Sir Evelyn Wrench, ESU founder, courtesy ESU
Applications for Lindemann Trust Fellowships are now open to postdoctoral researchers wishing to carry out research for one year in the USA.
The English-Speaking Union offers up to three grants a year, worth $40,000 each, to graduates who have shown exceptional promise and the capacity to produce original research in the applied sciences.
The Fellowships enable postdoctoral scientists to pursue research in the USA without financial difficulty, and without being obliged to take up paid employment. A £500 grant is also offered to each Fellow to assist with travel costs.
Each fellowship last for one year and supports research in the fields of astronomy, biophysics, chemistry, engineering, geology, geophysics, mathematics and physics.
To be eligible to apply, candidates must be British, Irish or Commonwealth citizens, resident in the UK, and have completed a doctorate since September 2014, or be expecting to complete by 30 September 2017 at the latest. Holders of established research and lecturing posts with a proven record may apply, but the Fellowship should not be regarded as a means of taking up a routine sabbatical.
The deadline for applications is Wednesday, 8th February 2017. For more information, please email education@esu.org.
The ESU is an international educational charity and membership organisation that brings together people of different languages and cultures in over 50 countries, founded in 1918 by the writer and journalist Sir Evelyn Wrench.