Common fellowship schemes for researchers in the sciences

Funder	Scheme	Who is the scheme for?	Duration	Funder deadline (approximate)
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)	Discovery Fellowships	Early career researchers wishing to carry out independent research within a host laboratory	3 years	May
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)	Postdoctoral fellowships	Early career researchers who haven’t already received significant funding	Up to 3 years	September
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council	Open fellowships	Researchers at any career stage	Up to 5 years	September
Royal Academy of Engineering	Research Fellowships	Early-career researchers who want to become future research leaders in engineering	5 years	September
Royal Academy of Engineering	Newton International Fellowships	Early-career researchers who want to become future research leaders in engineering	3 years	March
Royal Academy of Engineering	University Research Fellowships	Early career science or engineering researchers in areas of interest to the intelligence, security and defence communities	Up to 8 years	September
The Royal Society	Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowships	Researchers who require a flexible working pattern due to personal circumstances	Up to 8 years	November
The Royal Society	Newton International Fellowships	Non-UK early career scientists	3 years	March
The Royal Society	University Research Fellowships	Early-career researchers who want to become future research leaders	Up to 8 years	September
The Royal Society, Leverhulme Trust	Senior Research Fellowships	Experienced senior and mid-career researchers who would benefit from a period of full-time research without teaching, administration and pastoral care duties	An academic term up to 1 year	November
Science and Technology Facilities Council	Ernest Rutherford Fellowships	Early career researchers with clear leadership potential	5 years	September