THOMAS YOUNG CENTRE - FUNDED VISITS

TYC has funding for two kinds of visits: short visits by junior researchers; and longer sabbatical visits by more senior researchers. The procedures for seeking funding are different in the two cases.

Junior Research Fellowships:

The Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) scheme welcomes applications from all PhD students and young post-docs to provide partial financial support for collaborative research visits. We support both visits of TYC researchers to groups elsewhere, and visits of researchers based elsewhere to TYC groups and visits can range from a week up to three months.

If you are interested in applying to the JRF Scheme then the first thing to do is to contact a TYC Group leader to agree a potential project for your visit.

For a list of TYC group leaders, and potential supervisors, please visit the People pages.

Eligibility

This scheme is primarily aimed at PhD students but applications will also be considered from young post-docs. Applicants will either be supervised by a TYC Group Leader or will have agreed a collaborative visit to a TYC Group Leader.

Level of award

Funding is based on the duration and location of your visit. Typically awards are around £1,000 pro rata, for a month's visit, to provide a partial financial contribution towards travel, subsistence and accommodation. In exceptional circumstances, further travel expenses, up to the value of £500, may be available for those applicants who have to travel outside of Europe.

Application process

In the case of outgoing visits, applications for a TYC-JRF must be agreed beforehand with the candidate's own TYC research group leader and with the leader of the host research group. In the case of incoming visits, applications must be agreed beforehand with a leader of a TYC research group hosting the visit and with the candidate's own supervisor, whom the candidate should ask to provide a recommendation to accompany the application.

Applications must consist of a completed application form (see below) the applicant's C.V. and, if the applicant is an incoming visitor, a reference from the applicant's supervisor.

Once completed, the TYC group leader should then submit the application to the TYC Administrator who will circulate this to the Executive Committee for a decision to be made. A decision will normally be made and the applicant notified within two weeks of submission.

Please download the application form below or for further details of the scheme, please contact the Joanna Rooke, the TYC Administrator, by email or by calling +44(0)20 7679 9950.

Sabbatical visits:

Funding is available to support visits to TYC groups by distinguished scientists. We prefer the visits to last at least one month, but proposals for shorter visits will be considered. The visit should bring benefits to a significant number of TYC members in the form of a short series of lectures, a set of master-classes, or something similar. There is no set procedure for applying, and the level of funding is negotiable. An initial short proposal should be submitted to the TYC Administrator via a member of the TYC Executive Committee.