The Royal Society, the British Academy, and the Academy of Medical Sciences are calling for applications for their Newton International Fellowships, a program for post-doctoral researchers from all over the world to work at UK research institutions for a period of two years.
- The Royal Society's remit covers the natural and physical sciences, including biological research, chemistry, engineering, mathematics and physics.
- Applications for the humanities and social sciences should be made to the British Academy.
- Applications for clinical and patient oriented research should be made to the Academy of Medical Sciences. The Academy of Medical Sciences opens each round to researchers from specific Newton partner countries (in 2019: Brazil, China, India and Mexico).
Eligible are researchers who have a PhD, or will have a PhD by the time the funding starts, 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) and are working outside the UK. Furthermore, they do not hold UK citizenship, are competent in oral and written English, and have a clearly defined research proposal agreed with a UK host scientist.
Newton Fellowships last for two years. Funding consists of 24,000 Pound Sterling per annum for subsistence costs, and up to 8,000 Pound Sterling per annum research expenses, as well as a one-off payment of up to 3,000 Pound Sterling for relocation expenses (2,000 Pound Sterling for EEA nationals). Awards include a contribution to the overheads incurred, at a rate of 50% of the total award to the visiting researcher.
Deadline for application: 27 March 2019 (3pm UK time).
For additional information, please visit:
https://royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/grants/newton-international/ (natural and physical sciences)
https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/newton-international-fellowships (social sciences and humanities)
https://acmedsci.ac.uk/grants-and-schemes/grant-schemes/newton-international-fellowships (clinical and outpatient research; the 2019 round is open to applicants from Brazil, China, India and Mexico)