Royal Society, GB and other funders: Wolfson Visiting Fellowship

16/02/2023

22/03/2023

The Royal Society Wolfson Fellowships programme will enable UK Universities and Research Institutions to attract talented international researchers to the UK’s scientific community, through one of two complementary routes: 1) A five-year Royal Society Wolfson Fellowship, which will focus entirely on recruitment, enabling UK institutions to enhance their offering with a £300,000 fellowship award to international research leaders wishing to relocate to the UK. 2) A new Visiting Fellowship strand, which will allow excellent international researchers a flexible sabbatical period at a UK university or research institution with an award of up to £125,000, to build and develop international collaborations and networks with the host UK university or research institution. Visiting Fellow alumni will also be welcome to apply for longer term support provided by the Royal Society Wolfson Fellowship.

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.

This scheme is aimed at exceptional international researchers of all nationalities at the peak of their career as well as those established leading researchers whose career is on a steep upward trajectory. And who wish to undertake a 12-month sabbatical period (full-time or flexibly over 24 months) at an eligible UK academic institution. Nominated researchers must have received a firm offer to take effect from the start of the appointment.