Research Fellowships

							                               Research Fellowships
This guide is aimed at Loughborough University staff interested in applying for research
funding. Detailed guidance of such funding is available from staff in the Research Office,
who are based in Rutland Hall room RH1.12

UK-based funding bodies – Arif Syed (Tel x 8491, email: a.syed@lboro.ac.uk)
                         Jeanette Guida (Tel. x 2455, email: j.e.guida@lboro.ac.uk)

EU and overseas funders – Ray Kent (Tel x 2456, email r.w.kent@lboro.ac.uk)

                                            Tips for Applying
Finding the right funder
       There are many learned societies, charities and industrial organisations in the UK and abroad
        offering fellowship funding
       Sign up for email alerts from funding bodies of particular interest to you. You can also use
        databases such as ‘Community of Science’, Research Fortnight and www.rdinfo.org.uk (for
        medicine and related research)
       Ensure that you are eligible to apply
       Think about your project, it needs to be novel and exciting to you and the funding body – discuss
        this with senior colleagues
       Talk to other Fellows who have had success
       Ensure you have the support of your Department and the University before applying

Writing your proposal
       Allow plenty of time for preparation, you will need to prepare costings, get signatures and approvals
        and draft the proposal a number of times
       Study the funding source, target your proposal to the call and strategies. Ensure the funder is
        compatible with the mission or objectives of your Department or Faculty
       Read the rules and guidance notes, avoid basic mistakes. Check the funding level.
       Try to see referees forms and guidelines, answer the questions they will be asked so the referee
        can give positive answers
       Discuss the application with peer groups., colleagues and the Research Office who will be able to
        advise you
       Contact the people you intend to nominate as referees, let them know your plans
       Contact the funder with any questions, it is good to open the lines of communication early and it will
        save time in the long run. They will be able to give detailed, scheme specific advice - and they
        want to help.
       Get the first paragraph right, no jargon, not too heavy. It needs to get the attention of the reader




1. Fellowships open to researchers who have not held a permanent academic post.

AHRC Fellowships in the Creative and Performing Arts (SSH)
http://www.ahrb.ac.uk/apply/research/fellowships_in_the_creative_performing_arts.asp

Duration: 2 or 3 years full-time, or for 5 years part-time (0.4 or 0.6FTE)
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Number of Awards: Details not available
Aim: aims to supports artists* as research fellows within a higher education
environment
Requirements: 1) Be of postdoctoral standing but not necessarily have a Ph.D; 2) strong track record as a
creative/performing artist; 3) an established track record of research, or equivalent critical enquiry, and
show outstanding potential in terms of future practice-led research in the creative and performing arts 4) UK
or EU resident at the time of application
Value: salary of the fellow and associated costs
Deadline: 25th September 2008

BBSRC David Phillips Fellowships (ENG, SCI)
http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/funding/fellowships/david_phillips.html

Duration: 5 years
Number of Awards: Up to 10 per year
Aim: To support outstanding scientists, in the early stage of their careers, who wish to establish themselves
as independent researchers.
Requirements: Aimed at scientists with 2-6 years of postdoctoral research experience who have
demonstrated high potential, and who wish to establish themselves as independent researchers
Value: Personal salary & significant research support grant. No limit but preferably not exceeding £600K
excluding salary.
Deadline: Next Call September 2008

Daphne Jackson Memorial Trust Fellowship (ENG, SCI)
Univeristy and Industrial Fellowships
http://www.daphnejackson.org/

Duration: Be carried out flexibly, usually over two years, and involve retraining and updating skills
Number of Awards: not specified
Aim: Help graduates and post-graduates who have had careers in science, engineering or technology
(SET) return to similar employment after a career break. Improve employability through the updating and
gaining of new skills. Help graduates and post-graduates who have had careers in science, engineering or
technology (SET) return to similar employment after a career break.
Requirements: A ‘break’ of at least 2 years is normally required but this may include part-time work aimed
at trying to keep up to date. Commenced a career or completed a PhD before applying for a Daphne
Jackson Fellowship. Resident in the UK.
Value: not specified
Deadline: not specified


ESRC Postdoctoral Fellowships
http://www.esrc.ac.uk/ESRCInfoCentre/opportunities/earlycareer/postdocfellowships/index.aspx?Compone
ntId=5111&SourcePageId=15288

Duration: Awards are tenable for 1 year on a full time basis (2 years Economics) and up to 2 years on a
part time basis (4 years in Economics)
Number of Awards: Up to 85 per year
Aim: The awards are designed to enable the following:
to produce publications in order to help establish a track record in their chosen specialisation and secure
opportunities for long term employment in the HEI sector; to disseminate their research findings that have
come out of previous doctoral work to both academics and non-academic audiences; to further improve
their research and related skills through additional specialised training; and to carry out further limited
research based on their PhD work and related work through developing proposals for further funding.
NOTE: Whilst additional research linked to the PhD can be undertaken during a PDF, new unrelated
research may not.
Requirements: Applicants should have no more than three years' active postdoctoral experience when
they take up the award. These awards provide a career development opportunity for those at a relatively
early stage of their academic career who can demonstrate great potential in social science research. The

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scheme is also open to those returning to research following a career break. The scheme is open to all
disciplines. However during 2008 ESRC is specifically encouraging applications in a number of disciplines
identified as having particular capacity building difficulties. These are Economics, Education, Management
and Business Studies, Advanced Quantitative Methods, Social Work, and Socio-Legal Studies.
Value: Not specified
Deadline: Not specified

ESRC Research Fellowships Scheme
http://www.esrcsocietytoday.ac.uk/ESRCInfoCentre/opportunities/postgraduate/fundingopportunities/index1
6.aspx?ComponentId=7913&SourcePageId=5667

Duration: Awards will normally be made for between two to three years, although exceptionally, an
applicant may apply for five years.
Number of Awards: Not stated
Aim: The aim of the Research Fellowship Scheme is to allow for a period of concentrated research activity.
Requirements: Fellowships are open to applicants proposing research activity in all areas of the social
sciences and at all stages of their postdoctoral research career - entering research careers after training, in
mid career or in a senior role. Awards will usually be made to researchers who have successfully defended
their thesis, although applicants with equivalent research experience and / or training will be considered on
an individual basis. For researchers with less than ten years' post-doctoral experience, an element of
'career development' should be incorporated into the Fellowship through the expansion of research skills,
research management, dissemination skills or discipline-based knowledge. Institutional confirmation of
support for this should be stated at the application stage, together with as much detail as possible on how
this will be implemented.
Value: Full salary will be paid, along with superannuation and National Insurance costs. Support for travel,
subsistence and some equipment and training will normally be allowed.
Deadline: Any time

ESRC /MRC/NIHR Early career postdoctoral fellowships in health economics
http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Careers/Fellowships/AvailableFelllowships/HealthEconomics/index.htm

Duration: 2 years FT / 4 years PT
Number of Awards: Not stated
Aim: The ESRC/MRC/NIHR fellowship is a personal award aiming to provide an opportunity for successful
applicants to pursue a career in health economics. The fellowship provides early-career support to help
individuals begin to establish a track record in the field and to undertake further training. As such the aim of
the fellowship is to:
• Produce publications arising from the Fellow’s PhD
• Disseminate research findings and evidence their application to the research agenda in health economics
• Undertake additional training and gain further research related skills.
The competition is open to any field within health economics but would include those who have undertaken
research in areas such as economic evaluation, micro econometric analysis of health production and health
inequalities, incentives in health care, the health workforce the development of priority setting frameworks
as well as methodological work in quantitative and qualitative methods. We would therefore expect to
receive applications from those already located in, or who intend to locate in health economics units and
economics departments as well as those in Medical School environments in the UK, while other affiliations
are not excluded. In all cases, we expect applications to demonstrate that candidates have, or will have,
strong links with established health economics groups.

