The Foulkes Foundation is funding postdoctoral fellowship for recently qualified scientists and medical graduates to promote medical research, the training of scientists and the study of medicine in the UK.
Applicants should have a PhD or equivalent degree and should intend to contribute to medical research. The duration of fellowship is of three years. The fellowship do not covers fees and is intended to cover personal maintenance only. Application must be submitted online or via post by 15th March 2014.
Study Subject(s): This fellowship is awarded in medicine discipline.
Course Level: This fellowship is available for postdoctoral scientists to promote medical research, the training of scientists and the study of medicine in the UK.
Provider: The Foulkes Foundation
Scholarship at: UK
Official Scholarship Information: www.foulkes-foundation.org
Eligibility:
-The Foulkes Foundation invites applications for Fellowships from recently qualified scientists and medical graduates.
-Applicants should have a PhD or equivalent degree and should intend to contribute to medical research.
-It would be helpful if applicants with science degrees wishing to study medicine were to indicate in what way they would regard possession of a medical qualification to be likely to assist them to make use of their scientific qualifications in their subsequent career.
-Similarly, medically qualified applicants wishing to take a post-doctoral degree in science should indicate why they wish to obtain additional experience and qualifications, and how they expect that this will assist them in their future research career.
-The Trustees will be particularly interested in receiving applications from candidates who are likely to make use of recent developments in molecular biology, biological sciences and biotechnology in the programme of medical research they hope to pursue.
Open for Students of Following Countries: Applicants of UK are eligible for this postdoctoral fellowship.
Scholarship Description: The Foulkes Foundation is a charitable Foundation that was established in 1972. The Fellowships were first awarded in 1975 and their purpose is to promote medical research, the training of scientists and the study of medicine. The Foundation provides Fellowships to outstanding post-doctoral scientists in the form of financial support, giving exceptional scientists a unique opportunity to study medicine and become the research leaders of the future.
Number of award(s): Not Known
Duration of award(s): Fellowships are awarded for up to three years.
What does it cover? The Fellowships, which do not cover fees, are awarded for up to three years and are tenable in the United Kingdom only. The size of the Fellowship depends on the circumstances of the applicant and is intended to cover personal maintenance only.
Selection Criteria: Not Known
Notification: Not Known
How to Apply: The mode of applying is post and online.
Scholarship Application Deadline: The closing date for applications is 15th March 2014.
