Funder
Royal Society, GB: Short industry fellowship
Added date
16/11/2023
Closing date
29/05/2024
Call summary
The Royal Society invites applications for its short industry fellowship. This enables scientists employed in industry or academia and their postdoctoral researcher to have shorter, more dynamic engagements between academia and industry, working on a mutually beneficial and collaborative project. The fellowship covers the fellow’s basic salary during the secondment and research expenses up to the value of £1,000. Awards can be held full time for three to six months, or pro rata at 50 per cent part-time for up to one year enabling fellows to maintain links with their employing institution more easily.
Scientific scope
Projects should be in the field of natural sciences, including biological research, chemistry, engineering, mathematics and physics, but excluding clinical medicine.
PI eligibility
Applicants must hold a PhD or be of equivalent standing in their profession, and hold a post in either a UK university, a non-profit research organisation or UK industry. The fellowships must involve transfer between UK private industry and a UK university or non-profit research organisation. Applications involving small companies or early-stage companies are encouraged, provided they have a well-established research team and facilities. It is anticipated that the personal and corporate links established by the researcher between the two sectors in the UK will seed longer-term collaborations and contribute to their long-term future development.