[AAA] Applications Open for Gruber Fellowship 2024: Deadline Approaching March 1st

[Mariana Orellana]

Buen día,

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Saludos cordiales
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Dear IAU Members,

We are inviting applications for the Gruber Fellowship 2024, a prestigious 
programme with the Gruber Foundation (GF) that supports young astronomers 
in the early stages of their research careers and promotes the science of 
cosmology and other branches of astronomy. The application deadline is 1 
March 2024, and the IAU encourages all its members to draw the attention 
of their eligible colleagues to this excellent opportunity.

The Fellowship will be awarded to a highly promising, early-career 
astrophysicist working in any field of astrophysics, be it theoretical, 
observational or experimental. As an organisation that shares this goal, 
the IAU collaborates with the GF in selecting recipients. The GF provides 
funding of US$75 000 for fellowships every year, which is intended as a 
research grant to cover travel, subsistence and research expenses in 
support of a postdoctoral appointment at a host institution starting no 
later than 1 October of the award year. It may be combined with any other 
fellowship or award.

Important Deadlines

     1 March 2024: deadline for applications;
     Week of 27 April: IAU Executive Committee to approve the winners 
selected by the Selection Committee 
(https://www.iau.org/science/grants_prizes/gruber_foundation/fellowships/jury/);
     30 May 2024: public announcement of the winners.

Applicant Eligibility
Astrophysicists who are in the final months of their PhD and have already 
received a contract offer for a postdoctoral position, or postdocs in 
their first year of appointment, are encouraged to apply.

In the case of applicants at the PhD level, the PhD must have been awarded 
by the start date of the Fellowship — no later than 1 October of the award 
year.

There are no nationality restrictions, but while the scientific quality of 
the application is the primary criterion, preference will be given to 
applicants from countries in difficult economic situations.

Host Institution
The host institute for the postdoctoral appointment must be a centre of 
excellence in the applicant’s field of research and must be located in a 
country different from that in which the PhD was awarded or, in the case 
of a second postdoc, different from where the first postdoc appointment is 
being completed.

While the IAU Secretariat will administer the grant, the host institute 
should agree to provide basic research facilities since the GF grant is 
primarily intended to cover travel and living expenses during research 
periods outside the host Institute, as well as conference attendance and 
specific research expenses during the postdoctoral appointment.

The grant will be paid directly to the selected applicant(s).

Upon agreement between the host institute and the IAU General Secretary, a 
small part of the grant may also be used to supplement the basic salary, 
provided that the host institute covers the salary overheads (social 
benefits, salary and income taxes, personal insurance, etc.) and all other 
similar legal obligations applicable in the country where the host 
institute is located so that the recipient should be able to use the full 
amount of the fellowship freely.

The jury may decide to split the grant between two or three equally 
promising candidates.

Additionally, the selected applicants will receive a registration fee 
waiver for the upcoming IAU General Assembly (https://astronomy2024.org/) 
in Cape Town, South Africa, taking place from 6 to 15 August 2024.

Links
The Gruber Foundation (GF) Fellowship Programme Overview
https://www.iau.org/science/grants_prizes/gruber_foundation/fellowships/
The Gruber Foundation (GF) Fellowship Programme Application Procedure
https://www.iau.org/science/grants_prizes/gruber_foundation/fellowships/procedure/
External Announcement
https://iau.org/news/announcements/detail/ann23045/

Reply to: Lina Canas, IAU Membership Coordinator, lina.canas en iau.org