Fellowship Application Guidelines

If you are applying for a Research Fellowship to be hosted in the Department, please make sure that you follow the below timetable and instructions for each stage of your application.   If you have any queries, please email physast.grants@ucl.ac.uk.

All candidates will need register to their interest with the relevant Head of Group by the deadlines specified below, and applications can only proceed once you have received confirmation that your application will be supported - details on who to contact and what is required can be found on the Research Fellowships webpage. 

If you are invited to proceed with an application, you will need to complete and return the following costing form, and then follow the instructions at the bottom of this page:

• Fellowship Costing Form
• Marie Curie Costing Form

Timetable

Steps for Application

Royal Society

University Research Fellowship

1. Register interest with the relevant Head of Group by the Register Interest deadline - please see the main Research Fellowships page for instructions on what you need to provide, and who to contact.
2. If it is confirmed that your application will be supported through UCL, you will be allocated an academic 'sponsor' in the department, who will be your main point of contact for the scientific side of your application. The Grants Team will assist with the costings. You should complete and return an initial Fellowship Costing Form to physast.grants@ucl.ac.uk by the Costing Form deadline.  The Grants Team will create a costing for you on Worktribe and make sure that your costs are eligible and within budget. 
3. Start your application on Royal Society's FlexiGrant portal.  Please give access to physast.grants@ucl.ac.uk (Rebecca Martin) in the Research Support role and invite the HoD (Raman Prinja) using the email address physast.hod@ucl.ac.uk, as the HoD will need to complete an Institutional Support section of the application. You will also need to invite your chosen referees.
4. Once you have finalised your costs with the Grants Team, they will submit your application on Worktribe for internal approvals by the WT Submission deadline. 
5. Make sure that your chosen referees have supplied their Letters of Support in plenty of time before the deadline - you wil not be able to submit your application until your referees have completed their section of the application.
6. The Grants Team will let you know when your costing has been approved. You should then submit the completed application on FlexiGrant with all the required references and documents attached by the Application Submission deadline - please note that this will be a few days before the actual Funder deadline, as there will be a final check carried out by the UCL Pre-Award team. We have indicated in the timetable above by which date your application should be complete and ready to submit. Please make sure you are available to be contacted in the days after you have submitted your application, as you may be asked to make amendments.
7. Once all checks have been completed, the UCL Pre Award team will submit your application to the funder before the Funder deadline

Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship

1. Register interest with the relevant Head of Group by the Register Interest deadline - please see the main Research Fellowships page for instructions on what you need to provide, and who to contact.
2. If it is confirmed that your application will be supported through UCL, you will be allocated an academic 'sponsor' in the department, who will be your main point of contact for the scientific side of your application. The Grants Team will assist with the costings. You should complete and return an initial Fellowship Costing Form to physast.grants@ucl.ac.uk by the Costing Form deadline.  The Grants Team will create a costing for you on Worktribe and make sure that your costs are eligible and within budget. 
3. Start your application on Royal Society's FlexiGrant portal.  Please give access to physast.grants@ucl.ac.uk (Rebecca Martin) in the Research Support role and invite the HoD (Raman Prinja) using the email address physast.hod@ucl.ac.uk, as the HoD will need to complete an Institutional Support section of the application. You will also need to invite your chosen referees.
4. Once you have finalised your costs with the Grants Team, they will submit your application on Worktribe for internal approvals by the WT Submission deadline. 
5. Make sure that your chosen referees have supplied their Letters of Support in plenty of time before the deadline - you wil not be able to submit your application until your referees have completed their section of the application.
6. The Grants Team will let you know when your costing has been approved. You should then submit the completed application on FlexiGrant with all the required references and documents attached by the Application Submission deadline - please note that this will be a few days before the actual Funder deadline, as there will be a final check carried out by the UCL Pre-Award team. We have indicated in the timetable above by which date your application should be complete and ready to submit.  Please make sure you are available to be contacted in the days after you have submitted your application, as you may be asked to make amendments.
7. Once all checks have been completed, the UCL Pre Award team will submit your application to the funder before the Funder deadline

