Scholarship

The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, UK, invites applications for fellowship to research students. The Discovery Fellowship (DF) provides support for researchers wishing to undertake independent research and gain leadership skills. The DF will support the transition of early stage researchers to fully independent research leaders. As such, the DF enables BBSRC to supply the UK with highly skilled, professional research leaders.

Scholarship award:

each of a value of up to £300,000 (80% FEC).

No of fellowships:

up to 10 fellowships

fellowships Duration:

three years

Important Dates

1st June, 2020.

Eligibility

Applicants should have a PhD or be expecting to have undergone successful PhD viva prior to 30 November 2020. The previous requirement for applicants to have no more than 5 years postdoctoral research experience has been removed.

There is no limit on the number of years of postdoc experience. However, applicants should not hold, or have held, an academic position of lecturer level (or the equivalent in institutions other than universities) or an equivalent competitive fellowship that provides the opportunity to establish an independent research group and therefore independent researcher status. Nor should they have had an offer of such an appointment prior to the commencement of a fellowship, if awarded. This applies to both fixed term and permanent positions.

BBSRC would consider fellowships where the applicant is eligible to supervise PhD students or submit research grants as a PI as equivalent to a lectureship. For example, Wellcome Trust Sir Henry Dale Fellowships, MRC Career Development Awards or NERC Independent Research Fellowships. Note: holders of postdoctoral training fellowships such as the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions can apply. Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkins Fellows who meet the research experience eligibility requirement outlined above may also apply.

Please note that if applicants have previously applied for BBSRC grant funding as a Principal Investigator or Co-Investigator (therefore confirming that they hold a lecturer level or equivalent post) they are not eligible to apply for a fellowship.

How to Apply

Applicants can apply online mode only

Last Date

The last date for application is 12th May, 2020.

Contact Details

For any further details, the applying candidates can refer to official notification using the following link. https://bbsrc.ukri.org/funding/filter/discovery-fellowships/

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