Applications will be assessed on the following criteria:

     Candidates achievements and training
     Potential for contribution to the health economics research agenda
     Standing of the host environment.
     Programme of work including training proposed
     Commitment to pursuing a career in health economics
     Mentoring arrangements
     Commitment of host institution to supporting the candidate.
Requirements: At the time of application candidates must either have a PhD/DPhil or expect to do so by
the time of take-up of the award, and must not have more than three years (full-time equivalent) post-

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doctoral experience. Applicants should hold a PhD or DPhil in a relevant area (for example economics) but
consideration will be given to those who combine training in economics with research in related areas (for
example statistics, epidemiology). Consideration will also be given to applicants that may have completed a
PhD in some other area but have subsequently completed, or are undertaking, formal training in health
economics for example a masters degree in health economics. Individuals who have completed their
doctorate more than 36 months prior to the beginning of the award will not be eligible, unless they had
experienced an interruption of their career for family, health or other personal reasons. Consideration will
be given to applicants who are returning to science following a career break. There are no age limits for any
of our schemes and all fellowships may be held part-time to fit in with domestic responsibilities. There are
no residence eligibility restrictions for these fellowships.
Value: The fellowship provides personal salary, consumable expenses, travel and other costs appropriate
for the research work and training under Full Economic Costs. It is expected that this level of fellowship will
not normally require support for additional research staff.
Deadline: 26th September 2008, Short listing: January 2009, Decision: January/February 2009, Take up
dates: March – August 2009

ESRC Mid-Career Research Fellowships
http://www.esrcsocietytoday.ac.uk/ESRCInfoCentre/opportunities/postgraduate/fundingopportunities/MCDF
s.aspx?ComponentId=26757&SourcePageId=5964

Duration: Awards will be made for two years and, in exceptional circumstances, for three years. Applicants
can apply for either full- or part-time awards to fit in with other research activity or with more flexible working
patterns.
Number of Awards: 10-15 per year
Aim: Intended to enable outstanding researchers to develop their careers by taking their research in a new
direction or to a new level.
Requirements: As such, they are aimed at individuals with between five and fifteen years' active
postdoctoral or equivalent professional experience.
Applications are welcome from academics seeking support for a programme of work, based on a specific
research question, linked to substantive career development. Applications are also welcome from
researchers seeking to move into academic research from professional practice in an allied field, enabling
them to complete a PhD if required.
Potential applicants should note the emphasis on achieving substantive career development through the
Mid-Career Development Fellowship scheme. individuals wishing to apply for support to undertake purely
theoretical research are welcomed under the Research Grants Scheme; academics can apply for 100% of
their time under both the Small and Standard Grants schemes. The scheme is open to all social science
disciplines; interdisciplinary research is particularly encouraged. There are no nationality restrictions on
who may apply for a fellowship
Value: Up to £250 000
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Deadline: Applications accepted on Je-S from 19 August

EPSRC Postdoctoral Fellowships in Theoretical Physics, Theoretical Computer
Science, Mathematical Sciences and Overseas Postdoctoral Fellowships at the Life
Sciences Interface (SCI, ENG)
http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/CallsForProposals/Archive/PostdoctoralFellowships.htm

Duration: Up to three years
Number of Awards: Various numbers depending on the Fellowship scheme.
Aim: The Physics, Information and Communications Technologies (ICT), Mathematical Sciences and Life
Sciences Interface (LSI) Programmes are offering Postdoctoral Fellowships to enable the most talented
new researchers to establish an independent research career, shortly or immediately after completing a
PhD
Requirements: Overseas Postdoctoral Fellowships at the Life Sciences Interface require the fellow to
spend between 6 and 18 months working at one or more leading laboratories outside the UK.
Value: Salary costs, travel, subsistence and equipment
Deadline: Probably October 2008

Royal Academy of Engineering/EPSRC research fellowships (ENG)
http://www.raeng.org.uk/research/researcher/postdoc/default.htm

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Duration: Five years
Number of Awards: Up to ten
Aim: Designed to promote excellence in engineering by providing support for high-quality engineers to
encourage them to develop their interests in academic research as a stepping stone to a successful
research career
Requirements: These are highly prestigious awards aimed at outstanding researchers from all branches of
engineering who are about to finish their PhD, or have up to three (3) years postdoctoral research
experience.
Value: Costs specifically related to the Fellow, such as salary, travel and subsistence, indirect costs,
estates costs should be requested for the full five (5) years (i.e., 60 months).
Deadline: 28th October 2008

EPSRC Career Acceleration Fellowships (ENG)
http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/ResearchFunding/Opportunities/Fellowships/CAF.htm

Duration: Up to five years
Number of Awards: Up to 50 (depending on quality of proposals, shared with Leadership Fellowships)
Aim: Career Acceleration Fellowships provide support for talented researchers at an early stage of their
career.
Requirements: To be eligible for a Career Acceleration Fellowship you should not hold or have held a
permanent UK academic post, or have received, before the start date of the award, the promise of a
permanent UK academic post. You should have a PhD or equivalent higher degree in your area, or several
years research experience at a level equivalent to a PhD and between 3 and 10 years postdoctoral
research and/or relevant industrial experience by the start date of the fellowship. This period is calculated
from the date of your PhD viva to the start date of the fellowship. The start date of the fellowship must lie
between 1st July of the calendar year following outline application and 31st March of the following year.
Applications are welcomed from candidates who wish to re-establish themselves after a career break or
other period of absence from active research. You must not hold or have held an EPSRC Advanced
Research Fellowship or currently hold an RCUK Academic Fellowship.
Value: Career Acceleration Fellowships allow you to request costs related directly to you, ie. Your salary
and travel and subsistence for the duration of the award. You should also request related costs for the
programme of research over the whole duration of your Fellowship.
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Deadline: 4 pm Tuesday 23 September 2008

EPSRC Toshiba Fellowship (SCI, ENG)
http://www.toshiba-europe.com/eur/fellowship/

Duration: Up to 2 years
Number of Awards: Not stated
Aim: Toshiba, supported by the EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council) is offering
outstanding European scientists the opportunity to join one of its high-technology research teams in Japan.
Requirements: open to PhD level researchers of EU nationality currently working in a UK academic
institution
Value: The Programme offers the successful Fellow a generous package including a fixed salary and travel
to and from Japan
Deadline: Not stated (2009)

Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships
http://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/grants_awards/grants/early_career_fellowships/
Duration: 24 or 36 months
Number of Awards: ~60
Aim: aim to provide career development opportunities for those who are at a relatively early stage of their
academic careers but with a proven record of research. It is anticipated that a Fellowship will lead to a more
permanent academic position.
Requirements: May not currently hold, or have already held, a full-time established (i.e., permanent)
academic position in a UK university or comparable institution in the UK. Should normally hold a degree
from a UK higher education institution by the time of taking up the Fellowship. Those without a UK degree
will be considered if, at the time of application, they hold an academic position in the UK. It is likely that
applications from candidates having an association with the UK academic community of less than two
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years' duration will be strengthened by a move of employing institution. Should normally be under age 35
and hold an awarded doctorate or have equivalent research experience at the time of taking up the award.
Applications from those aged 35 and over will be considered if they began their academic studies at a later
age than is usual or if they have had a career change or break. May, when registered for a doctorate, apply
only if they have submitted their doctoral thesis by the closing date, and confirmation of this will be required
as part of the application procedure.
Value: The Trust will contribute 50% of each Fellow's total salary costs up to a maximum of £23,000 in
the first year and the balance is to be paid by the host institution. Given the prestige of the awards each
Fellow may request annual research expenses of up to £6000 to further his or her research activities.
Deadline: The application form can be accessed on this page after 2 January 2009. Applications must be
submitted online by the closing date of 4 p.m. on 12 March 2009. Statements from three nominated
referees should also be submitted online as part of the application procedure.

