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Fellowships

Research Fellowships support the career development of researchers at the postdoctoral level aiming for a career in academia. The department is open to approaches from postdocs at different stages career stages interesting in applying for external funding.

Early Career Fellowships (Postdoc stage)


Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowships

2-3 year posts for researchers at a relatively early stage of their academic careers but with a proven record of research.

Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship

Up to 4-year posts for researchers at an early stage of their career, designed to help to progress to a permanent position.

Wellcome Early Career Awards 

This scheme provides funding for mid-career researchers from any discipline who have the potential to be international research leaders.

Career Transition Fellowships


BBSRC Discovery Fellowships 

Researchers carrying out independent research within a host laboratory and looking to gain leadership skills.

Leverhulme Trust Major Research Fellowships

2-3 year posts for well-established and distinguished researchers able to demonstrate scholarship at the highest level.

Royal Society University Research Fellowship

Initially up to 5 years of funding for researchers at an early to mid-stage of their career.

MRC Career Development Award

Up to 5 year posts for researchers with three to six years postdoctoral experience.

UKRI Daphne Jackson Fellowships

Up to 2-3 year posts for those looking to return to a research career after a break of two or more years for family, health or caring reasons.

Wellcome Career Development Awards

This scheme provides funding for mid-career researchers from any discipline who have the potential to be international research leaders. Up to 8 years of funding.

Senior Career Fellowships


MRC Senior Non-Clinical Fellowship

Up to 5 year posts for researchers with at least six years postdoctoral experience.

Grants


NIHR

Multiple grants available

ERC

Multiple grants available

Wellcome Discovery Awards

This scheme provides funding for established researchers and teams from any discipline who want to pursue bold and creative research ideas to deliver significant shifts in understanding that could improve human life, health and wellbeing.