Ernest Rutherford Research Fellowship for International Fellows in UK

ntific leaders to establish a
strong, independent research program.

• Directly
  Incurred Costs: Costs that are explicitly identifiable as arising from the
  conduct of a project are charged as the cash value actually spent and are
  supported by an auditable record. Ernest Rutherford Fellowships provide
  funds to cover your salary, the costs of personal travel and some minor
  equipment costs. These should be requested under the Directly Incurred
  Costs heading. Returner applicants may also apply for funds for retraining
  and update their skills where this can be justified in the context of the
  proposed research project.
• Salary:
  You are advised to discuss and agree your starting salary with your
  proposed host institution before your application is submitted. The agreed
  salary should be in accordance with the institution’s standard recruitment
  and employment practices. The appointment level on the institution’s
  salary scale should be justified in the application. The salary costs
  requested should include employer’s national insurance and superannuation
  contributions. Salary increments over the period of the Fellowship should
  be taken into account, but not anticipated future pay awards. STFC will
  award funds on the basis of the agreed salary scales at the time of the
  announcement, with provision for future years increases on the basis of
  standard RCUK indexation rates. Once announced the grant will not normally
  be increased to take account of different indexation rates.
• Travel:
  Personal travel is taken to include necessary collaborative visits and
  fieldwork, and attendance at one conference workshop or symposium during
  each year of the Fellowship, but excluding fieldwork and visits which form
  part of the work of a research group with which you may be associated. If
  you are associated with an STFC research grant you must ensure that any
  travel connected with the research project for which the grant was given
  is claimed from that source. You should estimate in your application all
  personal travel and subsistence funds required during the lifetime of the
  Fellowship. Travel and subsistence costs are expected to be around £2k per
  annum. If there are exceptional circumstances for applying for additional
  funding in excess of the guidance levels justification will need to be
  made in your Case for Support.
• Other
  Costs: Applicants may request minor equipment and consumables up to a
  total of £5k for the duration of the fellowship under Directly Incurred
  other costs. At the end of the Fellowship, any resources purchased will
  belong to the Institution. If there are exceptional reasons for applying
  for more than the guideline level then justification of these costs should
  be included in your Case for Support.
• Relocation
  and Visas: Applicants moving to the UK from overseas to take up an award
  may request relocation and visa costs. These costs should be applied for
  under the Directly Incurred “Other Costs” heading on the proforma. STFC
  will award a maximum of £1.2k if moving from within Europe or £3k if
  moving from outside of Europe.
• Publication
  Costs: STFC will no longer provide funding in research grants for any
  publication costs associated with peer-reviewed journal articles and
  conference papers. Publication costs associated with research outputs
  other than journal articles and conference papers, such as books,
  monographs, critical editions, catalogs etc. may, however, continue to be
  included in grants as a Directly Incurred Other Cost. Any request for such
  costs will, of course, need to be fully justified in the case for
  support/justification of resources.
• Directly
  Allocated Costs: Estates costs include building and premises costs, basic
  services and utilities and appear under the Directly Allocated Costs
  heading. Estates costs are calculated by the research organization and a
  single figure will appear on the application.
• Indirect
  Costs: Indirect costs include the costs of administration, such as
  personnel, finance, library and some departmental services. Like estate
  costs, indirect costs will be calculated by the research organization and
  a single figure will be entered on the application.

• Ernest
  Rutherford Fellowships are intended for early career researchers who do
  not have a permanent academic position. You are not eligible if you
  currently hold a permanent academic position or the equivalent in
  institutions other than universities.
• If
  you secure a permanent position prior to the offer of a Fellowship you
  will be ineligible to hold the Fellowship.
• Applicants
  must have a Ph.D. and a minimum of five years’ research experience from
  the start of the postgraduate program leading to the award of a Ph.D. and
  1 September 2017 with, normally, a minimum of two years’ postdoctoral
  experience.
• Fellowships
  are open to applicants of any nationality. Where applicable, you will need
  to comply with Department of Employment requirements and hold a work
  permit prior to taking up the Fellowship. Work permits are a matter for direct
  negotiation between the institution, the Department of Employment and the
  Home Office.
• Information
  for Non-European Economic Area Applicants – All successful applicants who
  require a visa to work in the UK will be eligible to be considered under
  the Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) visa route.
• In
  line with the highly prestigious nature of the award, this visa route is
  designed for people who are internationally recognized as world leaders or
  potential world-leading talent in the fields of science and the arts and
  enables the holder to be both adaptable and flexible during their research
  in the UK.
• The
  grant of any visa is always subject to the standard Home Office general
  grounds for refusal of a visa. RCUK is able to provide additional guidance
  regarding the appropriate evidence required to complete the visa
  application process under the Exceptional Talent visa.
• Applications
  are welcome from candidates who intend to use the Fellowship as a means of
  re? establishing themselves in the United Kingdom following a period
  overseas.