MRC Career Development Award (SCI, SSH)
http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Careers/Fellowships/AvailableFelllowships/CareerDevelopmentAward/index.htm

Duration: Any period up to 5 years
Number of Awards: Not stated
Aim: The MRC Career Development Award provides up to five years' support for outstanding post-doctoral
researchers who wish to consolidate their research skills and make the transition from post-doctoral
research trainee to independent investigator
Requirements: Applicants should have a PhD or DPhil and have at least three to six years post-doctoral
experience at the time of application, although applications with over six years' post-doctoral experience
will also be considered. Applications from existing MRC Research Fellows and post-doctoral researchers
returning from overseas are particularly welcome. Applicants who hold a research-oriented MSc degree
and have undertaken at least four years' appropriate postgraduate research work - such as in medical
statistics - may be considered.
As with all MRC Fellowships, these awards are not available to individuals who hold a tenured academic
position at the time of application.
Value: The Fellowship provides a competitive salary, research support staff, research consumables
expenses, travel costs and capital equipment appropriate for the research project under full economic
costs. The award also provides funding for research training outside the UK. Higher requests for resources
must be justified in terms of delivering the objectives of the research proposal.
Deadline: Closing date: 16th January 2009, Short listing: May 2009, Interviews: 23rd – 24th June 2009,
Take up dates: July-December 2009.

MRC Career Development Award in Biostatistics (SCI, SSH)
http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Careers/Fellowships/AvailableFelllowships/CareerDevelopmentAwardinBiostatistics/i
ndex.htm

Duration: Up to 4 years
Number of Awards: Not stated
Aim: The MRC career development award in biostatistics is a postdoctoral fellowship aiming to support
individuals working in, or who wish to move into, health related research.
Requirements: The scheme is available to individuals with PhDs in statistics, biostatistics or a related
discipline and less than five years post-doctoral experience or to those who expect to have received such a
doctorate by the time they intend to take up the award.
Value: The fellowship provides the fellow’s personal salary, research training support costs, annual
travel/overseas costs, and all other relevant costs under Full Economic Costs (FEC). The career
development award in biostatistics is primarily intended to support the training and development of the
fellow. Where research staff is required then these should be requested and clearly justified; however, this
level of support would be considered exceptional.
Deadline: 4 pm 10th October 2008, Short listing: January/February 2009, Interviews:
February/March 2009, Take up dates: April – September 2009.

MRC Economics of Health (SSH, SCI)
http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Careers/Fellowships/AvailableFelllowships/Economicsofhealth/index.htm
Duration: 2 years FT/ 4 years PT
Number of Awards: 6 per year


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Aim: Economics is of increasing importance in health care management to inform and improve decision
making on, for example, the clinical and cost effectiveness of new and existing interventions. Demand is
high for individuals who can conduct economic evaluations and are able to critically appraise such
evaluations but there is an acknowledged lack of capacity in this field. A joint working group was
established to advise the funders on potential strategies for building capacity. Following these discussions,
the funders are delighted to announce a raft of new career development opportunities for outstanding
individuals who wish to pursue research careers in economics of health.
Requirements: At the time of application candidates must either have a PhD/DPhil or expect to do so by
the time of take-up of the award, and must not have more than three years (full-time equivalent) post-
doctoral experience. Applicants should hold a PhD or DPhil in a relevant area (for example economics) but
consideration will be given to those who combine training in economics with research in related areas (for
example statistics, epidemiology). Consideration will also be given to applicants that may have completed a
PhD in some other area but have subsequently completed, or are undertaking, formal training in health
economics for example a masters degree in health economics. Individuals who have completed their
doctorate more than 36 months prior to the beginning of the award will not be eligible, unless they had
experienced an interruption of their career for family, health or other personal reasons. Consideration will
be given to applicants who are returning to science following a career break. There are no age limits for any
of our schemes and all fellowships may be held part-time to fit in with domestic responsibilities. There are
no residence eligibility restrictions for these fellowships.
Value: The fellowship provides personal salary, consumable expenses, travel and other costs
appropriate for the research work and training under Full Economic Costs. It is expected that this level
of fellowship will not normally require support for additional research staff.
Deadline: 4pm 10th October 2008, Short listing: January/February 2009, Interviews: February/March 2009,
Take up dates: April – September 2009

MRC/ESRC Interdisciplinary Post-doctoral Fellowships (SCI, SSH)
http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Careers/Fellowships/AvailableFelllowships/ESRCMRCPost-
doctoralFellowships/index.htm#P15_1508

Duration: 2 years FT/ 4 years PT
Number of Awards: 10
Aim: Proposals to this scheme must address the interests of both the MRC and the ESRC and must be
genuinely interdisciplinary in approach. Applicants should ensure their proposal engages with MRC’s
strategic priorities and ESRC’s Research Challenges and Themes. The purpose of an MRC/ESRC post-
doctoral fellowship is to provide an opportunity to produce publications, disseminate research findings and
gain additional research related skills and training, not to undertake a new research project.
While proposals are invited from any sub-discipline of the social or medical sciences the following areas
have been identified as of particular interest to the two councils: Economics of Health, public health
(including the developing world); prevention and management of chronic health problems; health service
delivery; new medical technologies (including genomics and stem cells); health inequalities; and social
neurosciences
Requirements: The MRC/ESRC Post-doctoral Fellowship scheme is aimed at those who have submitted
or completed their doctorate. For the purposes of this scheme this includes professional doctorates as well
as the PhD. It is open to Clinical researchers, Non-Clinical researchers, Allied Health Professional
researchers and Social Scientists who have recently obtained PhDs in a social or medical science or
expect to have received such a doctorate by the time they intend to take up the award.
Individuals who have completed their doctorate more than 24 months prior to the beginning of the award,
will not be eligible, unless the interruption of their career was for family, health or other personal reasons, in
such cases details about the interruption must be provided with the application.
Candidates re-entering academia after a career break must not have more than 2 years (full-time
equivalent) related post-doctoral experience or expect to have by the time they commence the award.
There are no residence eligibility restrictions for these fellowships.
Value: The Fellowship provides personal salary, research costs together with consumable expenses, travel
costs appropriate for the research work under Full Economic Costs.
Deadline: Not yet released. Expected January 2009

MRC Special Training Fellowship in Biomedical Informatics (SCI, SSH)
http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Careers/Fellowships/AvailableFelllowships/SpecialTraininginBioinformatics/index.htm

Duration: 3 years, occasionally up to 4.
Number of Awards: Not stated
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Aim: The MRC Special Training Fellowship in Biomedical Informatics supports specialist multi-disciplinary
training aimed at creating a research workforce able to take forward new developments in the fields of
bioinformatics, neuroinformatics, health informatics and computational biology. This Special Training
Fellowship is aimed at individuals from non-biological as well as biological, non-clinical and clinical
backgrounds.
Requirements: Applicants should hold either a PhD or DPhil in a relevant discipline or expect to do so by
the time they intend to take up the award. Post-doctoral applicants have no residential restrictions and may
come from any country.
Value: The Fellowship provides the fellow’s personal salary, research training support costs, annual travel
costs, and all other relevant costs under Full Economic Costs. Where the Fellowship includes attendance
on a formal course leading to a Masters degree, or parts of such a course, course fees may be requested.
Deadline: 3rd October 2008, Short listing: January 2009, Interviews: 18th March 2009, Take
up dates: April – September 2009.


