2024 BBSRC Fellowships scheme - Swindon, United Kingdom - NERC - the Natural Environment Research Council

Description

Opportunity status: Open Funders: Funding type: Fellowship Total fund: £9,000,000 Publication date: 6 February Opening date: 8 February 2024 9:00am UK time Closing date: 2 May 2024 4:00pm UK time

Last updated: 23 February

Apply for funding to carry out independent research within a host laboratory and gain leadership skills.

You must demonstrate appropriate and relevant research, technical or innovation experience.

You are not eligible to apply if you hold/have held a post/position at lecturer level (or equivalent in an institution other than a university). You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for BBSRC funding.

There is no limit on the value of the grant. BBSRC will fund 80% of the full economic cost.

Your fellowship will last three years. You can work full time or part time (pro rata).

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Who is eligible to apply

This funding opportunity is open to early career researchers wishing to carry out independent research within a host laboratory. Applicants on an upward trajectory to pursuing working independently and developing research leadership are encouraged to apply.

You should be able to demonstrate appropriate and relevant research or innovation experience. This could be through:

• completion of a PhD or other higher qualification
• relevant employment within a research or innovation environment

You do not need to hold, or be studying for, a PhD in order to apply.

You must also be able to evidence reasonable scientific and technical skills and competencies, in line with the ambitions of the Discovery Fellowships scheme.

If you are currently studying for a PhD, you are only eligible if you are expecting to have passed your PhD viva before 30 November 2024.

There is no limit on the number of years postdoctoral or work experience.

Holders of postdoctoral training fellowships such as the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions can apply. Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin fellows and Daphne Jackson Trust fellows who meet all eligibility requirements may also apply.

Applicants that have been included on applications as a researcher co-lead are eligible to apply, provided they still meet all eligibility criteria.

You may only submit one application for a BBSRC Fellowship scheme each year.

Who is not eligible to apply

You should not apply if you hold, or have ever held:

• a position at lecturer level (or the equivalent in an institution other than a university)
• an equivalent competitive fellowship that allows you to establish an independent research group, and therefore independent researcher status

In addition, you should not have been offered such an appointment before taking up a BBSRC Fellowship. This applies to both fixed-term and permanent positions, and includes positions held at overseas institutions.

If you hold a fellowship where you are eligible to supervise PhD students or submit research grants as a project lead, we consider that equivalent to a lectureship. As a result, you are not eligible to apply.

Examples of these fellowships include, but are not limited to:

• Wellcome Trust Sir Henry Dale fellowships
• Medical Research Council career development awards
• Natural Environment Research Council independent research fellowships

If you have previously applied for BBSRC grant funding as a project lead or project co-lead, you are also not eligible to apply.

Prospective applicants unsure of their eligibility status should email to confirm before they apply.

International applicants

We welcome applicants of all nationalities subject to the fellowship being hosted in the UK.

All successful applicants who require a visa to work in the UK are eligible to be considered under the Global Talent visa route. This replaces the previous Tier 1 (exceptional talent) route.

In line with the highly prestigious nature of the award, this visa route is designed for international researchers who bring new ideas and perspectives, enriching the UK's research and innovation workforce.

This visa route also enables the holder to be both adaptable and flexible during their research in the UK.

Find out .

The grant of any visa is always subject to the standard Home Office general grounds for refusal of a visa. UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) can provide additional guidance about the evidence required to complete the visa application process under the Global Talent visa.