Royal Society, iki yıl boyunca bir Birleşik Krallık araştırma kurumunda çalışma fırsatı sunarak, İngiltere dışındaki herhangi bir ülkeden kariyerlerinin erken bir aşamasında doktora sonrası araştırmacıların gelişimini ve eğitimini desteklemek için “Newton Uluslararası Bursu” Programını başlattı.

Çağrının kapsadığı konular ve diğer detaylar aşağıda yer almaktadır. 

Başvurular için son tarih: 26.03.2020, 15:00 (UK time)

Subjects Covered

Research must be within the Society’s remit of natural sciences. The Society does not support clinical or interventional research on humans at the individual or group level, social sciences or humanities.

Eligibility

Applicant Eligibility

• Applicants must have a PhD or be in the final stage of their PhD provided that it will be completed (including viva) before the start date of the fellowship. Confirmation of award of the PhD will be required before any fellowship award is confirmed.
• Applicants should have no more than seven years active full-time postdoctoral experience at the time of application, including teaching experience, time spent in industry on research, honorary positions and/or visiting researcher positions. Career breaks must be clearly detailed and explained in the application, for example “Start and end dates - career break – maternity/paternity leave”.

Other conditions are stated in scheme notes.

UK Co-applicant Eligibility

• The UK Co-applicant must be an established independent researcher of at least postdoctoral (or equivalent) status and must make all the necessary practical and administrative arrangements for the duration of the Fellowship.
• The UK co-applicant must hold a permanent or fixed term contract in a publicly-funded research organisation. In the case of fixed term contracts, employment must continue for at least the duration of the project.

Value of Funding and Support Provided

Funding will consist of:

• £24,000 per annum for subsistence costs (tax exempt)
• Up to £8,000 per annum for consumables
• A one-off payment of up to £3,000 for relocation expenses in year one only (up to £2,000 for EEA Nationals)
• Contribution towards the cost of dependents’ (partner and children only) visas required to relocate to the UK for non-EEA nationals
• A contribution will also be made to enable the UK host institution to host a Fellowship; this will be equal to 50% of the award (excluding the additional funding for dependants’ visas).

Timetable

Deadline for applications: Thursday, 26 March 2020, 15:00 UK time

Expected Results: September 2020

For Scheme Notes and further information

https://royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/grants/newton-international/

Online application system

https://grants.royalsociety.org

Contact Information: Please email info@newtonfellowships.org or telephone +44 (0)207 451 2220 or +44 (0)207 451 2238.