Fwd: [fellows-all] Empower research! Apply for a Software Sustainability Institute's 2016 Fellowship

[Laurent Gatto]

On 2 September 2015 16:39, Shoaib Sufi wrote:

> Apply at http://bit.ly/ssi-fellows
>
> What's it about
> --------------------
> The Fellowship Programme run by the Software Sustainability Institute
> (www.software.ac.uk) funds researchers in exchange for their expertise
> and advice. The main goals of the Programme are encouraging best
> practice and gathering information about research software from all
> disciplines, and encouraging Fellows to develop their interests in the
> area of software sustainability (especially in their areas of work).
> The Programme also supports capacity building and policy development
> initiatives.
>
> Each Fellow is allocated £3,000 to spend over fifteen months. The
> funding is flexible to support activities that are beneficial to both
> the Fellows and the Institute: for instance, to fund travel to
> conferences, to setup and run workshops, to organise software
> sustainability sessions at domain conferences, or to host, organise or
> teach at Software Carpentry or similar training events.
>
> Fellows are drawn from a wide range of areas, experience, and career
> stages: visit http://www.software.ac.uk/fellows to read more about who
> has been awarded Fellowships in previous years.
>
> The Fellowship is open to UK based applicants.
>
> Who its for
> ----------------
> If you are:
>
> * a researcher who uses software,
> * a developer who writes tools for scientists,
> * a research software engineer who supports the work of researchers
> with software,
> * an advocate for best practice in software use for your research domain,
> * in a leadership role in projects or organisations that make heavy
> use of research software,
> * passionate about software in research in any way,
>
> ... then the Fellowship Programme will be of interest to you!
>
> How to apply
> ------------------
> Visit http://bit.ly/ssi-fellows for more information about the
> programme and how to apply. There are also detail of the upcoming
> Fellows 2016 launch webinar on 11 September at 3pm which will provide
> more details about the Fellowship Programme, and where you can ask
> questions directly to the Institute's Community team and some of our
> Fellows.
>
> We are looking for applicants at any career stage who can demonstrate
> a passion for their area, the ability to communicate ideas
> effectively, and a real interest in the role of software in research.
>
> The Software Sustainability Institute Fellowship Programme is your
> chance to be empowered to talk about software in your research domain
> to a wider audience, network with others who share a passion about
> software in research, and learn about key skills of benefit to you and
> those you collaborate with - apply at http://bit.ly/ssi-fellows!
>
>
> Shoaib Sufi
> Community Lead
> Software Sustainability Institute

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Laurent Gatto | @lgatt0
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