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Mid Career Fellowship Schemes Available to Postdoctoral Researchers
To be eligible for most (but not all) schemes, researchers will require in excess of 2-3 years' postdoctoral experience and in most cases will already hold a permanent position in a UK university or other research institute. | Royal Society Industry Fellowship
These appointments are funded by the Royal Society, EPSRC, BBSRC, NERC and Rolls-Royce plc.
The scheme promotes collaboration between researchers in academia and industry by providing opportunities for scientists, mathematicians and engineers in either industry or universities/research centres to spend a period in the other sector.
It is anticipated that fellows will establish personal and corporate links between the two sectors in the UK as a foundation for their long-term future development. All natural sciences are covered (including agriculture, mathematics, health and human sciences, technology and engineering). Projects at any stage from fundamental science to industrial innovation will be supported. Only postdoctoral researchers with a permanent post can apply.
Application information: 2 referees; project proposal to be 8,200 characters plain text or two pages portrait pdf; also provide a CV (4,500 characters plain text or 1 page pdf).
2005 success rate: 14%
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| Royal Society Leverhulme Trust Senior Research Fellowships These fellowships were established through the generosity of the Leverhulme Trust and seek to provide opportunities for academic researchers to be relieved of all their teaching and administrative duties. These appointments enable academic researchers to concentrate on full-time research for up to one year.
Applicants must be of postdoctoral status or equivalent, hold a permanent post in a UK University and be at a stage in their career when they would particularly benefit from a period of full-time research. The scheme will take place in the applicant's own university, or any university or not-for-profit research organisation.
Application details: to be made on the e-Gap electronic system only; provide 2 referees, a list of publications over the past 5 years; proposed research outline to be no longer than 6000 characters or 2 A4 PDF.
2005 success rates: 14%
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| Leverhulme Trust Research FellowshipThe Trust, established at the wish of William Hesketh Lever, the first Viscount Leverhulme, makes awards for the support of research and education. The fellowships enable well-established researchers in the Humanities and Social Sciences to devote themselves to a single project of outstanding originality and significance appropriate for a period of concentrated research and capable of completion within the duration of two to three years.
Research fellowships support experienced researchers, particularly those who are or have been prevented by routine duties from completing a programme of original research. Awards are not limited to those holding appointments in higher education. Eligible applicants should reside in the UK, be over 30 and should be able to demonstrate experience and academic background sufficient to confirm their ability to complete the proposed programme of research. The scheme lasts between 3 and 24 months. The applicant cannot be registered for a degree, doctoral studies, professional or vocational qualifications.
Application details: the application form will be available on the website (after Sept 2006); send forms by post only. Total application to be no longer than 9 pages (A4).
Success rate: 14%
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| EPSRC Advanced Research FellowshipThe Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) is the UK Government's leading funding agency for research and training in engineering and the physical sciences.
Up to 49 Advanced Research Fellowships are awarded each year to outstanding researchers with 3–10 years' postdoctoral experience. Fellows are expected to devote themselves to full-time research for the period of the award (up to 5 years), with the expectation that they will have established an independent research career of international standing by the end of the award.
Applications are welcomed from candidates who wish to re-establish themselves in research after a career break or other period of absence from active research. An overriding requirement for older candidates is that they should have a substantial academic career ahead of them. Applications for Advanced Research Fellowships are also welcomed from candidates currently employed in industry; candidates temporarily residing overseas, who intend to use the fellowship as a means of re-establishing themselves in the UK; candidates employed part-time (must be at 50% of normal full-time working); candidates from other countries.
Past successful applications can be downloaded from website:
www.epsrc.ac.uk/ResearchFunding/FundingOpportunities/Fellowships/AdvancedResearchFellowships/FAQs-AdvancedResearchFellowships.htm
2005 success rates 14%
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| ESRC Research Fellowship SchemeThe Economic and Social Research Council is the UK's leading research funding and training agency addressing economic and social concerns.
This scheme gives both senior and less experienced researchers the opportunity to undertake a period of concentrated research activity. Awards are available to both established members and contract researchers, supported by an eligible institution.
Fellowships fund a wide variety of academic activities ranging from further training to the consolidation of previous research. Fellowships offer a salaried period of two to three years (five years in exceptional circumstances) to researchers working in all areas of social and economic science.
