These fellowships are for those looking to return to a research career after a break. Fellowships combine a personalised retraining programme with a challenging research project. They are flexible, usually lasting three years at 0.5 full-time equivalent, although some UKRI funders may award longer.
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Search and filter this listYou can apply for support for high-quality engineering and physical sciences research in line with our healthcare technologies theme and strategy.
We will fund research into chemistry, engineering, information and communications technologies, materials, mathematical sciences and physics that underpin healthcare.
UKRI and Research Council of Norway have signed a Money Follows Cooperation agreement to enable collaborative applications between researchers in the UK and Norway. UKRI funding will be provided for project co-leads based in Norway in successful applications. Applications must be submitted through existing council programmes.
UKRI and FNR have signed a memorandum of understanding to enable and support applications between researchers in the UK and Luxembourg. UKRI will fund the UK component and FNR will fund the Luxembourg component of the application.
Conditions will differ depending on the funding opportunity.
Under the UKRI-FAPESP lead agency agreement, participant UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) research councils receive and assess joint applications from eligible UK and Brazil-based researchers from the state of São Paulo on behalf of both organisations.
UK-registered micro, small and medium businesses can apply for 20,000 graphics processing unit hours on the Isambard-AI and Dawn AI Research Resource (AIRR) supercomputers for early-stage artificial intelligence product research and development.
Apply for 10,000 graphics processing unit hours on the Isambard-AI and Dawn supercomputers for artificial intelligence-related research and development projects.
Open to UK researchers from academia, industry, or other organisations.
Small grants are a mechanism for supporting mathematical sciences research which does not require funding at the level generally seen within standard research grants.
The open funding opportunity is specifically aimed at providing freedom to grant small amounts between £10,000 to £80,000 for initial research and early-stage idea generation.
Apply for a fellowship focusing on any topic in the EPSRC portfolio.
You’ll have the support, flexibility and freedom to:
- develop high-quality research
- gain experience to enhance your career
- create a modern and inclusive research environment
- raise the profile of EPSRC’s remit.
You must be hosted and supported by an eligible UK research organisation during your fellowship.
Apply for a fellowship focusing on the engineering challenges of delivering synthetic biology as a mature technology.
You’ll have the support, flexibility and freedom to:
- transition to research independence
- develop high-quality research
- gain experience to enhance your career.
An eligible UK research organisation must host you during your fellowship.