Hosted by the Research and Enterprise Division, this bootcamp support early career researchers from the Faculties of Health Sciences (FHS) and Life Sciences (FLS) in applying for their first externally-funded fellowship.
What does it involve?
The Fellowship Bootcamp Programme, now in its sixth year, brings together an interdisciplinary cohort of future fellowship candidates for information and training sessions tailored to applying for fellowship awards to be held at UoB. These sessions provide in-depth support to candidates in raising awareness of fellowship funding options and preparing them for future fellowship applications, including;
- Defining what is a fellowship, how it differs from other grants and why you should apply for one, and funder-specific advice delivered by the Research Development team;
- An explanation of the application and submission process, and who can help;
- Finance overview and how to cost your project;
- Hearing from current fellows and getting top tips from funder panel members;
- An opportunity to network with peers.
Who should apply?
This programme aims to support early career researchers who are intending to apply for their first externally funded fellowship within the next 12-18 months.
- Candidates can self-nominate but must discuss their plans and have approval from their Line Manager. Nominations must be received by 5th August 2022.
How to apply?
- Candidates must make themselves available to attend two sessions on 6th and 13th September (Approximate time commitment from the candidates is around 8 hours).
- Places are limited to 32 candidates from across both Faculties (4 candidates per School)
- To register your interest please send a short lay summary on your research plans or ongoing research including a paragraph on why you are considering the fellowship route (no more than 1 page in total) plus your Curriculum Vitae (CV) (2 pages max), copying in your Line Manager to rdo-rduk@bristol.ac.uk. Please also indicate which Funder(s)/scheme you are most interested in targeting (if known).
The closing date for applications is 5 August 2022.