Early Career Fellowships

Early Career Fellowships aim to provide career development opportunities for those who are at a relatively early stage of their academic careers but with a proven record of research. It is anticipated that a Fellowship will lead to a more permanent academic position. Applications are welcomed in any discipline, and approximately 70 Fellowships will be available in 2011. Fellowships can be held at universities or at other institutions of higher education in the UK.

Value

The Trust will contribute 50% of each Fellow's total salary costs up to a maximum of £23,000 per annum and the balance is to be paid by the host institution. Given the prestige of the awards each Fellow may request annual research expenses of up to £6,000 to further his or her research activities.

Please ensure that applications do not include any of the ineligible costs listed here.

Duration

Fellowships are normally tenable for either two or three years on a full-time basis, but requests to hold the award part-time over a proportionately longer period will be considered if this is appropriate for the nature of the research proposed and the career development of the individual. Fellowships will commence between the beginning of the 2011/2012 academic year and 1 May 2012.

Application procedure

Application materials can be accessed from the Trust’s website after 4 January 2011. Applications must be submitted online by the closing date of 4.00pm on 10 March 2011. Statements from three nominated referees should also be submitted online as part of the application procedure.

The Trust will report results to applicants by the end of May 2011.

The Trust is currently reviewing its activity in support of Early Career Fellowships and revised scheme notes will be available on the website from November 2010.

Contact

If your query is not answered in the information above, please contact Jean Cater (020 7042 9861) or Andreas Heiner (020 7042 9862).