The Newton International Fellowship are for Non-UK scientists who are at an early stage of their research career and wish to conduct research in the UK.
Research must be within the Royal Society’s remit of natural sciences, which includes but is not limited to biological research, chemistry, engineering, mathematics and physics. See Full list
WORTH
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 £3,500 for relocation expenses in year one only
- Contribution towards the cost of dependents’ (partner and children only) visas required to relocate to the UK
- 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 dependents’ visas).
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”.
- Applicants should be working outside the UK and should not hold UK citizenship at the time of application.
- Applicants who are not currently employed are still eligible but will need to provide details of their previous supervisor.
- Individuals already living, working or undertaking research in the UK are not eligible to apply.
- 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.
- Individuals working outside the UK but employed by a UK organisation are also not eligible to apply.
- 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 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 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.
- Proposed Fellowships must be carried out in the UK at the UK host organisation for the duration of the Fellowship.
- Applicants must be competent in oral and written English. The applicant must confirm their competency on the application form and the UK Co-applicant needs to include the applicant’s competency in their supporting statement.
- Individuals who have previously been in receipt of a Newton International Fellowship are not permitted to apply again.
- Applicants who have been unsuccessful in a previous round of the competition may make another application in this round.
DEADLINE: June 16, 2021.
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