Postdoctoral Research Fellowships

Below is an overview of Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in the United Kingdom, which was originally curated by Professor Rogier Kievit. These have a special focus on psychology, neuroscience, development and mental health. They vary in remit, duration and eligibility.

Cambridge University

The colleges at Cambridge advertise junior research fellowships (JRFs) each  year. Look out for these on college websites and in the Cambridge Reporter. Some JRFs are stipendiary (ie they come with a salary and sometimes modest research expenses, others are non-stipendiary (ie they do not offer a salary but may offer some benefits such as dining rights).

The Borysiewicz Biomedical Sciences Fellowship Programme 

https://www.postdocacademy.cam.ac.uk/professional-opportunities/fellowships/borysiewicz-interdisciplinary-fellowship

Parke Davis Exchange Fellowship [USA-Cambridge specific]

https://universityofcambridgecloud.sharepoint.com/sites/SBIOS_Intranet/SitePages/Parke-Davis-Exchange-Fellowship.aspx

Charities

Daphne Jackson Fellowship [requires career break]

https://daphnejackson.org/

Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship

https://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/early-career-fellowships

Branco-Weiss Fellowship

https://brancoweissfellowship.org/

Jacobs Foundation Fellowship

https://jacobsfoundation.org/en/activity/jacobs-foundation-research-fellowship-program/

Human Frontiers Fellowship

http://www.hfsp.org/funding/postdoctoral-fellowships

MQ Fellows Award

https://www.mqmentalhealth.org/research-programmes/fellows-award/

Wellcome Early Career Awards

https://wellcome.org/grant-funding/schemes/early-career-awards

Research Councils and Academies

British Academy Postdoc Fellowships

https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/postdoctoral-fellowships/

UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship

https://www.ukri.org/what-we-offer/developing-people-and-skills/future-leaders-fellowships/

MRC Career Development award

https://www.ukri.org/what-we-offer/developing-people-and-skills/mrc/fellowships/fellowship-opportunities-and-expectations/mrc-funded-fellowships/

BBSRC Discovery Fellowships

https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/bbsrc-discovery-fellowships-2023/

ESRC Postdoctoral Fellowships

https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/esrc-postdoctoral-fellowships/

ESRC New Investigator Grants

https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/esrc-new-investigator-grant/

NIHR Advanced Fellowship

https://www.nihr.ac.uk/explore-nihr/academy-programmes/fellowship-programme.htm

Societies

Royal Society University Research Fellowship

https://royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/grants/university-research/

Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship [for ECRs who have caring responsibilities and/or require flexible working]

https://royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/grants/dorothy-hodgkin-fellowship/

Royal Society Wolfson Fellowships

https://royalsociety.org/grants/royal-society-wolfson-fellowship/

Newton International Fellowships

https://royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/grants/newton-international/

Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 Research Fellowships in Science or Engineering

https://royalcommission1851.org/fellowships/research-fellowships

Brain Postdoctoral Fellowships

https://guarantorsofbrain.org/grants/post-doctoral-brain-entry-fellowships/

Miscellaneous

AXA Fellowship 

https://axa-research.org/fund-your-research/post-doctoral-fellowships

Marie Curie

https://marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/actions/postdoctoral-fellowships

NARSAD Young Investigator Grants [US-based but can be used in the UK]

https://www.bbrfoundation.org/grants-prizes/narsad-independent-investigator-grants