Royal Society: Newton international fellowships – natural sciences

09/04/2020

08/04/2021

Fellowships are tenable for two years on a full-time basis, but may be held on a part-time basis. They include £24,000 per year for subsistence costs, £8,000 per year for consumables, a one-off payment of up to £3,000 for relocation expenses in year one, a contribution towards the cost of dependants’ visas to relocate to the UK for non-EEA nationals and a contribution equal to 50 per cent of the award to enable the host institution to host the fellowship. Fellows may also be eligible receive alumni follow-on funding to support networking activities with UK-based researchers.

Public Health, Health Services & Primary Care; Immunology; Agriculture; Pharmacy & Pharmacology; Psychology, Psychiatry & Neuroscience; Nutrition & Dietetics; Archaeology; Biological Sciences; Physical Sciences and Engineering; Soil Sciences

Applications are welcomed from applicants from any country outside UK. Applicants must have a PhD or be in the final stages of their PhD provided it will be completed by the start of the fellowship. Applicants may not have more than seven years of active full-time postdoctoral experience at the time of application, they must be working outside the UK and must not hold UK citizenship. Applicants who are not currently employed are still eligible but must provide details of their previous supervisor. Individuals who have lived, worked on undertaken research in the UK in the 12 months prior to the deadline are not eligible.