This scheme provides an opportunity for University Research Fellows and Dorothy Hodgkin Fellows to undertake a secondment in a Science Policy environment.
The scheme is open to Royal Society University Research Fellows and Dorothy Hodgkin Fellows.
Applications for the next round of policy secondments are now open.
The application deadline has been extended to Wednesday 18 May 2022, 15:00 BST. To apply, please first login to your Flexi-Grant account and then click on the link below.
Please refer to the scheme guidance notes for further details about the scheme. If you have any questions, please contact us at science.policy@royalsociety.org.
Apply for a science policy secondmentA three month policy secondment (as a Policy Associate) on a full time basis or six to nine month policy secondment on a part-time basis within a science policy environment (e.g. central government department, devolved administration, decentralised agency or any other relevant public body).
The scope of the activities during the secondment will be agreed between the Policy Associate and the relevant host organisation; however, you will have the opportunity to:
Find out about previous Policy Associates' experiences by reading the case studies available at the links on the right hand side of this page.
The 2022-23 Science Policy Secondments are scheduled to start between September 2022 and March 2023.
Depending on the evolving situation and Government guidelines related to the COVID-19 pandemic, this secondment may wholly or partly be undertaken remotely as long as the host organisation is content with that arrangement.
University Research Fellows and Dorothy Hodgkin Fellows applying to this scheme must have already completed the first year of their fellowship at the time of application. Those with less than 18 months left of their fellowship at the time of application are not eligible to apply. However, applications are discussed on a case-by-case basis and there might be some flexibility allowed.
Applications can only be submitted online using the Royal Society’s Grants and Awards management system (Flexi-Grant®) via the above link. If you have not previously used Flexi-Grant®, please follow the registration process from the Flexi-Grant®, homepage. Paper-based applications will not be accepted.
The deadline for applications has been extended to 15:00 BST on 18 May 2022. All applications will be reviewed by the Royal Society and a decision will be made by 30 June 2022. Applicants will be notified of the outcome shortly after this date.
Please contact Georgia Park via the Science Policy Centre with any questions.