The Northern Ireland and North East Doctoral Training Partnership (“NINE DTPâ€) is a new and exciting collaborative enterprise between seven Universities across Northern Ireland and the North East of England. Funded by the Economic and Social Research Council,
The Northern Ireland and North East Doctoral Training Partnership (NINE DTP) is delighted to offer ESRC-funded postdoctoral Fellowships to commence in October 2018. The call is open to applicants who have completed their PhD at a research organization that is part of a DTP or CDT and who have completed their PhDs within the previous 12 months.
Course Level:Â Fellowships are available to pursue Postdoctoral programme.
Available Subject:Â Fellowships are awarded to learn any of the courses offered.
Eligibility Criteria:Â This opportunity is open to applicants who have completed their PhD at a research organization (RO) that is part of a DTP or CDT and must be held at an RO that is part of a DTP or CDT eligible to participate in this initiative and aligned to an accredited pathway:
Applicants are eligible for funding whether or not they are established members of the RO at which they are applying. Applicants who are not established members must be accommodated by the RO and provided with appropriate facilities to carry out the fellowship. Further details about the eligibility of applicants can be found in the Research Funding Guide. The call is not open to applicants who are established, permanent members of staff in an academic position with a research component.
Applicants do not have to have had an ESRC-funded studentship in order to be eligible to apply.
At the time of submitting a proposal, the applicant must either:
- Have been awarded a PhD; or
- Have submitted their thesis and passed their viva voce with minor corrections, with the expectation that the PhD will be awarded by the fellowship start date.
The grants are restricted to those with no more than 12 months of active postdoctoral experience at the start date of the grant. Active postdoctoral experience is defined as that accomplished between the viva voce being passed and the proposed start date of the fellowship. This includes professional doctorates as well as the PhD. In calculating ‘active’ experience we will make allowance for career breaks, where the applicant has interrupted their career for family, health or other personal reasons.
This call welcomes proposals from those returning to research following a career break. Applicants are however required to meet the eligibility criteria of no more than 12 months of active postdoctoral experience.
Eligible Nationalities:Â International students are eligible to apply for this fellowship programme.
Scholarship Benefits:Â The total cost for each fellowship can include the following:
- Fellow’s salary costs
- Indirect costs
- Estate Costs
- Up to £10,000 of other costs (to include costs such as mentoring costs, travel and subsistence, conference attendance, training, and fieldwork, for example).
No other costs are permitted. Each proposal will need to show these figures as 100% of full Economic Cost (fEC) and the ESRC will meet 80% fEC on the proposals submitted.
Method of Application:Â All applicants must submit proposals on the provided submission form along with required attachments by 16.00 on March 23, 2018, to the DTP or CDT they are applying to (include our web link).
Each DTP/CDT will peer review the proposals and make funding decisions on behalf of ESRC. Successful applicants will be required to submit their proposal through the Research Council’s Joint Electronic Submission (Je-S) system.
Scholarship Application Deadline:Â March 23, 2018
