Applications are invited from graduates to carry out research at institutions in the USA. Fields of research will include Astronomy, Biophysics, Chemistry, Engineering, Geology, Geophysics, Mathematics, and Physics. Candidacy is open to UK and Commonwealth citizens who graduated from a UK university before 1 September 2004. Candidacy is also open to UK and Commonwealth citizens who are pursuing postgraduate research at a UK university although not graduates of these institutions. Age limit: under 35 on 1 September 2007.
The awards carry stipends of $30,000, are tenable for one year, and should not be regarded as a means of taking up a routine sabbatical.
Further details are available from the Education Department, English-Speaking Union, 37 Charles Street, London, W1J 5ED (e-mail education@esu.org). The closing date for applications is 11 October 2006. Interviews will take place on 9 January 2007.