The scheme is intended to enable early-career overseas postdoctoral academics to come to the UK for at least two months in order to carry out research in a British institution, in conjunction with a UK academic.
The scheme is open to application by any scholar from outside the UK who has obtained a PhD after January 2002, or who is of equivalent status.

Application must be made with a UK-based academic sponsor whose home institution is willing to host the visit (UK institutions can apply to the Academy for the full economic cost of hosting the visiting scholar).

The closing date for applications is 23 November, for visits to take place after 1 May 2008.
Results of the competition will be announced in late March 2008.

Further information together with application forms and notes of guidance (for both candidates and host institutions) are available from the Academy's website: http://www.britac.ac.uk/funding/guide/intl/visfells.html