MRC Senior Non-clinical Fellowship (SCI, SSH)
http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Careers/Fellowships/AvailableFelllowships/SeniorNon-ClinicalFellowship/index.htm

Duration: Any period up to 5 years
Number of Awards: Not stated
Aim: A highly prestigious award for non-clinical researchers of exceptional ability. Applicants are expected
to be proven independent researchers, to be well-qualified for academic research and to demonstrate
promise as future research leaders. Support is provided for five years. The Senior Non-Clinical Fellowship
provides the opportunity to spend time in an overseas research centre, a second UK research centre or a
UK industrial centre. The aim is to provide a concentrated period of training that cannot be achieved as
effectively within the academic host institution. We would normally expect you to make one visit of up to 12
months.
Requirements: Applicants are normally expected to hold a PhD/DPhil and have at least six years' relevant
post-doctoral research experience. MRC Fellowships are not available to individuals who hold a tenured
academic position at the time of application. There are no residence eligibility restrictions for this fellowship.
Value: The award provides a competitive personal salary for the Fellow, research support staff, research
consumables expenses and capital equipment appropriate for the research project, travel costs, and other
appropriate items under full economic costs.
Deadline: 4pm 26th September 2008, Short listing: January 2009, Interviews: 12th – 13th March 2009,
Take up dates: April – September 2009


MRC Methodology Research Fellowship (SSH, SCI)
http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Careers/Fellowships/AvailableFelllowships/MethodologyResearch/index.htm

Duration: Any period up to four years
Number of Awards: Not stated
Aim: The MRC methodology research fellowship is a post-doctoral award aimed at providing a period of
specialist training in health research methodology. The scheme is aimed at researchers with a grounding
in health research, not necessarily in a methodological discipline, who wish to undertake a period of
specialist training in the development and investigation of innovative research methods. This award should
enable researchers to move from post-doctoral scientist to an independent researcher in their chosen
research field. The training environment will be a key factor in the assessment of the application (in addition
to the research proposal and the applicant) and applications will need to demonstrate the environment’s
suitability for enabling innovative methods development research. Any request for more formal training
courses in methods development (for example MScs etc) will need to justify how they will enable innovative
methods research. The award also offers the opportunity to enhance the research training through
placement in an overseas research centre, a second research centre or in UK industry. The scheme is
open to applicants who wish to pursue methods development research training in any area of health
research ranging from basic experimental and observational science, through to clinical trials and applied
public health research. Proposals are likely to involve developing and applying innovative methodologies in
one or more of the following disciplines: health economics; biostatistics, bioinformatics; modeling, decision
sciences, epidemiology; clinical trials; behavioural sciences; health psychology, qualitative methodologies
and mixed methods, medical sociology and medical geography.
Requirements: Science and social science graduates should hold a PhD or DPhil in a relevant discipline.
Applicants who hold a relevant research-orientated Masters degree and have carried out appropriate post-
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    graduate work will also be considered. Other relevant disciplines include those that support clinical
    research directly, as well as nurses, midwives and members of the allied health professions. Medical or
    dental graduates should be post-registration up to and including specialist registrar and preferably have
    worked in a department carrying out clinical research. All applicants will be expected to demonstrate
    progression towards an independent career, for example from publications arising from doctoral and post-
    doctoral research. Applications from existing MRC research fellows and post-doctoral researchers returning
    from overseas are particularly welcome. As with all MRC fellowships, these awards are not available to
    individuals who hold a permanent academic position at the time of application. If you hold a permanent
    position, you may apply for funding under one of the MRC grant schemes. Fellows may be based at UK
    universities, medical or dental schools, hospitals, general practices, research council institutes and units,
    charity-funded research centres, or other approved academic institutions. As part of the MRC’s equal
    opportunities policy, consideration will be given to applicants who are returning to science following a
    career break. There are no age limits for any of our schemes and all fellowships may be part-time to fit with
    domestic responsibilities. There are no residence eligibility restrictions for this fellowship.
    Value: The fellowship provides the fellow’s competitive salary, research training costs (in and/or outside
    the UK), research consumables expenses, travel costs and capital equipment appropriate for the research
    project, and all other relevant costs under Full Economic Costs (FEC). The methodology research
    fellowship is primarily intended to support the training and development of the fellow. Where research staff
    is required then these should be requested and clearly justified; however, this level of support would be
    considered exceptional.
    The fellowship also provides the opportunity to spend time in an overseas research centre, a second UK
    research centre or UK industrial centre in year two or three of the award. The aim of this training
    component is to provide a concentrated period of training, which could not be achieved as effectively within
    the academic host institution.
    Deadline: 4pm 10th October 2008, Short listing: January/February 2009, Interviews: February/March 2009,
    Take up dates: April – September 2009


    MRC Population Health Scientist Fellowship (SSH, SCI)
    http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Careers/Fellowships/AvailableFelllowships/PopulationHealthFellow/index.htm

    Duration: Any period up to 4 years
    Number of Awards: Not stated
    Aim: Disciplines within population health sciences relevant to this scheme include, but are not limited to:

           Social, clinical, life course and genetic epidemiology
           Biostatistics
           Health demography
           Medical sociology
           Health psychology
           Medical anthropology
           Human geography
           Health economics

    This scheme is open to early career researchers seeking to acquire formal multidisciplinary research
    training in a range of the above disciplines (or related disciplines). The prospective fellow’s research project
    and training environment must enable them to acquire complementary skills and expertise in large-scale
    quantitative and qualitative study design, data collection and analysis, in order to become independent
    research scientists.
    Requirements: Science graduate applicants should hold a PhD or DPhil in a relevant discipline or expect
    to do so by the time they take up the award. Applicants who hold a research-oriented Masters degree and
    have carried out appropriate postgraduate work for three years or more will also be considered. Medical or
    dental graduates should be post-registration up to and including specialist registrar grade or be at the
    equivalent level in general practice or dentistry. More experienced specialist registrar grade applicants will
    preferably have worked for a period in a department carrying out clinical research. Nurses, midwives and
    members of the allied health professions must have completed their professional training and hold a
    Masters degree, or equivalent postgraduate research-oriented qualification. Applicants who do not hold a
    PhD/DPhil, MD or Masters Degree in a relevant discipline are expected to study for such a qualification
    within their programme of research training.


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There are no residential requirements for post-doctoral applicants, although there are some requirements
for pre-doctoral applicants. Please refer to the link under 'Guidance for applicants'. If you are invited to
interview you will be expected to demonstrate a commitment to the UK research effort in the area of
Population Health Sciences beyond the period of the award. Fellows may be based at UK universities,
medical or dental schools, research council institutes and units, charity-funded research centres, or other
approved academic institutions.
As part of the MRC’s equal opportunities policy, consideration will be given to applicants who are returning
to science following a career break. There are no age limits for any of our schemes and all Fellowships may
be held part-time to fit in with domestic responsibilities.
Value: At the postdoctoral level, the award provides the fellow’s competitive salary, research training costs
(in and/or outside the UK), research consumables expenses, travel costs and capital equipment
appropriate for the research project, and all other relevant costs under Full Economic Costs (FEC). The
population health scientist fellowship is primarily intended to support the training and development of the
fellow. Where research staff is required then these should be requested and clearly justified; however, this
level of support would be considered exceptional.
Full economic costs do not apply to pre-doctoral fellowships. At the pre-doctoral level, the fellowship
provides a competitive personal salary up to but not including NHS consultant level, and a research training
support grant of up to £15,000 per year. This may cover such items as consumables, PhD fees, equipment,
conference travel, other course fees; however, each item must be separately costed and justified. Where
animals are requested for the project, funding may be sought separately from the research training support
grant. If the fellowship includes an element of research training outside the UK, overseas travel to the
training centre and living allowances may also be requested separately from the research training support
grant.
If you have started a PhD, you may apply for a fellowship only if, at the proposed start date, you have not
been registered for more than 12 months full-time. In this case, you may seek a standard award. However,
you must apply for funding at the pre-doctoral level. Payment of full economic costs is conditional on the
receipt of your PhD, and any FEC for the post-doctoral period of the award should be claimed at the end of
the fellowship. Please note it is your responsibility to provide documentary evidence of the PhD to support
any such claim. Predoctoral salaries will be paid up to, but not including, NHS consultant level.
The research fellowship provides the opportunity to spend time in an overseas research centre, a second
UK research centre or UK industrial centre. The aim is to provide a concentrated period of training that
could not be achieved as effectively within the academic host institution. We would normally support with
justification one visit, which may be no longer than 12 months. However, the Panel may agree to requests
for visits to more than one centre on the grounds of training needs. These should not be simply networking
visits. You should be prepared at interview to discuss in detail any visits proposed.
Deadline: Closing date: 10th October 2008, Short listing: January/February 2009 , Interviews:
February/March 2009, Take up dates: April – September 2009

NERC Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (SCI, SSH)
http://www.nerc.ac.uk/funding/available/fellowships/typesofaward.asp

Duration: Up to three years
Number of Awards: Around 30 (with Advanced Fellowships)
Aim: Scheme provides opportunities for outstanding environmental scientists to devote their time to
research, develop their research careers, produce work of international importance
Requirements: NERC supports fellows undertaking environmental science research, including: freshwater,
Earth, atmospheric, marine, terrestrial, Earth observation, polar. We particularly encourage applications to
work across the boundaries of environmental science and engineering and social and/or economic
research. NERC is also particularly keen to attract scientists in areas of applied mathematics, physics or
strongly quantitative disciplines wishing to develop a career in environmental science.
Applicants should not have a permanent academic position. Applications are especially welcome from
candidates who are not yet established within the higher education system or who are intending to use the
Fellowship as a means of re-establishing themselves in the United Kingdom following a period overseas.
All applicants must hold or expect to hold a PhD/DPhil, or be able to demonstrate equivalent and
substantial research experience. Applications will be accepted from PhD students, but awards may not start
until NERC has received written confirmation of the outcome of the applicant's PhD viva. Some post-PhD
experience is an advantage when seeking a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, and typically candidates
will have one to five years of postdoctoral experience. However, NERC is committed to supporting the best
candidates and it is usual for some successful candidates to be awarded their PhD after having submitted
their fellowship application.


