Visiting Fellowship Programme
Edinburgh Futures Institute is proud to open calls for our Visiting Fellowship programme, for visits in the 2025/26 academic year. In this dynamic academic environment, our visitors will be able to interact with other fellows, researchers affiliated with the Futures Institute, our partners from the business and third sector, and our students. Fellows will be able to take part in our seminars and events programmes, and be able to access our training courses, making for a highly enriching experience.
We catalyse collaborative, data-driven and interdisciplinary research innovation across the University of Edinburgh and six key research areas:
- Creative Industries & Digital Humanities
- Ethics of Data and Artificial Intelligence
- Financial Services & Fintech
- Future Infrastructure
- Public Sector: prevention, data civics, participatory democracy, governance
- Tourism & Festivals
Eligibility criteria:
Applicants should hold an open-ended position within an academic institution at the time of their planned visit (though relevant career experience and equivalent professional qualifications will also be taken into account). They must be based outside of the University of Edinburgh. We particularly encourage applications from those based in LMICs (low- and middle-income countries), or other applicants who represent minorities not currently well-represented in the Futures Institute. We are looking for those:
- Who are currently working on projects and ideas that relate our key research areas;
- Have expertise or have previously led projects related to our research areas, where a visit to the Futures Institute would lead to advancement of the work;
- Are planning to develop an idea for a grant proposal, where a visit to the Futures Institute would benefit the development of this proposal.
Fellowship length and terms:
Visits are expected to last 3-6 months, and must take place within an academic semester. Successful applicants will be expected to make a contribution to the local research community, through guest lectures or seminars, collaborating on grant proposals, or contributing to teaching. If successful, you will receive up to £1,500.00 per month of visit towards relocation costs, plus reimbursement of travel and visa costs (if required). Additional support can be provided to successful applicants from LMI countries.
The deadline is midnight (GMT) 23 January 2025, and successful applicants will be informed by the end of February.
Calendario interno UCN:
-07/01/2025: Apertura del concurso.
-09/01/2025: Difusión del concurso desde la VRIDT.
-15/01/2025: Fecha límite para informar a la Dirección de Investigación, sobre la participación en el concurso, completando el Formulario de Iniciativa de Proyectos (FIP) a través del sistema SIVRIDT.
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-17/01/2025: Fecha límite para enviar el Formulario de Autorización de Proyectos (FAP) a través del sistema SIVRIDT.
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-20/01/2025: Fecha límite para enviar los documentos de avances del proyecto a través del sistema SIVRIDT.
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-21/01/2025: Plazo máximo de la VRIDT, para solicitar mejoras o ajustes a los proyectos.
-23/01/2025: Plazo máximo para postular a través de la plataforma de postulación.
-30/03/2025: Plazo máximo para respaldar (subir) los documentos postulados del concurso en el sistema SIVRIDT.
Video Tutorial: ingresar aquí
Link Concurso: https://efi.ed.ac.uk/research/visiting-fellowship-programme/
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