Deadline- 15 November 2013
Croucher Foundation is pleased to invite applications for Postdoctoral Research Fellowship program. The mission of this program is to promote excellence in natural science, technology and medicine in Hong Kong.
Benefits–
- A Fellowship comprises an annual maintenance allowance with assistance towards airfare. Assistance towards airfare to return to Hong Kong not claimed within a period of twelve months from the expiry date of the Fellowship award shall be automatically forfeited. Fellows who terminate their awards before the expiry date are not entitled to such assistance.
- The Foundation also offers a partial research contribution to a Fellow’s host institution as a token of appreciation. The amount to be approved by the Foundation is normally based on an estimate provided by an authorized person of the host institution.
Documents required-
- a document, up to 6 pages in length, including-
- a proposal describing the research to be undertaken which should include the names of potential supervisors and their research groups. To ensure fairness in competition to all applicants, a proposal once submitted cannot be amended
- a description of the candidate’s research experience, and a list of publications
- copies of the applicant’s HKCEE and HKALE certificates (or equivalent) and transcripts of his/her university records
- copies of reprints of the applicant’s three most significant publications (if applicable)
- one set of relevant documentation to provide proof of identity in respect of the applicant’s status as a permanent resident of Hong Kong which is pre-requisite to the award. (For applicants who choose to use their ID card copies, please make sure that both sides of the ID card must be provided. The Foundation is not prepared to take an application any further if there is doubt of the residential status of an applicant upon incomplete documentation.)
Eligibility & Criteria-
- Some Fellowships are also available for fully qualified medical doctors who wish to pursue research under a specialty.
- Applicants who propose to continue their postdoctoral research in the same institution where they do their doctoral degrees will normally not be favored.
- Applicants who are already receiving full financial support from their proposed host institutions/supervisors need not apply.
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