The Leverhulme Trust invites nominations for the Philip Leverhulme prizes. These recognise the achievement of early-career researchers whose work has attracted international recognition and whose future career is promising. The subject areas for this call include:

•earth sciences;

•psychology;

•visual and performing arts.

Nominees must hold a post in a UK institution of higher education or research and should normally have been awarded their doctoral degree no more than 10 years prior to the closing date for applications. Nominations should be made by the nominee’s head of department.

Up to 30 awards are available, each worth £100,000 over two to three years. Funding may be used for any purpose that advances the recipient’s research, with the exception of enhancing the recipient’s salary.

http://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/funding/PLP/PLP.cfm

Closing date – May 14th 2015