Scholarships Description: In order to prepare your Research Application Form in a timely manner, please read these guidelines carefully. If you have any administrative questions, please do not hesitate to contact TAD.PROG@oecd.org. For specific scientific assistance with your Research Application we strongly recommend that you contact the relevant Research Theme Co-ordinator prior to submitting your Application Form.
Eligibility: Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of a country that currently participates in the OECD Co-operative Research Programme, and the collaborating host institution must be located in another participating country:
Austria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States.
Whilst candidates should hold a Ph.D. or have the equivalent expertise and/or be extensively published, priority is given to the overall scientific quality of each application considering its relevance to the Programme’s Research Themes and the Programme’s multi-disciplinary focus.
Applicants should have completed their postdoctoral training, should have a in permanent position, and, upon completion of the Fellowship, the candidate should return to employment with his/her laboratory of origin. If this is not the case, he/she must prove that there is a continued on-going scientific affiliation with the former laboratory, as this ensures that the relationships established during the fellowship are put to beneficial use.
Scientists already holding a position in a foreign laboratory are not eligible to apply to remain in that laboratory.
A candidate who has already been the recipient of a CRP Fellowship may apply for a second award, but only 5 years after the year of their first Fellowship.
Criteria for selection:
-The promise of a relevant contribution to the achievement of the aims of the Programme
- Relevance to the Theme objective – the extent to which the proposed project addresses the objectives of the work programme and its relevance to the theme objective
- Scientific excellence – the need for clearly defined and focussed objectives, and the promise of innovative outcomes which can be achieved within the planned study
- The feasibility of achieving the goals set in the proposed work
- The scientific records and achievements of the applicant – judged for example by contributions to science and the scientific literature published
- Crossing disciplines – the extent to which the proposed study involves interactions between scientific disciplines, and a readiness to engage with those beyond the research community to explore wider societal implications?
- Dissemination – the project’s plans for appropriate dissemination of the accomplishments to optimise the benefits to society
- Potential impact – the extent to which the proposal demonstrates the value of carrying out the research collaboratively and at international level.
-Policy relevance – how and the degree to which the research proposal will inform policy makers in the development of their national and international agro-food, fisheries or forestry policies.
How does the CRP Fellowship award process work?
Fellowships may be from 6 to 26 weeks. The deadline for submission of applications for a 2011 Fellowship is 5 September 2010.
Applications must be submitted in English using the on-line application form, with all relevant fields completed and detailed descriptions given where necessary. Applicants must attach their CV and a list of their publications written during the last five years.
A letter of acceptance from the host institution, indicating their willingness to accept the Fellow if successful and confirming the proposed time period of the fellowship, must also be attached to the application.
All Applicants are strongly encouraged to liaise directly with the relevant Scientific Advisory Body member (Theme Co-ordinator) prior to submitting an Application. Candidates should address all the selection criteria in their applications to increase their chances of success.
Award decisions will be made in late December 2010 and Research Applicants will be informed by the Secretariat in early January 2011. No proposed research fellowship may be undertaken before 1 March 2011. All administrative arrangements for all Research Fellows departing in 2011 must be completed before 1 November 2011, although departure may be undertaken up to 15 December 2011 at the latest.
Further Scholarships Information
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/61/10/40248965.pdf
Friday, July 30, 2010
International Scholarships CRP Research Fellowship 2011
