ESEB.CallHewittMobilityAward.DeadlineJan15

[Alexandra Allison de Sousa]

**Godfrey Hewitt Mobility (GHM) Award 2024 – Call for Applications**

Godfrey Hewitt (1940-2013) was President of the European Society for
Evolutionary Biology (ESEB) from 1999-2001. He was exceptionally
influential in evolutionary biology both through his research and
through his mentoring of young scientists. He was also a great believer
in seeing organisms in their environment first-hand and in exchanges of
ideas between labs. Therefore, ESEB annually offers mobility grants for
young scientists in his name.

Closing date: MONDAY, 15 JANUARY 2023.

ELIGIBILITY

The award is open to PhD students or postdoctoral scientists who are, at
the closing date for applications, within 6 years of the start date of
their PhD and ESEB members. In addition, applicants will be considered
who are more than 6 years from the start of their PhD if they have had
career breaks, worked part-time, or for other reasons have not worked
continuously. Applicants who have previously received a Godfrey Hewitt
mobility award are not eligible. The maximum single award will be 2000
Euros. It must be used to support fieldwork or a period of research at a
lab that you have not previously visited. There is no restriction on the
country of residence or nationality of the applicant. A report will be
required after one year.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Your application should be sent as a single PDF file to Ute Friedrich at
the ESEB office, off...@eseb.org. It should include your name, current
status and institution, your PhD start date, your ESEB membership
number, a description of the work to be carried out (maximum 500 words),
an outline budget with brief justification (maximum 100 words) and a
signed statement from your PhD supervisor or postdoctoral adviser
(maximum 100 words) explaining why the work cannot be funded from your
home institution or your proposed host institution.

Applications will be considered by a committee chaired by Andrea
Betancourt. The aim will be to announce decisions before the end of
February 2024. The committee will consider the following key criteria:

1. The value of the proposed mobility in terms of its expected output
and impact on the applicant’s career. The committee prefers projects
that are:
a. Not a core component of the applicant’s existing PhD or postdoctoral
project, but a new venture.
b. Clearly based on the applicant’s own initiative
c. Likely to be completed and have definable output within the award period
d. Have the potential to lead to larger future projects or to enhance
the applicant’s career in evolutionary biology

2. The need for the GHM award, i.e. the potential for the funding
provided by ESEB to make a difference, in relation to resources already
available through the home or host institution.

Please endeavour to address these points in your application.

Best wishes,
Ute Friedrich, ESEB Office Manager.

European Society for Evolutionary Biology
Homepage: eseb.org
Email: off...@eseb.org


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