Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowships

Posted on Wednesday 14 October 2026

The Department of Archaeology at the University of York is now inviting expressions of interest for the Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowships.

The deadline to submit an expression of interest to our department for this scheme is 5pm Monday 23rd November 2026 and should include a completed Expression of Interest form (MS Word , 2,509kb) and a CV (4 pages max), including details of publications. Before proceeding to complete this form you are advised to check your eligibility to apply to the scheme, as per the guidance from Leverhulme and also to have approached a member of academic staff within our department to discuss the project and to ask that they agree to mentor the application.

Expressions of Interest forms and any questions should be directed to Professor Dawn Hadley (Chair of Departmental Research Committee) at dawn.hadley@york.ac.uk

Find out more about the Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowships:

These Fellowships aim to provide career development opportunities for those who are at a relatively early stage of their academic careers, who have not yet held a full-time academic post, to undertake a significant piece of publishable work.