This is a compendium of fellowship schemes with major funding bodies in the biomedical and cancer fields. Schemes are classified into three types: : Junior : Immediately postdoctoral : Intermediate : Senior postdoc / independent : Senior : Group head _ToDo: sort by type (with top-level headings 'Junior' etc, then funding body, then scheme._ = Medical Research Council (MRC) - http://www.mrc.ac.uk/ == Career Development Award (CDA) - http://www.mrc.ac.uk/index/funding/funding-personal_awards/funding-fellowships/funding-non-clinical_fellowships/funding-career_development_award.htm This award is intended to support "further post doctoral experience / consolidation of skills" in order to "help individual researchers make the transition to become independent investigators". : Type : Intermediate : Duration : 3-5 years : Experience : 3-6 years : Support : consumables, equipment, travel, support staff : Salary : "competitive" The fellowship may be held "up to two years in a second research centre". "It is expected that more junior applicants will submit a competitive application with modest request for resources." == Senior Non-Clinical Fellowship (SNCF) - http://www.mrc.ac.uk/index/funding/funding-personal_awards/funding-fellowships/funding-non-clinical_fellowships/funding-senior_non-clinical_fellowship.htm "The MRC Senior Non-Clinical Fellowship is a highly prestigious fellowship reserved for non-clinical scientists who have already demonstrated exceptional ability as independent investigators and who wish to concentrate on a period of research before taking up a permanent academic appointment." : Type : Senior : Duration : 5-10 years : Experience : 6+ years : Support : consumables, equipment, travel, support staff : Salary : ? "Applications from current MRC Career Development Award Holders are particularly welcome." = Wellcome Trust - http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/ == Research Career Development Fellowships in Basic Biomedical Science - http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/en/1/biosfgcdpfunsumrcd.html "To provide an opportunity for postdoctoral scientists to become independent research scientists and to undertake research of high quality." : Type : Intermediate : Duration : 4 years : Experience : 3-6 years : Support : expenses, support staff, possibly short overseas visits : Salary : 29k-39k "Candidates should write their own application for support of an independent project, which should normally be hypothesis-driven." "Applicants must have made intellectual contributions to research that have been published in leading journals and be able to demonstrate their potential to carry out independent research." == Senior Research Fellowships in Basic Biomedical Science - http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/en/1/biosfgcdpfunsumsrf.html "To support outstanding young investigators who have shown special promise in their initial studies of basic biomedical problems." : Type : Senior : Duration : 5-10 : Experience : 5-10 years : Support : expenses, support staff : Salary : ? "Successful candidates are likely to have published papers in their chosen area in leading journals and should be able to demonstrate their ability to carry out independent research." == Principal Research Fellowships - http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/en/1/biosfgcdpfunsumprf.html "Principal Research Fellowships are the most prestigious of the Trust's personal awards and provide long-term support for researchers of international standing. Candidates will have an established track record in research at the highest level." : Type : Senior : Duration : ? : Experience : 5-10 years : Support : _usually accompanied by a five-year programme grant_ : Salary : ? "A candidate who holds an established post is not eligible to apply for a Principal Research Fellowship to be held at his or her current employing institution. However, Principal Research Fellows are now expected to have a guaranteed university funded position, at an appropriate level, to be taken up after the Trust fellowship has terminated." "Principal Research Fellowships will normally be held for a period of ten years only. The awards provide ten years’ salary support on the Trust's own scales and are normally associated with a five-year programme grant to support the fellow's research team; this programme grant is renewable for a further five years." == Advanced Training Fellowships - http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/en/1/biosfgcdpfunsumatf.html "The fellowships are intended to provide postdoctoral researchers with support to enable them to obtain research training either in a new discipline or in a new aspect of their own field." : Type : Junior : Duration : 0-3 years : Experience : ? : Support : consumables, course fees : Salary : ? "They can, in principle, be held by individuals at any stage of their career, although they are most often appropriate for relatively young scientists." == Research Training Fellowships in Mathematical Biology - http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/en/1/biosfgcdpfunsumbio.html "To provide advanced research training to postdoctoral biologists or physical scientists so that they are able to exploit principles of mathematics in addressing important research problems in biomedicine." : Type : Junior : Duration : 0-3 years : Experience : ? : Support : _expenses_, course fees : Salary : ? "Research disciplines that might benefit in particular from the interdisciplinary training programmes and research collaborations that can be proposed through this scheme include: bioinformatics, including genomics and proteomics; structural biology and crystallography; neural networks research; modelling of complex biological systems or infectious diseases." == International Research Fellowships - http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/en/1/biosfgintintfununkpri.html "These fellowships are intended