Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851, GB: Industrial fellowships

17/08/2023

14/02/2024

The Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 invites applications for its industrial fellowships. These encourage profitable innovation and creativity in British industry by supporting graduates with the potential to make contributions to a programme of doctoral level research. There are two possible arrangements under which a Fellowship may be held: (a) Company employed candidates i. 50% of the Fellow’s salary, including the employer’s share of national insurance and superannuation paid, up to a limit of £25,000 p.a., reviewed annually. ii. University tuition fees paid up to normal levels for UK students. iii. University bench fees may be paid, where a compelling case is made. (b) Nominated Doctoral Centre / CASE candidates i. An enhancement to the existing stipend of £2,000 p.a. ii. Additional funding of up to £15,000 p.a. to support non-capital expenditure that will enhance the research project may be available, subject to a compelling case being made. For these purposes, equipment costing less than £10,000 will be treated as non-capital. iii. For those applying in the second year of their Doctorate: in year 3 of the Fellowship (after graduation), if the Fellow is employed by the sponsoring company the award will be as (a) (i) above, with the aim of supporting the Fellow’s transition to employment as well as publication and commercialisation of the EngD/Industrial Doctoral research. If the Fellow is not employed by the sponsoring company, funding for the third year will be considered on a case by case basis.

Bio/Medical; Electrical & Electronic Engineering; Physical Sciences and Engineering

Eligibility Note The applicant must have a good degree in engineering, science or medicine, and normally be within five years of degree graduation. Applicants must have identified a research and/or development topic potentially leading to a patent, product or process in conjunction with a higher academic award, usually a PhD or EngD. Industry Employed Applicants Applicants must be employed by, or have an offer of employment from a company in the UK. Applicants must demonstrate a link between their employing company and appropriate staff at a UK University.