The Newton International Fellowships Scheme is offered by The British Academy and the Royal Society. The scheme has been established to select the very best early stage post-doctoral researchers from all over the world and enable them to work at UK research institutions for a period of two years.
The Scheme covers researchers in all disciplines covered by the two academies, physical, natural and social sciences, and the humanities.
Objectives of the Newton International Fellowships Scheme
- To ensure the UK engages with the best post-doctoral researchers, across all disciplines of physical, natural and social sciences, and the humanities, from around the world
- To provide an opportunity for post-doctoral researchers at an early career stage from any country outside the UK to work at a UK research institution for two years
- To foster long-term relations between Newton Fellows and the UK research base through the establishment of an alumni programme for former Fellows of this Scheme. The alumni programme will include the possible provision of further funding for Newton Fellows for up to 10 years for follow-on activities, to enable links with UK based researchers to be maintained and developed. This is expected
- To facilitate, in the longer term, improved access to international centre’s of excellence for UK-based researchers
There are approximately 40 Newton Fellowships available in this round. Fellowships are acceptable for a continuous period of two years. Newton Fellows must be based in the UK at the UK host organization full time for the two year period. Funding will comprise £24,000 per annum for subsistence costs and up to £8,000 per annum research expenses as well as a one-off payment of up to £2,000 for relocation expenses.
Newton Fellows may also be eligible to receive up to £6,000 annually for a period of 10 years following the tenure of their Fellowship to support networking activities with UK-based researchers. Information regarding the Follow-on Alumni funding will be sent to successful Newton Fellows during the course of the Fellowship.
Eligibility for the Applicants:
• All applicants must be working and be based outside of the UK at the time of application.
• Applicants who completed their PhD at a UK organization must have been working and based outside the UK for a significant amount of time and not just a few months, at the time of application. Applicants proposing to return to their UK PhD organization and/or PhD supervisor will 2 normally be considered to be ineligible and so applicants must have exceptional reasons for proposing to do so.
The current round opens for applications on 31 January 2012. The closing date for the round of applications is 16 April 2012. Results will be announced at the end of October 2012.
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