Future Leaders – African Independent Researchers (FLAIR) Fellowships 2020 for African Researchers

Application Deadline: 27th May 2020 3pm UK time.

Eligible Countries: African countries

About the Award: Each FLAIR Fellowship will be for two years initially and will offer up to £150,000 per year, alongside a programme of support to develop fellows as independent research leaders including training and mentoring, and opportunities to network both regionally and with the UK and to develop international collaborations.

Type: Research, Fellowship

Field of Research: Applications should be within the remit of natural sciences. This includes physics, chemistry, mathematics, computer science, engineering, agricultural, biological and medical research (excluding clinical and patient-orientated research), and the scientific aspects of archaeology, geography and experimental psychology but excluding economics, social science and humanities research.

Eligibility: You can apply for this scheme if you:

• Are a national of a sub-Saharan African country;
• Hold a PhD by the time you apply;
• Are an early career researcher with a minimum of two years of research experience since completing your PhD and no more than eight years of post-doctoral research experience;
• Wish to hold the fellowship in a research institution in an Official Development Assistance (ODA) eligible sub-Saharan African country;
• Have a clearly defined scientific research proposal focusing on one or more of the Global Challenge areas outlined in the scheme notes.

Number of Awards: Not specified

Value of Award: This scheme provides an award of up to £150,000 per year for two years in the first instance, covering:

• Research Fellow’s salary, up to £45,000 per year.
• Research expenses
  – Research assistance
  – Equipment costs
  – Travel expenses
  – Research consumables
• Institutional overhead, up to £15,000 per year

The scheme also provides a programme of support and development, including:

• Mentoring
• Training courses
• Opportunities for international collaboration
• Networking opportunities regionally and internationally

Duration of Programme: Each FLAIR Fellowship will be for two years initially. Holders may have the opportunity to apply for a renewal for an additional three years.

How to Apply: 

• Applications should be made through the Royal Society’s grant management system Flexi-Grant®.
• It is important to go through all application requirements on the Programme Webpage (see link below) before applying

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