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Newton International Fellowships by The Royal Society to conduct research work in the UK 2021

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Overview
Eligibilities
Benefits
Costs
Req. Documents
How to apply

Description

Newton International Fellowships

The Newton International Fellowship is a flexible award. It can be held on either a full-time or on a part-time basis (minimum 0.6FTE) for caring responsibilities. There is also provision for maternity, paternity, shared parental leave, adoptive or extended sick leave as well as financial support for childcare costs that arise from attending conferences.

Successful applicants may also be eligible to receive annual funding following completion of their fellowship to support networking activities with UK-based researchers.

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Specialities

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Additional Specialities

Computer Science
Pure and Applied Mathematics
Astronomy and Physics
Theoretical Physics
Applied Physics
Chemistry
Applied Chemistry
Theoretical Chemistry
Engineering
Technology
Instrumentation
Material Science
Experimental Fluid Dynamics
Earth Sciences
Environmental Physical Sciences
Biochemistry
Structural Biology
Molecular Cell Biology
Developmental Biology
Genetics
Immunology
Microbiology
Anatomy
Physiology
Neurosciences
Organismal Biology
Evolutionary and Ecological Science
Health and Human Sciences
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Details

  • Deadline
Deadline: 16 June, 2021
  • This scheme is currently open to applications and will close at 3 pm on Wednesday 16 June 2021.
  • Location

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  • Funding type

  • Duration

More than year

  • Fellowships will be for held for two years, on a full-time basis.
  • Opportunity type

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ELIGIBILITIES

  • Age

Not specific

  • Gender:

Male, Female

  • Nationality

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  • Open for all countries except UK citizenship.
  • Required languages
  • English
Level:
V.good
  • Applicant must be competent in oral and written English.
  • Required experience
7
Years of experience
  • Applicants must have no more than 7 years of active full time postdoctoral experience at the time of application (discounting career breaks, but including teaching experience and/or time spent in industry).
  • Specific requirements
  • Have Doctorate Degree
  • Applicants must have a PhD, or will have a PhD by the time the funding starts.
  • Other requirements
  • Applicants
  • Applicants should be working outside the UK and should not hold UK citizenship at the time of application.
  • Applicants
  • Applicants who are not currently employed are still eligible but will need to provide details of their previous supervisor.
  • Applicants
  • Individuals already living, working or undertaking research in the UK are not eligible to apply and Individuals who have lived, worked or undertaken research in the UK in the 12 months prior to the application deadline are not eligible to apply.
  • Applicants
  • Individuals working outside the UK but employed by a UK organisation are also not eligible to apply.
  • Applications
  • Applications from individuals who have not studied or worked in the UK previously are encouraged as the scheme aims to establish new links between the applicant and the UK.
  • Applicants
  • Applicants who completed their PhD at a UK organisation must have been working and based outside the UK for at least one year at the deadline for the application.
  • Applicants
  • Applicants proposing to return to their UK-based PhD organisation and/or PhD supervisor or to their Post-doctoral supervisor will normally be considered to be ineligible and so applicants must have exceptional reasons for proposing to do so.
  • Place of carrying out the Fellowship
  • Proposed Fellowships must be carried out in the UK at the UK host organisation for the duration of the Fellowship.
  • Previous Participation
  • Individuals who have previously been in receipt of a Newton International Fellowship are not permitted to apply again.
  • Unsuccessful previous Participation
  • Applicants who have been unsuccessful in a previous round of the competition may make another application in this round.
  • Scientists with disabilities
  • The Royal Society welcomes applications from scientists with disabilities and provides adjustments to ensure that they can participate fully in the selection process.
  • Fieldwork trips
  • Applicants cannot conduct their research outside the UK but short fieldwork trips abroad may be possible where appropriate. Short fieldwork trips abroad must not normally total more than one month per annum.

Benefits

  • Stipend/Allowance
  • Funding consists of £24,000 per annum for subsistence costs(tax exempt). Payments to Newton International Fellowship holders are paid as a stipend (tax exempt) and do not constitute a salary. The subsistence can be spent on any living cost at the discretion of the Fellow.
  • Flight
  • A one-off payment of up to £3,500 for relocation expenses in year one only .
  • Grant
  • Up to £8,000 per annum research expenses
  • Others
  • Awards include a contribution to the overheads incurred, at a rate of 50% of the total award to the visiting researcher.
  • Visa
  • Contribution to visa costs for Newton International Fellow and their dependents (partner and children).
  • Others
  • Contribution to overheads at UK Host Organisation.

Costs

  • Others
  • The following costs will not be covered by the scheme: -Consumables may not be used to pay for: publication costs; any personal costs including that of dependents; the cost of travel, subsistence and visas for participants and speakers at conferences and workshops or seminars you organise; and salary costs or other costs of research staff/assistants.

Required Documents

  • Research proposal
  • You can either detail your research proposal within application form, or alternatively upload it as a PDF file. PDF files must be no longer than 3 sides of A4, portrait orientation, be titled and the text size cannot be smaller than Arial size 10.
  • Research proposal
  • Applicants must have a clearly defined and mutually-beneficial research proposal agreed with a UK host scientist. Please also include a brief comment on the strength of your organisation. (Maximum 200 words)
  • Research proposal
  • Applicants should provide a scientific summary of their proposed project. This should be a summary of their research proposal, briefly outlining the background and summarising the aims of their project.
  • Other
  • Applicants should describe clearly the planned outcomes and any potential benefits that will result from the proposed collaboration for them, the co-applicant, and the respective organisations.
  • Other
  • Describe any potential benefits to the overseas country/territory and/or country of origin that will result from the proposed project.
  • Other
  • Describe any potential benefits to the UK, and UK research that will result from the proposed project.
  • Research proposal
  • If the proposed research will generate data that is of significant value to the research community, then please provide details of your data management and sharing plan.
  • Recommendation letter/Reference Letter
  • Supporting statements or references from 5 individuals, from Departmental support & two Nominated references: It is requested that one referee be nominated by the Applicant and one by the UK Co-applicant.
  • Personal Statement
  • On the application form and the UK Co-applicant needs to include the applicant’s competency in their supporting statement.
  • Test Certificate
  • Applicants must be competent in oral and written English. The applicant must confirm their competency.

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