The programme, ‘British Council Researcher Links’ provides opportunities for early career researchers from the UK and internationally to interact, learn from each other and explore opportunities for building long-lasting research collaborations.

As part of this programme, we are now recruiting early career researchers to participate in the above workshop.

The workshop will provide a unique opportunity for sharing research expertise and networking. During the workshops early career researchers will have the opportunity to present their research in the form of a poster/short oral presentation and discuss this with established researchers from the UK and partner countries. There will be a focus on building up links for future collaborations and participants selected on the basis of their research potential and ability to build longer term links.

The British Council and TUBITAK will cover the costs related to the participation to the workshop, including: travel (both international and local), accommodation and meals. Costs for the visa will be covered; however participants will be responsible for making all the necessary arrangements. Although this cost will not be covered by the British Council, participants are encouraged to purchase an adequate travel and medical insurance. The British Council accepts no responsibility for any problems which may occur when the participants are in-country.

Application and Deadline:

NOTE: THE DEADLINE TO RECEIVE APPLICATIONS IS EXTENDED

The full application form below must be completed and submitted online by the 30 September 2017.

Eligibility Criteria:

- Applications must be submitted using the Researcher Links online application form at the bottom of this page.

- Application must be submitted before the above deadline.

- Participants must be Early Career Researchers: Early Career Researchers are defined as holding a PhD (or having equivalent research experience and having up to 10 years post-PhD research experience. They are equivalent to the ‘Recognised Researcher’ and sometimes ‘Experienced Researcher’ categories in the EU framework for researchers’ careers.

- Participants must have a research or academic position (a permanent post, research contract, fellowship etc) at a recognised research institution either in the UK or in Turkey.

- Please note that participants are expected to attend all sessions of the workshop.

Quality Assessment

- Experience and relevance of the applicant’s research area to the workshop

- Motivation and contribution to the aims of the workshop

- Description of the long term impact expected through the participation in the workshop

- Ability to disseminate workshop’s outcomes

Selection Procedure

- Eligibility check

- Quality assessment

Notification of results

Applicants will be notified by email six weeks prior to the workshop.

Equal Opportunities

While recognising that some research fields are dominated by one particular gender, the co-ordinators will work towards an equal gender balance, promoting diversity. Applicants will not be excluded on the basis of ethnicity, gender, religious belief, sexual orientation, or disability. If necessary, extra support to enable participation of Early Career Researchers with special needs will be given.