The Leverhulme Trust Dr Anne Dean Assistant Director

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The Leverhulme TrustDr Anne DeanAssistant
Director
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The Leverhulme Trust

• Schemes suitable for post-doctoral and other
  early career researchers
• Research Fellowships
• Study Abroad Fellowships
• Study Abroad Studentships
• Early Career Fellowships
• Research Project Grants
• Philip Leverhulme Prizes

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• Research Fellowships
• Closing Date November 2008
• The main purpose of these awards is to enable
  experienced researchers, particularly those who
  are or have been prevented by routine duties, the
  opportunity to complete a programme of original
  research. Research Fellowships provide research
  expenses over and above normal living costs
  and/or provide a contribution towards reasonable
  replacement costs or loss of earnings.
• There are no restrictions on academic
  discipline, and awards are not limited to those
  holding appointments in higher education.

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• Eligibility criteria
• Applicants must be resident in the UK and be
  able to demonstrate experience and academic
  background sufficient to confirm their ability to
  complete the proposed programme of research.
  This means that applicants will normally be aged
  30 or over.
• Individuals registered for a degree, doctoral
  studies or for professional or vocational
  qualifications are ineligible for these
  Fellowships. Equipment or institutional charges
  for accommodation or overheads are ineligible
  costs.
• All fields are eligible.
• Duration
• Research Fellowships may be between 3 and 24
  months.
• Value
• The maximum value of a Fellowship is 35,000.

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• Study Abroad Fellowships
• Closing date November 2008
• Study Abroad Fellowships support a period
  overseas in a stimulating academic environment.
• They differ from Research Fellowships in that
  the awards support a range of activities other
  than straight-forward research, for example the
  exchange of ideas or the development of new lines
  of research and collaboration.

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• Eligibility Criteria
• Applicants must be resident in the UK and be
  aged 30 or over. They should have held an
  established full-time post in a UK institution of
  higher education, or in a museum, art gallery or
  comparable institution for at least five years.
• Eligible costs include reasonable replacement
  cover whilst the applicant is overseas travel to
  and within the overseas country or countries a
  stipend to meet the increased expense of living
  overseas and essential research costs. Anyone
  registered for a degree, for doctoral studies or
  for professional or vocational qualifications is
  ineligible. Equipment or institutional charges
  for accommodation or overheads are ineligible
  costs.
• All fields are eligible.
• Value
• The maximum value of a Fellowship is 21,000
• Duration
• Between 3 and 12 months.

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• Study Abroad Studentships
• Closing date 8 January 2008
• These awards support an extended period of
  advanced study or research at a centre of
  learning in any overseas country, with the
  exception of the USA.
• Applicants should be under age 30 or, if older,
  make a strong case for special consideration.
  They should be able to demonstrate how their work
  would benefit from being conducted overseas,
  rather than in the UK. Those wishing only to
  improve their foreign language skills are not
  eligible for this scheme.

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The Leverhulme Trust Duration The
Studentships are tenable for between 12 and 24
months. Eligibility criteria and Value The
Studentship comprises a basic annual maintenance
allowance of 15,000 a partner allowance of
5,000 if a student is accompanied by a
dependent partner, a return air fare and a
baggage allowance. Further allowances are
payable at the Trusts discretion, e.g.
assistance with overseas tuition fees and
essential research costs. Applicants must have
been resident in the UK for at least five years
at the time of application, and must hold an
undergraduate degree from a UK institution
undergraduates are not eligible for these
awards.
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• Early Career Fellowships
• Closing date March 2008
• These awards are intended to provide career
  development opportunities for researchers with a
  proven record of research. Applicants should
  NOT, however, have yet held a full-time
  established academic post in a UK university or
  comparable UK institution, nor may Fellows hold
  such a post concurrently with the Early Career
  Fellowship.
• These awards are intended to assist those at a
  relatively early stage of their academic careers,
  and it is hoped that the appointment will lead to
  a more permanent position, either within the same
  or another institution.

