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Rosetrees Trust invites applications for its young enterprise fellowships. These support recently qualified postdoctoral researchers primarily in the fields of engineering, computer science, maths and physics who wish to develop a long-term programme of biomedical research within a UK university. Projects should be truly innovative rather than an extension of current research. The fellow’s skills should be applied to address an important unmet clinical problem, to develop scientific independence and establish new collaborations across disciplines in the field.

Applicants must either be in the final year of PhD studies or be an early-career researcher with up to three years postdoctoral experience. They must not yet have held a full-time permanent academic post in a UK university or be in receipt of another stipendiary fellowship. All candidates must hold a doctorate by the time they take up the fellowship. The host institution must be a UK university. Applicants are expected to move to a new institution and department, however, may stay at their current institution if they can demonstrate that an innovative programme of research can be delivered.

Awards are worth up to £60,000 per year for three years for salary and other research expenses.

The European Space Agency and Metalysis invite applications for their space exploration grand challenge. This promotes the development of process-monitoring systems that will work with the Metalysis electrochemical cells in space. Entries should be based on the electrochemical technology developed by Metalysis, and support sustainable operations and outer planetary exploration from long-term space settlements. The equipment must demonstrate the ability to be attached to existing or purposely designed electrochemical cells, and lead to the creation of innovative solutions in the field of in-situ resource utilisation.

SMEs registered in an ESA member state, associate member state or cooperating state may apply.

The first prize is worth €500,000.