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Royal Academy of Engineering, GB: Research fellowships and engineering for development research fellowships
Added date
01/06/2023
Closing date
19/09/2023
Call summary
The Royal Academy of Engineering invites applications for its research fellowships and engineering for development research fellowships. Fellowships are worth up to £625,000 each and are tenable for five years. The academy provides 80 per cent of the full economic costs of the research programme. Internal deadline: 3rd July 2023; funder deadline 19 September.
Scientific scope
The scheme's objectives are to:
•support the best early-career researchers in establishing their independence and international reputation;
•provide long-term support enabling the pursuit of an ambitious programme of engineering research and impact;
•develop ambassadors for the Academy and advocates for STEM - science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines.
PI eligibility
Applications are open to early-career researchers worldwide whose PhD has been conditionally approved or who have been awarded their PhD in the last four years. There are no nationality restrictions, but posts must be held at a UK HEI, university or research organisation that is eligible to receive UKRI funding. Applicants must not hold a permanent academic position.