Go8 European Fellowships

The Group of Eight  offers eight annual fellowships to early career researchers in Europe to work in Go8 universities for up to six months.  Each Fellowship is worth up to AUD 20,000.
The Fellowships are open to eligible researchers in Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria, Russia and Croatia.
The Go8 European  Fellowship scheme recognises the importance of international contacts for early career researchers. It is envisaged that Fellows will continue to collaborate with  Australian research partners when they return to their home institutions.

You are eligible to apply to be a Fellow if you:

1. have completed a PhD less than five  years prior to application for the Fellowship;
2. are under 40 years of age at the time of  application;
3. are a citizen of one of the designated  countries listed above;
4. reside in one of the designated  countries listed above (it need not be the same country as your citizenship);
5. have been employed (minimum half-time  appointment) for at least six months prior to application by a university or  research organisation (public or private) in one of the designated countries;
6. have sufficient competency in English to  be able to adequately communicate with researchers in their host university;
7. are eligible to obtain an Australian  Visiting Academic Visa (subclass 419) or equivalent Australian visa.

Application process

Download Go8 European Fellowships brochure for more information.
Applications for 2012 Fellowships now open. Download application pack here.
For information on how to apply for a visiting academic visa please click here.
Information about Go8 European Fellowship alumni 2007-2011 is available here.

For further information:

Please contact: Kerrie Thornton, Director, Communications and International, Group of Eight,  Ph: +61 2 6239 5488, kerrie.thornton@go8.edu.au


For information from individual Go8 institutions please contact the following staff:

The Australian National University Mr Cameron Glenn Research Development Co-ordinator Ph: 02 6125 9571 Email: cameron.glenn@anu.edu.au	The University of Melbourne Ms Melinda Heron Senior Research Grants Officer - International Melbourne Research Office Ph: 03 8344 2052 Email: mheron@unimelb.edu.au
The University of Adelaide Dr Don McMaster Research Grants Officer (International) Ph: 08 8303 3347 Email: don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au	Monash University Mr Dennis Batson Grants Officer, Strategic Grants Ph: 03 9905 1193 Email: dennis.batson@monash.edu
The University of Queensland Ms Vicky Sheehy Administration Officer (Grants) Ph: 07 3346 6217 Email: v.sheehy@research.uq.edu.au	The University of Sydney Ms Joanne Elliot Research Grants Administration and Funding Ph: 02 8627 8107 Email: joanne.elliot@sydney.edu.au
The University of New South Wales Mr Daniel Owens Deputy Director, Grants Management Office Ph: 02 9385 7230 Email: d.owens@unsw.edu.au	The University of Western Australia Ms Olivia Langensiepen Administrative Officer (Grants) Ph: 08 6488 4708 Email: olivia.langensiepen@uwa.edu.au

website: http://www.go8.edu.au/university-staff/programs-_and_-fellowships-1/go8-european-fellowships