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• Eligibility criteria
• Applicants must normally be under 35 years of
  age at the time of taking up the
  award.applicants aged 35 and over may apply if a
  strong and well-reasoned case can be made.
• Applicants must hold an awarded Doctorate or
  have equivalent research experience at the time
  of taking up the Fellowship. Those registered
  for a Doctorate may apply only if they have
  submitted their Doctoral thesis by the closing
  date, and confirmation of this will be required
  as part of the application procedure.
• Applicants must either hold a first degree (or
  an equivalent qualification) from a UK higher
  education institution or be or have recently been
  a member of the UK academic community and intend
  to remain so.
• All fields are eligible. However, those in
  Social Policy which are primarily concerned with
  the implementation of policy are unlikely to be
  funded.

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• Institutional Commitments
• The Scheme is based on a pattern of joint
  support whereby the Leverhulme Trust will
  contribute 50 of the Fellows total salary costs
  (including National Insurance, superannuation and
  London Allowance, where applicable) up to a
  maximum of 22,000 per year of the Fellowship.
  The balance is to be contributed by the host
  institution.
• Amount of Award
• Award holders will be paid at a point on the
  national salary scale for academic staff, based
  on the individuals age and experience.
• In recognition of the prestige of these awards
  and to enable the Fellows research, up to 5,000
  p.a. will be available to each Fellow for
  research expenses (but not for capital items of
  equipment or books).
• Please note the Trust cannot assist applicants in
  finding a suitable host institution.

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• Teaching commitments
• Whilst it is desirable for the Early Career
  Fellow to gain some teaching experience, teaching
  should average no more than 3 hours per teaching
  week in term time. The Trust expects that the
  subjects taught will relate to the main thrust of
  the Fellows research interests and not simply to
  the Departments needs.
• The total time spent on teaching duties (i.e
  preparation, teaching, examining, marking and
  administration) should not exceed one day per
  teaching week in term time.
• Place of tenure
• The appointments will be tenable in any UK
  university or institution of higher education in
  the UK.
• Duration
• These Fellowships are tenable for 24 months on a
  full-time basis and are not renewable.

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• Research Project Grants
• These awards form the great majority of grants
  given by the Trust, and are made by a Principal
  Applicant who wishes to pursue a project of high
  quality and originality which is his or her own
  vision.
• They provide support for innovative and original
  research projects in any discipline except
  medicine.
• The grant pays for the salaries of research
  staff (usually post-doctoral researchers) engaged
  on the project, and some modest research costs.
• The choice of theme and design of the project
  lies entirely with the Principal Applicant.

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• Eligibility criteria
• The great majority of awards are made for
  projects costing up to 250,000 over a duration
  of two to three years. At least 75 of the
  resources requested must be used to provide
  funding for research staff (research assistants,
  postgraduate students) who work specifically on
  the project.
• The tuition fees and maintenance costs of a PhD
  studentship may be included provided they are set
  at the base rate for Research Council awards for
  UK students and must be directly related to the
  project in hand.
• Associated research costs up to a maximum of 25
  of the total budget can be included.
• Awards are not made to cover the salary costs of
  the Principal Applicant, or those of the
  co-applicants.
• Eligible institutions are universities, other
  institutions of higher and further education in
  the UK, and registered charities in the UK.

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• These awards differ from the Fellowships and
  Studentships offered by the Trust, in that they
  are submitted by the Principal Applicant via a
  two-stage process Outline and Detailed.
• There are no deadlines for Outline applications.
  The three deadlines each year for successful
  Outlines are
• 1 December, 1 September and 21 March.

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• Philip Leverhulme Prizes
• Closing date May 2008
• These prizes are awarded to outstanding scholars
  (normally under the age of 36) who have made a
  substantial and recognised contribution to their
  particular field of study, recognised at an
  international level and whose future
  contributions are held to be of correspondingly
  high promise.
• Approximately 25 prizes are available each year
  across the five topics offered. For 2008, the
  selected disciplines are
• Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences History
  of Art Medieval, Early Modern and Modern
  History Mathematics and Statistics and Zoology.

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• Value and Duration
• Each prize has a value of 70,000 and is
  available over a two year period.
• Prizes can be used for any purpose which can
  advance the Prizeholders research, with the
  exception of enhancing their salary.
• Nominees
• Nominees must hold a post (irrespective of the
  source of funding) in a UK institution of higher
  education or research.

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• Full details of all Trust Schemes are available
  on our website at
• www.leverhulme.ac.uk
• The Leverhulme Trust
• 1 Pemberton Row
• London EC4A 3BG
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