Career Acceleration Fellowships 2010, UK
Career Acceleration Fellowships provide an opportunity to concentrate on research for the period of the award.
Introduction:
EPSRC offers Career Acceleration Fellowships annually to provide up to five years funding to outstanding researchers at an early stage of their career. The expectation is that fellows will have established an independent career of international standing by the end of the award.Career Acceleration Fellowships provide an opportunity to concentrate on research for the period of the award, as well as supporting the cost of associated research for the duration of the fellowship. Career Acceleration Fellowships enable fellows to pursue new research directions and build collaborations internationally, within and across disciplines. Fellows will also be expected to contribute to the uptake of research outputs for economic and social impact through appropriate knowledge exchange activities.The number of fellowships awarded will be determined by our next Delivery Plan at this stage we anticipate awarding up to 50 Fellowships across the Leadership Fellowships and Career Acceleration Fellowships schemes. The actual numbers of each type of fellowship awarded will also depend on the quality of the proposals received and the level of resources requested.Career Acceleration Fellowships are highly sought after awards, and as such the competition is intense. On average, each year 450 applications are received for approximately 25 career acceleration fellowship awards.Potential career acceleration fellows are expected to have a strong publication record (for their particular research area) and to be able to demonstrate independence from their current/previous supervisors
How to apply:
Specific information about how to apply to the Career Acceleration Fellowships call.You are strongly advised to contact your host organisation’s Research Administration as soon as possible as you will not be able to submit your application without their help. They will advise you about costing your proposal and internal procedures relating to submitting a research proposal through Je-S. Your fellowship must be costed and submitted by the host organisation.Before preparing your proposal you should refer to the EPSRC Funding Guide for details of what you can apply for under each cost heading. Please seek advice from your host organisation about the costing of your proposal.Proposals must be submitted using the Research Councils’ Joint electronic Submission (Je-S) System. If you have not used the Je-S system to submit an application before, please ensure, well in advance of the closing date, that you have set up an account
Eligibility:
Information about who is eligible to apply for the Career Acceleration Fellowships call for funding.Career acceleration fellowships are intended for early stage researchers, with a substantial academic career ahead of them, who do not have a permanent academic position.There are no nationality restrictions for this scheme.Candidates should be within ten years of completing their PhD with a minimum of three years post-doctoral/industrial research experience. This period is calculated from your PhD viva date to 01 October 2010. (Industrial research experience is considered to be equivalent to post-doctoral research experience).Applications are welcomed from candidates who wish to re-establish themselves after a career break or other period of absence from active research. For candidates who have had career breaks or periods away from active research, whose PhD viva date is beyond the ten year limit, the cumulative amount of post-doctoral/industrial research experience must be less than ten years on 01 October 2010.To be eligible to apply for a career acceleration fellowship, you must not:Currently hold a permanent academic post (either in the UK or overseas).A permanent academic post should include lecturing and administrative responsibilities alongside research, and should not be dependent on research income but funded from general university funds; it should also be for an indefinite period, but may be terminated on notice.
No Of Awards: 25
Last Date To Apply : 11 August 2010
Call Type: Invitation for outlines
Source: http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/funding/calls/open/careeracceleration/Pages/default.aspx
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