Fellowship Info

Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellowship

  • 4 years funding, £250,000 covers basic salary and research expenses
  • 2 rounds per year – April and November deadlines for preliminary applications

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MRC Career Development Fellowships

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BBSRC David Phillips Fellowships

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Royal Society University Research Fellowships

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Wellcome Trust Sir Henry Dale Fellowships

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The Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 Research Fellowship

  • Three years funding available
  • Deadline once a year (usually February)

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Early Career Fellowship from the Leverhulme Trust

  • 50% salary contribution and some expenses
  • Normally 3 years funding
  • Deadline once a year (usually March)

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Marie Curie Actions fellowships

Various available depending on experience and where the researcher wants to work

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Postdoctoral Fellowship from AXA Research Fund

  • Two calls per year – usually March and October
  • Two years funding plus consumables/expenses costs

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Newton International Fellowship from the Royal Society and British Academy

  • For international researchers who want to work in the UK
  • Two years funding plus some consumables and relocation costs

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Human Frontiers Science Program Postdoctoral Fellowship

  • For international researchers who want to work in the UK or UK researchers who want to work abroad
  • Deadline once a year – usually August
  • For 3 years. Covers salary and living costs as well as a relocation allowance

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British Heart Foundation

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Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship from the Royal Society

  • Available for a maximum of 5 years
  • For researchers who need flexible working patterns

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