Varley-Gradwell Travelling Fellowship in Insect Ecology 2025 - Open from 1st March 2025

**Please note, it is an opportunity being advertised by an external institution to the university.

Applications are invited for the Varley-Gradwell Travelling Fellowship in Insect Ecology 2025. Fellowships of up to £2,500 in value are awarded for the support of fieldwork, travel and other activity in the field of insect ecology.
Applications are judged on their practicality and potential to contribute to insect ecology.
Preference is given to those in their early post-doctoral years, but strong applications from those at the post-graduate level have been successful in the past. The fellowship is not available for the support of under-graduate research.
The fellowships are tenable for one year commencing on a date to be agreed. They are not renewable.
To apply please send:

1. A one page curriculum vitae
2. A research proposal including a budget. This should not exceed two sides of A4 in length.
3. 3Two references - these should be emailed by the referee directly to the trust funds administrator at trustfunds@biology.ox.ac.uk. In the case of post-graduate students, one of the referees should be the supervisor.
4. All applications to be emailed to trustfunds@biology.ox.ac.uk. All applications will be acknowledged.

CLOSING DATE: Thursday, 1 May 2025
Applicants should note that if large numbers of specimens will result from the work, the cost of follow up work should be shown in the budget, and details given of how, and by whom, they would be identified. In this case, applicants must also show their willingness and ability to work with local scientists and institutions in order to obtain full official permission for the export of any specimens back to the UK, and later to share identified specimens with institutions within the host country, if requested.