Fellowships

Fellowship Scheme updates:

The following webpages relating to fellowships were restructured and updated in October 2019. These updates included the following changes to the previously published information:

  • The person specification has been removed and replaced with a statement setting out the expected aims and outcomes of the fellowship for each career stage;
  • The assessment criteria have been separated, with 5 covered at prioritisation panel (matching those covered on standard mode proposals) and 4 at the interview stage (which have been rearticulated from the previous assessment criteria for clarity on requirements).
  • Full details are included within the downloadable Fellowships Application Guide.

Overview of EPSRC's Fellowship Scheme

The EPSRC Fellowship aims to provide greater support to aspiring and current world-leading individuals who are delivering the highest quality research to meet UK and global priorities. Through links to our strategic priorities and focusing on areas where growth is required, EPSRC Fellowships develop the next generation of researchers with the greatest potential across the postdoctoral, early and established career stages.  The EPSRC Fellowship is a personal award which enables applicants to design a flexible package to facilitate delivery of a novel and outstanding piece of world-leading research.  Fellowships also support training for the duration of the award to enable them to develop research leadership skills, raise the profile of STEM and EPSRC and gain the experience required to enable them to advance their career.

 

Areas in which fellowships are available

EPSRC's Capability and Challenge themes regularly review and prioritise the areas in which Fellowships will be offered. This is an ongoing process and will be updated on a regular basis throughout the Delivery Plan period.

Across all themes, Digital Economy Fellowship Priority Areas, Energy Fellowship Priority Areas, Engineering Fellowship Priority Areas, Healthcare Technologies Fellowship Priority Areas …

Obligations of the host organisation

It is expected that eligible Research Organisations (see the UK Research and Innovation page on eligible Organisations) who wish to submit fellowship proposals to EPSRC will identify a number of suitable candidates as specified by the guidelines and within the defined research area and career stage. Research Organisations should only put forward the most able applicants.

 

Managing your fellowship

The EPSRC Fellowship offers a high degree of support for flexible working and for the individual’s own career goals.

This section gives details of how to manage your time during your Fellowship, including your responsibilities and those of your host organisation. The pages also link to information on transferring or moving your Fellowship, applying for other EPSRC funding, and extending or pausing your Fellowship.

Other fellowship opportunities

EPSRC occasionally offers Fellowships in partnership with external organisations, or with partner Research Councils across UKRI. Please note that these Fellowships may have different application and review requirements and processes. EPSRC Fellowship calls can be found on the EPSRC Calls Page. UKRI Fellowship calls can be found on the UKRI Calls Page.

EPSRC fellows gallery

EPSRC recognises the need for inspirational scientists and engineers to lead excellent research and therefore we invest in people with leadership potential at all career stages. The fellows gallery exhibits the profiles of some of our current fellows, information on their research and how the Fellowship has influenced their career.

Who to contact

For general and theme-specific fellowship queries, please see our list of contacts. Alternatively, you can contact the People & Fellowships Team directly at: ResearchCareers@epsrc.ukri.org.

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