Postdoctoral fellowships

Postdoctoral fellowships

These fellowships are generally aimed at candidates who will shortly be finishing their PhDs to those with a few years of postdoctoral experience. Typically they offer salary for the fellow and small amounts of research expenses but no funding for research staff. They aim to support you to work on a research project of your own creation, often with the support of an academic supervisor, and to take the first steps towards research independence, but do not enable you to have your own research group.

Some postdoctoral fellowships are subject to an internal selection process before application. Please contact the academic supervisor you are interested in working with and the Research Facilitation team to discuss your application.

If you are unsure of who to approach, you can start by contacting the relevant Research Theme lead or the Research Facilitation team. If you would like to discuss your fellowship options, follow the link to set up an informal chat via Teams.  

Scheme Duration Eligibility Funder Deadline Internal Process Notes
EPSRC Postdoctoral Fellowships 3 years PhD. No limit on PDRA years. 12th December 2024. No Currently only available in Maths, Energy and Synthetic Biology.
BBSRC Fellowships Scheme 3 years PhD. No limit on PDRA years. TBC for 2025

No

  
Royal Society Newton International Fellowship 2 years PhD. <7 years PDRA experience. TBC for 2025

Yes

 Non-UK Citizens working outside the UK.
Royal Society Career Development Fellowship 4 years <2 years PDRA experience 19th November 2024

No

 Must self-identify as being from a Black heritage, including mixed Black background.
Wellcome Early Career Awards 5 years <3 years post PhD

25th February 2025

Yes

 Must submit an EOI to the department (see independent fellowships).
Wellcome Accelerator Award 2 Years PhD TBC for 2025 No Must be working in the UK and be from a Black, Bangladeshi or Pakistani background.
European Commission Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship

1-2 Years

Maximum

8 years post PhD

 Opens 9th April 2025 No Internal Research Services deadline 2 weeks before the call deadline.
Ramsay Memorial Fellowships 2 years   November No Fellowship only provides 50% of your salary. Other 50% must be in place before applying.
Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 Research Fellowships 3 years <3 years post PhD January 6th 2025 Yes. Deadline 26th Nov 2024. Submit your CV, 2 page research proposal and host confirmation to Research Facilitation.
Oxford Junior Research Fellow   Phd  

No

 Advertised on www.jobs.ox.ac.uk
Oxford Glasstone Research Fellowship 3 Years PhD   No One fellowship is available every 4 years (Chemistry next due in 2025, applications open October/November 2024). Advertised on www.jobs.ox.ac.uk
Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships 3 years <4 years post PhD 20th February 2025 No Fellowship only provides 50% of your salary. Other 50% must be in place before applying.

Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science PDRA Fellowship

2 years

PhD

22nd October 2024

Yes. Deadline 17th September 2024.

 Send your CV, research proposal (2000 Words Max.) and a statement of support from your AI/ML collaborator/mentor to Research Facilitation.
Canon Foundation Research Fellowships 3 months to 1 year Phd. <10 Years PDRA experience.

September 15th 2024

 No To pursue a period of research in Japan.