We are looking for those with expertise in engineering and beyond, including in the areas of commercialisation and investment, to help us review the applications we receive by joining our assessor pool. Assessors should have an interest in climate solutions and can be from across industry or academia. We want to recruit a diverse and multidisciplinary assessor pool, and so those with an international perspective are encouraged to join.
Assessor requirements
Assessors will be required to:
- have knowledge and expertise aligned with the Green Future Fellowships programme
- have skills relevant to providing peer review
- provide a review of approximately five, 2000-word, expressions of interest between mid-November and mid-December 2024.
Please note that Green Future Fellowship applicants are not eligible to join the assessor pool.
Assessment criteria
Candidate's motivation and experience
- The extent to which the candidate’s expertise, experience, and ambitions align with the goals of the Green Future Fellowship programme.
Innovation and novelty
- Clear articulation of what makes the proposed approach or solution better compared to other technologies, the key challenges, and the envisioned real-world impact.
- Understanding of how the project advances the current state of knowledge or technology.
- Demonstration of excellence, or potential for excellence, in engineering or technology.
Impact on climate and mitigation and/or adaptation
- Evaluation of how well the project supports climate mitigation and/or adaptation efforts.
Routes to success: impact and value
- The scalability of the innovation and its potential for adoption, considering factors that may facilitate or hinder integration into current ecosystems and market readiness.
- Within the duration of the award, clear plans for commercialisation and/or the sustainable continuation of the technology or innovation by other means.
- Articulation of the value of the innovation and potential for public benefit.
Long-term vision and sustainability
- Clear articulation of the long-term vision to sustain and grow the impact of the innovation with an understanding of funding opportunities beyond the fellowship.
- The potential for public benefit from the project to UK society and beyond.