Fellowship schemes
For all fellowship enquiries, please contact Dr Stewart Plaistow four months before the application deadline / intended submission date with an initial expression of interest.
| Funder | Scheme | Deadline | IIB deadline | Frequency of call |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBSRC | David Phillips Fellowships | Early May | Early February | Annually, usually May. |
| BBSRC | Discovery Fellowships | Early May | Early February | Annually, usually May. |
| British Heart Foundation | Career Re-entry Research Fellowships | Apply at any time | Three months before intention to submit | Apply any time. |
| British Heart Foundation | Immediate Postdoctoral Basic Science Research Fellowships | Apply any time. | Three months before intention to submit | Four evaluation sessions per year. |
| British Heart Foundation | Intermediate Basic Science Research Fellowships | Apply any time. | Three months before intention to submit | Four evaluation sessions per year. |
| Cancer Research UK | Career Development Fellowship | October | February | Annually, usually February |
| Daphne Jackson Trust | Daphne Jackson Fellowship | Apply at any time. | Three months before intention to submit. | Always open. |
| European Research Council | ERC Consolidator Grants | January / February | Annual | |
| European Research Council | ERC Starting Grants | September / October | Annual | |
| EMBO | Long Term Fellowships | Early August | Early May | Apply any time. Two evaluation sessions per year. |
| Leverhulme Trust | Early Career Fellowships | End February 2020 (TBC) | End October 2019 (TBC) | Annually, usually February or March. |
| Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions | Independent Fellowships | September | ||
| NERC | Independent Research Fellowships | Early October 2019 (TBC) | Early June 2019 (TBC) | Annually, usually early October. |
| NERC | Knowledge Exchange Fellowships | Under review | TBC | Annually, usually April. |
| Royal Society / Wellcome Trust | Sir Henry Dale Fellowships | Early August (preliminary application) | Beginning May | Three deadlines per year, usually April, August and November (preliminary applications). |
| Royal Society | Newton International Fellowships | One call per year, opens January. | ||
| UKRI | Future Leaders Fellowships | End May | End January | Approximately two calls per year. |
| Wellcome Trust | Research Career Re-entry Fellowships | Early October - preliminary application | July (TBC) | Two deadlines per year, usually April and October (preliminary applications). |
| Wellcome Trust | Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellowships | October (TBC) - preliminary application | July (TBC) | Two deadlines per year, usually April and October (preliminary applications). |
| Wellcome Trust | Senior Research Fellowships in Basic Biomedical Science | July | April | Three deadlines per year, usually February, July and November. |