Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowships

*Please note the application process is now closed. We will advertise when we are accepting applications for this scheme again*

Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowships - 2024

The Oxford School of Global and Area Studies will support applications to the Leverhulme Trust Early-Career Fellowships 2024. The 2024 round will open on 1 January 2024. These enable early-career researchers to undertake a significant piece of publishable work and to advance to a more permanent academic position. The research may be in any subject area, with the exception of studies of disease, illness, and disabilities in humans and animals, and research that is intended to inform clinical practice and the development of medical applications.

Fellowships may be held at universities or at other institutions of higher education in the UK. Applicants must not yet have held a full-time established academic post at a UK university or comparable UK institutions. All candidates must be within four years of their doctoral thesis submission or have equivalent research experience by the time they take up the fellowship.  They must also either hold a degree from a UK higher education institution at the time of taking up the fellowship or at the time of application hold an academic position, such as a fixed-term lectureship or fellowship, in the UK. Those who are or have been registered for a doctorate at any time may apply only if they have submitted their doctoral thesis for the viva voce examination by the closing date of 4 p.m. on 22 February 2024. Due to the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Trust will accept applications from candidates who submitted their doctoral thesis for examination between 22 February 2019 and 22 February 2020  if their work has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and they should explain their case in their application.  More details about the eligibility criteria are included in the 2024_ECF_Guidance available on the funder website.

Approximately 145 fellowships are available. The awards are tenable for 36 months and are not renewable. A Fellowship must commence between 1 September 2024 and 1 May 2025. The scheme is based on a pattern of joint support whereby the Leverhulme Trust will contribute 50% of the Fellow’s total salary costs (including National Insurance, superannuation and London allowance, where applicable) up to a maximum of £26,000 in each year of the award, and the balance is to be contributed by the host institution. The Trust’s contribution in subsequent years will normally increase in line with pay awards and normal increments up to the annual maximum of £26,000. The Trust’s maximum annual contribution will be pro-rated if the Fellowship is held on a part-time basis. The Fellow may request up to £6,000 per annum in research expenses to further his or her research activities.  The Trust will support requests to hold the award part-time over a proportionately longer period for health-related reasons, disability, or childcare commitments.

OSGA holds an annual internal competition to decide which application(s) will be put forward under the scheme. Those who are interested in applying for this scheme should note that following the OSGA's internal timeline and application procedure:

  • By  10 December 2023 (updated deadline), please express your interest in applying for an LT ECF by emailing research@area.ox.ac.uk  and CC francesca.tucci@area.ox.ac.uk (subject line your name and "LT ECF 2024") the Expression of interest form ( downloaded from the online form) or sending the file Expression of interest form as excel, your CV, and a statement of support from the proposed OSGA mentor.  The OSGA Research Committee will short-list candidates based on their expression of interest and CV.  

  • By 10 January 2024, the shortlisted candidates will be invited to send a complete first draft of their application.  Please, DO NOT submit it via the Leverhulme Trust portal, but send a pdf file of your application (downloaded via the same portal) to research@area.ox.ac.uk  and in CC francesca.tucci@area.ox.ac.uk.  The OSGA Research Committee will then invite, following this stage, the short-listed candidates to deliver a 3-minute pitch of their research project to the OSGA selection panel (details will be provided via email to the shortlisted candidates).

  • The proposals selected for the OSGA's support will be invited to send the final draft of the application to research@area.ox.ac.uk  and in CC francesca.tucci@area.ox.ac.uk by 02 February 2024. Please, DO NOT submit it via the Leverhulme Trust portal, but send a pdf file of your application downloaded from the  same portal;

Because formal institutional approval is required both from the Head of the host department and from an administrative officer on behalf of the host institution, the selected candidates must submit their applications via the LT Portal by 12 February 2024.  OSGA will formally approve the applications and submit them to the University’s Research Services Office no later than 15 February 2024 The Research Services Office will submit the process and submit the proposals to the Leverhulme Trust by 22 February 2024 at 4 pm.

Before applying, interested candidates should look through the information available from the Leverhulme Trust. General information about the scheme, eligibility, and scheme guidance can be found at http://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/funding/ECF/ECF.cfm.