Newton International Fellowship

1. Register interest with the relevant Head of Group by the Register Interest deadline - please see the main Research Fellowships page for instructions on what you need to provide, and who to contact.
2. If it is confirmed that your application will be supported through UCL, you will be allocated an academic 'sponsor' in the department, who will be your main point of contact for the scientific side of your application. The Grants Team will assist with the costings. You should complete and return an initial Fellowship Costing Form to physast.grants@ucl.ac.uk by the Costing Form deadline.  The Grants Team will create a costing for you on Worktribe and make sure that your costs are eligible and within budget. 
3. Start your application on Royal Society's FlexiGrant portal.  Please give access to physast.grants@ucl.ac.uk (Rebecca Martin) in the Research Support role and invite the HoD (Raman Prinja) using the email address physast.hod@ucl.ac.uk, as the HoD will need to complete an Institutional Support section of the application. You will also need to invite your chosen referees.
4. Once you have finalised your costs with the Grants Team, they will submit your application on Worktribe for internal approvals by the WT Submission deadline. 
5. Make sure that your chosen referees have supplied their Letters of Support in plenty of time before the deadline - you wil not be able to submit your application until your referees have completed their section of the application.
6. The Grants Team will let you know when your costing has been approved. You should then submit the completed application on FlexiGrant with all the required references and documents attached by the Application Submission deadline - please note that this will be a few days before the actual Funder deadline, as there will be a final check carried out by the UCL Pre-Award team. We have indicated in the timetable above by which date your application should be complete and ready to submit. Please make sure you are available to be contacted in the days after you have submitted your application, as you may be asked to make amendments.
7. Once all checks have been completed, the UCL Pre Award team will submit your application to the funder before the Funder deadline

STFC

Ernest Rutherford Fellowship

1. Register interest with the relevant Head of Group by the Register Interest deadline - please see the main Research Fellowships page for instructions on what you need to provide, and who to contact.
2. If it is confirmed that your application will be supported through UCL, you will be allocated an academic 'sponsor' in the department, who will be your main point of contact for the scientific side of your application. The Grants Team will assist with the costings. You should complete and return an initial Fellowship Costing Form to physast.grants@ucl.ac.uk by the Costing Form deadline.  The Grants Team will create a costing for you on Worktribe and make sure that your costs are eligible and within budget. 
3. Start your application on UKRI's Funding Service portal (TFS). Please add Rebecca Martin, physast.grants@ucl.ac.uk as an Additional  Collaborator to your application (which allows View access only, unfortunately TFS does not have Co-Editing functionality). The Grants Team will send you a spreadsheet to help you enter your costs into the application.
4. Once you have finalised your costs with the Grants Team, they will submit your application on Worktribe for internal approvals by the WT Submission deadline. 
5. You will need to liaise with your academic sponsor to help with drafting the text for the 'Host Organisation Support' section of your application. Please do this in plenty of time before the deadline.
6. The Grants Team will let you know when your costing has been approved. You should then submit the completed application on TFS with all the required documents attached by the Application Submission deadline - please note that this will be a few days before the actual Funder deadline, as there will be a final check carried out by the UCL Pre-Award team. We have indicated in the timetable above by which date your application should be complete and ready to submit. Please make sure you are available to be contacted in the days after you have submitted your application, as you may be asked to make amendments.
7. Once all checks have been completed, the UCL Pre Award team will submit your application to the funder before the Funder deadline

EPSRC

Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Fellowship

1. Register interest with the relevant Head of Group by the Register Interest deadline - please see the main Research Fellowships page for instructions on what you need to provide, and who to contact.
2. If it is confirmed that your application will be supported through UCL, you will be allocated an academic 'sponsor' in the department, who will be your main point of contact for the scientific side of your application. The Grants Team will assist with the costings. You should complete and return an initial Fellowship Costing Form to physast.grants@ucl.ac.uk by the Costing Form deadline. The Grants Team will create a costing for you on Worktribe and make sure that your costs are eligible and within budget. 
3. Start your application on UKRI's Funding Service portal (TFS). Please add Rebecca Marti, physast.grants@ucl.ac.uk as an Additional Collaborator to your application (which allows View access only, unfortunately TFS does not have Co-Editing functionality). The Grants Team will send you a spreadsheet to help you enter your costs into the application.
4. Once you have finalised your costs with the Grants Team, they will submit your application on Worktribe for internal approvals by the WT Submission deadline.  You will need to liaise with your academic sponsor to help with drafting the text for the 'Host Organisation Support' section of your application. 
5. The Grants Team will let you know when your costing has been approved. You should then submit the completed application on TFS with all the required documents attached  - please note your application does not go straight to EPSRC at this stage,  as there will be a final check carried out by the UCL Pre-Award team. Please make sure you are available to be contacted in the days after you have submitted your application, as you may be asked to make amendments.
6. Once all checks have been completed, the UCL Pre Award team will submit your application to the funder.

UKRI

Future Leader Fellowships

UKRI implement an organisational cap for this fellowship, so an internal selection process will apply.The UCL internal process will be managed by UCL Research, Innovation and Global Engagement (RIGE), and all candidates must submit an EOI for consideration to UCL RIGE.  If you are selected to proceed with a full application, the Grants Team will then guide you through the costing process.

