Submit Applications for Future Leaders Fellowship Programme – UK

Working with a host organisation a Future Leaders Fellow will receive at least four years of funding to pursue an ambitious programme of innovation. The fellow will also have access to tailored opportunities and resources to develop their career as a future leader in their field.

Aim

• The aim of this competition is to:
  • support excellence in innovation, across interdisciplinary boundaries and sectors
  • develop, retain, and attract the next wave of research and innovation leaders

Scope

• Your project must:
  • deliver research or innovation above and beyond the standard activities of the organisation
  • maximise the impact and influence of the proposed work
  • include a clear programme of skills development, allowing you to fully develop your leadership potential through, for example, mentoring and professional development training
  • have the full support of your host organisation

Thematic Areas

• Proposals are invited from all areas of research and innovation, including:
  • the arts, humanities and social sciences
  • the seven technology families outlined in the UK’s innovation strategy
  • applications that are multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary

Funding Information

• UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £110 million for ambitious research and innovation projects in any sector, and tailored support to develop careers for future leaders.

Eligibility Criteria

• The Future Leaders Fellowships programme is open to all early career innovators and researchers.
• Applicants working in academia and eligible independent research organisations must apply through the UKRI Funding Finder Service.
• Your project must:
  • have a grant funding request of between £100,000 and £3 million last for a minimum of four years, with the option to extend for a further three years
  • carry out all its project work in the UK
  • intend to exploit results from or in UK
  • be based at, or have the support of, an eligible non-academic host organisation.
• To host a Future Leaders Fellow your organisation must be a UK registered:
  • business of any size
  • charitable organisation
  • Catapult
  • public organisation
  • Agri-Tech Centre
  • eligible research organization

For more information, visit GOV.UK.