Funder
BBSRC: EXTENDED DEADLINE Discovery fellowship
Added date
09/04/2020
Closing date
11/06/2020
Call summary
The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council invites applications for its discovery fellowship. Up to 10 fellowships, each worth up to £300,000 at 80 percent of full economic cost over three years, are available. Awards include personal salary as well as support for travel and subsistence, training activities and research consumables. The host institution should also make a substantial demonstration of support for the fellow, in terms of access to facilities and equipment, training and research costs.
Scientific scope
Biological Sciences; Environmental Engineering; Agriculture, Veterinary & Food Science
PI eligibility
Applicants should have a PhD, or be expecting to have passed their viva prior to 30 November 2020. The previous requirement for applicants to have no more than five years postdoctoral research experience has been removed. Overseas researchers may apply but the host institution must be a UK-based university or BBSRC-sponsored institute. Applicants should not hold, or have held, an academic position of lecturer level or equivalent or an equivalent competitive fellowship that provides the opportunity to establish an independent research group