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Value: Not specified
Deadline: 4pm 30 October 2008




NERC Advanced Fellowships (SCI, SSH)
http://www.nerc.ac.uk/funding/available/fellowships/typesofaward.asp

Duration: Up to 5 years
Number of Awards: Around 30 (with Postdoctoral Research Fellowships)
Aim: Scheme provides opportunities for outstanding environmental scientists to devote their time to
research, develop their research careers, produce work of international importance.
Requirements: NERC supports fellows undertaking environmental science research, including: freshwater,
Earth, atmospheric, marine, terrestrial, Earth observation, polar. We particularly encourage applications to
work across the boundaries of environmental science and engineering and social and/or economic
research. NERC is also particularly keen to attract scientists in areas of applied mathematics, physics or
strongly quantitative disciplines wishing to develop a career in environmental science.
Applicants should not have a permanent academic position (or the equivalent in institutions other than
universities). Applications are especially welcome from candidates who are not yet established within the
higher education system or who are intending to use the Fellowship as a means of re-establishing
themselves in the United Kingdom following a period overseas. All applicants must hold or expect to hold a
PhD/DPhil, or be able to demonstrate equivalent and substantial research experience. Candidates must
have had at least two years research experience at postdoctoral level, not necessarily in the UK, at the time
of application. They must also have proved their ability as independent research workers and show
potential as team leaders.
Value: Not specified
Deadline: 4pm 30 October 2008

Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowships for Career Development (IEF)
ftp://ftp.cordis.europa.eu/pub/fp7/people/docs/fp7-flyer_en.pdf

Duration: 12-24 months
Number of Awards: Not stated
Aim: Supporting experienced researchers at various stages of their career, helping them in acquiring new
research skills (multi or interdisciplinary) or to undertake intersectoral experiences.
Requirements: Researchers from Member States or Associated Countries in possession of a doctoral
degree, or having at least 4 years of full-time equivalent research experience after obtaining the degree
allowing them to embark on a doctorate.
Value: Funding is provided for advanced training (including complementary skills) and transnational
mobility, on the basis of a “personal career development plan” established by the researcher with her/his
personal supervisor in the host organisation. It includes in particular a salary for the researcher and a
contribution towards research-related costs.
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Deadline: 19 August 2008

Marie Curie International Outgoing Fellowships for Career Development (IOF) (SCI,
ENG)
ftp://ftp.cordis.europa.eu/pub/fp7/people/docs/fp7-flyer_en.pdf

Duration: Up to 3 years
Number of Awards: Not stated
Aim: This action aims at offering the European researchers the opportunity to be
trained and to acquire new knowledge in a third country high-level research
organisation, and subsequently return to an organisation in a Member State or
Associated Country.
Requirements: Researchers from a Member State or Associated Country in possession of a doctoral
degree or with at least 4 years full-time equivalent research experience
after obtaining the degree which allows them to embark on a doctorate (it is
however expected that researchers will have more experience). Proposals from all areas of scientific and
technological research of interest to the European Community are welcome.
Value: Funding is provided for advanced training on the basis of a “personal career
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development plan” established by the researcher with her/his supervisor in the
host organisation. It includes in particular a salary for the researcher and a
contribution towards research-related costs.
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Deadline: 19 August 2008


RCE 1851 Research Fellowships (ENG, SCI)
http://www.royalcommission1851.org.uk/res_fellow.html

Duration: 2 years
Number of Awards: 8 per year. Applications can also be made to the Lloyds Tercentenary foundation who
fund two further Fellowships
(http://www.lloyds.com/About_Us/Corporate_responsibility/Charity/Investing_in_intellectual_capital.htm)
Aim: The scheme of 1851 Research Fellowships is intended to give a few PhD level scientists or engineers
of exceptional promise the opportunity for conducting research
Requirements: Candidates in science subjects should normally have recently obtained their PhD degree,
or be in the final stages of their PhD studies. Candidates offering engineering do not have to be in
possession of a PhD, but must be of at least PhD standard. A candidate must be a citizen of the United
Kingdom or the Commonwealth, or of the Republics of Ireland or Pakistan. He or she should either have
spent at least two out of the past three years at a UK Institution, or be intending to hold the Fellowship at a
UK Institution, or both.
Value: The Fellowship stipend payable in 2008 is £28,500 for the first year, and £30,000 for the second
year. In addition a London (Overseas) Weighting of £2,500 per annum is payable in appropriate cases.
Stipends are reviewed annually.
Deadline: Not yet released, expected February 2009. Appointments to the Fellowship are expected to be
made during June. Fellowships commence at the beginning of October in the year of award.


RCE 1851 Research Fellowships (ENG, SCI)
http://www.royalcommission1851.org.uk/built.html

Duration: 2 years
Number of Awards: One every other year (next expected 2009)
Aim: Topic not yet released
Requirements: Candidates should be UK or Commonwealth citizens, carrying out research over a 2 year
period, culminating in either a personal mark of distinction (e.g. PhD) or a deliverable work of significance.
Projects that aim to inform the wider community are particularly encouraged. In all cases, candidates are
asked to identify a mentor who can contribute to, and make expert and objective commentary on the
candidate's work, and who will ensure linkage and promulgation of the work to the appropriate peer group.
Value: £30,000 pa for each of two years.
Deadline: Not yet released, expected to be July 2009.

RCE 1851 Research Fellowship in Design (SSH, ENG)
http://www.royalcommission1851.org.uk/res_des.html

A single Fellowship is awarded every other year for two years' research in the area of design. Launched in
2006, the first Fellowship was awarded for research into "The Future of Design in Business".

Full details expected in July 2009.

RAEng Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (ENG)
http://www.raeng.org.uk/research/researcher/postdoc/default.htm

Duration: 5 years
Number of Awards: Not stated
Aim: Research Fellowships are designed to promote excellence in engineering. They provide support for
high-quality engineers to encourage them to develop their interests in academic research as a stepping
stone to a successful research career.
Requirements: Research Fellowships are aimed at outstanding researchers from all branches of

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engineering who are about to finish their PhD or have up to three years Post-Doctoral research experience.
Value: Not stated
Deadline: 28 October 2008.

Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship (SCI, ENG)
http://royalsociety.org/funding.asp?id=1122

Duration: Maximum 4 years
Number of Awards: Approximately 10
Aim: Supports excellent scientists and engineers at an early stage of their career. The Royal Society
invites in particular female candidates to apply for an opportunity that is designed to help successful
candidates to progress to permanent academic positions in the UK.
Requirements: Applicants are expected to be at an early stage of their career. As an example, applicants
could have had one or two post doc positions. Applicants who have not yet submitted their PhD, must have
done so by 1 October 2008 and, if offered an appointment, cannot take it up until a successful result has
been received. The latest date the award can be deferred to is 1 January 2009. At the time of application,
applicants must either be a citizen of the European Economic Area (EEA), i.e. European Union, Iceland,
Norway or Liechtenstein; or a Swiss citizen, or have a relevant connection to the EEA or Switzerland (a
relevant connection can be established if an individual has a PhD from a university in the EEA or
Switzerland, or has worked as a research scientist in a university or research institute in the EEA or
Switzerland for at least the past two years, or has done so before taking up an appointment outside the
EEA or Switzerland). Persons holding a permanent post in a university will not be considered (includes
UK).
Value: Provides funding to cover the research fellow's salary costs, estates costs and indirect costs.
Under the full economic costing model, 80 per cent of these costs will be met by the Royal Society.
Research expenses (up to £13,000 for the first year and up to £11,000 annually thereafter) will also be
provided.
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Deadline: Not released, probably 31 January 2009

Royal Society University Research Fellowships (SCI, ENG)
http://royalsociety.org/funding.asp?id=1121

Duration: Initially funding is provided for five years followed by an extension of three years. In exceptional
circumstances the Society can consider a further extension taking the fellowship to a maximum of 10 years.
Available from 1 October 2008.
Number of Awards: Approximately 30 per year
Aim: The University Research Fellowships scheme aims to provide outstanding scientists, who should
have the potential to become leaders in their chosen field, with the opportunity to build an independent
research career. Those appointed are expected to be strong candidates for permanent posts in universities
at the end of their fellowships.
Requirements: Applicants must have a PhD or equivalent research experience. Applicants are expected to
be at an early to mid-stage of their career. As an example, you could have had between one and three post
doc positions. At the time of application, applicants must either be a citizen of the European Economic Area
(EEA), ie European Union, Iceland, Norway or Liechtenstein; or a Swiss citizen, or have a relevant
connection to the EEA or Switzerland (a relevant connection can be established if an individual has a PhD
from a university in the EEA or Switzerland, or has worked as a research scientist in a university or
research institute in the EEA or Switzerland for at least the past two years, or has done so before taking up
an appointment outside the EEA or Switzerland). Persons holding a permanent post in an EEA or Swiss
university will not be considered (includes UK).
Value: Provides funding to cover the research fellow's salary costs, estates costs and indirect costs.
Under the full economic costing model, 80 per cent of these costs will be met by the Royal Society.
Research expenses (up to £13,000 for the first year and up to £11,000 annually thereafter) will also be
provided. The Research Fellowship provides researchers with maximum flexibility and can be held part-
time, and allows sabbaticals, secondments or international experience.
Deadline: The next round is expected to open in early autumn 2008 with a deadline around November
2008.

STFC Postdoctoral Fellowships (SCI, ENG)
http://www.stfc.ac.uk/Grants/Fells/SciTech/PDoc/Contents.aspx

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Duration: Up to 3 years
Number of Awards: 12 per year
Aim: Postdoctoral Fellowships are intended for researchers who do not have a permanent academic
position but wish to pursue a long term research career. They offer the opportunity to pursue new and
diverse areas of research at a chosen UK institution.
Requirements: No more than seven years’ research experience between the start of the postgraduate
programme leading to the award of a PhD and 1 September 2008. Applicants must have or expect to have
a PhD.
Value: Postdoctoral Fellowships provide funds to cover the fellow’s salary, the costs of personal travel
associated with the fellowship and some minor equipment costs. Estates and indirect costs may also be
sought on fellowship applications.
Deadline: 15 October 2008

STFC Advanced Fellowships (SCI, ENG)
http://www.stfc.ac.uk/Grants/Fells/SciTech/Adv/Contents.aspx

Duration: Up to 5 years
Number of Awards: 12 per year
Aim: Advanced Fellowships are intended for researchers who do not have a permanent academic position
but wish to pursue a long term research career. They offer the opportunity to pursue new and diverse areas
of research at a chosen UK institution.
Requirements: Applicants must have a PhD and a minimum of five years’ research experience from the
start of the postgraduate programme leading to the award of a PhD, with a minimum of two years’
postdoctoral experience. Applicants should have proved their ability as an individual and independent
researcher.
Value: Advanced Fellowships provide funds to cover the fellow’s salary, the costs of personal travel
associated with the fellowship and some minor equipment costs. Estates and indirect costs may also be
sought on fellowship applications.
Deadline: 15 October 2008

Wellcome Trust Career Re-entry Fellowships
http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Funding/Biomedical-science/Grants/Fellowships-and-personal-awards/

Duration: 2-4 years
Number of Awards: Not stated
Aim: This scheme is for postdoctoral scientists who have recently decided to recommence a scientific
research career after a break of at least two years. It gives such scientists the opportunity to return to high-
quality research, with the potential to undertake refresher or further training. The fellowship is particularly
suitable for applicants wishing to return to research after a break for family commitments.
Requirements: The awards are open to individuals with a relevant connection to the European Economic
Area (EEA). You should be a research scientist with at least two years' postdoctoral experience and intend
to be based in a UK or Republic of Ireland organisation. You must have had a career break of at least two
years and should have either a strong research track record (if applying for up to four years' support) or
demonstrated the potential for a strong research career prior to your break (if applying for two years'
support). A two-year fellowship should provide sufficient training support to consolidate your potential.
Value: covers the fellow's salary, as determined by the host institution with an additional Trust
enhancement. Research expenses (consumables, animals, travel support to attend scientific meetings).
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Deadline: Preliminary application date 25 September 2008

Wellcome Trust Flexible Travel Awards: Fellowships
http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Funding/Biomedical-science/Grants/Fellowships-and-personal-
awards/WTX033548.htm

Duration: Up to two years
Number of Awards: Not stated
Aim: This scheme provides enhanced opportunities for mobility and collaboration, and enables successful
scientists to obtain significant new research skills or experience either in new disciplines, interdisciplinary
areas or in an emerging aspect of their own field.
Requirements: These awards can be held by individuals at any stage of their career, provided that basic
scientists have at least two years' postdoctoral experience. For fellowships to be held in UK or Republic of
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Ireland (RoI) You should have a relevant connection to the EEA. For fellowships to be held in
developing/restructuring countries you must have a sponsor with a significant track record of Trust funding
either as a principal applicant, co-applicant or Wellcome Fellow.
Value: A basic salary determined by the host institution (basic scientists will also be provided with a Trust
enhancement), research expenses (materials, consumables and animals, travel, support to attend scientific
meetings), subsistence or overseas allowances for periods of time spent outside the fellow's home base,
course fees if appropriate.
Deadline: Preliminary application accepted at any time. Applicants are advised to allow at least six months
from the date of submission of the full application to their preferred start date.

Wellcome Research Career Development Fellowships in Basic Biomedical Science
http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Funding/Biomedical-science/Grants/Fellowships-and-personal-
awards/WTD004431.htm

Duration: Five years
Number of Awards:
Aim: This scheme provides an opportunity for postdoctoral scientists from across the remits of the Trust's
funding streams to become independent research scientists and undertake high-quality research.
Requirements: You are expected to have science or veterinary qualifications and, at the preliminary
application stage, should normally have between three and six years' research experience from the date of
your doctoral degree (PhD viva). Due allowance will be given to those whose career has been affected for
personal reasons. You must have made intellectual contributions to research that have been published in
leading journals, and be able to demonstrate your potential to carry out independent research. The
proposed research should fall within our normal funding remit. You must have an eligible sponsoring host
institution in the UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) and an eligible sponsor who can guarantee space and
resources for the tenure of any award. If you propose to undertake fieldwork or research in a developing
country, you may require an additional sponsor in your overseas institution. We will normally expect you to
have spent less than two years with your current sponsor/department if you plan to apply for a Research
Career Development Fellowship in the same location.
Value: A basic salary, with an additional Wellcome Trust enhancement. Research expenses, including
research assistance if required (normally a graduate research assistant or technician; requests for
additional research staff may be considered where fieldwork or clinical studies in a developing country are
proposed), overseas allowances where appropriate, travel and subsistence for scientifically justified visits of
up to one year.
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Deadline: preliminary application date 25 September 2008

Wellcome Senior Research Fellowships in Basic Biomedical Science (SCI)
http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Funding/Biomedical-science/Grants/Fellowships-and-personal-
awards/WTD004442.htm

