Ernest Rutherford Fellowships for Study in Institutions & Universities of United Kingdom, United Kingdom

If you would like to study in Institutions & Universities of United Kingdom, United Kingdom and pursue Full Time Phd & Research Program in astronomy, solar and planetary science, particle physics, particle astrophysics, cosmology, nuclear physics you can avail Ernest Rutherford Fellowships which is being offered by Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC).
This is a Phd & Research Program Merit Based Scholarship and students are eligible from International Student to apply for the same. Only 12 such awards are being offered and the deadline for application is 25-Sep-14.
This Scholarship will Offer you:-

• Indirect Costs: Indirect costs include the costs of administration, such as personnel, inance, library and some departmental services. Like estate costs, indirect costs will be calculated by the research organisation and a single figure will be entered on the application.
• Directly Allocated Costs: Estates costs include building and premises costs, basic services and utilities and appear under the Directly Allocated Costs heading. Estates costs are calculated by the research organisation nd a single figure will appear on the application.
• Publication Costs: STFC will no longer provide funding in research grants for any publication costs associated with 8 peer-reviewed journal articles and conference papers. Publication costs associated with research outputs other than journal articles and conference papers, such as books, monographs, critical editions, catalogues etc. may, however, continue to be included in grants as a Directly Incurred Other Cost. Any request for such costs will of course need to be fully justified in the case for support/ justification of resources.
• Relocation and Visas: Applicants moving to the UK from overseas to take up an award may request relocation and visa costs. These costs should be applied for under the Directly Incurred “Other Costs” heading on the proforma. STFC will award a maximum of £1.2k if moving from within Europe or £3k if moving from outside of Europe.
• Other Costs: Applicants may request minor equipment and consumables up to £5k under Directly Incurred other costs. At the end of the Fellowship any resources purchased will belong to the Institution.
• Travel: Personal travel is taken to include necessary collaborative visits and fieldwork, and attendance at one conference workshop or symposium during each year of the Fellowship, but excluding field work and visits which form part of the work of a research group with which you may be associated. If you are associated with an STFC research grant you must ensure that any travel connected with the research project for which the grant was given is claimed from that source. You should estimate in your application all personal travel and subsistence funds required during the lifetime of the Fellowship. Travel and subsistence costs are expected to be around £2.0k per annum.
• Salary: You are advised to discuss and agree your starting salary with your proposed host institution, before your application is submitted. The agreed salary should be in accordance with the institution’s standard recruitment and employment practices. The appointment level on the institution’s salary scale should be justified in the application. The salary costs requested should include employer’s national insurance and superannuation contributions. Salary increments over the period of the Fellowship should be taken into account, but not anticipated future pay awards. STFC will award funds on the basis of the agreed salary scales at the time of announcement, with provision for future years increase on the basis of standard RCUK indexation rates. Once announced the grant will not normally be increased to take account of different indexation rates for 5 Year.

