Fellowships schemes relevant to Faculty of Science
Updated January 2014
Notes:
- Funders can change details and deadlines of their schemes at short notice. If you are interested in applying to any of the fellowship schemes below, please check scheme details via the web-links below.
- Please familiarise yourself with the University’s internal costing and approval processes via
- If you need any information or clarification, please contact Andrew Isaac in R&IS (, ext 21338).
- Example applications may be available on request. Please contact Andrew Isaac in R&IS (, ext 21338).
RCUK Fellowships
BBSRC
BBSRC New Investigator SchemeClosing dateAs per responsive mode deadlines: Jan, April, September
Deadline information Deadline time: 4pm. 3 x deadlines are in line with responsive mode deadlines.
Award type Young investigator awards
This assists early-career researchers - ie newly employed university lecturers, lecturer level equivalent fellows whose awards were secured in open competition, and researchers in Research Council institutes at the unified Research Council band E or its equivalent - to secure their first major element of research funding.Applicants must not have received competitive research funding from any source, as a Principal Investigator, that included post-doctoral research assistant staff support costs.
UoS or other recipientProf Paola Borri (Cardiff)
Link to web page
BBSRC David Phillips Fellowships
Closing date AnticipatedSept 2014
This call is repeated once a year.
Award type Mid-Career fellowships
Aimed at scientists who have demonstrated high potential and who wish to establish themselves as independent researchers. Applicants should not exceed 10 years in active postgraduate research studies and postdoctoral research employment and have no less than 3 years of active postdoctoral research experience. Particularly encourage proposals that are aligned with BBSRC's overarching strategic priorities.
UoS or other recipientDr Seralynne Vann (Cardiff)
Link to web page
EPSRC
EPSRC Fellowships (new approach)Closing date No formal closing date but see below
Deadline information Although there is no formal closing date, the University will be operating an internal support process which will tie in with EPSRC's panel meetings, at which applications will be considered following prioritisation via external review. Deadlines for the University process will be circa 6 months prior to the EPSRC panel meetings in January and July.
Award type Directed grants for individual investigators, Postdoctoral training fellowships, Mid-Career fellowships, Senior fellowships
Postdoctoral, early career and established career fellowships are available in a variety of subject areas. Candidates need to establish whether applications are currently invited in their research area and at their career stage. See
UoS or other recipient Nick Gurski
Link to web page
MRC
MRC Jointly funded clinical research training fellowshipClosing date January and September
Deadline information 2 deadline per year (Jan and September)
Award type Postdoctoral training fellowships, Financial aid for postgraduate students, Directed grants for individual investigators
These enable clinically qualified, active professionals to undertake specialised or further research training in motor neurone disease. Fellowships are for a period of up to three years. Applicants wishing to conduct patient orientated fellowships may apply for four years funding.
UoS or other recipient N/A
Link to web pageN/A
MRC Clinical research training fellowships
Closing dateJanuary and September
Deadline information 2 deadline per year (Jan and September)
Award type Predoctoral training fellowships, Postdoctoral training fellowships
These aim to train and develop outstanding medically and other clinically qualified professionals to become rigorous scientists, able to relate their research to clinical medicine and to the improvement of health and wellbeing. The minimum period for a fellowship is 24 months.
UoS or other recipient David Dockrell INI (University of Sheffield)
Link to web page
MRC Career development award
Closing dateApril and September
Deadline information 2 deadline per year (May and September)
Award type Mid-Career fellowships
This 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. The fellowship provides salary, support staff, consumables, travel costs and capital equipment appropriate for the research project under full economic costs.
UoS or other recipientNeil Lawrence COM/ NEU (University of Sheffield)
Link to web page
MRC Senior non-clinical fellowship
Closing date April and September
Deadline information 2 deadline per year (May and September)
Award type Senior fellowships, Travel for research purposes
This is a highly prestigious award for non-clinical researchers of exceptional ability. The award covers salary, research support staff, research consumables expenses and capital equipment, travel costs, and other appropriate items under full economic costs at a UK research organisation.