Duration: 5 years
Number of Awards:
Aim: This scheme provides support for outstanding postdoctoral scientists based in academic institutions in
the UK and Republic of Ireland.
Requirements: The fellowship is open to individuals with a relevant connection to the EEA. You should
have an excellent track record in your scientific field and be able to demonstrate your ability to carry out
independent research. You should have between five and ten years' research experience at postdoctoral
level, or veterinary equivalent, and have a substantial record of publications in your chosen area of
research in leading international journals. Candidates that do not hold an established post may apply to
remain in their current laboratory, to return to one where they have worked before or to move to a new
laboratory in the UK of RoI. Candidates that hold an established post are not eligible to apply for a
fellowship to be held at their current employing institution. However, we are willing to consider a preliminary
application where a candidate wishes to move institution and is able to make an appropriate justification for
the move.
Value: A basic salary, as determined by the host institution (normally up to £55 000 pa) with an additional
Trust supplement of £12 500 pa, the essential costs of the research programme (e.g. consumables,
equipment, research assistance, overseas allowances, collaborative travel and subsistence), an
inflation/inflexible funding allowance, support to attend scientific meetings.
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Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellowships (SCI)
http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Funding/Biomedical-science/Grants/Fellowships-and-personal-
awards/WTX033549.htm
Duration: 4 years full-time (part-time option available)
Number of Awards:
Aim: This fellowship provides a unique opportunity for the most promising newly qualified postdoctoral
researchers to make an early start in developing their independent research careers, working in the best
laboratories in the UK and overseas. Candidates will be expected to identify an important biomedical
research question and to develop and deliver a personal programme to achieve their research aims.
Requirements: These awards are open to individuals with a relevant connection to the European
Economic Area. You must be in the final year of your PhD studies or have no more than one year of
postdoctoral research experience from the date of your PhD viva to the full application submission deadline
(e.g. if the full deadline is in February 2008, your viva should not have occurred prior to February 2007).
Time spent outside the research environment will be taken into consideration.
Value: The fellowship provides an award of £250 000. These funds provide support for the basic salary as
determined by the host institution, with an additional Trust enhancement for basic science fellows, research
expenses (materials and consumables; animals; travel and overseas subsistence; support to attend
scientific meetings; and small items of equipment, e.g. laptop). Support funds for research staff or
equipment are not provided. It is expected that an appropriate laboratory will be selected and that the
majority of the necessary equipment and facilities required for the proposed research be available to the
candidate.
Deadline: Preliminary application deadline: 3 November 2008. Full application deadline: 2 February 2009.
Full application review: April 2009. Short-listed candidate interviews: May/June 2009(provisional)

Fellowships may not be taken up prior to PhD award, and must be taken up within one year of award.




2. Fellowships open to researchers who currently hold an academic position

BBSRC Research Development Fellowships (ENG, SCI)
http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/funding/fellowships/research_development.html

Duration: 1-3 years
Number of Awards: Up to 10 per year
Aim: BBSRC Research Development fellowships are designed to enable UK university academic staff to
undertake new directions in their research and are targeted at those likely to progress to the highest levels
in scientific leadership.
Requirements: Full-time members of academic staff of a UK university with a minimum of 5 years in their
current or similar post who wish to devote themselves to full-time research. Applicants seeking to develop
interdisciplinary dimensions by integrating new techniques or methodologies into their research are
particularly encouraged.
Value: Includes a research support grant to cover the costs associated with the proposed research
development activities > £15K excl. salary, no upper limit.
Deadline: Next call September 2008

BBSRC Professorial Fellowships (SCI)
http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/funding/fellowships/professorial.html

Duration: 5 years
Number of Awards: Up to 2 per year
Aim: The award of the fellowship should have a clear value-added benefit for UK bioscience, for example
by supporting scientists who have the potential to open up dramatic and novel lines of work, or by attracting
and establishing important new areas of expertise for UK bioscience.
Requirements: World-class scientists who are already recognised at an international level as outstanding
researchers with the potential to use a fellowship to open up dramatic and novel lines of work
Value: Research grant to cover the costs of research programme. There is no maximum limit on the size of
the research support grant that may be requested, but applicants are advised that SFP will not normally
wish to consider requests exceeding a total of £500k excluding the fellow’s salary.
Deadline: Next call September 2008
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ESRC Research Fellowships Scheme (SSH)
http://www.esrc.ac.uk/ESRCInfoCentre/opportunities/current_funding_opportunities/fellowships/index16.as
px?ComponentId=7913&SourcePageId=15288

Duration: Awards will normally be made for between two to three years, although exceptionally, an
applicant may apply for five years.
Number of Awards: Not stated
Aim: The aim of the Research Fellowship Scheme is to allow for a period of concentrated research activity.
Requirements: Fellowships are open to applicants proposing research activity in all areas of the social
sciences and at all stages of their postdoctoral research career - entering research careers after training, in
mid career or in a senior role. Awards will usually be made to researchers who have successfully defended
their thesis, although applicants with equivalent research experience and / or training will be considered on
an individual basis. For researchers with less than ten years' post-doctoral experience, an element of
'career development' should be incorporated into the Fellowship through the expansion of research skills,
research management, dissemination skills or discipline-based knowledge. Institutional confirmation of
support for this should be stated at the application stage, together with as much detail as possible on how
this will be implemented.
Value: Full salary will be paid, along with superannuation and National Insurance costs. Support for travel,
subsistence and some equipment and training will normally be allowed.
Deadline: Any time

EPSRC Leadership Fellowship (ENG)
http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/ResearchFunding/Opportunities/Fellowships/LF.htm

Duration: Up to five years
Number of Awards: Up to 50 (depending on quality of proposals, shared with Career Acceleration
Fellowships)
Aim: Leadership Fellowships provide support for talented early or mid-career researchers with the most
potential to develop into the UK’s international research leaders
Requirements: must currently hold a permanent UK academic post. Applications are welcomed from
candidates who wish to re-establish themselves after a career break or other period of absence from active
research. You must not currently hold an RCUK Academic Fellowship.
Value: Leadership Fellowships allow you to request costs related directly to you, ie. your salary and travel
and subsistence for the duration of the award. You should also request related costs for the programme of
research over the whole duration of your Fellowship. These may include research staff, PhD students,
technicians, visiting researchers, co-applicants, travel and subsistence, equipment, consumables, access
to facilities and technical support costs. Indirect and estates costs related to the above resources should
also be included, although these will be calculated for you by your proposed host organisation.
Deadline: 4pm 9 October 2008

Leverhulme Emeritus Fellowships (ENG, SCI, SSH)
http://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/grants_awards/grants/emeritus_fellowships/

Duration: 3 – 24 months
Number of Awards: Not stated
Aim: Emeritus Fellowships assist senior established researchers to complete a research project that has
already begun and prepare the results for publication.
Requirements: Must be resident in the UK at the time of application. Should hold or have held a teaching
and/or research post in a university or comparable institution in the UK at the time of retirement. Should
have retired by the time of taking up the Fellowship and no longer have a normal contract of employment.
Value: The maximum value of a Fellowship is £22,000. Eligible costs include: travel and subsistence costs
for periods away from home; the employment of a research, clerical or secretarial assistant in support of
work directed by the applicant; photocopies; photographic expenses; office or laboratory consumables.
Please note that there is no provision for a personal maintenance allowance or remuneration for the
applicant under this scheme.
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Deadline: Current round must commence between 1 August 2008 and 1 July 2009. Closing date 4pm 5
February 2009.




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Leverhulme Major Research Fellowships in the Humanities and Social Sciences
(SSH)
http://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/grants_awards/grants/major_research_fellowships/

Duration: 2/3 years
Number of Awards:
Aim: These awards enable well-established and distinguished researchers in the disciplines of the
Humanities and Social Sciences to devote themselves to a single research project of outstanding originality
and significance, capable of completion within two or three years. The award is made to the institution at
which the successful Fellow is employed, and takes the form of providing a replacement staff member to
cover the period of the Fellowship.
Requirements: Applicants must be employed at an eligible UK institution at the time of application and
throughout the duration of the Fellowship. Applicants must be able to demonstrate scholarship at the
highest level, which has been sufficient to have won international recognition.
Value: The Fellowships fund the salary costs (normally starting at the most junior point of the lecturer scale
at the institution concerned) of a full-time individual to undertake the normal duties of the applicant for the
duration of the Fellowship. A Major Research Fellow may be awarded research expenses up to an annual
maximum of £5,000. If such funds are required they must be requested in the budget submitted as part of
the application procedure.
Deadline: The online application form can be accessed through a link on above page after 2
February 2009 deadline 1 May 2009.

