Call For the 2025 Kavli ENSI and Winton Program Exchange Program Applications Is Now OPEN
An Exchange Program has been established between the Winton Program for the Physics of Sustainability at the University of Cambridge and the Kavli Energy NanoScience Institute (ENSI) at the University of California, Berkeley to support research within the fields of these two programs.
Exchanges for Ph.D. students, postdoctoral researchers and faculty will be supported in both directions between research groups involved in the Winton Program and the ENSI, though additional collaborators from both Universities will be included where their research activities strongly relate to the Winton and ENSI programs.
We are seeking applications for exchange visits of up to a year, with flexible starting dates for the following schemes:
- Ph.D. students – Graduate Exchange Scholars
- Postdoctoral researchers – Postdoctoral Exchange Fellows
- Faculty – Sabbatical Visitors
GRADUATE STUDENTS EXCHANGE
Students can apply for visits of up to one year to pursue their research projects at the host university. To be eligible to apply students will need to be registered on a PhD program at their home university for the duration of the visit, and obtain approval from their home and host supervisors for the exchange visit.
Financial support will be provided to meet economy return airfares and visa costs and local expenses towards accommodation and subsistence, including medical insurance. In addition, research support funds will be provided to the group of the host supervisor to facilitate the research of the Ph.D. student.
Applicants need to complete the attached student exchange application form and submit to energy@admin.cam.ac.uk, which will be reviewed by a Winton /ENSI panel.
POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR EXCHANGE
Postdoctoral researchers can apply for visits of up to one year to continue their research or develop new areas of research within the remit of the Winton and ENSI programs. To be eligible applicants must be currently based at the home university and obtain approval from their home and host supervisors for the exchange visit.
Financial support will meet economy return airfares, visa costs, and local expenses towards accommodation subsistence, including medical insurance. In addition, research support funds will be provided to the group of the host supervisor to facilitate the research of the postdoctoral researcher.
Applicants need to complete the attached postdoctoral exchange application form and submit to energy@admin.cam.ac.uk, which will be reviewed by a Winton /ENSI panel.
SABBATICAL VISITORS
Faculty members can apply for sabbatical visits of up to one year to expand or develop new areas of research within the remit of the Winton and ENSI programs. To be eligible applicants must be employed as a faculty member at the home university for the duration of the sabbatical and obtain approval from their home and host institutions for the exchange visit.
Financial support will be provided to meet economy return airfares and visa costs and local expenses towards accommodation subsistence, including medical insurance. In addition, research support funds can be provided to the group of the host faculty member.
Applicants need to complete the attached sabbatical exchange application form and submit to energy@admin.cam.ac.uk, which will be reviewed by a Winton /ENSI panel.