Research Leadership Awards
Funding
Up to £1,000,000
Deadline
Check with the funder
Location
England
Applications
Rolling applications
Overview
The Leverhulme Trust offers Research Leadership Awards for early-career university researchers. The next round is called Centenary Research Leadership Awards. You can get up to £1 million over 4 to 5 years. This money helps you build a research team to tackle big research problems. You must be a talented scholar starting your university career. The funding is for researchers in England. No specific deadline is mentioned, so applications may be rolling.
Requirements to check
Who can apply:
Key requirements:
- Must be embarking on a university career
- Must need to build a research team
Talented scholars embarking on a university career can apply
This summary may not include every exclusion. Check the full eligibility rules, including who and what the funder will not support.
This grant is for early-career academics who are starting their university careers. You need to be a talented scholar who wants to build a research team. It is not for established researchers or those outside the university sector.
Sectors
Regions
No published award history for The Leverhulme Trust. Some funders do not publish their grants data.
Full details from The Leverhulme Trust
For talented scholars who are embarking on a university career who need to build a research team of sufficient scale to tackle a distinctive research problem. The next round will be the Centenary Research Leadership Awards with up to £1 million over 4 to 5 years.
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