Requests for further information are welcome (research@area.ox.ac.uk)

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Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowships - 2023

The Oxford School of Global and Area Studies will support applications to the Leverhulme Trust Early-Career Fellowships 2023. The 2023 round will open on 1 January 2023. These enable early-career researchers to undertake a significant piece of publishable work and to advance to a more permanent academic position. The research may be in any subject area, with the exception of studies of disease, illness, and disabilities in humans and animals, and research that is intended to inform clinical practice and the development of medical applications.

Fellowships may be held at universities or at other institutions of higher education in the UK. Applicants must not yet have held a full-time established academic post at a UK university or comparable UK institutions. All candidates must be within four years of their doctoral thesis submission or have equivalent research experience by the time they take up the fellowship.  They must also either hold a degree from a UK higher education institution at the time of taking up the fellowship or at the time of application hold an academic position, such as a fixed-term lectureship or fellowship, in the UK. Those who are or have been registered for a doctorate at any time may apply only if they have submitted their doctoral thesis for viva voce examination by the closing date of 4pm on 23 February 2023. Due to the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic the Trust will accept applications from candidates who submitted their doctoral thesis for examination up to five years the closing date if they can make a case for their work having been impacted by the pandemic. All the eligibility criteria are included in the 2023_ECF_Guidance available on the funder website.

Approximately 145 fellowships are available. The awards are tenable for 36 months and are not renewable. A Fellowship must commence between 1 September 2023 and 1 May 2024. The scheme is based on a pattern of joint support whereby the Leverhulme Trust will contribute 50% of the Fellow’s total salary costs (including National Insurance, superannuation and London allowance, where applicable) up to a maximum of £26,000 in each year of the award, and the balance is to be contributed by the host institution. The Trust’s contribution in subsequent years will normally increase in line with pay awards and normal increments up to the annual maximum of £26,000. The Trust’s maximum annual contribution will be pro-rated if the Fellowship is held on a part-time basis. The Fellow may request up to £6,000 per annum in research expenses to further his or her research activities.  The Trust will support requests to hold the award part-time over a proportionately longer period for health-related reasons, disability, or childcare commitments.

OSGA holds an annual internal competition to decide which application(s) will be put forward under the scheme. Those who are interested to apply for this scheme should note that following the OSGA internal application procedure:

  • By 9 December 2022, please express interest by sending to research@area.ox.ac.uk  and CC francesca.tucci@area.ox.ac.uk, by sending the Expression of interest form, your CV, and a statement of support from the proposed OSGA mentor.  Please indicate in the subject line your name and "LT ECF 2023". The OSGA Research Committee will short-list candidates based on their expression of interest and CV. 
  •  By 10 January 2023, the shortlisted candidates will be invited to send the first draft of their application.  Please, DO NOT submit it via the Leverhulme Trust portal, but send a pdf file of your application (downloaded via the same portal) to research@area.ox.ac.uk  and in CC francesca.tucci@area.ox.ac.uk
  • By 2 February 2023, the selected proposals will be invited to send the final draft of the application to research@area.ox.ac.uk  and in CC francesca.tucci@area.ox.ac.uk. Please, DO NOT submit it via the Leverhulme Trust portal, but send a pdf file of your application downloaded from the  same portal;
  • The proposals selected for the OSGA’s support must be completed and submitted via the Leverhulme Trust portal by noon, 14 February 2023.

Because formal institutional approval is required both from the Head of the host department and from an administrative officer on behalf of the host institution, OSGA will formally approve the applications and submit them to the University’s Research Services Office no later than 16 February 2023 The Research Services Office will submit the process and submit the proposals to the Leverhulme Trust by 23 February 2023 at 4 pm.

Before applying, interested candidates should look through the information available from the Leverhulme Trust. General information about the scheme, eligibility, and scheme guidance can be found on  http://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/funding/ECF/ECF.cfm.

Requests for further information are welcome (research@area.ox.ac.uk)

Call for Applicants for 2022-2023 Competition

The Oxford School of Global and Area Studies will support applications to the Leverhulme Trust Early-Career Fellowships 2022. The 2022 round will open on 1 January 2022. These enable early-career researchers to undertake a significant piece of publishable work and to advance to a more permanent academic position. The research may be in any subject area, with the exception of studies of disease, illness, and disabilities in humans and animals, and research that is intended to inform clinical practice and the development of medical applications.

