New Round of Newton Fellowships

A new round of Newton Fellowships - an initiative to fund research collaborations and improve links between UK and overseas researchers - has opened.

The Newton International Fellowships are funded by the British Academy, the Royal Academy of Engineering and the Royal Society and aim to attract the most promising post-doctoral researchers working overseas in the fields of humanities, engineering, natural and social sciences. The Fellowships enable researchers to work for two years with a UK research institution, thus establishing long-term international collaborations.

The funding will be distributed in the form of 50 research fellowships, awarded annually, each providing support of up to £100,000 for a two year placement. The scheme is open to post-doctoral (and equivalent) early-career researchers working outside the UK who do not hold UK citizenship.

The closing date for applications is Monday 12 January 2009.

Further details are available from the Newton International Fellowships website: www.newtonfellowships.org or call 00 44 (0)20 7451 2559

Newton International Fellowships 6-9 Carlton House Terrace London SW1Y 5AG tel: +44 (0)20 7451 2559 fax: +44 (0)20 7451 2543

British Academy invites applications for its Visiting Fellowships schemes

The British Academy is pleased to announce a call for applications for its Visiting Fellowship scheme, and for the joint British Academy, AHRC and ESRC Visiting Fellowships for South Asia and the Middle East. The schemes are intended to enable early-career overseas postdoctoral academics to come to the UK for two to six months in order to carry out research in a British institution, in conjunction with a UK academic.

The general scheme is open to application by any scholar from outside the UK, and the British Academy, AHRC and ESRC scheme to scholars from the Middle East and South Asia (a list of eligible countries is available on the scheme website).

Applicants should have obtained a PhD after January 2003, or be able to demonstrate equivalent status. Application must be made with a UK-based academic sponsor whose home institution is willing to host the visit.

The closing date for applications is Monday 12 January 2009, for visits to take place after 1 May 2009.

Further information together with application forms and notes of guidance (for both candidates and host institutions) are available from the Academy's website: http://email.britac.ac.uk/_act/link.php?mId=A8610669366696526416866373421&tId=7617289 or email vf@britac.ac.uk or call 020 7969 5220.