Royal Society University Research Fellowships & Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship

Material needed for the internal selection

Overview

If you would like the School to support your application for a Royal Society University Research Fellowship or Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship, please submit  the relevant documentation (see below) as a single pdf to: fellowships-panel [at] ph.ed.ac.uk. You are encouraged to develop your proposal with the active participation of a member of academic staff. Once outline  proposals are received academic supporters will be asked to submit a short email to fellowships-panel [at] ph.ed.ac.uk confirming that they are supporting your application. 

Internal Deadlines

Outline applications are due by midday July 4th 2025. Outcomes of the selection process will be communicated starting the 18th of July. 

Outline application material

• The name of a current Edinburgh academic staff member who is happy to support and help develop your application. The institute you would like to be based at.
• CV  (2 pages). This should include the following data: number of years since PhD (excluding career breaks);  total number of refereed journal publications; h-index and database used.
• Research Statement/Proposal  (maximum 3  A4 pages,  minimum font  size 11) – this should  comprise:  a statement of Fellowships to be considered for; a summary of research to date and a statement of proposed research including which research area the proposed research fits into (see below for RSURF relevant themes).
• A list of your best 4 publications, together with a short statement of your contribution to each paper.
• Indicate whether application should be considered for other fellowships as well, e.g. a STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellowships or Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action Fellowship.

Physics and Astronomy  Subject Areas for RSURF and Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship

Astronomy, Astrophysics, Biophysics, Computational Physics, Condensed Matter (incl. soft matter, liquids and nano-materials), Cosmic Radiation, Cosmology, Crystallography, Elementary Particle Physics, Gravitation, Interstellar Medium, Lasers and Optoelectronics, Low Temperature Physics, Magnetism, Mathematical and Theoretical Physics, Mathematical Astronomy, Mathematical Astrophysics, Mathematical Cosmology, Mathematical Gravitation, Nuclear Atomic and Molecular Physics, Planetary Science, Plasma Physics, Quantum Theory, Semi-conductors, Solar Physics, Statistical Physics, Physics (Applied), Physics (Experimental).