to provide further research experience for basic science or clinically qualified researchers in leading laboratories overseas. Fellowships will be awarded for a four-year period, with two to three years spent in a host country and the remaining time in an appropriate laboratory in either the UK or the Republic of Ireland." "Candidates must have received their PhD or MD training in the UK or the Republic of Ireland and may have been engaged in postdoctoral research in either country for not more than three years by the closing date for receipt of the full application." "All candidates will be expected to have obtained, or be shortly to obtain their PhD/MD. No candidate can take up a fellowship before the award of their doctorate." "Candidates who hold, or have held, a postdoctoral research position overseas at the time of their preliminary application are not eligible to apply." "The stipend will vary according to age and experience and will be within the range £17 626 to £34 671 per annum. A special cost of living allowance applicable to the country in which the candidate wishes to work is given where necessary. Travelling and research expenses are also provided." = Cancer Research UK - http://science.cancerresearchuk.org/ == Senior Cancer Research Fellowship - http://science.cancerresearchuk.org/fandm/grantapplications/sra/sra_scrf?version=1 "The Cancer Research UK Senior Cancer Research Fellowships support outstanding young investigators who have shown special promise in their initial studies in a cancer relevant research field, providing them with an opportunity to establish an independent research group." "Applicants will be expected to have proven themselves to be independent researchers, be well qualified for an academic research career and demonstrate the promise of becoming future research leaders." "The key features of this scheme are: six years support; tenure-track commitment discussion with the host institution; opportunity to renew the Fellowship for a further period; opportunity to establish independent research group" "Fellowships are only available to individuals who do not hold a tenured position at time of application. Applicants should have a PhD, have completed at least three years postdoctoral experience and should not normally be over 35 years of age. However, equal consideration will be given to those over this age where their career has been affected either by a late start, or by interruption for personal or family reasons." "These awards will be tenable in any Cancer Research UK Institute, Department, or Research Group. Applications to work in non-Cancer Research UK laboratories will be considered, but if this is intended the Cancer Research UK should be consulted before the application is made." "The Senior Cancer Research Fellowship will be awarded for a period of 6 years and will be potentially renewable in open competition, through the programme grant application process, for a further five years. These Fellowships will provide an appropriate salary, a postdoctoral worker for three years, technical assistance, a 'set-up' equipment grant and research expenses." "The potential exists for negotiations with the host institution to secure a tenured appointment." "Up to four awards are normally available annually." = Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 - http://www.royalcommission1851.org.uk/ == 1851 Research Fellowships - http://www.royalcommission1851.org.uk/research.html Given to "young scientists or engineers of exceptional promise" "in possession of a PhD degree, or in the final stages of their PhD studies", who "should preferably be less than thirty years old", for two years. Six are given per year. The Fellowship stipend payable in 2003 is £19,000 for the first year, and £20,000 for the second year. In addition a London Weighting of £2,134 per annum is payable in appropriate cases. Candidates must be recommended by professor or head of department. = Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) "BBSRC supports three fellowship schemes which enable scientists to devote their time to independent research and scholarship: - BBSRC David Phillips Fellowships For scientists who have demonstrated high potential during their research training and initial years of postdoctoral research. - BBSRC Research Development Fellowships For newer members of university teaching staff who wish to devote themselves to full-time research - BBSRC Professorial Fellowships A small number of prestigious fellowships for outstanding scientists at the height of their research career. BBSRC also supports: - Royal Society Industry Fellowships This scheme provides opportunities for post-doctoral employees in either industry or universities/institutes to spend a period in the other sector. - Daphne Jackson Memorial Fellowships These are 2-year awards, designed to facilitate the return to research of able engineers and scientists who have taken a break for family or other reasons." == Phillips "BBSRC David Phillips Fellowships are designed to support outstanding scientists in the early stage of their research careers who wish to establish themselves as independent researchers." "Applicants must be postdoctoral scientists with no more than five and a half years active postdoctoral research experience as at 1 October 2002 who do not hold established academic posts (or equivalent in institutions other than Universities)." "BBSRC David Phillips fellowships are normally awarded for a period of up to five years, subject to satisfactory progress." "If appointed at a University, the fellow’s starting salary will be awarded at point 13 of the RAII scale." "Where fellowships are held at BBSRC-sponsored institutes, fellows will be employed on the institute’s terms and conditions," "As part of the application for a BBSRC David Phillips fellowship, applicants may seek a grant, up to a maximum value of £200k over the five-year period of the fellowship, to defray the costs of the research that is to be undertaken including technical support, equipment, consumables and travel." == Basic "REGULATIONS RELATING TO BBSRC RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT FELLOWSHIPS Remit 4.1 BBSRC Research Development Fellowships are designed to enable UK university academic staff to devote themselves entirely to independent research, and are targeted at those likely to progress to the highest level in their area of science. 