The INQUA Fellowship Program financially supports early-career scientists (ECRs) and scientists from low- and middle-income countries/developing countries (DCRs) to gain international Quaternary research experience at a foreign institution for 3–6 months.
The aim of the INQUA Fellowship Program is to contribute to the development of collaborative research. The fellowship covers (part of) the costs associated with travel (economy class) and expenses (subsistence, accommodation etc.) of the fellow while living abroad up to a maximum of € 15000. https://inqua.org/funding/fellowship?utm_source=International+Science+Council&utm_campaign=7a654d4592-Job+alerts+email+-+16&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_6e20810dfd-7a654d4592-563379339
Current Call for Applications
Applications are invited from candidates in all continents/regions for the 2024 INQUA Fellowship Program.
Please read the guidelines carefully, fill in the application form, and submit it, together with the required documents (see guidelines), before 15 September 2024 at the INQUA Secretariat (info@inqua.org). If you have any questions, please contact INQUA at info@inqua.org.
Eligibility
The applicants must fulfil the following conditions:
- Early-career scientists (ECRs) – graduate students and postgraduates within 8 years of receiving their final degree. This period of 8 years does not take into account periods of time taken not working as an academic or because of taking time off because of family responsibilities. Scientists who have been working for less than 8 years and who have permanent (tenured) positions, may still be considered as early-career researchers.
- Developing-Country Researchers (DCRs) – researchers who are working in low income or lower middle income economies (see here for list of these economies). In applying this guideline, INQUA will take into account that inclusion or exclusion from the World Bank list may not be an adequate reflection of the levels of science funding or funding to individual scientists.
- Individuals must be willing to conduct research at host research institutions in foreign countries.
- Research Topics should be related to INQUA’s defined scope (https://inqua.org/about)
- Applicants can benefit from the INQUA Fellowship Program only once.
Awards Criteria
As you prepare your applications, please note that some of the basic criteria that are considered in the process of evaluating and awarding funds for INQUA grant projects and fellowships may include:
Excellence of the host researcher/hosting institution
Research potential and collaboration fostering: scientific quality of research, novelty and timeliness, cost-effectiveness, significance, feasibility of the proposed project in connection with INQUA scope
The academic excellence of the applicant: the scientific and publication track record of the investigator, scholarships/fellowships held, work experience, project management, ability to communicate and present scientific results, degree of involvement in academic life and community