Royal Society: Wolfson fellowship

28/03/2024

07/08/2024

The Royal Society invites nominations for the Wolfson fellowship. The objectives of the fellowships are to enable UK universities and research institutions to strategically recruit and attract outstanding research leaders to the UK from overseas by offering long-term support and flexible funding to conduct high-quality research; strengthen research and help build a critical mass of excellence in the UK’s best university departments and research institutions in fields considered to be strategically important by the institution. Research must be within the Royal Society’s remit of natural sciences, which includes but is not limited to biological research, chemistry, engineering, mathematics and physics. Amount note This scheme provides up to five years of funding. Up to £300,000 can be requested. Funding can be used flexibly by the research fellow and as part of their start-up package to support their research programme and team.

Agriculture; Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Cell & Developmental Biology; Chemistry; Computer Science & Informatics; Engineering; Evolutionary Biology; Geophysical Fluid Dynamics; Human Physiology; Immunology; Materials Sciences; Mathematical Sciences; Medicine & Health; Microbiology; Neuroscience; Physics; Physiology; Soil Sciences; Structural Biology; Universe Sciences

Eligibility Note Applicants can be of any nationality and those requiring a visa are eligible to apply for a Global Talent Visa under the fast-track process of endorsement. This scheme supports the recruitment of a researcher from overseas to hold the grant in a UK institution who will contribute to the scientific strategy of the host institution. Therefore, the scheme is open to all nationalities. Award holders are expected to hold (the equivalent of) a full-time post at a UK institution. Nominations will not be accepted for researchers wishing to move between UK institutions.