The Royal Society's scheme comes after black scientists tell the BBC they feel unsupported and overlooked.
Dr Mark Richards, who is one of the UK's very few senior black scientists, and who helped the Royal Society develop the scheme, said that although the number of fellowships is small, it is hoped that they will make a big difference.
Black scientists have told BBC News that they feel unsupported, overlooked for promotion, unfairly rejected for grant applications, and that they believe the UK research system is institutionally racist.The Royal Society said that if the fellowships are successful, the pilot may be broadened to researchers from other underrepresented groups.
It is at this stage that figures by the Higher Education Statistics Agency analysed by the Royal Society show black researchers beginning to drop out. The higher up the career ladder they get, more drop out, with only a handful of black researchers becoming professors. The data shows similar dropout patterns for Asian Bangladeshi students and scientists. While this may have different root causes, which need to be investigated, according to the Royal Society, this is one group that could be included in the scheme if the pilot is successful.
Sandile Mtetwa, who is a black PhD student at Cambridge University told BBC News at the time that the RSC's initiative would make a big difference to those thinking of leaving research.
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