4.2 Applicants must be able to demonstrate a significant added value for the award of a fellowship over and above that which could be achieved by continuing in their current position." "Applicants must be established members of the academic staff of a UK university who have worked for a minimum of five years as at 1 October 2002 in their current or a similar post." "normally awarded for a period of three years" "For the duration of the fellowship, BBSRC will provide to the university which employs the fellow a grant of £30k per annum." == Prof "BBSRC Professorial Fellowships are designed for scientists in a UK university, a BBSRC-approved academic analogue or an industrial research organisation who have an international reputation as leaders in their fields. The scheme is intended to provide fellows with an opportunity to devote their time entirely to research during a highly productive period in their careers, free of significant teaching, administrative, consultancy and commercial commitments." "Up to two Professorial fellowships are offered each year by the BBSRC, and in some years there may be no call for applications." "Candidates for BBSRC Professorial fellowships will already be recognised as outstanding scientists at an international level, and should be able to demonstrate a track record of research and publications of the highest quality. Candidates should indicate in their application, how in their view, these criteria are met." "BBSRC Professorial fellowships are awarded for periods of up to five years, subject to satisfactory progress." "The fellow’s salary is determined by the host institution. For the duration of the fellowship BBSRC will provide to the university which employs the fellow a grant of £55k per annum as a contribution towards the fellow’s total salary costs." "As part of the application for a Professorial fellowship, the applicant may also apply for a grant, up to a maximum of £200k over the five-year period of the fellowship, to meet the costs of their research programme, including technical support, equipment, consumables and travel." = Beit Memorial Fellowship - http://www.amrc.org.uk/orgs/amrc_7575502.html Administered at the IMM! Six every two years. The Beit Memorial Fellowships for Medical Research provides Fellowships to support scientists (clinical and non-clinical) for a period of three years in any area of the medical sciences. = EMBO == Long-Term Fellowship 1-2 years postdoctoral "These fellowships are awarded for prolonged visits (12 to 24 months) and are particularly intended for advanced training through research." "The long term fellowships are aimed to support those who have recently completed their Ph.D. Normally this means young scientists with up to approximately, 4 years postdoctoral experience. In the past, this has translated to an age limit of 35 years. This limitation is now removed but the emphasis on the support of those early in their scientific career remains." "must involve movement between countries.", but "International laboratories such as EMBL are technically extraterritorial" 18,687 if under 30 22,182 if over 30 = Lister Institute of Preventative Medicine - http://www.lister-institute.org.uk/ == Senior Research Fellowship "[The project] must have relevance to, or implications for, preventive medicine. The emphasis of the research should be on developing understanding." "Unlike most medical research charities the Lister Institute has no priority disease targets. Any biological or biomedical project with potential implications for preventive medicine will be considered." "The Institute awards up to five 5-year fellowships each year and, whenever possible, at least one fellowship is awarded to a clinician." "All non-clinical applicants must have a PhD and at least two years of post-doctoral experience. All post-doctoral workers are eligible to apply for a fellowship provided that the work is to be done at a UK university or appropriate research institute. Uniquely, tenured university staff are also eligible to apply." "These fellowships are not awarded to full-time members of Research Council staff or to permanent employees of medical research charities." "The age limit is 33 for non-clinicians" "ellows also attend the annual multi-disciplinary “Fellowship Weekend Meeting” that enables them to network with and/or develop collaborations with other Fellows and former Fellows." "Lister Research Fellowships are acknowledged as competitive awards granted only to high quality applicants and the award of a fellowship facilitates the development of an independent research career by allowing the Fellow to apply to third parties for funding. It has also been used as the stepping stone to other prestigious awards (e.g. MRC and Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellowships)." "he track record of former Fellows clearly demonstrates the value of these fellowships. Most have earned promotions or tenure during their fellowships while 60% have subsequently been awarded personal and/or departmental chairs." = Royal Society == Bruno Mendel Fellowship Scheme - http://www.royalsoc.ac.uk/funding/fell_bmfs.htm "Subjects covered: Medicine or biomedical sciences. Eligibility: This fellowship is open to postgraduate candidates who are normally resident in the United Kingdom, The Netherlands or Israel. Length of Tenure: One year, with possible renewal for an additional year and exceptionally for a second additional year. Place of Tenure: A university, medical