Fellowships may be held at universities or at other institutions of higher education in the UK. Applicants must not yet have held a full-time established academic post at a UK university or comparable UK institutions. All candidates must be within four years of their doctoral thesis submission or have equivalent research experience by the time they take up the fellowship.  They must also either hold a degree from a UK higher education institution at the time of taking up the fellowship or at the time of application hold an academic position, such as a fixed-term lectureship or fellowship, in the UK. Those who are or have been registered for a doctorate at any time may apply only if they have submitted their doctoral thesis for viva voce examination by the closing date of 4pm on 22 February 2022. Due to the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic the Trust will accept applications from candidates who submitted their doctoral thesis for examination up to five years he closing date if they can make a case for their work having been impacted by the pandemic. All the eligibility criteria are included in the 2022_ECF_Guidance available on the funder website.

Approximately 145 fellowships are available. The awards are tenable for 36 months and are not renewable. A Fellowship must commence between 1 September 2022 and 1 May 2023. In response to the financial challenges facing the Higher Education sector in the forthcoming academic year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Trust has adjusted the value of the awards for the 2022 round. The Trust will contribute 100% of each Fellow’s total salary costs up to a maximum of £50,000 in year one of the award. The Trust will then contribute 50% of the Fellow’s total salary costs up to a maximum of £25,000 in years two and three, with the balance to be paid by the host institution. The Trust’s maximum annual contribution will be pro-rated if the Fellowship is held on a part-time basis. Each Fellow may request up to £6,000 per annum in research expenses to further his or her research activities.  The Trust will support requests to hold the award part-time over a proportionately longer period for health-related reasons, disability, or childcare commitments.

OSGA holds an annual internal competition to decide which application(s) will be put forward under the scheme. Those who are interested to apply for this scheme should note that following the OSGA internal application procedure:

  • By 9 December 2021, please express interest by sending to research@area.ox.ac.uk  and in CC francesca.tucci@area.ox.ac.uk, by sending the Expression of interest form and your CV.  Please indicate in the subject line your name and "LT ECF 2022". The OSGA Research Committee will short-list candidates based on their expression of interest and CV. 
  •  By 10 January 2022, the shortlisted candidates will be invited to send the first draft of their application.  Please, DO NOT submit it via the Leverhulme Trust portal, but send a pdf file of your application (downloaded via the same  portal) to research@area.ox.ac.uk  and in CC francesca.tucci@area.ox.ac.uk
  • By 2 February 2022, the selected proposals will be invited to send the final draft of the application to research@area.ox.ac.uk  and in CC francesca.tucci@area.ox.ac.uk. Please, DO NOT submit it via the Leverhulme Trust portal, but send a pdf file of your application downloaded from the  same portal;
  • The proposals selected for the OSGA’s support must be completed and submitted via the Leverhulme Trust portal by noon, 14 February 2022.

Because of the formal institutional approval is required both from the Head of the host department and from an administrative officer on behalf of the host institution, OSGA will formally approve the applications and submit them to the University’s Research Services Office no later than 17 February 2022 The Research Services Office will submit the process and submit the proposals to the Leverhulme Trust by 24 February 2022 at 4 pm.

Before applying, interested candidates should look through the information available from the Leverhulme Trust. General information about the scheme, eligibility, and scheme guidance can be found on  http://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/funding/ECF/ECF.cfm.

Requests for further information are welcome.  Please contact Francesca Tucci, Research Development Officer (francesca.tucci@area.ox.ac.uk).

Past Calls

 

Call for Applicants for 2021-2022 Competition

The Oxford School of Global and Area Studies will support applications to the Leverhulme Trust Early-Career Fellowships 2021. The 2020 round will open on 1 January 2021. These enable early-career researchers to undertake a significant piece of publishable work and to advance to a more permanent academic position. The research may be in any subject area, with the exception of studies of disease, illness, and disabilities in humans and animals, and research that is intended to inform clinical practice and the development of medical applications.