UoS or other recipient David Stephens (University of Bristol)
Link to web page
MRC Strategic Skills Fellowships:
-Early Career Fellowship in Economics of Health,
-Special Training Fellowship in Biomedical Informatics
-Career Development Award in Biostatistics
-Methodology Research Fellowship
-Population Health Scientist Fellowship
Closing dateJune
Deadline information This call is repeated once a year.
Award type Postdoctoral training fellowships, Travel for research purposes
This supports specialist training in strategic skill areas. See links below for details of scheme including duration, eligibility, funding levels.
UoS or other recipient See examples under the URLs above
Link to web page See examples under the URLs above
MRC Clinician scientist fellowships
Closing date April
Deadline information. This call is repeated once a year.
Award type Mid-Career fellowships
The scheme aims to develop outstanding medically and other clinically qualified professionals to establish themselves as independent researchers. Fellowships cover salary, support staff, consumables, travel and capital equipment under full economic costs.
UoS or other recipientDr Jennifer Crinion (University College London)
Link to web page
Senior clinical fellowship
Closing date April
Deadline information. This call is repeated once a year.
Award type Senior fellowships
This aims to develop outstanding medically and other clinically qualified professionals such that they become research leaders. Support is provided for five years.
UoS or other recipientStephen Renshaw INI (University of Sheffield)
Link to web page
NERC
NERC Independent Research FellowshipsClosing date October
Deadline information Deadline time: 4pm. Repeated once a year
Award type Early-Career fellowships (up to 8 years post-PhD)
NERC Council has decided to streamline the provision of responsive mode Fellowships into a single scheme - the NERC Independent Research Fellowships (IRFs) - that will replace the previous schemes (Postdoctoral Fellowships and Advanced Fellowships).
The new scheme is designed to develop scientific leadership among the most promising early-career environmental scientists, by giving all Fellows five years' support, which will allow them sufficient time to develop their research programmes, and to establish international recognition.
UoS or other recipient Matthew Robinson (APS)
Link to web page
STFC
STFC Innovations Partnership Scheme (IPS) FellowshipsClosing dateJan, May, September
Deadline information This call is repeated 3 times a year
Award type Mid-Career fellowships, Senior fellowships, Institutional development, Technology innovation/development, Academic-Industry links
These provide the opportunity to spend up to four years focused on: transferring the technologies developed through STFC research funding to industry and to other academic disciplines; developing institutions' capacities for knowledge transfer from particle physics and astronomy; engaging with industry to identify R&D opportunities for technologies that may enable the STFC mission.
UoS or other recipient Richard French PHY (University of Sheffield)
Link to web page
Public Engagement Fellowships
Closing dateMarch
Deadline information Repeated once per year.
Award type Mid-Senior fellowships, Public Engagement
The aim of the scheme is to contribute to the STFC's Public Engagement Programme by investing in good communicators with research credibility. They will act as champions or ambassadors for STFC's science, technology, engineering and mathematics ('STEM') work to schools, the media or public audiences. Public Engagement fellowships are aimed at those with significant research experience who have demonstrated a track record in outreach or communications work. The fellowships will recognise and reward current practitioners and enable them to expand the work they do in public engagement.
UoS or other recipient N/A
Link to web page N/A
Ernest Rutherford Fellowship
Closing dateSeptember
Deadline information Repeated once per year.
Award type Early Career Fellowship
The Fellowships will enable early career researchers with clear leadership potential to establish a strong, independent research programme. They will encourage talented researchers in UK universities to remain in the country and at the same time attract outstanding overseas researchers to the UK. This new scheme replaces and builds on STFC's Advanced Fellowship programme.Each Fellowship will last for five years, with 12 being offered annually. Fellows will receive support for their salary and be able to bid for significant additional funds to support their research.
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 and 1 September 2014 with, normally, a minimum of two years’ postdoctoral experience.
