Fellowship Benefits and obligations

Fellows of Global China Academy (FGCA) will receive the following benefits:

1. A free e-journal issue of any journal published by Global Century Press (including both Open Access content and content that is normally Restricted) on request
2. A free e-book copy of any two books published by Global Century Press (including both Open Access content and content that is normally Restricted) on request
3. A discount on APCs or BPCs when publishing in Global Century Press journals or books.
4. Free consultancy and development leading to publication of a high-quality book through Global Century Press. Material will be self-selected from the Fellow’s academic work, such as journal articles, book chapters, essays, book reviews and conference speeches
5. 30% discount on print and digital editions of all Global Century Press books and journals
6. Free registration as an attendee at the Global China Dialogue (GCD) forum
7. Free facilitation of access to any site in China or the UK for fieldwork or a field visit on request
8. Free facilitation of arrangement to present a seminar in China or the UK during field visit on request
9. Fellows may use the letters ‘FGCA’ (Fellow of the Global China Academy) after their name
10. A chance to be included in the book series ‘The top 50 world social scientists on China’, e.g. with global or comparative perspective, being developed by Global China Academy for publication by Global Century Press
11. For Full Fellows or one member of an Institutional Fellow, free accommodation for one week at the GCA Centre in northwest London (Full Fellows may also bring family), and associated benefits to aid travel in London, research requirements and leisure activities, such as:  

• staying in one of five self-contained studios or two en-suite rooms
• being escorted to and from an airport or a station in or around London
• free one-day London Travelcard, which could include a visit to the British Library (22 minutes by train to King’s Cross or about 35 minutes to Euston by local Underground stations)
• being collected or dropped off at nearby Underground stations for a visit to London during the stay
• use of the GCA library, which has 6,000 books on China, comparative studies on China, global studies and social sciences and humanities (Click here to see the GCA Centre’s facilities: Function Rooms, Libraries, Bedrooms and Garden; Please complete ‘Contact Us’ form for any requests at the end of the GCA homepage; Click here to visit us.)
• an accompanied walk in Scratchwood, an Ice Age oak wood, and Moat Mount Open Space, a park and nature reserve, both just a few minutes’ walk from the Fellows Home (Click here to explore the six ‘walk and talk’ routes, including tea and lunch or supper)
• a free round of golf and a complementary meal for the Fellow at the club house (a few minutes’ walk from the GCA Fellows Home), followed by the opportunity to relax in a single-person-sized jacuzzi, massage chair or infrared sauna at the Fellows Home

Publications by Global Century Press purchased or subscribed to by Institutional Fellows, can be shared with all institution members.