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Follow the steps provided here to apply for the Charles Fleming Senior Scientist Fund

A Senior Scientist Application Form must be completed.

Applicants should provide the following information:

  • Project description (suitable for a non-specialist scientist; one page maximum);
  • Method, resources, collaboration (one page maximum, excluding references);
  • Expected outcomes from this project (This section should NOT be used to discuss scientific outcomes which should be covered in the previous two sections; one page maximum.);
  • Researcher experience;
  • Curriculum Vitae (one page maximum for each named research person);
  • Budget details and justification;
  • Approvals.

As part of our oversight processes we collect statistics about the nominees. This information will be used for statistical purposes only. Applicants should complete and return the following form.

Please email the application to: awards@royalsociety.org.nz

Every recipient of a grant from the fund shall report to Royal Society Te Apārangi before 30 June in the year after the grant was made, showing in a general way how the grant was spent and the progress made with the research.