UoS or other recipient N/A
Link to web page N/A
RSE/STFC Enterprise Fellowships
Closing dateMay
Deadline informationRepeated once per year.
Award typeFor STFC funded scientists
Support for STFC funded scientists who want to develop a business idea based on STFC funded research. The fellowship gives one year's salary and business training, to the Enterprise Fellow - the aim being to give someone the time and skills to set up a viable business as a result of the STFC science programme.
UoS or other recipient N/A
Link to web pageN/A
Return to Research support bursary
Closing date Apply at any time
Deadline information Apply at any time
Award type Returners to research
To provide support for those seeking to resume an academic research career to develop a proposal suitable for submission to the STFC Fellowship scheme. The period of absence from active research could be due, for example, to family or other caring responsibilities, long-term illness or working in a non-research role. The maximum term of an award is six months
UoS or other recipient N/A
Link to web page N/A
Charities
Daphne Jackson Foundation
Daphne Jackson Trust/BBSRC Research fellowships for returning engineers and scientistsClosing date No specific deadline
Deadline information No specific deadline
Award type Pre-doctoral training fellowships, Postdoctoral training fellowships
The fellowships last for two years and assist graduates and postgraduates who have had careers in science, engineering or technology to return to similar employment after a career break. Candidates must present a research proposal relevant to present day needs in industry and academia. Fellowships cover a salary with a small additional allowance for expenses such as conference attendance.
UoS or other recipient Reyna Al-Ashaab (Cranfield University)
Link to web page
Leverhulme
Major Research Fellowships in the Humanities and Social SciencesClosing dateMay
Deadline information This call is repeated once a year.
Award type Senior fellowships
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.
UoS or other recipient Sarah Brown ECN (University of Sheffield)
Link to web page
Leverhulme Research fellowships
Closing dateNovember
Deadline information This call is repeated once a year.
Award type Mid-Career fellowships, Senior fellowships
Research Fellowships are open to experienced researchers, particularly those who are or have been prevented by routine duties from completing a programme of original research. There are no restrictions on academic discipline, and awards are not limited to those holding appointments in higher education. The maximum value of a Fellowship is £45,000
UoS or other recipient Michael Ward CHM (University of Sheffield)
Link to web page
Leverhulme Emeritus fellowships
Closing dateFebruary
Deadline informationThis call is repeated once a year.
Award type Senior fellowships, Publish, edit, translate, disseminate
These assist senior established researchers to complete a research project that has already been begun and to prepare the results for publication. The fellowship is worth up to £22,000 for a period of three to 24 months.
UoS or other recipient Gillian Gehring PHY (University of Sheffield)
Link to web page
Leverhulme Early career fellowships
Closing dateMarch
Deadline information This call is repeated once a year.
Award typeEarly-Career fellowships
These 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. Applications are invited from those with a doctorate who had their doctoral viva not more than five years from the application closing date. The trust will contribute 50 per cent of each fellow's total salary costs up to £23,000 per annum and the balance is to be paid by the host institution. Candidates must therefore go through the UoS Faculty of Science selection process or secure a commitment from their department to fund the balance. Fellows may also request annual research expenses of up to £6,000Fellowships are tenable three years on a full-time basis.
UoS or other recipient Karl Evans APS (University of Sheffield)
Link to web page
Leverhulme International Academic Fellowships
Closing dateNovember
Deadline information This call is repeated once a year.
Award type Mid-Career fellowships, Senior fellowships, Travel for research purposes
These provide established researchers with a concentrated period based in one or more research centres outside the UK. The intention of the scheme is to provide opportunities to develop new knowledge, skills and ideas. 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.
UoS or other recipient Stephen Rolfe APS (University of Sheffield)
Link to web page
Royal Society
Royal Society Industry FellowshipsClosing dateAnticipated deadlines for preliminary applications March and October
Deadline informationUnclear but appears this call is repeated twice a year.
