The ESRC WRDTP Postdoctoral Fellowships scheme is aimed at those in the immediate postdoctoral stage of their career, to provide an opportunity to consolidate their PhD through developing publications, networks, and their research and professional skills.
Funded Fellowships and Visiting Positions
The Department of Economics and Related Studies at the University of York welcomes strong applications for externally funded research fellowships and other visiting positions. We seek excellent applicants whose research complements the work of our research clusters and who have identified a suitable mentor or host among our academic staff.
A signatory to the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers, the University of York is home to an award-winning research training and development programme and a vibrant research community.
The Department of Economics and Related Studies (DERS) offers a supportive and dynamic environment, where researchers can participate in frequent seminars from colleagues and visitors.
- Discover how the University supports its research community
- Read about support for early career fellowships at York
We welcome enquiries and expressions of interest from potential applicants to the following externally funded opportunities.
Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowships
The Department of Economics and Related Studies will support a limited number of applications to this scheme. In order to have your application considered, please send a completed expression of interest (EoI) form plus CV including a list of publications and unpublished research to the Department's research facilitator at econ-researchsupport@york.ac.uk by 30 November 2025.
- Find out about Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowships on the funder's website
- Access our EoI form for the Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowships
You will be informed within two weeks whether we will support your application. If successful you will receive support for your full application from your academic mentor and the Department's research coordinator.
The funder's closing date for applications is . Fellowships may commence between 1 September 2026 and 1 May 2027.
British Academy International Fellowships
This scheme aims to attract outstanding early career researchers to the UK to undertake a two-year research fellowship. It pays salary, relocation and research expenses. Applicants should have no more than seven years' active postdoctoral experience (allowing for career breaks) and be based outside the UK.
If you wish to apply for a British Academy International Fellowship to be hosted in the Department of Economics and Related Studies at the University of York, please send a completed expression of interest (EoI) form plus your CV to our research coordinator at econ-researchsupport@york.ac.uk no later than 12 December 2025. Note that you will first need to find a willing academic sponsor within the Department and obtain their statement of support (further details in EoI form).
- Find out about BA International Fellowships on the funder's web pages
- Access our BA International Fellowships EoI form
You will be informed in early January whether we will support your application. If your EoI is successful, you will work on your full application with support from your academic sponsor and the Department's research coordinator.
The British Academy's next closing date for the International Fellowships competition is expected in March 2026, for fellowships to begin from autumn 2026.
ESRC White Rose DTP Postdoctoral Fellowships
If you wish to apply for a WRDTP Postdoctoral Fellowship with DERS, we advise you to contact your potential mentor in the Department, and our research coordinator at econ-researchsupport@york.ac.uk, several weeks before submitting your expression of interest to the WRDTP. This way you can receive advice on completing your EoI for the best chance of success. The closing date for expressions of interest to WRDTP will be in early 2026.
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships
The Department of Economics and Related Studies has a strong track record in supporting successful applications to the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowships competition.
If you wish to apply for an MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Department of Economics and Related Studies at the University of York, please send a completed expression of interest (EoI) form plus your CV, including a list of publications and unpublished research, to our research facilitator at econ-researchsupport@york.ac.uk by 30 April 2026. Applicants will need to demonstrate a good fit with our department's research and identify a suitable mentor among our academic staff.
- Read about MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships on the European Commission website
- Access our MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships EoI form
You will be informed within three weeks whether we will support your application. If your EoI is successful, you will receive support for your full application from your academic mentor and the Department's research coordinator.
The next closing date for full applications to the MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships will be in September 2026. Fellowships can commence from spring 2027.
British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships
If you wish to apply for a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Department of Economics and Related Studies at the University of York, please send a completed expression of interest (EoI) form plus your CV, including a list of publications and unpublished research, to our research coordinator at econ-researchsupport@york.ac.uk no later than 15 June 2026.
- Find out about BA Postdoctoral Fellowships on the funder's web pages
- Access our BA Postdoctoral Fellowships EoI form
You will be informed within three weeks whether we will support your application. If your EoI is successful, you will work on your full application with support from your academic mentor and the Department's research coordinator.
The next closing date for the outline stage of the British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships competition will be in October 2026. There is a two-stage application process with selected applicants being invited to the second stage in early 2027, for fellowships to begin from autumn 2027.
Leverhulme Trust Visiting Professorships
This scheme allows UK institutions to invite an eminent senior professor from overseas, to bring genuinely novel expertise and enhance the skills and knowledge of academic staff and students in an underrepresented area in the UK. Priority will be given to new or recent collaborations and visits with a variety of activities beyond research.
If you wish to apply for a Leverhulme Trust Visiting Professorship to be hosted in the Department of Economics and Related Studies at the University of York, please carefully check details - including eligibility requirements - on the funder website, and find a potential academic sponsor working in a shared area of interest among our academic staff.
The academic sponsor within the Department should then contact our research coordinator no later than the end of February 2026 in order to begin the application process ahead of the funder deadline of 1 May 2026.