The Berkeley Fellowship

About the Berkeley Fellowship

The Berkeley Fellowship was founded in memory of the late Sir G.H.A. Comyns Berkeley and his wife, Ethel Rose Berkeley.

It provides an opportunity for clinically-related research or for visits to medical institutions or hospitals to learn a research or clinical technique not available at the candidate's home institution.

The award is granted to an individual (or individuals) elected jointly by the Master and Fellows of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, and Deans of UCL's Life and Medical Sciences.

How to apply

Applications are now closed for the 2025 cycle.

Interview dates

Interviews will be held on Monday 10 February, between 11:30 and 13:00.

Enquiries

Please contact fms.pa@ucl.ac.uk.

Terms and Conditions

• The fellowship is open to medical graduates (any specialty).
• Applicants must be working in a UK academic institution or hospital.
• It is expected that their proposed programme of work would be undertaken at another organisation (as opposed to their home institution).
• Any Medical centre in any part of the world may be visited with the exception of Oxford or Cambridge.
• The Fellowship cannot be used to extend an existing fellowship/programme of work.
• It is expected that the programme of work will exhibit excellent scientific basis and have significant implications for the individual’s career development.
• The period of tenure of the Fellowship and the emoluments will depend upon the circumstances of each case.
• A Fellowship will not normally be awarded for a period shorter than three months or longer than one year.
• The emolument may be paid as a stipend or as a grant to cover travel and other expenses necessarily incurred by the Fellow (personally) in the performance of his or her programme of work, or partly as stipend and partly as grant.
• Letters of support will be required from their current employer and the institution where the work will be carried out.
• The Fellowship does not provide for salaries or expenses for others assisting the Berkeley Fellow in his/her programme of work, nor does it provide expenses for travel to interview.
• The total sum available for award is £32,500 and applications should not exceed this amount. If a stipend is awarded, the amount would need to cover salary and on-costs. If a grant for expenses for research is awarded, the total amount of £32,500 could be awarded. Or, the award could be a mix of the two.
• The Committee may decide to split the award between more than one candidate.
• Shortlisted applicants will be invited to interview to discuss their application in detail.
• Awards are made biennially and the successful applicant(s) will be asked to provide a report at the end of the Fellowship.