Rothamsted International Fellowship Scheme (RIFS) for Scientists from Developing Countries

Rothamsted
International Fellowship Scheme is available for mid-career postdoctoral scientists
with a minimum of 2 years experience from developing countries. Candidates
without higher degrees but with equivalent research experience will also be
considered.

The
Rothamsted International Fellowship Scheme (RIFS) supports scientists from
developing countries to train at Rothamsted Research for 6-12 months on a
research project they develop jointly with a Project Leader at Rothamsted.

Rothamsted
Research, previously known as the Rothamsted Experimental Station and then the
Institute of Arable Crops Research, is one of the oldest agricultural research
institutions in the world, having been founded in 1843.

Candidate
must be of doctoral status, with at least two years post-doctoral
experience. Candidates without Higher Degrees must have equivalent research
experience to be considered eligible for the scheme. Applications will not be
considered where the main objective of the visit is research leading to a
higher degree for the Candidate.

Course
Level: Fellowship
is awarded to undertake research programme.

Study
Subject(s): Fellowship
proposals must be in agricultural, environmental, mathematical or computational
sciences, and must be aligned with Rothamsted’s Research Strategy.

Scholarship
Award:
The fellowship provides funding for:

An
accommodation and subsistence allowance;
One
return journey between the home country and Rothamsted;
A contribution
towards institute/ project research costs.

Scholarship
can be taken in the UK

Eligibility: The Candidate must
meet the following criteria.

be
of doctoral status, with at least two years post-doctoral experience.
Candidates without Higher Degrees must have equivalent research experience
to be considered eligible for the scheme. Applications will not be
considered where the main objective of the visit is research leading to a
higher degree for the Candidate.
The
Candidate must be a citizen of a developing country, or have been based
exclusively on a developing country. Please note that developing countries
are defined as the countries listed on the DAC list of ODA recipients
It
is essential that the Candidate returns to employment in their home
country where the work conducted in the fellowship can be applied.
Candidates who have extensive and/or continuous employment in a developed
country are not likely to be awarded an RI Fellowship. If the Candidate
has previously travelled overseas to carry out research, there must be
evidence that the skills gained have been applied in their home country.
The
Candidate should know their Rothamsted Project Leader (either directly or
indirectly), or have been highly recommended.
In
addition to the support of the Rothamsted Research Project leader,
applications must also have the support of the Head of Department
where the fellowship will be hosted.

Nationality:
Applicants
from developing countries can apply for this fellowship:

List
of the Countries: Afghanistan, Ivory Coast, Albania, Anguilla, Angola, Ghana,
Algeria, Antigua, Barbuda, Bangladesh, Kenya, Armenia, Argentina, Benin, Korea,
Dem. Rep., Azerbaijan, Barbados, Bhutan, Kyrgyz Rep., Bolivia, Belarus, Burkina
Faso, Nigeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belize, Burundi, Pakistan, Cameroon,
Botswana, Cambodia, Papua New Guinea, Cape Verde, Brazil, Central African Rep.,
Tajikistan, China, Chile, Chad, Uzbekistan, Colombia, Cook Islands, Comoros,
Vietnam, Congo, Rep., Costa Rica, Congo Dem. Rep., Zimbabwe, Dominican
Republic, Croatia, Djibouti, Ecuador, Cuba, Equatorial Guinea, Egypt,
Dominica, Eritrea, El Salvador, Fiji, Ethiopia, Former Yugoslav, Republic of
Macedonia, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Grenada, Guinea, Guatemala, Jamaica,
Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Kazakhstan, Haiti, Honduras, Lebanon, Kiribati, India,
Libya, Laos, Indonesia, Malaysia, Lesotho, Iran, Mauritius, Liberia, Iraq,
Mayotte, Madagascar, Jordan, Mexico, Malawi, Kosovo, Montenegro, Maldives,
Marshall Islands, Montserrat, Mali, Micronesia, Federated States Nauru,
Mauritania, Moldova, Oman, Mozambique, Mongolia, Palau, Myanmar, Morocco, Panama,
Nepal, Namibia, Serbia, Niger, Nicaragua, Seychelles, Rwanda, Niue, South
Africa, Samoa, Palestinian Administered Areas, St. Helena São Tomé and
Príncipe, Paraguay, St. Kitts-Nevis Senegal, Peru, St. Lucia, Sierra Leone,
Philippines, St. Vincent and Grenadines, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Suriname,
Somalia, Swaziland, Trinidad and Tobago, Sudan, Syria, Turkey, Tanzania,
Thailand, Uruguay, Timor-Leste, Tokelau, Venezuela, Togo, Tonga, Tuvalu,
Tunisia, Uganda, Turkmenistan, Vanuatu, Ukraine, Yemen, Wallis and Futuna and
Zambia

College
Admission Requirement

Entrance
Requirement: Candidate
must be of doctoral status, with at least two years post-doctoral
experience. Candidates without Higher Degrees must have equivalent research
experience to be considered eligible for the scheme. Applications will not be
considered where the main objective of the visit is research leading to a
higher degree for the Candidate.

Test
Requirement: No

English
Language Requirements: Applicants from outside the home
country will often need to meet specific English language/other language
requirements in order to be able to study there.

How
to Apply:

Candidates
need to make sure that their project idea is in-line with the research
strategy at Rothamsted, which is summarised here.
Candidates
must then identify which Project Leader at Rothamsted to approach to
develop this idea further. Candidates may identify the Project Leader
either through their own direct contact with that person, recommendations
via colleagues, scientific literature searches or through the relevant
department at Rothamsted (see this webpage for details of the departments
Once
a Project Leader at Rothamsted has been identified, the
candidate should complete the application form together with the
Rothamsted Project Leader. The application form and further guidance notes
should be obtained from the Project Leader at Rothamsted – application
forms cannot be downloaded from this website.
Applications
must be submitted by the Project Leader at Rothamsted by 09:00
UK time (GMT) on 07 November 2016.
This
is a competitive scheme and proposals are reviewed by an expert
Panel. The Panel’s decision is then communicated to the
candidate and Project Leader. This typically occurs within two months of
the application deadline.