Commonwealth Rutherford Fellowships in UK

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Deadline: 11 December 2017
Open to: researchers from other Commonwealth countries
Fellowship: GBP 2,500 per annum

Description

The new 50 Commonwealth Rutherford Fellowships is now available for the researchers from other Commonwealth countries to spend one or two years at an eligible UK university or higher education institution conducting postdoctoral research.

These fellowships are funded by the UK Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) through the Rutherford Fund, with the aim of attracting global talent and supporting the UK’s research base.

The purpose of the fellowship is to support world-class research and innovation and to contribute to the UK’s research base by attracting high-caliber international candidates and encouraging links and collaboration.

Eligibility

  • Be a citizen of or have been granted refugee status by a Commonwealth country other than the United Kingdom, or be a British Protected Person;
  • Be permanently resident in a Commonwealth country other than the UK, and not based in the UK at the time of application;
  • Be available to start your fellowship in the UK before 31 March 2018;
  • Have been awarded your PhD no more than ten years prior to 1 November 2017;
  • Not have previously held a Commonwealth Scholarship or Fellowship awarded by the CSC.

Fellowship

  • Approved airfare from your home country to the UK and return at the end of your award (the cost of journeys made before your award is finally confirmed will not usually be reimbursed);
  • Research support grant of  GBP 2,500 per annum;
  • Stipend (living allowance) at the rate of GBP 1,627 per month, or GBP 2,019 per month for those at universities in the London metropolitan area (rates quoted at 2017-2018 levels);
  • Study travel grant of GBP 1,000 per award towards the costs of approved travel within the UK or overseas.

How to Apply?

You must provide the following supporting documentation, which must be received by the CSC by 12.30 (GMT) on 13 December 2017 in order for your application to be eligible for consideration:

  • References from at least two individuals. One of these referees must be your Ph.D. supervisor; without a reference from this person (except in exceptional circumstances) your application will be ineligible;
  • PhD certificate;
  • Supporting statement from your proposed supervisor in the UK;
  • Copy of your passport showing your photograph, date of birth, and country of citizenship.

In order to apply fill the application form.

For more information please visit the official website.