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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