The UK Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy is administrating the 50 Commonwealth Rutherford Fellowship for the academic year 2018-19. The Fellowships are for highly skilled researchers from other Commonwealth countries to spend one or two years at an eligible UK university or higher education institution conducting postdoctoral research.

The purpose of the fellowship is to support world-class research and innovation and to contribute to the UK’s research base by attracting high-calibre international candidates and encouraging links and collaboration.

CSC aims to contribute to the UK’s international development objectives and broader foreign interests, to support excellence in the UK’s higher education and to maintain the principles of the Commonwealth. Candidates are selected on the basis of merit and based on their ability to contribute to the needs of their own countries.

Applications deadline: Closed

Eligibility 

• Applicants from commonwealth country other than the UK are eligible to apply for this fellowship programme.
• Fellowships are awarded to learn any of the subjects offered by the university.
• To apply for these fellowships, you must be a citizen of or have been granted refugee status by a Commonwealth country other than the United Kingdom or be a British Protected Person.
• Applicants also must be permanently resident in a Commonwealth country other than the UK, and not based in the UK at the time of application.

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How to Apply

• How to Apply: You must provide the following supporting documentation, which must be received by the CSC by 12.30 (GMT) on 13 December 2017 in order for your application to be eligible for consideration:
• References from at least two individuals. One of these referees must be your PhD supervisor; without a reference from this person (except in exceptional circumstances) your application will be ineligible
• Supporting Documents: To apply, students must be ready to submit the PhD certificate, Supporting statement from your proposed supervisor in the UK, Copy of your passport showing your photograph, date of birth, and country of citizenship.
• Admission Requirements: No admission requirements to apply for the program.
• Language Requirements: Applicants from outside the home country will often need to meet specific English language/other language requirements in order to be able to study there.

Benefits

Each fellowship approved airfare from your home country to the UK and return at the end of your award, Research support grant of £2,500 per annum, Stipend (living allowance) at the rate of £1,627 per month, or £2,019 per month for those at universities in the London metropolitan area, a Study travel grant of £1,000 per award towards the costs of approved travel within the UK or overseas.

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