Rosetrees Trust have announced the launch of their 2020 UK-wide Enterprise Fellowship Scheme.

Enterprise Fellowships are aimed specifically at recently qualified postdoctoral researchers primarily in the fields of engineering, physical sciences, maths and computer science, who wish to develop a long-term programme of biomedical research within a UK University. 

What the Trust are looking for:

• Successful projects will be truly innovative and not merely an extension of your current research.
• It is expected that applicants apply their skills to address an important unmet clinical problem, to develop their scientific independence and establish new collaborations across disciplines in the field.
• Dynamic and motivated scientists who have the vision to address an important clinical problem with a novel and potentially transformative approach.
• A key consideration will be the candidate’s likelihood of developing as an independent scientist. 

Funding and duration:

The fellowship offers up to £60,000 per annum for three years available for salary and consumables costs. Awards are for 3 years and not renewable. However, fellows will be eligible to apply for other Rosetrees grant schemes during their fellowship tenure and beyond. Awards cannot be used to fund the salary costs of anyone other than the fellow. Full economic costs (FEC) are not payable which include indirect costs or running costs of the host institution. 

Eligibility:

• Applicants must be an early-career researcher with a PhD in a relevant discipline and maximum of 3 years post-doctoral experience (excluding career breaks).
• Applicants must not yet have held a full-time permanent academic post in a UK university or be in receipt of another stipendiary fellowship.
• There is no restriction on the number of applications that can be made from one institution, so anyone interested and meeting the criteria can apply. 

Host Institution/Department

• The host institution will be the location for the proposed enterprise fellow and must be a UK university or research institution. For fellowships to be truly innovative, we believe applicants should move to a new host institution and department. However, should you determine that you will be able to deliver an innovative programme of research within your current institution then this can be justified on the online application form.
• Enterprise Fellows will be employees of the host institution and subject to that institution's terms and conditions of employment.
• All applicants must provide signed letters from their proposed academic supervisor and head of department confirming that laboratory or other work space and common resources will be made available to successful candidates and details of any other institutional support.

For any specific funder-related queries, please contact Richard Miller,  Operations Manager, Rosetrees Trust (rmiller@rosetreestrust.co.uk  0208 951 2588). 

Further information about the scheme and how to apply can be found on the Rosetrees website.