[Academic] Fwd: STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellowship Application Limits 2012/13

[Rob Martin]

For those in STFC funded areas ... "delete" button for others.

> STFC offers 12 Ernest Rutherford Fellowships annually which provide up 
> to five years funding to outstanding researchers at an early stage of 
> their career. The aim is to support future scientific leaders to 
> establish a strong, independent research programme. Successful 
> candidates will have the opportunity to bid for Ernest Rutherford 
> research funding in the form of a research grant.
> 1. Eligibility
> Ernest Rutherford Fellowships are intended for early career 
> researchers who do not have a permanent academic position.........

Regards,

Rob



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Subject: 	STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellowship Application Limits 2012/13
Date: 	Wed, 11 Jul 2012 09:01:13 +0100
From: 	elaine.poole at stfc.ac.uk <elaine.poole at stfc.ac.uk>
To: 	Robert Martin <r.w.martin at strath.ac.uk>



*11^th July 2012*

Dear Professor Martin

*STFC ERNEST RUTHERFORD FELLOWSHIP APPLICATIONS 2012/13*

**

_Ernest Rutherford Fellowship Application Limits_

STFC sets a limit on the number of Fellowship applications that each 
department is permitted to submit and these limits are agreed annually 
by the Education, Training and Careers Committee.  For the current round 
the Committee has recommended that the overall maximum number of 
applications should remain at the current level to ensure that only 
genuinely competitive candidates are put forward and that the peer 
review process can focus on careful assessment of those candidates.  The 
Committee also recommended that no appeals should be allowed.

_Your Department’s Limit_

*University of Strathclyde*

*Department of Physics*

**

*The maximum number of Ernest Rutherford Fellowship applications that 
may be submitted by your department is 1.*

**

This limit is derived from the number of staff within the department as 
input in 2011 to the STFC research studentship algorithm.  In keeping 
with the recommendation of the Education, Training and Careers 
Committee, no appeals for applications above the limit calculated by 
this method will be allowed.  To avoid disadvantaging candidates who 
might otherwise have applied through another department, you should 
remain within these limits.  You may also wish to consider the timing of 
internal selection processes in case of excellent late-emerging candidates.

Any departments who exceed their limit will be required to withdraw the 
excess application(s). Departments will be notified by STFC if they 
exceed their limit and will need to select the application(s) to 
withdraw within one week of this notification.  If no selection is made 
by the department, the excess application(s) will be selected by STFC 
based on the chronological order in which they were received.

Further guidance on departmental applications limits is available from 
www.stfc.ac.uk/Funding+and+Grants/509.aspx 
<http://www.stfc.ac.uk/Funding+and+Grants/509.aspx>.

_Returners to Research_

STFC encourages returners to research and the limit will not apply to 
any applications from candidates who are intending to return to research 
from a career break (normally of at least two years).  Ernest Rutherford 
Fellowship applications from returners may be submitted in excess of the 
departmental limit given above. Returner applications will be judged 
solely on the applicant’s track record prior to their career break.  The 
Fellowships Panel will look to the track record for evidence of the 
qualities of excellence and potential expected of a fellowship holder.

_Call for Proposals_

The closing date for the 2011/12 fellowships round will be Thursday 27 
September 2012 and the application form is now available via the Je-S 
system.

The guidance for completing proposals is available from 
www.stfc.ac.uk/Funding+and+Grants/509.aspx 
<http://www.stfc.ac.uk/Funding+and+Grants/509.aspx>.

If you have any queries about application limits or the Ernest 
Rutherford Fellowship scheme more generally please contact 
fellowships at stfc.ac.uk <mailto:fellowships at stfc.ac.uk>.

Yours sincerely

Clare Heseltine

Secretary to Education, Training and Careers Committee


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