Applications open for the Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellowships-UK

About

The Royal Academy of Engineering offers Research Fellowships each year to outstanding early-career researchers to support them to become future research leaders in engineering.

The Academy welcomes applications from early-career researchers worldwide who have been awarded their PhD in the last four years.

The scheme provides funding for five years. Each application is capped at a maximum contribution from the Academy of £500,000 over the five-year period, at 80% of full economic costs. In addition, Research Fellowships must be held at a UK higher education institution/university.

Fellowship (EDRF)

Engineering for Development Research Fellowships (EDRF) supports research that meets the UK government’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) commitment. The scheme offers the same benefits as the Research Fellowships and the application and review process is the same. If you would like your application to be considered for an EDRF, you must complete relevant sections in the application form to explain how the research project meets the ODA guidelines. 

Funding

For successful 2019/20 EDRF applications, the Academy will request a short proposal for additional funding, subject to confirmation of future funding allocations within the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) of £500,000 standard limit to support international collaboration.

How to Apply

All applications must be submitted via the Royal Academy of Engineering’s online Grant Management System (GMS), available at https://grants.raeng.org.uk

All applicants must first register and provide some basic log-in details to create a profile. Before completing the application form, applicants are asked to complete a Diversity Monitoring Form to help the Academy monitor and assess its equality, diversity and inclusion policy.

The application form has six sections and should take approximately two hours to complete, assuming you have answered the questions offline and merely need to enter the information, rather than compose it. To compose the application in its entirety will take significantly longer.

Last Date

Last date to apply: 23 September 2019

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