Funded Research Fellowship in the UK for PhD holders from the Royal Society

The Royal Society is now accepting applications for the Newton International Fellowships. These fellowships are for non-UK scientists who are at an early stage of their research career and wish to conduct research in the UK.

The Newton International Fellowships provide funding for two years, covering:

• Subsistence, at a fixed rate of £30,000 per annum.
• Research expenses.
• Relocation expenses.
• Contribution to visa costs for Newton International Fellow and their dependents (partner and children).
• Contribution to overheads at UK Host Organization.

• To be eligible to apply you must:
• Have a PhD, or will have a PhD by the time the funding starts.
• Have no more than 7 years of active full time postdoctoral experience at the time of application. (discounting career breaks, but including teaching experience and/or time spent in industry).
• Be working outside the UK.
• Not hold UK citizenship.
• Be competent in oral and written English.
• Have a clearly defined and mutually-beneficial research proposal agreed with a UK host scientist.
• Research must be within the Royal Society’s remit of natural sciences, which includes but is not limited to biological research, chemistry, engineering, mathematics and physics. For a full list, please see the breakdown of subject groups and areas supported by the Royal Society.
• The Newton International Fellowship is a flexible award. It can be held on either a full-time or on a part-time basis for health reasons and caring responsibilities.

About the Royal Society:-

The Royal Society, formally The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, is the United Kingdom's national academy of sciences. It is the oldest national scientific institution in the world. The society fulfills a number of roles: promoting science and its benefits, recognising excellence in science, supporting outstanding science, providing scientific advice for policy, fostering international and global cooperation, education and public engagement. The society has a variety of functions and activities. It supports modern science by disbursing nearly £42 million to fund approximately 600 research fellowships for both early and late career scientists, along with innovation, mobility and research capacity grants.

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