Fellowships at York
Fulfil your research potential at the University of York.
Whether you are a researcher already based at the University or are looking to join us, we are keen to support you in establishing and developing your career through a research fellowship.
What is a fellowship?
There are a range of fellowships available, from a variety of funding sources. While the aims, research areas, duration and amount of funding can vary, fellowships are an investment in you and your career as a researcher. Fellowships typically provide funding for your time (protecting it for research) and research expenses (such as travel and consumables). Some fellowships also allow you to include funding to build your team and buy larger pieces of equipment.
- Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) - Research, Development and Engagement Fellowships
- British Council Fellowships for Women in STEM (Southeast Asia)
- Cancer Research UK - Fellowships
- Daphne Jackson Trust Fellowships
- Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) White Rose Doctoral Training Partnership Postdoctoral Fellowships
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) - Fellowships
- European Commission - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowships
- European Research Council (ERC) - Starting Grants
- US-UK Fulbright Commission Scholar Awards
- Leverhulme Trust - Early Career Research Fellowships
- Medical Research Council (MRC) - Fellowships
- National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) - Fellowships
- Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Independent Research Fellowships
- Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Knowledge Exchange Fellowships
- Royal Academy of Engineering - Research Fellowships
- Royal Society - Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowships
- Royal Society - University Research Fellowships
- Royal Society/British Academy - Newton International Fellowships
- Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) - Ernest Rutherford Fellowships
- The British Academy - Postdoctoral Fellowships
- The Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 - Research Fellowships
- UKRI - Future Leaders Fellowships
- University of York/Wellcome Trust - Centre for Future Health Fellowships
- Wellcome - Fellowships
What do we offer?
Our Research Fellowship Programme supports talented early-career researchers who would like to hold a fellowship at York. Once you join us as a fellowship holder, the programme will support your ongoing development, allowing your research career to flourish.
Key aspects of the Research Fellowship Programme include:
- Development and support for outstanding prospective candidates to help you to succeed in gaining your fellowship
- Ongoing training and development opportunities throughout your fellowship
- The opportunity to apply for a funded extension to your fellowship to work on your research ideas, develop entrepreneurial, policy-related, or civic engagement activities, or to engage with new audiences, user communities, or international connections
What types of fellowships do we host?
We have a broad community of early-career fellowship holders working on a wide range of exciting and world-leading research projects, covering topics that span the Faculties of Sciences, Social Sciences, and Arts and Humanities.
Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships 2023
The Leverhulme Trust will soon be opening the 2023 round of its Early Career Fellowships scheme. The scheme will open officially on 1 January 2023, with a deadline of 23 February 2023.
How do I find out more?
The University's Fellowship Coordinator will be running an information session for researchers interested in applying to this scheme at York. This will take place on 11 October, from 14:00 to 15:30 BST. The session will take place on Zoom - register to receive the link to attend.
How do I apply?
The University of York submits a select number of applications each year. York's internal deadlines are earlier than the Leverhulme Trust's deadline, so you should register your interest with the most relevant academic Department as soon as possible if interested in applying.
Below are a number of Department-specific deadlines. Other Departments should be contacted as early as possible:
- Archaeology: deadline 31 October. Send a 2-page CV and a detailed statement of proposed research (no more than 2 pages in length) to archaeology-research-support@york.ac.uk
- Chemistry: deadline November 2022. Complete the Expression of Interest form online, including a CV, full list of publications and a 2-3 page research proposal.
- Economics: deadline 31 October. Send a completed Expression of Interest form plus a CV and list of publications to megan.rose@york.ac.uk.
- English: deadline 25 November. Send an 800-word draft proposal and CV to claire.chambers@york.ac.uk
- Philosophy: deadline 5 December. Send a completed Expression of Interest form to janet.eldred@york.ac.uk.
What next?
The best place to start is by contacting the department within the University of York that you would like to host you during your fellowship. Many of our departments have specific and tailored support for fellowship applicants. This support can include help with identifying a suitable fellowship opportunity, providing you with personalised timescales and helping you to develop your proposal.
If you're unsure of which department is best suited to you, or if you have any questions about what to do next, you can contact the University's Fellowship Coordinator at fellowships@york.ac.uk.
- Archaeology
- Biology
- Centre for Health Economics
- Centre for Reviews and Dissemination
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Economics
- Education
- English and Related Literature
- Environment
- Health Sciences
- History
- History of Art
- Language and Linguistic Science
- Law
- Mathematics
- Philosophy
- Politics
- Psychology
- Sociology
- School of Arts and Creative Technologies
- School for Business and Society
- School of Physics, Engineering and Technology
Equality, diversity and inclusion
We are committed to valuing and celebrating diversity and advancing equal and inclusive practice in all of our activities. Read more about equality, diversity and inclusion at York
Governance
The Fellowship Co-ordination Committee oversees the York Fellowship Programme. It is chaired by the PVC Research and reports to the University's Research Committee.
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