James Cook Research Fellowships

The James Cook Research Fellowships, administered on behalf of Government, are awarded to researchers who have the requisite qualifications and experience and are able to demonstrate that they have achieved national and international recognition in their area of scientific research. The Fellowships allow them to concentrate on their chosen research for two years without the additional burden of administrative and teaching duties.

Categories in 2008:

• Biological Sciences
• Engineering Sciences and Technologies
• Social Sciences

The funding package annually will be $110,000 incl. GST plus up to $10,000 in relevant expenses.

Applying:

• Guidelines, conditions and eligibility criteria
• Application form in RTF (can be opened in most word processors) or PDF (requires Adobe Acrobat) formats.
• Referee report form - cover sheet in RTF or PDF format.
• Current James Cook Research Fellows
• James Cook Reasearch Fellows since 1996

Applications due each year by 1 September.

Contact

Executive Officer - Awards
Royal Society of New Zealand
P O Box 598,
Wellington 6140 
New Zealand
Email: awards@rsnz.org