Apply for Rutherford Foundation Fellowships and Scholarships
Information on Rutherford Foundation funding opportunities and how to apply.
Current status
The 2023 funding round for Rutherford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowships is open from 08 June. Application closing date is on Thursday 03 August 2023 at 5 PM.
Regrettably, the Cambridge Rutherford-Memorial PhD Scholarship is not available in 2023.
2023 funding round timetable
| Date | Activity |
| Thu 08 June 2023 | Web portal opens |
| Thu 03 Aug 2023 | Closing date for applications |
| Thu 03 Aug – mid Aug 2023 | Prepare applications for panel |
| Mid‐Aug 2023 | Panellist briefing video conference |
| Mid‐Aug – Mid Sept 2023 | Review of applications by panellists |
| Early Oct 2023 | Panel selects a short list of candidates to interview |
| 2nd week Oct 2023 | Distribution of preliminary outcome letter |
| Mid Oct 2023 | Royal Society Te Apārangi organises interview travel arrangements |
| Thu 26 Oct 2023 | Interviews |
| Nov 2023 (TBC) | Results announced |