There are many different Fellowship schemes and opportunities, funded both internally and externally. 

The deadlines for these schemes vary, and you should contact the Department well in advance of these deadlines (we advise 3-12 months before the final deadline).

You should also double-check each scheme’s eligibility criteria to ensure that you’re a good fit.

Funder Scheme Deadline
Daphne Jackson Trust Research Fellowships See the website for details (York deadline is usually around July)
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)

Open Fellowships

Regular deadlines, roughly twice per year
EPSRC

Postdoctoral Fellowships

Regular deadlines, roughly twice per year
European Commission

ERC Starting Grants

October
European Commission

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowships

September
Leverhulme Trust

Early Career Fellowships

February

Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowships November 
Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellowships September
Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 Research Fellowships January 
Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowships October
Royal Society Newton International Fellowships March
Royal Society University Research Fellowships September
STFC (Science and Technology Facilities Council) Ernest Rutherford Fellowships September
UKRI (UK Research and Innovation) Future Leaders Fellowships Differs from round to round - Round 9 is likely to open in early 2024