Apply for funding to become an independent research fellow.
You must:
be an early career researcher
hold a PhD qualification or expect to submit your thesis before the fellowship interview.
You are not eligible to apply if you hold a tenured academic post or academic position at lecturer level.
Closed
Fellowship
£9,400,000
13 August 2021
14 July 2021
10 November 2021 4:00pm UK time
Apply for fellowship funding to collaborate with one or more projects from the Landscape Decisions Programme.
You must be based at an organisation eligible for UKRI funding.
You can be at any career stage as long as you have relevant expertise. If you’re a PhD student, you must have submitted your thesis before starting the fellowship.
Closed
Fellowship
£250,000
£70,000
17 December 2021
17 December 2021
14 March 2022 4:00pm UK time
Apply for funding to further your career through an independent research fellowship.
You must:
be an early career researcher
hold a PhD qualification or expect to submit your thesis before the fellowship interview.
You are not eligible to apply if you hold a tenured academic post or academic position at lecturer level.
Closed
Fellowship
£7,400,000
4 August 2022
4 August 2022
11 October 2022 4:00pm UK time
Apply for funding to be a knowledge exchange (KE) fellow supporting the projects funded in the environmental response to hydrogen emissions programme.
You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for NERC funding.
Closed
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
Fellowship
£250,000
£250,000
1 August 2022
1 August 2022
13 October 2022 4:00pm UK time
Apply for funding to undertake world-leading research to advance the field of artificial intelligence (AI) in the UK.
This opportunity is aimed at established researchers. International applicants are welcome. However, you must be based in the UK at an organisation eligible for UK Research and Innovation funding to hold the fellowship.
Closed
Fellowship
£8,000,000
£3,000,000 - £5,000,000
25 March 2022
29 September 2022
24 November 2022 4:00pm UK time
This scheme is for early career researchers and innovators who are either:
looking to establish or transition to independence
developing their own original and ambitious plans within a commercial setting.
We are offering funding to support ambitious research or innovation programmes across UKRI’s remit.
You must be based at, and have the support of, an eligible academic or non-academic institution.
Closed
Fellowship
£100,000,000
15 June 2022
6 September 2022
6 December 2022 4:00pm UK time
Apply for funding to enhance the impact of research in the environmental sciences.
NERC knowledge exchange fellowships help you and your stakeholders to share knowledge.
You must be based at an institution eligible for UK Research and Innovation funding. We welcome researchers at all career stages.
Closed
Fellowship
5 April 2023
22 March 2023
14 June 2023 4:00pm UK time
Apply for funding to support ambitious research and innovation across UKRI’s remit.
You must be an early career researcher or innovator who is either:
looking to establish or transition to independence
developing their own original and ambitious plans within a commercial setting
Closed
Fellowship
13 February 2023
27 March 2023
4 July 2023 4:00pm UK time
Exciting two year secondment opportunity for senior professorial level academics into FCDO, to use their deep specialist expertise in one of 10 areas to provide long term strategic guidance, rapid insight, independent challenge, thought leadership, help guide policy and shape direction of research.
Closed
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)
Fellowship
£120,000
5 July 2023
5 July 2023 9:00am UK time
29 August 2023 4:00pm UK time
Apply for funding to The Future Treescapes Fellowship Scheme round two.
We are seeking applications that address questions on productive forestry and on tree pests and diseases.
You must be based at or have an agreement with an organisation eligible for UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) funding.
Closed
Fellowship
£64,000
£32,000
5 July 2023
26 June 2023 12:00pm UK time
29 September 2023 4:00pm UK time