Research Fellowships and Engineering for Development Research Fellowships 2026

The Royal Academy of Engineering is offering ‘Research Fellowships’ & ‘Engineering for Development Research Fellowships’ for the academic year 2025. Fellowships are available for international researchers.

Eligibility:

• The scholarship is open to all nationalities.
• The applicants must not hold a permanent academic position, e.g., lecturers (including fixed-term-contract lecturers) are not eligible.
• The students are required to devote all their working time to the Research Fellowship. The Research Fellowship must be the Research Fellow’s only source of employment.
• The students must not be holders of the scholarships in any of the previous years.
• No nationality or age restrictions for the applicants. The host institution will be responsible for securing all necessary work permits and related costs.

Award - Up to £800,000 Academy contribution (projects costing up to £1 million, funded at 80% fEC)

How to apply: Submit an expression of interest (EoI) by 25 June. Successful applicants at the EoI stage will be invited to submit a full application