Round 10 information (NOW CLOSED):

UCL will be allowed to submit 10 applications for Round 10. All interested candidates to submit an EOI to UCL RIGE by 12 noon on 11 February 2025. An internal selection process will then follow.

Internal applicants should submit an internal expression of interest (EOI) form using the central submission platform for internal applicants. 

External applicants should submit an EOI through the central submission platform for external applicants and send a copy of the EOI to ovpr.beams@ucl.ac.uk, for consideration by the relevant UCL department.

Full details on the selection process available here. 

European Commission

Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship

1. Register interest with the relevant Head of Group by the Register Interest deadline - please see the main Research Fellowships page for instructions on what you need to provide, and who to contact.
2. If it is confirmed that your application will be supported through UCL, you will be allocated an academic 'sponsor' in the department, who will be your main point of contact for the scientific side of your application. The Grants Team will assist with the costings. You should complete and return an initial Marie Curie Costing Form to physast.grants@ucl.ac.uk by the Costing Form deadline.  The Grants Team will create a costing for you on Worktribe and make sure that your costs are eligible and within budget. 
3. Start your application on the EC Funding portal.  UCL's PIC number is 999975620. Please add Rebecca Martin (PhysAst.Grants@ucl.ac.uk), Ying Ying Cheung (yy.cheung@ucl.ac.uk) and Giles Machell (g.machell@ucl.ac.uk) as Coordinator Contacts, so the Grants Team and the Research Office can view your application.
4. Once you have provided a draft copy of your application with the justification of resources, the Grants Team will submit your application on Worktribe for internal approvals by the WT Submission deadline. 
5. The Grants Team will let you know when your costing has been approved. You should then submit the completed application on EC Funding Portal with all the required documents attached by the Application Submission deadline.

Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851

Research Fellowship

1. Register interest with the relevant Head of Group by the Register Interest deadline - please see the main Research Fellowships page for instructions on what you need to provide, and who to contact.
2. If it is confirmed that your application will be supported through UCL, you will be allocated an academic 'sponsor' in the department, who will be your main point of contact for the scientific side of your application. The Grants Team will assist with the costings. You should complete and return an initial Fellowship Costing Form to physast.grants@ucl.ac.uk by the Costing Form deadline.  The Grants Team will create a costing for you on Worktribe and make sure that your costs are eligible and within budget. 
3. Start your application on the Commission's FlexiGrant portal.  Please invite the HoD using the email address physast.hod@ucl.ac.uk, as the HoD will need to complete an Institutional Support section of the application.
4. Once you have finalised your costs with the Grants Team, they will submit your application on Worktribe for internal approvals by the WT Submission deadline. 
5. The Grants Team will let you know when your costing has been approved. You should then submit the completed application on FlexiGrant with all the required references and documents attached by the Application Submission deadline.

Royal Astronomical Society

Research Fellowship

1. Register interest with the relevant Head of Group by the Register Interest deadline - please see the main Research Fellowships page for instructions on what you need to provide, and who to contact.
2. If it is confirmed that your application will be supported through UCL, you will be allocated an academic 'sponsor' in the department, who will be your main point of contact for the scientific side of your application. The Grants Team will assist with the costings. You should complete and return an initial Fellowship Costing Form to physast.grants@ucl.ac.uk by the Costing Form deadline.  The Grants Team will create a costing for you on Worktribe and make sure that your costs are eligible and within budget. 
3. Start your application on RAS's Application portal.
4. Once you have finalised your costs with the Grants Team, they will submit your application on Worktribe for internal approvals by the WT Submission deadline. 
5. The Grants Team will let you know when your costing has been approved, and will provide you with the required support statement that needs to be attached with your application. You should then submit the completed application with all the required references and documents attached by the Application Submission deadline.

Norman Locker Fellowship

1. Register interest with the relevant Head of Group by the Register Interest deadline - please see the main Research Fellowships page for instructions on what you need to provide, and who to contact.
2. If it is confirmed that your application will be supported through UCL, you will be allocated an academic 'sponsor' in the department, who will be your main point of contact for the scientific side of your application. The Grants Team will assist with the costings. You should complete and return an initial Fellowship Costing Form to physast.grants@ucl.ac.uk by the Costing Form deadline.  The Grants Team will create a costing for you on Worktribe and make sure that your costs are eligible and within budget. 
3. Start your application on RAS's Application portal.
4. Once you have finalised your costs with the Grants Team, they will submit your application on Worktribe for internal approvals by the WT Submission deadline. 
5. The Grants Team will let you know when your costing has been approved, and will provide you with the required support statement that needs to be attached with your application. You should then submit the completed application with all the required references and documents attached by the Application Submission deadline.