Royal Society Wolfson Research Fellowships
Funding
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Deadline
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Location
England
Applications
Rolling applications
Overview
This fellowship helps UK universities and research institutions bring outstanding scientists from overseas to the UK. It covers all areas of life and physical sciences, including engineering, but not clinical medicine. There are two options. The Royal Society Wolfson Fellowship supports a five-year relocation to the UK. The Visiting Fellowship offers a flexible 12-month sabbatical. The programme is jointly funded by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and run by the Royal Society.
Requirements to check
Who can apply:
Key requirements:
- Applicant must be a UK university or research institution
- Researcher being recruited must be from overseas
- Clinical medicine is excluded
UK universities and research institutions seeking to recruit or host outstanding scientific researchers from overseas.
This summary may not include every exclusion. Check the full eligibility rules, including who and what the funder will not support.
This is for UK universities and research institutions that want to recruit outstanding scientific researchers from abroad. It is not for individual researchers applying on their own behalf. It does not cover clinical medicine.
Regions
Full details from The Wolfson Foundation / Royal Society / Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
These fellowships support UK universities and research institutions to recruit outstanding scientific researchers from overseas, covering all areas of life and physical sciences including engineering but excluding clinical medicine. The Royal Society Wolfson Fellowships enable researchers to relocate to the UK for five years, while Visiting Fellowships support a 12-month flexible sabbatical period. The programme is jointly funded by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and administered by the Royal Society.
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