This form is for all candidates for Fellowship (not Corresponding or Honorary). Not all questions will be relevant to all candidates, but candidates and proposers are asked to complete the form as fully as possible. In completing the form, Proposers should not rely on the Committee’s existing knowledge of the candidate, no matter how well known the candidate may be. Please refer to the additional document Criteria for Election before completing this form.

The RSE is particularly interested in electingcandidates who are not within academia, including those from business, the professions, public affairsand leadership, and is looking for Fellows in all disciplines that will have active involvement in the work of the RSE. Candidates that already have a range of wider interests and involvements across Scottish public life are particularly suitable. Proposers are advised to hold detailed discussions with the candidate before completing this form. However, Candidates must be told that election is highly competitive with no guarantee of success.

Nomination Guidance:

-Proposers must be (Ordinary) Fellows of the Society. Assessors can be Fellows, Corresponding Fellows or Honorary Fellows.

-Proposers are responsible for identifying the two Assessors and ensuring their report is submitted by the deadline

-The Proposer and Assessors must have personal knowledge of the Candidate’s work, and it is advisable that at least one of the three is from the same subject area.

-However, it is also advisable that the Proposer and Assessors have some distance from the Candidate (not a line manager, recentsupervisor, close collaborator etc.)

-Only one of the Proposer or Assessors may be employed by the same Institution as the Candidate. It is in the Candidate’s interest that the Proposer and Assessors are from different institutions to show the breadth of support for the candidate.

-Sectional Committee Conveners cannot act either as Proposers or Assessors. Members of Sectional Committees and Council members not directly involved in the decision-making process (Trustees and Observers not also on the Fellowship Committee) can be Proposers and Assessors (no other Council members may do so).

-A Fellow can normally be associated with only two new nominations for Fellowship. An exception exists for new nominations of female candidates,younger candidates, candidates from outside academia and Honorary and Corresponding candidates – here there is no restriction. Existing nominations in their second or third year of consideration do not count towards this limit.

-The case must be made on this form. No unsolicited additional materials will be accepted.

-The Sectional Committee members considering this nomination will not necessarily be specialists in the Candidate’s specific area, so this form should be completed with this in mind.

-The nomination should be kept confidential.

-Communications on the candidature shall normally take place with the Proposer only.

Updates:

-If not successful in its first year, the Nomination will automatically be considered for another two years (unless withdrawn).

-Proposers are strongly encouraged to work with the Candidate to provide update information (on a form supplied by the Fellowship Office) for each year the candidature is considered.

Candidates are asked to note that, as the RSE is an independent charity, it is necessary for its Fellows to pay an annual subscription and a one-off joining fee.

Please return an electronic copy of this completed nomination form by 31 May 2018, to Morven Chisholm, Fellowship and Young Academy Manager. Electronic or scanned signatures are acceptable. Paper copies are not required. Assessor forms must also be submitted by this date (either directly by the Assessors, or through the Proposer).

Any questions about this, or any other aspect of the nominations process, should also be directed to Morven Chisholm (, 0131 240 5018).

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NOMINATION FORM [FELLOWSHIP] 2018

