribox-the-caribbean-oxford-initiative
Open to candidates from all disciplines, the Caribbean Oxford Initiative (CaribOx) at the University of Oxford is currently accepting applications for two Visiting Fellowships and two Travel Grants for the 2026 academic year. The deadline for applications for Visiting Fellowships and Travel Grants is Friday, September 19, 2025, 5:00pm (BST). See description below; for more