Name of Scholarships:	Ernest Rutherford Fellowships
Scholarship is offered by:	Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Scholarship Offers:	Indirect Costs: Indirect costs include the costs of administration, such as personnel, inance, library and some departmental services. Like estate costs, indirect costs will be calculated by the research organisation and a single figure will be entered on the application. Directly Allocated Costs: Estates costs include building and premises costs, basic services and utilities and appear under the Directly Allocated Costs heading. Estates costs are calculated by the research organisation nd a single figure will appear on the application. Publication Costs: STFC will no longer provide funding in research grants for any publication costs associated with 8 peer-reviewed journal articles and conference papers. Publication costs associated with research outputs other than journal articles and conference papers, such as books, monographs, critical editions, catalogues etc. may, however, continue to be included in grants as a Directly Incurred Other Cost. Any request for such costs will of course need to be fully justified in the case for support/ justification of resources. Relocation and Visas: Applicants moving to the UK from overseas to take up an award may request relocation and visa costs. These costs should be applied for under the Directly Incurred “Other Costs” heading on the proforma. STFC will award a maximum of £1.2k if moving from within Europe or £3k if moving from outside of Europe. Other Costs: Applicants may request minor equipment and consumables up to £5k under Directly Incurred other costs. At the end of the Fellowship any resources purchased will belong to the Institution. Travel: Personal travel is taken to include necessary collaborative visits and fieldwork, and attendance at one conference workshop or symposium during each year of the Fellowship, but excluding field work and visits which form part of the work of a research group with which you may be associated. If you are associated with an STFC research grant you must ensure that any travel connected with the research project for which the grant was given is claimed from that source. You should estimate in your application all personal travel and subsistence funds required during the lifetime of the Fellowship. Travel and subsistence costs are expected to be around £2.0k per annum. Salary: You are advised to discuss and agree your starting salary with your proposed host institution, before your application is submitted. The agreed salary should be in accordance with the institution’s standard recruitment and employment practices. The appointment level on the institution’s salary scale should be justified in the application. The salary costs requested should include employer’s national insurance and superannuation contributions. Salary increments over the period of the Fellowship should be taken into account, but not anticipated future pay awards. STFC will award funds on the basis of the agreed salary scales at the time of announcement, with provision for future years increase on the basis of standard RCUK indexation rates. Once announced the grant will not normally be increased to take account of different indexation rates
Duration of Reward / Grant:	5 Year
Education Field:	astronomy, solar and planetary science, particle physics, particle astrophysics, cosmology, nuclear physics
Education Level:	Phd & Research Program
Based on:	Merit Based
Scholarship is open for:	Institutions & Universities of United Kingdom, United Kingdom
Students are eligible from:	International Student
Number of Awards / Scholarships:	12
Important Dates:	Open Date: Not Available Last Date: 25-Sep-14
Eligibility:	Ernest Rutherford Fellowships are intended for early career researchers who do not have a permanent academic position. You are not eligible if you currently hold a permanent academic position or the equivalent in institutions other than universities. If you secure a permanent position prior to the offer of a Fellowship you will be ineligible to hold the Fellowship. Applicants must have a PhD and a minimum of five years’ research experience from the start of the postgraduate programme leading to the award of a PhD and 1 September 2015 with, normally, a minimum of two years’ postdoctoral experience. Fellowships are open to applicants of any nationality. Where applicable, you will need to comply with Department of Employment requirements and hold a work permit prior to taking up the Fellowship. Work permits are a matter for direct negotiation between the institution, the Department of Employment and the Home Office. Information for Non-European Economic Area Applicants – All successful applicants who require a visa to work in the UK will be eligible to be considered under the Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) visa route (https://www.gov.uk/tier-1-exceptional-talent). In line with the highly prestigious nature of the award, this visa route is designed for people who are internationally recognised as world leaders or potential world-leading talent in the fields of science and the arts and enables the holder to be both adaptable and flexible during their research in the UK. The grant of any visa is always subject to the standard Home Office general grounds for refusal of a visa. RCUK is able to provide additional guidance regarding the appropriate evidence required to complete the visa application process under the Exceptional Talent visa. Please contact fellowtier1info@rcuk.ac.uk for further details. Applications are welcome from candidates who intend to use the Fellowship as a means of re-establishing themselves in the United Kingdom following a period overseas. Fellowships may be held at any eligible UK research organisation as set out in the STFC research grants handbook.
Important Information:	In considering your Fellowship application, the Fellowship Panel will use the following criteria: The excellence of the applicant, including the volume and significance of research outputs, their standing in their field and ability to communicate their science effectively; The timeliness and quality of the research proposal; The potential of the individual, including the capability to fulfil the wider responsibilities of an academic career (teaching, service on committees, public engagement etc) and evidence of leadership ability; The appropriateness of the group with whom the individual intends to work; Alignment with STFC strategic priorities.

To apply for the above scholarship / award / grant you should submit the following documents and should possess the following:

• Curriculum vitae of a maximum of two sides of A4 using our template
• List of publications by year and should not include presentations.
• Letter of support (personal reference) from your nominated reviewer who must not be from the host institution, of a maximum length of two sides of A4. This must be uploaded at the submitter stage and will be confidential i.e. not visible to the applicant. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that their nominated reviewer knows who to supply their reference to (at their host institution) in order that it can be uploaded and submitted with the proposal.
• Case for Support for Fellowship, of a maximum length of three sides of A4 including diagrams and illustrations. See below for further guidance.
• Up to two hundred words on Public Engagement (mandatory). This should outline any activities already undertaken, and give the plans you have for communicating information about your research to the wider public by means, for example of press releases, work with local media, participation in public events, links with MPs or elected members of devolved administrations, training in public communications or media awareness and work with teachers and schools.
• Up to two hundred words on Pathways to Impact, if appropriate. This should describe how the potential impacts of this research will be realised by users and beneficiaries of the research who are outside of your immediate academic research community, for example the public sector, commercial private sector, third sector (voluntary and community groups, social enterprises, charities, cooperatives and mutuals) or the wider public in general. Further information is available in the Research Grants Handbook.
• Data Management Plan, of a maximum length of two sides of A4, is a mandatory attachment. See below for further guidance.

Once all the information has been received by Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) and the assessment of the submitted documents is complete, you will be informed about your selection in the same.
If you are looking for more information about Ernest Rutherford Fellowships you are requested to visit the following page: http://www.stfc.ac.uk/files/1826/1826_res_2.pdf