Candidate’s Name:
Job Title and Organisation:
Candidate Statement (300 words maximum).
Statement by the Candidate setting out their suitability for Fellowship of the RSE, personal achievements, how they would contribute to the work of the RSE etc.
Proposer’s Statement (150 words maximum).
Statement by the Proposer which should add to and respond to the Candidate’s statement.
PROPOSER
Name: / Signature:
Job Title and Organisation
(if appropriate):
In what capacity do you know the candidate?:
CANDIDATE
I confirm that the information provided within this document is accurate and up to date and consent to it being used by the RSE for the purposes of processing my nomination for Fellowship. I understand that the RSE will not share personal details with any third party without seeking my prior approval and consent to information pertaining to my nomination being published in the RSE’s annual ‘List of Candidates for Fellowships with Statements by Proposers’.
By signing, the candidate also confirms their willingness to be considered for election to the Fellowship.
Signature:
ASSESSORS
[Please instruct the Assessors to submit their forms to the RSE Fellowship Office by 31 May 2018]
A / Name / Job Title and Organisation(if appropriate)
B / Name / Job Title and Organisation(if appropriate)
1 / CANDIDATE’S CONTACT DETAILS
Title
Forenames
Surname
Date of birth
Place of birth
Nationality
Business address
Business Phone
Home address
Home Phone
Email
Preferred address for correspondence
Home / Business (delete as appropriate)
2 / WHICH SECTIONAL COMMITTEE WOULD BEST SUIT THE CANDIDATE’S AREA OF ACTIVITY?
[Please see Sectional Committee Disciplines 2018 for a further breakdown of disciplines covered by each Committee]
Candidates will normally only be considered by one Sectional Committee. Going to more than one Sectional Committee may disadvantage a candidate so additional allocations should only be made where there is a very clear case and where the candidate is genuinely distinguished in this area. Where a candidate is going to more than one Committee, please ensure that details of the candidate’s strengths in both areas are provided in the nomination.
Sectional Committees / Main / Secondary
(if appropriate)
A1 / Biomedical and Cognitive Sciences
A2 / Clinical Sciences
A3 / Organismal and Environmental Biology
A4 / Cell and Molecular Biology
B1 / Physics and Astronomy
B2 / Earth Sciences and Chemistry
B3 / Engineering
B4 / Informatics, Mathematics and Statistics
C1 / Language, Literature and History
C2 / Philosophy, theology and Law
C3 / History, Theory and Practice of the Creative and Performing Arts
C4 / Economics and Social Sciences
D1 / Public Engagement and Understanding*
D2 / Professional, Educational and Public Sector Leadership*
D3 / Private Sector Leadership
* Please note that for these committeescandidates must have more than the level of public engagement and educational management generally expected within a senior academic role. The disciplines falling under these committees should make up a significant part of the candidate’s work, or the candidate should have made a notable impact in this area, more so than would normally be expected from someone in their role.
3 / HONOURS & PRIZES
[stated as acronyms and with year of award if appropriate]
4 / DEGREES AND/OR OTHER RELEVANT QUALIFICATIONS
[include place, subject and year of award if relevant]
5 / MEMBERSHIPS OF PRESTIGIOUS PROFESSIONAL BODIES (obtained by examination or election)
[with designatory letters e.g. FRS, FBA, FREng, FIoD, FIStructE etc.]
6 / KEYWORDS DESCRIBING THE CANDIDATE’S AREA OF ACTIVITY
[Max 20 words]
7 / CANDIDATE’S CAREER HISTORY
[Most recent post to be shown first. Indicate career breaks if relevant]
8 / MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS MADE BY THE CANDIDATE TO HER/HIS AREA OF ACTIVITY
[Max 500 words. For public and private sector leadership candidates it may be useful to mention employee numbers, turnover, profit, investment, market position, units sold etc.]
9 / THE IMPACT OF THE ABOVE ACHIEVEMENTS ON THE CANDIDATE’S AREA AND BEYOND.
[Max 300 words]
10 / EVIDENCE OF INTERNATIONAL AND/OR PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION
11 / MAJOR FUNDING RAISED IN SUPPORT OF RELEVANT ACTIVITIES (if applicable)
[Please include details of the candidate’s role within the funding, dates awarded and amounts received]
12 / EVIDENCE OF WIDER CONTRIBUTIONS TO SOCIETY
[e.g. public and charitable service, business/industry/academia collaborations, multi/inter-disciplinarycollaborations, contribution to public understanding of the candidate’s area of activity.]
13 / CANDIDATE’S CONNECTION WITH SCOTLAND
[Please note that candidates must be resident in the UK and must have a clear connection with Scotland related to their expertise.]
14 / WHAT CONTRIBUTIONS COULD THE CANDIDATE MAKE TO THE VARIOUS ACTIVITIES OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH?
[candidates may wish to consider how they would add to the RSE’s activities and its public profile, and how they could develop their own field of expertise through their engagement with the RSE]
15 / ANY ADDITIONAL REMARKS
16 / OUTPUTS & ACHIEVEMENTS
a) / Please list up to 20 Outputs or achievements, identifying the top five, and the candidate’s role in each of these top five
[Outputs and achievements may include designs; patents; inventions; software; innovations; quantitative data on products and companies; performances; literary works; artworks and artefacts; publications (if relevant, a link to a full publication list can be included); reports to government, international agencies, major charitable bodies or business]
b) / Please indicate (in fewer than 50 words) the rationale behind your overall selection of these outputs