University of St Andrews Application Process:
The University of St Andrews does not have a specific fund for this scheme and match funding for these fellowships will be required from the host school’s salary budget. Schools/Departments are invited to submit no more than two applications per unit. Applications for consideration by the Vice Principal for Research should sent via the hosting school/department to rpo@st-andrews.ac.uk no later than 30th January 2015.
The application should include the following information-
Provided by the applicant:
- Title of research proposal: No more than 80 characters including spaces.
- Fields of study: Select the fields of study which most closely reflect the area of research of the current application.
- Abstract: This account should be given in non-technical terms so as to be easily comprehensible to a non-expert (maximum 100 words).
- Details of current and past research: Give details of your current and past research experience (maximum 250 words). If this is too extensive to be summarised in 250 words focus on the research most relevant to the current application.
- Detailed statement of proposed research: This should include aims, objectives, methodology and outcome (e.g. publication plans). This statement and the bibliographic references may not exceed two sides of A4.
- Major publications: Please list your publications (maximum one side of A4) under three main headings; ‘In preparation’, ‘Submitted’ and ‘Published’, as appropriate. If a full list of your publications exceeds one page then include only the publications most relevant to the current application.
- 3 Referees: Name, email address and current institution. No more than one referee should be from the proposed host institution and no more than one should be from the institution where you obtained your doctorate. The head of department from your proposed host institution may not act as a referee.
- A supporting statement including the strategic relevance of the proposed candidate’s research to the department; the facilities and resources they will have access to; the candidates suggested starting salary. Please note that match funding for these fellowships will be required from the host school’s salary budget.
- Internal deadline: Schools to propose applicants (including both applicant and school requested data ) to RPO@st-and.ac.uk by the 30th Jan 2015.
- Internal Selection Panel meet to review proposals early February 2015
- Successful applicant/s informed early February 2015
- Final Deadline for submitting proposal to Leverhulme is 5th March 2015
Full details of the scheme can be found at: http://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/funding/ECF/ECF.cfm. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch with your relevant Business Development Manager should you require any assistance.
Leverhulme Scheme Outline:
This scheme aims to provide career development opportunities for those who are at a relatively early stage of their academic careers, but who have a proven record of research. The expectation is that Fellows should undertake a significant piece of publishable work during their tenure, and that the Fellowships should lead to a more permanent academic position. Applications will be considered in all subject areas with the exception of research that is of direct relevance to clinicians, medical professionals and/or the pharmaceutical industry. The Trust will contribute 50% of each Fellow's total salary costs up to a maximum of £24,000 per annum and the balance is to be paid by the host institution. Approximately 80 Fellowships will be available in 2015. Fellowships can be held at universities or at other institutions of higher education in the UK.
Eligibility Criteria:
- Applicants must not yet have held a full-time permanent academic post in a UK university or comparable UK institution, nor may Fellows hold such a post concurrently with the Early Career Fellowship. Those in receipt of a stipendiary Fellowship may not hold this at the same time as an Early Career Fellowship. Applicants who have existing funding in place for a duration equivalent to or greater than the duration of the Early Career Fellowship should not apply.
- All candidates must hold a doctorate or have equivalent research experience by the time they take up the Fellowship. Those who are or have been registered for a doctorate at any time may apply only if they have submitted their doctoral thesis by the closing date of 4pm on 5 March 2015. Those who at the time of commencing the Fellowship are registered for or are intending to register for degrees, professional or vocational qualifications are not eligible.
- Applications are invited from those with a doctorate who had their doctoral viva not more than five years from the application closing date. Hence those who had their viva before 5 March 2010 are not eligible unless they have since had a career break. Those wishing to make a case for a career break should present the case for interruption by a period of maternity leave, family commitments, illness, or other exceptional circumstances.
- Applicants must either hold a degree from a UK higher education institution at the time of taking up the Fellowship or at the time of application must hold an academic position in the UK (e.g. fixed-term lectureship, fellowship). The Research Awards Advisory Committee believes that the development of an academic career is best served by gaining experience at different institutions. Applicants who have not already moved institutions in the course of their academic career should normally nominate a new host institution, or otherwise demonstrate clear evidence of the academic reasons for remaining at the same institution, such as access to highly specialist equipment or a highly specialised research team. The intention is to support the career development of those building an academic career within the UK.
- The matching funding contributed by the host institution must be drawn from generally available funds and must not be associated with any other grants received by the institution. The host department must secure the matching funding for the applicant before the closing date. Applications that do not meet these conditions are ineligible and will be rejected.
