Deadline: 21 October 2011
Open to: Students from Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Croatia
Fellowship: Go8 European Fellows receive up to AUD20,000 to support travel and living costs to work at a Go8 member university for up to six months.
“The Go8 European Fellowships recognise the importance of international contacts for early career researchers and aim to help establish Australian links for talented young researchers from emerging European economies,” said Go8 Chair, Professor Paul Greenfield. The Group of Eight (Go8) Australian universities offer eight fellowships to early career researchers in Europe each year. The fellowships aim to further research collaboration between
Australia and Europe.
Description
The Group of Eight (Go8) Australian universities offer eight fellowships to early career researchers in Europe each year. It is envisaged that Fellows will continue to collaborate with Australian research partners when they return to their home institutions.The Go8 is a coalition of leading Australian universities.
Member universities are:
The University of Western Australia,
The University of Adelaide,
The University of Sydney,
The University of Queensland,
The University of New South Wales,
The University of Melbourne ,
Monash University,
The Australian National University.
Eligibility
- if you have completed a PhD less than five years prior to application for the Fellowship;
- you are under 40 years of age at the time of application;
- you are a citizen of one of the designated countries listed above;
- reside in one of the designated countries listed above (it need not be the same country as your citizenship);
- you have been employed (minimum half-time appointment) for at least six months prior to application by a university or research organisation (public or private) in one of the designated countries;
- you have sufficient competency in English to be able to adequately communicate with researchers in their host university;
- you are eligible to obtain an Australian Visiting Academic Visa (subclass 419) or equivalent Australian visa.
Fellowship
The Group of Eight (Go8) Australian universities offer eight fellowships to early career researchers in Europe each year. Go8 European Fellows receive up to AUD20,000 to support travel and living costs to work at a Go8 member university for up to six months. Successful applicants will need to apply for an Australian Visiting Academic Visa (subclass 419) or equivalent Australian visa. For more information go to: www.immi.gov.au/skilled/specialist-entry/419
How to apply
1. Please read the application pack including the Terms and Conditions on page 3 to determine if you are eligible to apply.
2. You will need a prospective academic supervisor at a Go8 university to support and submit your application on your
behalf. If you do not already have research contacts at a Go8 university, you will need to ascertain which Go8 universities have strengths in your particular research discipline/s and then contact a relevant academic to request his/her support. For assistance in your search please see gateway.go8.edu.au.
3. Complete the application form provided in this application pack including a brief research proposal on page 5.
4. Ask a person who knows your academic work to complete the referee report included in the application pack at pages 6 and 7.
5. Attach your curriculum vitae (CV)—maximum five pages.
6. Send your application pack (including the referee report) and CV by email to your prospective academic supervisor who
will complete the letter of support and submit the application to the host university.
For further information: Kerrie Thornton, Director, Communications and International, Group of Eight, Ph: +61 2 6239 5488, kerrie.thornton@go8.edu.au