Applications to be sent electronically through Je-s system; they can be sent throughout the year. Provide 2 academic referees.
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| NERC Advanced Research FellowshipThe Natural Environment Research Council supports fellows undertaking research in areas of environmental sciences - including freshwater, earth, atmospheric, marine and terrestrial sciences, earth observation and polar science.
The fellowships are awarded for up to five years, to enable outstanding early to mid career researchers to develop into team leaders of international standing and devote themselves to personal research. 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. There are no fixed age limits but it is expected that most applicants will be aged 28-40. Up to 2 years can be spent at a collaborative institution in the UK or overseas.
NERC fellowships are open to any nationality, but applicants for any of the awards must NOT hold a permanent academic position (or equivalent) at the time of application. NERC would welcome applications from candidates who wish to work on a part-time/flexible basis in order to combine domestic responsibilities with a career.
Application details: application to be made electronically on Je-S system; provide 3 referees; space allocated to the case for support: less than 8 A4 pages; include a list of recent publications.
2005 round success rate: 17%
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| BBSRC Research Development FellowshipThe Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council is the UK's leading funding agency for academic research and training in the non-clinical life sciences.
The BBSRC Research Development Fellowship is designed for newer members of university teaching staff who wish to devote themselves to full-time research. They must be established members of the academic staff of a UK university who have worked for a minimum of five years in their current or a similar post.
Applications to be made via Je-S electronic system through host institution. Requested documentation includes a CV (using the BBSRC template), a list of publications, head of department statement and case for support; there may be an interview.
2005 Success rate 26% (aggregate with other BBSRC fellowships)
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| BBSRC David Phillips FellowshipsThe Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council is the UK's leading funding agency for academic research and training in the non-clinical life sciences.
The BBSRC David Phillips Fellowships are designed for scientists who have demonstrated high potential during their research training and initial years of postdoctoral research. It also includes a joint BBSRC/British Pharmacological Society integrative pharmacology fund fellowship.
The eligible applicant, who can be of any nationality, must have between 2 and 6 years' postdoctoral experience but can NOT hold a permanent or fixed term academic position or have had an offer of such a position.
Applications to be made via Je-S electronic system through host institution. Requested documentation includes a CV (using the BBSRC template), a list of publications, head of department statement and case for support; there may be an interview.
2005 Success rate 26% (aggregate with other BBSRC fellowships)
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| BBSRC Enterprise FellowshipThe Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council is the UK's leading funding agency for academic research and training in the non-clinical life sciences.
One of the barriers encountered by academics in taking forward their business ideas is the difficulty in balancing the growing need for commercial awareness and developing the idea, with the demands of their academic duties. BBSRC in collaboration with the Royal Society of Edinburgh has developed an Enterprise Fellowship scheme that provides the fellow’s salary together with offering commercial awareness training to help the fellows develop their idea.
The scheme provides twelve months' salary to enable the development of a commercial proposition or product hosted at the fellow’s university or research institute (the fellow remaining an employee of the host institution), together with expenses of up to £5k.
The scheme also provides training in commercial awareness, representing up to 40% of the programme; as well as access to an academic mentor to advise on technological aspects of getting the idea to market, and an industrial supervisor (a senior business figure) to provide one-to-one business advice.
Applications to be made via Je-S electronic system through host institution. Requested documentation includes a CV (using the BBSRC template), a list of publications, head of dept statement and case for support; there may be an interview.
2005 Success rate 26% (aggregate with other BBSRC fellowships)
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| Wellcome Trust Research Career Development Fellowships The Wellcome Trust is an independent charity funding research to improve human and animal health. The Research Career Development fellowships provide an opportunity for postdoctoral scientists to become independent research scientists and undertake high-quality research. Fellowships are available in Basic Biomedical Science, Tropical Medicine and Clinical Tropical Medicine.
Candidates are normally expected to have PhD level qualifications and between three to six years' research experience from the PhD viva (career breaks for personal or family reasons will be taken into account).
Funding will be covering basic salary; research expenses; other depending on fellowship.
Candidates should identify their proposed host laboratory or department, and a sponsor within it before submitting a preliminary application form in hard copy (including 1 to 2 pages for research outline; list of publications and letter of support from sponsor); full applications will then be invited and interviews will be held for short listed applicants.
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