Fellowships

Developing World-class Research Potential

The Faculty of Arts and Humanities values Independent Research Fellows, and offers a first-rate environment in which to realise world-class research potential. We encourage applications from ambitious and talented researchers and, through mentoring from experienced colleagues, will help applicants to develop and secure an Independent Research Fellowship.

We attract significant research grant income from wide-ranging national and international public and private funders, and have internal mentoring and reviewing systems that allow us to achieve excellent success rates. We have a proven record of supporting externally funded Research Fellows, from successful application to project delivery, and onto career development and a permanent academic position. Our Research and Innovation Service will nominate an experienced Project Officer who will help you develop your application, including help with costings, deadlines, rules, regulations and eligibility.

We have detailed experience of Fellowship schemes supported by Research Councils UK (RCUK), British Academy, Leverhulme Trust, Marie Sklowdowska-Curie and the European Research Council, as well as a number of charities and learned societies. We provide information and mentoring sessions for different Fellowship schemes, and seminars on planning and writing applications, all led by current or recent Fellows, as well as experienced reviewers and panellists for a range of different research funders. Where applications require, we have matched funds for high quality applicants that are likely to succeed.