Career Development

Fellowships

To be held in the UK

Royal Society University Research Fellowship

http://royalsociety.org/grants/schemes/university-research/

Duration 5 years + 3 years on extension

Eligibility: 3-8 years from PhD

next round Sept 2021

Note: RHH held a RS URF and now serves on Panel Aii

Dorothy Hodgkin Research Fellowship

http://royalsociety.org/grants/schemes/dorothy-hodgkin/

Duration 5 years Flexible (mainly aimed at female applicants)

Eligibility up to 6 years from PhD, EU citizen

next round Jan 2014

Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellowship

http://www.raeng.org.uk/research/researcher/postdoc/default.htm

Duration 5 years

Eligibility 0-3 years from PhD

next round Feb 2014

Newton International Fellowship

http://royalsociety.org/grants/schemes/newton-international/

Duration 2 years

Eligibility 'early stage postdoctoral'

extra opportunities for Chinese nationals based in China at time of application:

Sino British Fellowship Trust & KC Wong Fellowship

next round April 2014

International Fellowships

Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowships

https://ec.europa.eu/research/mariecurieactions/actions/postdoctoral-fellowships

next round Sept 2021

If you have come form outside UK (e.g. as a postdoc) you can apply for MSC fellowship within your first year

AC is a former MSC fellow