> Royal Society funding opportunities
>
> UK RELOCATION FELLOWSHIPS
>
> RSD DEADLINE 15 November 2006; Royal Society DEADLINE 22 November 2006
>
> These postdoctoral fellowships are funded by the Royal Society to
> promote career mobility in science, engineering and technology
> within the UK.
>
> Two rounds of awards are made annually; approximately 8 awards are
> expected each year.
>
> This scheme aims to help researchers who wish to move to follow a
> partner who either has changed place of work in the UK and moved a
> significant distance within the UK,or is moving to the UK from
> overseas. The relocating partner does not have to be a scientific
> researcher. Salary and research expenses will be provided in order
> for the applicant to relocate and continue their research career
> with the minimum of disruption.
>
> It is expected that the transitional funding provided by the
> fellowship will allow time for the applicant to apply for long-term
> support or negotiate a permanent position.
>
> Subject Coverage: All sciences, ie the disciplines in which the
> Society will elect researchers to the Fellowship of the Royal
> Society (for further details see the sectional committee webpage at
> http://www.royalsoc.ac.uk/page.asp?id=2240).
>
> Eligibility: Applicants must have a PhD or equivalent research
> experience; the applicant should be a postdoctoral researcher with
> a permanent post, or a fixed term contract of at least 3 years,
> with at least one year to run as from 22 November 2006 the closing
> date of the scheme, at a university or not-for profit research
> institute, and must be relocating to a university or not-for-profit
> research organisation within the UK. The researcher must not hold a
> transferable fellowship. Researchers returning to scientific
> research after a career break are also eligible.
>
> Applicants must have recently moved, or be planning to move, to
> follow a partner who has changed place of work in the UK and moved
> a significant distance within the UK or moved to the UK.
>
> Applicants must be European Economic Area (EEA) citizens, or to
> have relevant connection to the EEA.
>
> Before completing the application form all applicants should check
> that they comply with the eligibility requirements outlined above.
> These requirements are strictly adhered to and any applicant who
> does not meet them will be excluded from the competition.
>
> Support Available: Funding is available for two years. Funding is
> available to cover the research fellow's salary costs, estates
> costs and indirect costs. Under the full economic costing model, 80
> per cent of these costs will be met by the Royal Society. Research
> expenses are available up to £13,000 (personal removal costs will
> not be funded).
>
> Application Procedure: Applications for this scheme can only be
> submitted online on the Royal Society's e-GAP system (details at
> https://e-gap.royalsoc.ac.uk/).
>
> Closing date: TO REACH RSD by 15 November 2006; TO REACH the Royal
> Society by 22 November 2006.
> The results of the competition are expected to be available about
> two months after the closing date; please note that there will be
> no interviews for these fellowships.
>
> Contact: Applicants can submit enquiries at http://
> www.royalsoc.ac.uk/contactus.asp (select Grants UK from the drop
> down menu).
>
> The Royal Society
> 6-9 Carlton House Terrace
> London SW1Y 5AG
> tel: +44 (0)20 7451 2500
> fax: +44 (0)20 7930 2170
>
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> For more information please refer to the
> · UK Relocation Fellowships web page at http://
> www.royalsoc.ac.uk/funding.asp?id=2326
> · Scheme Notes in PDF at http://www.royalsoc.ac.uk/
> trackdoc.asp?id=2670&pId=2326 and in RTF at http://
> www.royalsoc.ac.uk/trackdoc.asp?id=2671&pId=2326
>
> · Conditions of Tenure in PDF at http://www.royalsoc.ac.uk/
> trackdoc.asp?id=2672&pId=2326 and in RTF at http://
> www.royalsoc.ac.uk/trackdoc.asp?id=2673&pId=2326
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