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Early Career Fellowships by Leverhulme Trust 2025

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Scholarship Details

Eligible Degrees

Research Fellow/ Scientist

Funding Type

Partial Funding · Salary + research expenses

Eligible Courses

Any research program offered in UK institutions

Eligible Nationalities

Open to all nationals

Can Be Taken At

Universities and institutions in UK

Provider

Leverhulme Trust

Last Verified On

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Overview

The Leverhulme Trust is providing approximately 100 Early Career Fellowships to early career researchers to undertake a significant piece of publishable work.  

Eligibility Criteria for The Leverhulme Trust - Early Career Fellowship :

  • Applicants may come from any nationality.
  • Applicants who obtained a UK degree after October 2024 are not eligible.
  • Applicants must not yet have held a full-time permanent academic post in a UK university or comparable UK institution.
  • Applicants pursuing a doctorate must submit their doctoral thesis for viva voce examination before the application deadline.
  • Applicants who held or currently hold postdoctoral positions to pursue their own independent research totalling 3 or more years do not qualify.
  • All topic areas will accept applications, except:
    • Research on illness, disease, and disability in both people and animals
    • research aimed at developing medical uses or guiding clinical practice

Application Process :

All eligible candidates must apply online via the Leverhulme Trust Grants Management System.

Value of the Fellowship :

  • 50% of each Fellow's total salary costs up to a maximum of £28,000 p.a. will be covered by the Leverhulme Trust and the balance is paid by the host institution. 
  • To further their research activities, candidates may request annual research expenses of up to £6,000.
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  • The deadline of Early Career Fellowships by Leverhulme Trust 2025 is Expired.
  • Early Career Fellowships by Leverhulme Trust 2025 is offered to Research Fellow/ Scientist degree.
  • Early Career Fellowships by Leverhulme Trust 2025 is offered for Any research program offered in UK institutions.
  • Early Career Fellowships by Leverhulme Trust 2025 is open for: Open to all nationals.
  • Early Career Fellowships by Leverhulme Trust 2025 is offered by Leverhulme Trust.
  • Early Career Fellowships by Leverhulme Trust 2025 covers Partial Funding, Salary + research expenses.