CaribOx Travel Grants 2027

CaribOx Travel Grants 2027

The 2027 CaribOx Travel Grant call is closed. Its published application deadline was Tuesday, 15 September 2026 at 17:00 UK time. The official page still contains “now open” language, but the date stated in that same call has passed. This page preserves the 2027 terms as a historical reference; it is not an invitation to submit an application now.

The Caribbean Oxford Initiative (CaribOx) is a University of Oxford programme administered by TORCH. Its travel grants support short research visits and collaboration between researchers based at Caribbean institutions and Oxford researchers. The official 2027 call said it would award at least two grants. No later travel-grant call or deadline is published on the official opportunity page. CaribOx’s FAQ says the schemes are intended to continue in subsequent years, while also saying that later closing deadlines had not been confirmed. Check the official opportunities page or contact CaribOx for any future announcement; do not rely on the dates or forms from this closed call for a later round.

2027 call at a glance

The scheme is distinct from the CaribOx Visiting Fellowship. A travel grant was for an in-person visit of two to four weeks. It was not the twelve-month affiliation described on the separate fellowship page, and the 2027 travel grant instructions did not request an Oxford collaborator support form. Applicants should therefore distinguish the two pathways when consulting CaribOx materials.

What the grant was designed to support

The grant was intended to give a researcher based at a Caribbean academic institution a focused period in Oxford for work connected to an existing research project. The call welcomed all academic disciplines and described collaboration with researchers at the University of Oxford as a central purpose of the initiative. The visit could include research activities such as work with libraries or archives, attendance at a conference, or other relevant academic activities. Applicants were asked to explain what they proposed to do in Oxford and how those activities would contribute to their research objectives.

This was a short mobility award, not a general project budget. The official call did not state a fixed cash amount. Instead, it listed support in kind or by covered expense: the full cost of return economy-class flights to and from the UK; accommodation and a per-diem towards subsistence in Oxford; visa application and travel logistics support; and a University Card granting access to online resources available through Oxford for one calendar year. Since the page did not publish a monetary cap or itemized rates, an applicant could not calculate a single guaranteed award total from the listing. Anyone preparing budgets for a future round should use only the amount and cost rules published in that round’s own guidance.

The 2027 visit period was Trinity Term, which the call gave as Sunday 25 April to Saturday 19 June 2027. The grant itself supported a stay of between two and four weeks within that period. The published term dates describe the available period, not a promise that every recipient would travel for all of it. Applicants were expected to plan a feasible short visit and explain the activities that required being in Oxford.

Who was eligible in the 2027 call

The 2027 travel grant was open to researchers in all disciplines, from doctoral students to mid-career researchers. The call defined mid-career as no more than fifteen years from the award of a doctorate or equivalent. It said the programme would allow for career breaks and would consider established scholars who did not have doctorates. It also encouraged applications from researchers from minoritised groups, including across gender, class, and ethnic background.

Applicants were expected to meet the following requirements:

• Be a legal resident of a Caribbean country, including the Windward and Leeward Islands.
• Be enrolled or employed by an academic institution based in the Caribbean, including the Windward and Leeward Islands.
• Commit to return to the Caribbean after completing the travel grant, in line with UK visa requirements.
• Arrange and provide proof of relevant approval from their home institution for taking up the grant.
• Have at least intermediate knowledge of English.

These are the criteria stated in the 2027 travel grant call. The official page did not provide a country-by-country list in that opportunity listing, so people whose residence or institution status is uncertain should consult CaribOx directly rather than infer eligibility from geography alone. The separate visiting fellowship has additional requirements and should not be used as a substitute for the travel grant criteria.

Application materials and process used for 2027

The application was submitted by email, not through an ongoing portal. The official instructions asked applicants to complete the CaribOx Travel Grant 2027 application form, attach a CV, and send both to [email protected] before the deadline. The email subject was to include the applicant’s name and the words “CaribOx Travel Grant.” The deadline was Tuesday, 15 September 2026 at 17:00 UK time. That submission window is over.

The application form included a research proposal. Applicants were asked to set out the work they proposed to carry out during the visit, show how the grant would contribute to their research objectives, and describe relevant activities such as conferences or visits to libraries and archives. The call separately requested a CV and specifically asked applicants to include information about career breaks or similar circumstances. It welcomed people who had followed a non-traditional route into academia.

For an archive of the process, the submission sequence was:

1. Check the residency, institutional affiliation, career-stage, language, home-approval, and return requirements.
2. Contact CaribOx at [email protected] with questions about the travel grant.
3. Complete the Travel Grant 2027 application form, including the research proposal and planned Oxford activities.
4. Attach a CV that includes relevant career-break information.
5. Email the form and CV to CaribOx with the required subject wording before the published deadline.

Those steps describe the closed 2027 process only. They should not be treated as the application instructions for a future round, since its forms, required materials, and deadline may differ. The CaribOx contact address remains the route given on the official page for questions, but contacting the team does not reopen the 2027 call.

How applications were assessed

The official call listed four considerations: the quality of the research proposal and evidence that the travel grant would contribute to the applicant’s research objectives; demonstrated benefit to the applicant’s research; potential outcomes, including longer-term research development; and what other research funding the candidate was eligible to apply for. The page did not publish a points-based scoring rubric or promise a particular outcome for any type of project.

For a short visit, the proposal needed to connect the purpose of travel to a clear research benefit. A useful record of the application would identify the question or research task, the Oxford activity that would help address it, and the result the applicant hoped to advance. For instance, an applicant might explain why a particular collection, scholarly discussion, conference, or meeting was relevant, then show how two to four weeks could support the next step in an existing project. This is an interpretation of the published criteria, not an additional official requirement.

The call’s assessment language makes feasibility important: it asks about the quality of the plan and its contribution to research objectives, not merely the value of international travel in general. Describing a manageable set of activities is therefore more directly responsive than proposing work whose scale cannot be explained within the visit length. Applicants also needed to explain the longer-term research development or potential outcomes they expected, while keeping claims proportionate to what a short visit could support.

Historical planning notes

Because the call has closed, prospective applicants should not spend time assembling the old form for submission. Researchers interested in future CaribOx travel support can monitor the official CaribOx opportunities page and ask the programme team whether a later call has opened. The FAQ’s statement that travel grants are expected in subsequent years is useful context about programme intent, but it does not supply an application date or guarantee that a specific future call is currently accepting applications.

The 2027 listing named several facts that remain useful for understanding the programme: the target participants were researchers connected to Caribbean academic institutions; visits were short and took place in Oxford; support covered travel and essential visit costs rather than a published lump sum; and the application was assessed for research benefit and potential outcomes. These features explain the purpose of the award, but they do not establish future eligibility rules or funding terms. Confirm all such details from the next official call before planning a new application.

Official source

• CaribOx Travel Grants 2027 call
• CaribOx FAQs
• Questions: [email protected]

CaribOx is the Caribbean Oxford Initiative, administered by TORCH at the University of Oxford. The official 2027 page is retained at the same address, but its deadline has passed. This record preserves the terms associated with that call and should be replaced or updated only when CaribOx publishes authoritative details for another cycle.