Application Deadline: Tuesday, 18th March 2025, 5:00 pm
LOCATION: United Kingdom
The BA International Fellowships Programme provides support for outstanding early career researchers to make a first step towards developing an independent research career through gaining experience across international borders. Each award is expected to involve a specific and protected research focus with the award holder undertaking high-quality, original research.
ELIGIBILITY:
The applicant must:
Have a PhD, or applicants in the final stages of their PhD will be accepted provided that the PhD will be completed (including viva) before the start date of the Fellowship. Confirmation of award of the PhD will be required before any Fellowship award is confirmed.
Applicants should have no more than 7 years of active full time postdoctoral experience at the time of application (discounting career breaks, but including teaching experience and/or time spent in industry).
Be living and working outside the UK (for at least 12 months at the time of application).
Not hold UK citizenship.
Be competent in oral and written English.
Have a clearly defined and mutually-beneficial research proposal agreed with a UK host researcher.
BENEFIT:
The International Fellowships offer support for three years and the award is offered at 80% FEC. Applicants may apply for research expenses of up to £12,000 and relocation costs of up to £8,000. Applicants will need to justify the level of research expenses and relocation costs requested in their application.
The National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) in Brasilia, Brazil, and TWAS offer full-time postgraduate fellowships to young scientists from developing countries (other than Brazil) who wish to pursue research towards a PhD at host institutes in Brazil.
Applicants for these fellowships must meet the following criteria:
Hold a university degree in the Natural Sciences (minimum Master’s degree).
Have good command of Portuguese and/or Spanish and/or English.
Be a national of a developing country other than Brazil.
Must not hold a visa for permanent or temporary residency in Brazil or in a developed country and not be residing in these locations.
Provide evidence that s/he will return to her/his home country on completion of the fellowship.
Not take up other assignments during the period of her/his fellowship.
Provide an official acceptance letter from the host institution (that must be prepared using the standard template that can be downloaded below or from the CNPq online application system of the Carlos Chagas Platform) and be willing to register for a full PhD degree at a participating CAPES-listed Brazilian institution (see list at: https://nuvem.cnpq.br/index.php/s/TJkw5YM8jCpozqk for the Portuguese version, or https://nuvem.cnpq.br/index.php/s/BZfqcyWgfXXC5PG for the English version).
Present a certificate of proficiency in Portuguese, Spanish, or English. For English: provide evidence, such as a standardized test result (e.g. TOEFL, IELTS, etc.). If the educational/academic trajectory was carried out in English, Portuguese or Spanish, present the high school diploma, higher education or master’s degree (MSc) certificates in these languages as applicable.
Present a detailed research plan agreed by her/his host supervisor.
Be financially responsible for any accompanying family members.
BENEFIT:
The resources from this call will be used to finance up to 50 Full Doctorate fellowships in Brazil, in compliance with the provisions of their respective regulations, as per RN-017/2006 Scholarships also called Fellowships: Up to 50 scholarships will be awarded in the Full Doctorate modality. The implementation of the fellowships must be carried out within the deadlines and criteria stipulated by CNPq, taking as reference the RN-017/2006. The duration of the scholarships cannot exceed 48 months. Grants cannot be used to pay for services rendered, as such use is prohibited and violates the purpose of CNPq grants. TWAS Visa Cost Assistance: Assistance for expenses related to visa procedures carried out in the country of origin in the amount of up to two hundred and fifty US dollars (US$250). Travel Assistance: Two round-trip travel tickets from the country of origin to Brazil and back. Summary Table of the items financed by the call:
PhD
Value
Institution Responsible
Monthly fees
R$ 3,100.00
CNPq
Bench fee (paid together with the scholarship monthly payment) R$ 472.80
CNPq
Travel assistance
Two one-way tickets to/from Brazil
TWAS
Visa Cost Assistance
up to US$ 250
TWAS
Important: After the candidate has been approved and all contractual procedures and documentation have been completed and submitted to CNPq, the initial fellowship credit processing in Brazil may take up to 50 days from the submission of personal and banking information to CNPq. Therefore, it is important that the awardee arrives to Brazil with sufficient resources to support themselves during this period before the release of the first stipend.
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