Post Doctoral Career Route
To apply for any of the following schemes internal deadlines have been set for submitting an application to be reviewed at an internal panel meeting.
A full list of deadlines can be found on the Internal Deadlines page
Post Doctoral Fellowships - candidates will have completed or are completing a PhD and typically have less than 3 years post doctoral experience. Generally fellowships in this group will not lead to a permanent academic post |
| Funder | Scheme (links to funder webpage) | Value | Duration |
| EPSRC | Post Doctoral Fellowship | Salary, Travel & Subsistence, Visiting Researchers, Small Equipment, Consumables | Up to 3 years |
| ESRC | Future Research Leaders Scheme | £312,500 | Maximum 3 years |
| Leverhulme Trust | Early Career Fellowship | 50% Salary (up to £23,000) plus £6,000 research expenses per annum | 3 years full-time (part-time tenure considered) |
| NIHR | Postdoctoral Research Fellowship | Salary and Research Expenses | 3 years full-time (4-5 years part-time) |
| NIHR | Doctoral Research Fellowship (to undertake a PhD or registered for a PhD for less than 12 months) | Salary and Research Expenses | 3 years full-time (4-5 years part-time) |
| Wellcome Trust | Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellowships | £250k | 4 years full-time (part-time tenure available) |