We ask applicants to read the instruction carefully before applying.
The call text can also be found in a PDF format here.
To make the application process easier, here you can find an application proposal template.
Application must be submitted through this link.
For further inquiries, please contact lrf@uarctic.org
In order to be eligible for funding, the following conditions must be met:
Proposals must be submitted electronically using the UArctic application portal by the call deadline (15 June 2024).
All proposals must be written in English.
The call follows the UArctic member policy. The Fellow must be a qualified researcher or Indigenous Knowledge holder employed by UArctic member organisation (the host institution).
The proposal must include a signed letter of commitment from the host institution. Letters of commitment must be signed by a person authorised to take on financial commitments on behalf of the institution for the entire duration of the Fellowship.
Applications that do not fulfil the above eligibility criteria will not be processed.
Financial framework
Applicants are invited to apply for funding to establish a Fellow with a maximum budget of 40,000 GBP in total with a duration of up to two years up to and not beyond August 2026.
Acceptable utilisation of funding:
personnel costs;
research-related costs (such as data collection and analysis);
project-related costs (such as collaboration activities);
communication, dissemination, and knowledge exchange activities;
travel/accommodation costs.
The UArctic Research Programme team will organise and fund separately one or more in-person/hybrid meetings with and between the Fellows to facilitate collaboration with and between them. Any further travel costs shall be funded from the fellowship budget.
Payroll and indirect expenses must be calculated according to the relevant national rules. The feasibility of the budgets will be assessed.
Applicants should submit the application form and any the annexes electronically on behalf of the UArctic host institution through the UArctic application portal. Applicants must submit a complete proposal no later than 13:00 CEST on 15th of June 2024. This is designed to be relatively simple, but must contain responses and supporting documents as requested below:
Full research proposal plan which includes:
Project overview,
Project aims and objectives,
Main activities,
Impact of the research;
Describe the outcome of the project and how it aims to enact change,
Describe the main deliverables,
Dissemination activities.
Total funding requested and outline of the budget, including phasing.
Two page CV including a shortlist of a maximum of ten publications or outputs.
Signed letter of commitment from the host institution.
The proposal should be a maximum of 6 pages (11pt. Times New Roman, single spaced). For further questions, contact lrf@uarctic.org.
The process of evaluating the proposals will be administered by the UArctic Application Evaluation Committee (AEC). The process leading up to a funding decision includes the following steps:
Eligibility: Proposals will be examined to check their eligibility and adherence to the requirements of this call. Only applications which meet all the conditions set out in this call text can be included in the evaluation procedure.
Expert panel: Each eligible proposal will be evaluated by members of an international expert panel that will include potential users of the research outcomes. The panel will use the assessment criteria as specified in this call.
UArctic AEC: The committee will make a final funding recommendation based on the expert panel evaluation, the stated criteria and consideration of the collaborative nature of the research programme.
Funding decisions: Based on the assessments of the UArctic AEC. Fellows may commence once the funding decisions have been made and the project contracts between the host organisation and UArctic are signed. The funding decision is expected to be announced on 15th August 2024.
Please note that UArctic AEC may adjust the process described above in case of an unforeseen number of submitted applications or other unexpected events.
A note on expectations
The Fellows are expected to participate in online and in-person meetings, and other events as outlined in the call. These will be agreed more specifically with all the Fellows together at the beginning of the programme to best promote collaboration. Travel funding will be provided separately by the programme.
The Fellows will be responsible for submitting a report at the end of the first year consisting of a scientific progress report and a financial report. A final report must be submitted to the UArctic AEC committee by the end of the Fellowship period.