research centre or medical school, preferably in one of the other two countries. Number Funded: 1." "The stipend of the fellowship will depend on the country in which it is held but will normally be at the level of a junior research fellowship appointment in the United Kingdom" == Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship - http://www.royalsoc.ac.uk/funding/fello_dhf.htm "Applications are invited for postdoctoral fellowships funded by the Royal Society and targeted at the early careers of able young scientists. " "This scheme offers a recognised first step into an independent research career for excellent young scientists and engineers and is designed to offer support and flexibility. Each fellowship offers [...] the option of participating in a mentor scheme and of networking with other Dorothy Hodgkin Fellows." "Applicants must have no more than 4 years' postdoctoral research experience" "Four years guaranteed." "Salaries will be set on the Research Staff IA/II scales (starting salaries are likely to be in the range of £18,265 to £33,679). An annual research expenses grant is available (up to £11,000 for the first year and up to £9,000 for each year thereafter)." "Number Offered: Varies. 11 offered in 2002." == University Research Fellowship "Applications are invited for about 40 Royal Society University Research Fellowships. These fellowships provide outstanding scientists, who should have the potential to become leaders in their chosen field, with the opportunity to build an independent research career." "Applicants must have a PhD or equivalent research experience and must have at least two and not more than seven years' full-time postdoctoral research" "All appointments are tenable for five years in the first instance (possibly renewable in two instalments up to a maximum of 10 years)" "Research fellows are paid on the non-clinical academic and academic related staff (Lecturer A and B) salary scales which currently runs from £22,191 to £33,679 plus three discretionary points up to £37,629. Starting salaries will be set at a point on this scale, with London Allowance where appropriate, and will rise incrementally each year. A limited number of merit increments will be awarded each year to reward outstanding performance. Research expenses will be available (up to £13,000 for the first year and up to £11,000 annually thereafter)" == Research Professorship - http://www.royalsoc.ac.uk/funding/research.htm "Eligibility: Open to persons who have shown outstanding ability in scientific research. Restrictions may be placed on positions at the time of advertisement." "Length of Tenure: To retirement. After 10-15 years of Royal Society funding the professor moves on to the established staff at his/her host university." "Value: Professorial minimum plus 40% (on UK university salary scales for non-clinical academics and related staff), with research expenses and start-up grants." = Notes IMM on CDAs: Examples are MRC CDA, Wellcome Trust CDA, BBSRC CDA, Cancer Research UK CDA, Beit Memorial Fellowships (alternate years), Lloyds of London Fellowships, Tata Trust Fellowships. EMBO Fellowships? (Lloyds of London Tercentenary Fellowship) IMM on senior fellowships: The Medical Research Council, Wellcome Trust, Cancer Research UK, British Heart Foundation, Leukaemia Research Fund, Lister Institute all run Senior Fellowship schemes with 4-5 year awards that may be renewable once. These are extremely attractive Fellowships for high-flyers and enable them to build up a research group of 6-10 people. Darwin Trust Wolfson Foundation http://www.uwcm.ac.uk/research/research_support/prestigious_fellowship_scheme.htm Funding Body Post Doctoral Lecturer Equivalent Senior Lecturer Equivalent Wellcome Trust Wellcome Prize Fellowships Advanced Training Fellowships Senior Research Fellowships Advanced Training Fellowships Career Development Fellowships Clinical Scientist Fellowships Clinical Research Training Fellowships Advanced Clinical Training Fellowships BBSRC David Phillips Fellowships BBSRC Research Training Fellowships MRC Clinical Research Training Fellowships Senior Fellowships Senior Non-Clinical Fellowships Special Training Fellowships Career Development Award Senior Non-Clinical Fellowships Research Training Fellowships Lister Lister Institute - Jenner Scientist Research > Fellowships >> << Lister < Fellowships Arthritis Research Campaign Clinical Scientist Fellowships Post Doctoral Research Fellowships Senior Research Fellowships British Heart Foundation Junior Fellowships Intermediate Fellowships Senior Fellowships Leukaemia Research Fund Bennet Senior Fellowships Cancer Research Campaign Clinical Scientist Fellowships Senior Clinical Fellowships Senior Cancer Research Fellowships ICRF Post Doctoral Research Fellowships Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowships Senior Research Fellowships Special Research Fellowships British Lung Foundation Allen and Hanbury Research Fellowships Senior Research Fellowships Diabetes UK RD Lawrence Research Fellowships Senior Research Fellowships Clinical Training Fellowships MS Society Junior Fellowships Junior Fellowships Senior Fellowships National Kidney Research Fund Career Development Fellowships Clinical Training Fellowships Senior Fellowships Research into Ageing RIA Research Fellowships ESRC Post Doctoral Research Fellowships Research Fellowships Scheme (up to 10 years' experience) Research Fellowships Scheme (more than 10 years' experience) EPSRC Post Doctoral Research Fellowships Glaxo Wellcome Senior Clinical Fellowships EU Marie Curie Fellowships Alzheimer's Association New Investigator Research Grant New Investigator Research Grant Investigator Initiated Research Grant Investigator Initiated Research Grant Investigator Initiated Research Grant Hatfield Award for Clinical Research Hatfield Award for Clinical Research Royal Society *see Note 1 below *see Note 1 below http://www.amrc.org.uk/grantsearch/index.html