Commonwealth Rutherford Scholarships

Funder deadline: 11th December 2017

Research Services deadline: 4th December 2017

Faculty 1st draft review: 27th November 2017

EOI: 24th November 2017

Please see below a call for applications for Commonwealth Rutherford Scholarships, an exciting new offering from the CSC funded through the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. These awards are open to overseas candidates from around the Commonwealth to conduct postdoctoral research in the UK and the deadline for candidates to apply is 11th December 2017.

A new programme supporting talented researchers from across the Commonwealth to conduct innovative and impactful research at UK universities is now open for applications. Commonwealth Rutherford Fellowships are for highly skilled researchers from other Commonwealth countries to spend one or two years at an eligible UK university conducting postdoctoral research. These fellowships are funded by the UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) through the Rutherford Fund. They are offered through the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK (CSC) and managed by the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU).

For full details, including eligibility criteria and how to apply, visit the Rutherford Scholarships website.