Early Career Scholarship Program – Warwick Institute for Advanced Studies

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The program of scholarships start to career support completion of Warwick PhD students in the transition from their PhD and career of independent postdoctoral research. Applications  are welcomed twice a year.

System objectives

The start Fellowship career is to help the  PhD students to  settle into a career academic. Fellows at the start of their career  :  

• Refine and maximize  the academic results and impact of their doctoral research  
• Develop scholarship and funding applications with the  support and guidance of the  IAS 
• Develop their broader academic leadership skills by participating in   the Accolade training program 

• Establish new interdisciplinary connections  and research directions 
• Organize a research-related event to present themselves and their research to the wider academic community 

Note that  this  is  not  a vehicle to fund new research or to carry out doctoral research. These activities are outside the scope of the ECF. 

Funding 

The  award is  0.5 FTE (  this is  -to-  tell  halftime)  for six months initially  with the possibility to extend it to  10 months  demonstrated satisfactory progress and participation. The scholarship is not a salaried position, but provides a training allowance to support the scholarship holder’s participation in the Accolade program . The allowance is based on 50% of that of the current Research Council doctoral studentship, and amounts to £ 637 per month in the 20/21 academic year. In addition, the fellow can apply for up to £ 200 to support activities support for the development of his research career .   

The scholarship holder will also have access to the facilities of the IAS and the university for the duration of the scholarship. 

Eligibility

Applicants should only apply for the round (s) for which they are eligible. In 2020-2021, the two call deadlines are:

• 12 noon January 12, 2021:  for candidates who will submit their thesis for examination between October 1, 2020 and April 30, 2021, scholarships starting in April 2021.
• Noon April 27, 2021:  for candidates who will submit their thesis for examination between May 1 and September 30, 2021, scholarships starting in October 2021.

More details

You  must submit your thesis for review by the specified deadline and you must attend and actively participate in the Accolade program .  

The extension of F  ellowships  to 10 months duration  will be considered only if the doctoral examination is successfully  completed  (  c.  -To- resulted in a recommendation to award  with or without corrections). 

You  can  not have any other job for more than 20 hours per week (0.5 FTE) during the duration of their scholarship. 

It is  your  responsibility to ensure that  you  have an appropriate visa if required  ,  and that acceptance of  the  award does not conflict with the terms and conditions of an existing visa. 

Review criteria

The applications will be reviewed by a panel of members Warwick academic staff, including the director of the IAS. 

Academic excellence   - taking into account: 

• Previous publication file, if applicable, resulting from doctoral research 
• Conference papers, if applicable, based on doctoral research 

• Grants and scholarships awarded during postgraduate career 
• Evidence of engagement with the research community beyond the immediate domain 
• Reference letters 

Quality of the proposed activities   - as detailed in the project brief, taking into account: 

• Intellectual ambition and scope of the proposed activities 

• Ability of the proposed program to lead to the advancement of the candidate’s postdoctoral research career 
• Evidence of continued proactivity and clarity of objectives to achieve research goals. 
• Feasibility (ability to achieve stated objectives during the scholarship period). 
• That it is not a vehicle to fund new research or to carry out doctoral research 

Scope of interdisciplinary engagement   - taking into account: 

• Interdisciplinary management of the proposed work 
• The candidate’s ability and willingness to situate  his  future research  within the broader interdisciplinary research framework of the IAS.

Application Procedure

From the applicant  – TWO documents, uploaded together

• A  completed application form  which includes:

• A project statement of 500 words maximum
• A statement of up to 250 words on how their research would benefit / contribute to the IAS
• Signatures of the head of department and of the candidate’s departmental administrator

• The candidate’s CV (the CV will not contain more than 2 plain and simple A4 sides)

Arbitrators  –  ONE document per arbitrator

• Reference letters which aim to address the candidate:

• Achievements: academic, as well as commitment, beyond immediate specialization
• Contributions to the department: teaching, seminars, event support
• Academic and support responsibilities
• Knowledge and involvement in interdisciplinary research

It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that the application and academic references and reach the IAS before the deadline. The applications late or incomplete submitted will not be taken into account.