Leverhulme Study Abroad Fellowships (ENG, SCI, SSH)
http://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/grants_awards/grants/study_abroad_fellowships/

Duration: 3 to 12 months
Number of Awards: Not stated
Aim: Support a period overseas in a stimulating academic environment. These differ from Research
Fellowships in that the awards support a range of activities other than straight-forward research (e.g., the
exchange of ideas or the development of new lines of research and collaboration).
Requirements: Must be resident in the UK at the time of apllication. Should have held an established full-
time post in a UK institution of higher education, or in a museum, art gallery or comparable institution for at
least five years. May not be registered for a degree, for doctoral studies, or for professional or vocational
qualifications.
Value: The maximum value of a Fellowship is £22,000. Eligible costs include: reasonable replacement
cover whilst the Fellow is overseas; travel to and within the overseas country or countries; a maintenance
grant to meet the increased expense of living overseas; and essential research costs.
Deadline: Applicants must return one signed copy of the completed application form plus four photocopies
to the Trust by the closing date of 4.00 p.m. on 10 November 2008.

Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowships for Career Development (IEF) (SCI, ENG)
ftp://ftp.cordis.europa.eu/pub/fp7/people/docs/fp7-flyer_en.pdf

Duration: 12-24 months
Number of Awards: Not stated
Aim: Supporting experienced researchers at various stages of their career, helping them in acquiring new
research skills (multi or interdisciplinary) or to undertake intersectoral experiences.
Requirements: Researchers from Member States or Associated Countries in possession of a doctoral
degree, or having at least 4 years of full-time equivalent research experience after obtaining the degree
allowing them to embark on a doctorate.
Value: Funding is provided for advanced training (including complementary skills) and transnational
mobility, on the basis of a “personal career development plan” established by the researcher with her/his
personal supervisor in the host organisation. It includes in particular a salary for the researcher and a
contribution towards research-related costs.
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Deadline: 19 August 2008

Marie Curie International Outgoing Fellowships for Career Development (IOF) (SCI,
ENG)
ftp://ftp.cordis.europa.eu/pub/fp7/people/docs/fp7-flyer_en.pdf

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Duration: Up to 3 years
Number of Awards: Not stated
Aim: This action aims at offering the European researchers the opportunity to be
trained and to acquire new knowledge in a third country high-level research
organisation, and subsequently return to an organisation in a Member State or
Associated Country.
Requirements: Researchers from a Member State or Associated Country in possession of a doctoral
degree or with at least 4 years full-time equivalent research experience
after obtaining the degree which allows them to embark on a doctorate (it is
however expected that researchers will have more experience). Proposals from all areas of scientific and
technological research of interest to the European Community are welcome.
Value: Funding is provided for advanced training on the basis of a “personal career
development plan” established by the researcher with her/his supervisor in the
host organisation. It includes in particular a salary for the researcher and a
contribution towards research-related costs.
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Deadline: 19 August 2008

Royal Society Industry Fellowship scheme (SCI, ENG)
http://royalsociety.org/funding.asp?id=1125

Duration: Up to 2 years (full time or pro rata)
Number of Awards: Not stated
Aim: These appointments are funded by the Royal Society, the Engineering and Physical Sciences
Research Council, the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, the Natural Environment
Research Council, Rolls-Royce plc and Astra Zeneca. The scheme aims to enhance knowledge transfer in
science and technology between those in industry and those in academia.
Requirements: Applicants can be of any nationality and should be at a stage in their career when they
would particularly benefit from establishing or strengthening personal and corporate links between the two
sectors as a foundation for long-term future collaboration and development. They should hold a PhD or be
of equivalent standing in their profession and hold a permanent post in either a UK university, a UK not-for-
profit research organisation (eg the Health & Safety Executive), or in UK industry. Must involve transfer
between UK private industry and a UK university or a not-for-profit research organisation. Publicly funded
bodies are not eligible to act as the industrial partner.
Value: The fellow's salary only will be met during the secondment; the employing institution continues to
pay national insurance and pension contributions. Research expenses may be claimed up to the value of
£2000 per year
Deadline: 13 March 2009

Wellcome Trust Flexible Travel Awards: Fellowships (SCI, SSH)
http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Funding/Biomedical-science/Grants/Fellowships-and-personal-
awards/WTX033548.htm

Duration: Up to two years
Number of Awards: Not stated
Aim: This scheme provides enhanced opportunities for mobility and collaboration, and enables successful
scientists to obtain significant new research skills or experience either in new disciplines, interdisciplinary
areas or in an emerging aspect of their own field.
Requirements: These awards can be held by individuals at any stage of their career, provided that basic
scientists have at least two years' postdoctoral experience. For fellowships to be held in UK or Republic of
Ireland (RoI) You should have a relevant connection to the EEA. For fellowships to be held in
developing/restructuring countries you must have a sponsor with a significant track record of Trust funding
either as a principal applicant, co-applicant or Wellcome Fellow.
Value: Basic salary determined by the host institution (basic scientists will also be provided with a Trust
enhancement), research expenses (materials, consumables and animals, travel, support to attend scientific
meetings), subsistence or overseas allowances for periods of time spent outside the fellow's home base,
course fees if appropriate.
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Wellcome Trust Principal Research Fellowships (SCI, SSH)
http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Funding/Biomedical-science/Grants/Fellowships-and-personal-
awards/WTD004406.htm

Duration: 7 years
Number of Awards: Not stated
Aim: This is the most prestigious of our personal awards and provides long-term support for researchers of
international standing.
Requirements: You should have an established track record in research at the highest level. This award is
particularly suitable for exceptional senior research scientists currently based overseas who wish to work in
the UK or Republic of Ireland. If you hold an established post you may not apply for a Principal Research
Fellowship (PRF) to be held at your current employing institution.
Value: Personal salary and research programme funding in full.
Deadline: Applicants can express an interest at any time. Interviews for Principal Research Fellowships will
normally be held in June and December.

Wellcome Trust University Awards (SCI, SSH)
http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Funding/Biomedical-science/Grants/Fellowships-and-personal-
awards/WTD037338.htm

Duration: Up to five years' support is provided, after which time the recipient takes up a post in the
institution, which is guaranteed for at least a further five years.
Number of Awards: Not specified.
Aim: This scheme allows universities to attract strategically important research technologists or analysts
who would normally be expected to work in association with a group or department that is in receipt of
substantial Wellcome Trust funding.
Requirements: You should be an experienced technologist or analyst with a strong track record in
providing technological or analytical expertise. Normally, you would be expected to work in a group or
department that is in receipt of substantial Trust funding. A PhD may not be necessary. You should be
responsible for developing the use of either specialised experimental techniques or equipment, or analytical
methods such as statistical or computing skills to support the active, successful biomedical research
programme(s) in your host department. You must be nominated by your head of department and have an
undertaking from the head of the institution, vice-chancellor or dean that your personal support will be taken
over by the institution at the end of the Trust's grant for a period of at least five years. Support is available
at all levels.
Value: Up to five years' support is provided, after which time the recipient takes up a post in the institution
where the research has been conducted. This post must be guaranteed for at least a further five years.
Substantial running costs and equipment will not normally be provided in association with this award as it is
expected that these should already be in place or be provided by the institution. Travel expenses to attend
meetings are provided. We require the university to make a 25 per cent contribution to the candidate's
salary over the five-year period of the award.
Deadline: Preliminary applications can be submitted at any time. Successful applicants will be invited to
submit a full application. Full applications are considered at Funding Committee meetings, which are held
four times a year. You are advised to allow at least six months from submission of a full application to your
preferred start date.

                                                                                              Kathryn North
                                                                   Professional Development/Research Office
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