Award type Mid-Career fellowships, Senior fellowships, Academic-Industry links, Networking/collaboration
This scheme is for academic scientists who want to work on a collaborative project with industry and for scientists in industry who want to work on a collaborative project with an academic organisation.
It aims to enhance knowledge transfer in science and technology between those in industry and those in academia in the UK.The scheme provides a basic salary for the researcher and a contribution towards research costs.
UoS or other recipient Joseph Harrity CHM (University of Sheffield)
Link to web page
Sir Henry Dale Fellowship
Closing dateAnticipated deadlines for preliminary applications March and October
Deadline informationUnclear but appears this call is repeated twice a year.
Award typeEarly Career Fellowships
At the final decision point (i.e. at interview), candidates must be no more than seven years from the date of their PhD viva. For outstanding post-doctoral scientists wishing to build their own UK-based, independent research career addressing an important biomedical question. The scheme supports research ranging from the molecules and cells vital to life and their role in the global spread of disease, to clinical and public health research seeking to improve the quality of healthcare. It can be based in the laboratory, clinic or field, and may involve experimental or theoretical approaches.
UoS or other recipientDr Yi Feng (University of Edinburgh)
Link to web page
Royal Society Dorothy Hodgekin Fellowship
Closing date Anticipated call will open in November with a deadline in January
Deadline information This call is repeated once a year.
Award type Mid-Career fellowships
This scheme is for excellent scientists in the UK at an early stage of their research career who require a flexible working pattern due to personal circumstances such as parenting or caring responsibilities or health issues. Female candidates are particularly invited to apply.
UoS or other recipient Janice Lake APS (University of Sheffield)
Link to web page
Royal Society University Research Fellowship
Closing dateAnticipated call will open in July with a deadline inSeptember
Deadline information. This call is repeated once a year.
Award type Mid-Career fellowships
These enable outstanding scientists to build an independent research career. Applicants must have between 3 to 8 years of research experience since their PhD by the closing date of the round. Awards are tenable for five years in the first instance and cover the fellow's salary, estates and indirect costs at a rate of 80 per cent of full economic costs. Research expenses will also be provided, at a maximum value of £13,000 for the first year and £11,000 annually thereafter.
UoS or other recipient Duncan Cameron APS (University of Sheffield)
Link to web page
Royal Society Newton International Fellowship
Closing dateMarch
Deadline informationThis call is repeated once a year.
Award type Mid-Career fellowships, Directed grants for individual investigators. No more than 7 years post PhD.
This scheme is for non-UK scientists who are at an early stage of their research career and wish to conduct research in the UK. The scheme provides the opportunity for the best early stage post-doctoral researchers from all over the world to work at UK research institutions for a period of two years. The scheme covers the broad range of the natural and social sciences and the humanities and provides £24,000 per year for subsistence costs, and £8,000 per year for research expenses, as well as a one-off payment of £2,000 for relocation expenses.
UoS or other recipientN/A
Link to web pageN/A
Royal Society/Leverhulme Trust Senior Research Fellowship
Closing date January
Deadline information This call is repeated once a year.
Award type Senior fellowships
This scheme is for scientists who would benefit from a period of full-time research without teaching and administrative duties. The scheme reimburses the employing institution with the full salary cost of a teaching replacement. The scheme covers all areas of the life and physical sciences, including engineering, but excluding clinical medicine.
UoS or other recipient Patrick Fowler CHM (University of Sheffield)
Link to web page
Royal Society Research Professorship
Closing dateMarch
Deadline information This call is repeated once a year.
Award type Senior fellowships
This scheme is for world-class scientists who would benefit from a period of long-term support to allow them to focus on research and collaboration based at an institution in the UK.The scheme provides salary costs, a one-off start-up grant and research expenses. Appointments are usually made for 10 years.The Professorships may be awarded in any field across the natural sciences.
UoS or other recipient Professor Daniel Wolpert FRS(University of Cambridge)
Link to web page
Royal Society of Edinburgh