Newton International Fellowships

Application Deadline: March 26th 2020

This scheme is jointly run by the British Academy, the Academy of Medical Sciences and the Royal Society.

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.

Requirements
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

Benefits

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

subsistence, at a fixed rate of £24,000 per annum
research expenses
relocation expenses
contribution to overheads at UK Host Organisation

How to Apply:

Applications for the humanities and social sciences should be made to the British
Academy.

Applications for clinical and patient oriented research should be made to the Academy of Medical Sciences.

If you are unsure about which academy to apply to, contact [email protected].

Currently there is one round per year which opens in January.

Application Process

Applications for the natural and physical sciences should be submitted through the Royal Society’s grants management system Flexi-Grant®.

Your application will go through the process detailed on the Making a grant application page overseen by the Newton International Fellowships Physical Sciences and Biological Sciences Panels.

We are committed to supporting applicants with disabilities. If you require a reasonable adjustment during the application process, please contact the team [email protected] to let us know.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Newton International Fellowships 2020

Application Deadline: 22 March 2017

This scheme is for non-UK scientists who are at an early stage of their research career and wish to conduct research in the UK.

The scheme provides the opportunity for the best early stage post-doctoral researchers from all over the world to work at UK research institutions for a period of two years. The scheme covers the broad range of the natural and social sciences and the humanities. It also covers clinical and patient orientated research for applicants from Newton Fund partner countries.

The scheme is jointly run by the British Academy, the Academy of Medical Sciences and the Royal Society.

Requirements:

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

Benefits:

Newton Fellowships last for two years. Funding consists of £24,000 per annum for subsistence costs, and up to £8,000 per annum research expenses, as well as a one-off payment of up to £2,000 for relocation expenses.
Awards include a contribution to the overheads incurred, at a rate of 50% of the total award to the visiting researcher.
Applicants may also be eligible to receive up to £6,000 annually following the tenure of their Fellowship to support networking activities with UK-based researchers.

Application Procedure:

Applications should be submitted through the Royal Society’s electronic grant application system (e-GAP).
Applications are initially reviewed by two members of the Newton International Fellowships panel and then shortlisted.
The applications are then reviewed again by the panel and the final decision is made.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Newton International Fellowship

Newton International Fellowships 2020 for Early Career Researchers to study in UK (£24,000 per annum)

Application Process

Newton International Fellowships 2017 for Early Career Researchers to study in UK (Funded)