The Ramsay Trustees will in February 2006 consider applications for the
award of one or more General (British) Ramsay Memorial Fellowships, 
which may be co-sponsored by a British industrial or other body.

The Fellowship(s) will normally be tenable in the United Kingdom for two
years from 1 October 2006. Candidates will generally be expected to have 
had already some postdoctoral experience of research, although this 
should normally not have exceeded two years.  The value of a Fellowship 
is usually comparable with the lower part of the Lecturers' salary scale 
for British universities, to which may be added a grant for (non-travel) 
expenses of up to £1,000 per annum. In addition, USS or similar 
superannuation arrangements may be made.

Full details of the eligibility criteria and the conditions of the
Fellowships are attached.

Application forms are available from the Executive Secretary, Ramsay
Memorial Fellowships Trust, c/o Academic Services, University College
London, 5 Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK; telephone (0207) 679 5775; 
fax (0207) 679 5789; email [log in to unmask]

Completed application forms must be received by no later than 15 
November 2005.

Many thanks

GARY HAWES
Executive Secretary
Ramsay Memorial Fellowships Trust
Academic Services
UCL
5 Gower Street
London WC1E 6BT
Tel: +44(0)20 7679 5775, internal ext. x45775
Fax: +44(0)20 7679 5789
E-mail: [log in to unmask]


RAMSAY MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIPS TRUST
RAMSAY MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIPS
FOR CHEMICAL RESEARCH:
GENERAL (BRITISH) FELLOWSHIPS (POSTDOCTORAL)

Introduction

1.	The Ramsay Memorial Fellowships were instituted in 1920 as one part 
of the memorial to Sir William Ramsay (1852-1916), Professor of 
Inorganic and General Chemistry at University College London, the first 
to discover or isolate argon, helium, neon, krypton and xenon and 
Britain's first Nobel Prizewinner in any subject.

2.	Fellowships are awarded only to advanced students of chemical 
research who have shown outstanding merit, to pursue their work in 
Universities or other places of academic research in the United Kingdom. 
The award of a Ramsay Fellowship is regarded as one of high 
international distinction. Among chemists in the British Commonwealth 
the Ramsay Fellowships have a unique status.

3.	During the tenure of their Fellowships the Ramsay Fellows have the 
benefit, as occasion arises, of the advice of members of the Ramsay 
Advisory Council. The interest of the Trust in its Fellows continues 
after their Fellowships expire. They have the opportunity annually of 
meeting each other at a dinner given in their honour by the Provost of 
University College London. Thus the Ramsay Fellows remain members of a 
fellowship in the wider sense.

4.	The title of Ramsay Fellow is one which Fellows should feel proud to 
hold, not only during the tenure of their Fellowship, but also in later 
years when they take part in any gathering of chemists of the highest 
international standing.


Eligibility, Regulations and Other Conditions

5.	Candidates may be of either sex who, preferably, have been born 
within the Commonwealth and have graduated with distinction in chemistry 
in a University within the Commonwealth. In exceptional cases, the 
Trustees may award a Fellowship to a candidate whose academic 
distinction has been gained outside the Commonwealth.

6.	Candidates will be expected to have had a training in research 
leading to the possession of a PhD, preferably of a British University 
or its equivalent, and to show evidence of their ability to initiate and 
pursue a programme of independent research. Candidates cannot be 
considered unless they have submitted their PhD thesis by the 31 
December following the deadline for receipt of applications.  Great 
emphasis is placed by the Advisory Council on both the quality and the 
originality of the research proposed.  The Advisory Council also 
attaches special importance to evidence of mobility, either at pre- or 
post-doctoral level, or in the selection of the candidate's proposed 
place of work.

7.	There is an upper age limit for applicants of 35.

8.	An award of a Fellowship will be based upon a proposal by a candidate 
to do specified work at a specified place, both to be approved by the 
Advisory Council. With the approval of the latter, the specified place 
may be varied from time to time. Generally, it will be a University or 
other place of academic research within the United Kingdom but, on the 
recommendation of the Advisory Council, exceptionally may be outside the 
United Kingdom.  The Advisory Council will look particularly favourably 
on applicants proposing to undertake their studies within the 5*-rated 
Department of Chemistry at UCL.

9.	A Fellowship will normally be tenable for a period of two years, from 
1 October in the year of award. In special circumstances, and with the 
approval of the Advisory Council, the beginning of the tenure may be 
deferred. In exceptional cases, the Trustees may extend the Fellowship 
for up to but not more than a third year.

10.	The stipend of the Fellowship will normally be in step with the 
lower part of the Lecturer scale for British Universities, with one 
increment for the second year. The starting point of the stipend will be 
dependent upon the experience and qualifications of the candidate. A 
grant, not exceeding £1,000 per annum, may be added to this sum for 
(non-travel) expenses which can be shown to be essential to the research 
undertaken. In addition, superannuation under the Universities' 
Superannuation Scheme (USS) or on a similar basis may be arranged: under 
this the Fellow contributes 6.35% of his or her salary and the Trust a 
sum equal to 14%. The net emoluments will be paid monthly in arrears 
through the payroll of University College London or the Fellow's host 
institution, as appropriate.

11.	A Fellowship may be either fully funded by the Trust or co-sponsored 
and jointly funded by an industrial company or other body approved by 
the Trustees.

12.	A Fellowship is intended to enable the holder to devote him- or 
herself full time to research. However, the Trustees wish to encourage 
holders of Ramsay Fellowships to undertake a small amount of teaching 
work, not exceeding on average three hours a week, of which not more 
than one hour should be occupied in actual lecturing.

13.	Towards the end of each Session, a Fellow will be required to submit 
for the approval of the Advisory Council a report on the research 
carried out with the aid of the Fellowship. Fellows must give due 
acknowledgement to the Ramsay Memorial Fellowships Trust (and any 
co-sponsoring body) in any papers published giving the results of this work.

14.	Ramsay Fellows will be encouraged, during the tenure of their 
Fellowship, to explore opportunities to give a lecture or seminar at a 
University within the City of Glasgow under the Chairmanship of a 
Professor of Chemistry at that University. Funding will be made 
available for this purpose.

15.	No other Fellowship, Studentship or Scholarship may be held during 
the tenure of a Ramsay Memorial Fellowship, nor may any paid work be 
undertaken by a Fellow without the specific permission of the Trustees.

16.	In no circumstances shall any candidate have any claim, otherwise 
than an award actually made, upon any Fund of the Foundation or upon the 
Trustees or Advisory Council, or upon any Trustee or any member of the 
Advisory Council, in respect of anything spoken or written in relation 
to his or her candidature, or of any report made or not made, or 
decision come to or not come to, whether or not in accordance with the 
regulations for the time being.

Applications

17.	Applications for a British Ramsay Memorial Fellowship should be made 
on the prescribed application form and returned by post to the Executive 
Secretary, Ramsay Memorial Fellowships Trust, University College London, 
Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK, to arrive not later than 15 November 
of the year before the award.

18.	Applications will be considered by the Ramsay Trustees and Advisory 
Council and candidates will be notified in due course of their decision.

Enquiries

19.	Enquiries may be made to, and application forms obtained from, the 
Executive Secretary of the Trust (Mr Gary Hawes) at the address above, 
or by the following means:

		Telephone:	+44  (0)20 7679 5775
		Fax:		+44  (0)20 7679 5789
		Email:		[log in to unmask]

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