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Institute development fellowships

The call for proposals is closed

Next proposal deadline: 2010 TBC

Aimed at

BBSRC scientists at Band E and above on an open-ended contract with a minimum of 5 years in their current or similar post who wish to spend a period of collaborative work at another research organisation, at the following BBSRC institutes:

• Babraham Institute
• Institute for Animal Health
• Institute of Food Research
• John Innes Centre
• Rothamsted Research

Nature of award

Awards are for 6-12 months (full or part-time), and include a research support grant to cover costs associated with the proposed research development activities.

Fellowships should provide a mechanism for new ideas skills in strategically important areas to enhance the quality of science in institutes of BBSRC.

Proposals should support the aims set out in 'Science and Innovation in the BBSRC Sponsored Institutes: The Next Ten Years'.

Research areas

Submit a proposal in any area of science within the BBSRC portfolio. We particulary encourage proposals:

• Where a systems biology approach is being proposed to the research programme

How to apply

Submit a proposal electronically via the Joint Electronic Submissions (Je-S) system with the following mandatory attachments:

• CV (see downloads section)
  You should complete the standard CV template. We do not accept stand alone CVs.
• Case for support
• List of publications
• Head of department statement
• Justification of resources
• Impact plan

Fellowships are awarded under full economic costing (fEC).

You should submit costed research support grant proposals in line with the Grants Guide.

Detailed guidance on how to complete proposal forms and proposal attachments can be found on the Je-S system, in the Fellowships Handbook and in the Frequently Asked Questions document that are available in the downloads section.

We do not accept late proposals. We recommend proposals are submitted 1 week before the proposal deadline.

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