NERC Council offers Independent Research
Fellowships in UK. NERC IRFs are open to any nationality and may be held
in any area of the NERC remit, but the fellowship must be based at an eligible
UK research organisation. Applicants may not have a permanent academic position
in a university or equivalent organisation. Current NERC Postdoctoral
Fellows may apply for a subsequent NERC IRF, provided that they meet the
eligibility criteria. The application deadline is 1 October
2013.
Fellowships in UK. NERC IRFs are open to any nationality and may be held
in any area of the NERC remit, but the fellowship must be based at an eligible
UK research organisation. Applicants may not have a permanent academic position
in a university or equivalent organisation. Current NERC Postdoctoral
Fellows may apply for a subsequent NERC IRF, provided that they meet the
eligibility criteria. The application deadline is 1 October
2013.
Study Subject(s): NERC supports fellows undertaking environmental science research,
including: freshwater, Earth, atmospheric, marine, terrestrial, Earth
observation and polar. NERC is also particularly keen to attract
scientists in areas of applied mathematics, physics or strongly
quantitative disciplines wishing to develop a career in environmental
science.
Course Level: Fellowships are available for pursuing research
programme.
Scholarship Provider: NERC Council
Scholarship can be taken at: UK
including: freshwater, Earth, atmospheric, marine, terrestrial, Earth
observation and polar. NERC is also particularly keen to attract
scientists in areas of applied mathematics, physics or strongly
quantitative disciplines wishing to develop a career in environmental
science.
Course Level: Fellowships are available for pursuing research
programme.
Scholarship Provider: NERC Council
Scholarship can be taken at: UK
Eligibility: –NERC IRFs
are open to any nationality, and may be held in any area of the NERC remit, but
the fellowship must be based at an eligible UK research organisation.
Applicants may not have a permanent academic position in a university or
equivalent organisation.
-Applicants must expect to submit their PhD thesis before the fellowship
interview would take place (April following the closing date) and, if
successful, would not be able to take up the fellowship until the intent to
award the PhD has been confirmed by the awarding university.
-Applicants may have up to a maximum of eight years of full-time postdoctoral
research experience between the PhD certificate date and the closing date of
the fellowship competition to which they are applying. The eight-year window is
based on full-time working. Where applicants have worked part-time or had
research career breaks, the eight-year window would be extended accordingly.
-Current NERC Postdoctoral Fellows may apply for a subsequent NERC IRF,
provided that they meet the eligibility criteria.
are open to any nationality, and may be held in any area of the NERC remit, but
the fellowship must be based at an eligible UK research organisation.
Applicants may not have a permanent academic position in a university or
equivalent organisation.
-Applicants must expect to submit their PhD thesis before the fellowship
interview would take place (April following the closing date) and, if
successful, would not be able to take up the fellowship until the intent to
award the PhD has been confirmed by the awarding university.
-Applicants may have up to a maximum of eight years of full-time postdoctoral
research experience between the PhD certificate date and the closing date of
the fellowship competition to which they are applying. The eight-year window is
based on full-time working. Where applicants have worked part-time or had
research career breaks, the eight-year window would be extended accordingly.
-Current NERC Postdoctoral Fellows may apply for a subsequent NERC IRF,
provided that they meet the eligibility criteria.
Scholarship Open for International Students: International students can apply for these Fellowships.
Scholarship Description: NERC Council has decided to streamline the provision of responsive mode
Fellowships into a single scheme – the NERC Independent Research Fellowships
(IRFs) – that will replace the previous schemes (Postdoctoral Fellowships
and Advanced Fellowships). The new scheme is designed to develop
scientific leadership among the most promising early-career environmental
scientists, by giving all Fellows five years’ support, which will allow them
sufficient time to develop their research programmes, and to establish
international recognition.
Fellowships into a single scheme – the NERC Independent Research Fellowships
(IRFs) – that will replace the previous schemes (Postdoctoral Fellowships
and Advanced Fellowships). The new scheme is designed to develop
scientific leadership among the most promising early-career environmental
scientists, by giving all Fellows five years’ support, which will allow them
sufficient time to develop their research programmes, and to establish
international recognition.
Duration of award(s): Fellowships are awarded up to five years.
What does it cover? The new scheme is designed to develop scientific leadership among the
most promising early-career environmental scientists, by giving all Fellows
five years’ support, which will allow them sufficient time to develop their
research programmes, and to establish international recognition.
most promising early-career environmental scientists, by giving all Fellows
five years’ support, which will allow them sufficient time to develop their
research programmes, and to establish international recognition.
How to Apply: The mode of applying is electronically.
Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is 1 October 2013.
