Each year the Society invites UK universities to nominate economics students for up to ten one-year junior fellowshiops. The amount of the fellowship was increased in 2013 to £9,500 (£12,500 in London). This sum is paid to the universities, which will make appropriate arrangements for paying the awards at regular intervals.
Candidates should have completed at least two years' work towards a doctoral thesis when they take up an award. Those who have already completed their doctorates may also be considered, upon application to the Secretary-General.
Those awarded Fellowships must undertake a minimum of 30 hours teaching, plus 15 hours preparation time, in the academic year. The maximum amount of teaching (including tutorials/supervisions undertaken for Colleges) is 60 hours, excluding 20 hours preparation time for which students may be paid. Students who already have full financial support for the academic year are not eligible for a fellowship award.
Universities will be invited by the Secretary-General of the Society to make application for the awards in the Spring of each year which must be submitted by the candidate’s Head of Department together with 2 separate references. Those awarded Fellowships must submit a report to the Secretary-General of the Society at the end of the academic year and are now also invited to submit a research paper to the RES Conference Programme Chair for possible inclusion in a conference session. For further details contact the RES Administrator at royaleconsoc@st-andrews.ac.uk.
The applications requested from Heads of Departments of UK Universities via the RES Conference of Heads of University Departments of Economics (CHUDE) in January are now under assessment. We hope to announce results in May 2013. The next year's scheme will open in January 2014.
After a large and very strong field the Society decided to offer ten awards under this scheme for the 2012-2013 academic year. Congratulations are offered to:
E. Ciani, University of Essex
F. Costa, London School of Economics
A. Iaria, University of Warwick
T. Koutmeridis, University of Warwick
C. Krestel, University College London
O. Latham, University of Cambridge
D. Rogger, University College London
C. Steinwender, London School of Economics
B. Tarbush, University of Oxford
A. Walther, University of Cambridge
Should you have any queries please contact the RES Administrator, Amanda Wilman.