Fellowships may be held at universities or at other institutions of higher education in the UK. Applicants must not yet have held a full-time established academic post at a UK university or comparable UK institutions. All candidates must be within four years of their doctoral thesis submission or have equivalent research experience by the time they take up the fellowship.  They must also either hold a degree from a UK higher education institution at the time of taking up the fellowship or at the time of application hold an academic position, such as a fixed-term lectureship or fellowship, in the UK. Those who are or have been registered for a doctorate at any time may apply only if they have submitted their doctoral thesis for viva voce examination by the closing date of 4pm on 25 February 2021. Approximately 145 fellowships are available. In response to the financial challenges facing the Higher Education sector in the forthcoming academic year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Trust has adjusted the value of the awards for the 2021 round. The Trust will contribute 100% of each Fellow’s total salary costs up to a maximum of £50,000 in year one of the award. The Trust will then contribute 50% of the Fellow’s total salary costs up to a maximum of £25,000 in years two and three, with the balance to be paid by the host institution. The Trust’s maximum annual contribution will be pro-rated if the Fellowship is held on a part-time basis. Each Fellow may request up to £6,000 per annum in research expenses to further his or her research activities. Fellowships are tenable for three years full time. The Trust will support requests to hold the award part-time over a proportionately longer period for health-related reasons, disability or childcare commitments.

OSGA  holds an annual internal competition to decide which application(s) will be put forward under the scheme. Those who are interested to apply for this scheme should note that  following the OSGA internal application procedure:

  • By December 10th, 2021, please express interest by sending to research@area.ox.ac.uk  and in CC francesca.tucci@area.ox.ac.uk, your CV accompanied by the title and an abstract of your research project (100 words) and the name of a potential supervisor in the School;
  • By 11th January 2021, please send the first draft of your application.  Please, DO NOT submit it via the Leverhulme Trust portal, but send a pdf file of your application (reproducing the application template or downloaded from the portal as draft)  to research@area.ox.ac.uk  and in CC francesca.tucci@area.ox.ac.uk. OSGA’s internal panel will provide information about the selected proposals within about 10 working days.
  • By  3rd February 2021, the selected proposals will be invited to send the final draft of the application to research@area.ox.ac.uk  and in CC francesca.tucci@area.ox.ac.uk. Please, DO NOT submit it via the Leverhulme Trust portal, but send a pdf file of your application downloaded from the portal;
  • The proposals selected for the OSGA’s support must be completed and submitted via the Leverhulme Trust portal by noon, 15th February 2021.

Because of the formal institutional approval is required both from the Head of the host department and from an administrative officer on behalf of the host institution, OSGA will formally approve the applications and submit them to the University’s Research Services Office no later than 18th February 2021. The Research Services Office will submit the process and submit the proposals to the Leverhulme Trust by 25 February 2021 at 4 pm.

Before applying, interested candidates should look through the information available from the Leverhulme Trust.

General information about the scheme, eligibility, and scheme guidance can be found on  http://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/funding/ECF/ECF.cfm.

 

Requests for further information are welcome.  Please contact Francesca Tucci, Research Development Officer (francesca.tucci@area.ox.ac.uk).

 

Call for Applicants for 2020-2021 Competition

The Oxford School of Global and Area Studies will support applications to the Leverhulme Trust Early-Career Fellowships 2020. The 2020 round will open on 1 January 2020. These enable early-career researchers to undertake a significant piece of publishable work and to advance to a more permanent academic position. The research may be in any subject area, with the exception of studies of disease, illness and disabilities in humans and animals, and research that is intended to inform clinical practice and the development of medical applications.

Fellowships may be held at universities or at other institutions of higher education in the UK. Applicants must not yet have held a full-time established academic post at a UK university or comparable UK institutions. All candidates must be within four years of their doctoral thesis submission or have equivalent research experience by the time they take up the fellowship. They must also either hold a degree from a UK higher education institution at the time of taking up the fellowship or at the time of application hold an academic position, such as a fixed-term lectureship or fellowship, in the UK. Approximately 100 fellowships are available. Each fellowship provides up to £25,000 per year to cover 50 per cent of the fellow’s total salary costs and may include research expenses of up to £6,000 per year. Fellowships are tenable for three years full time, but the Trust may consider part time requests. The scheme is based on a pattern of joint support whereby the Leverhulme Trust will contribute 50% of the Fellow’s total salary costs and the balance is to be contributed by the host institution.

OSGA  holds an annually internal competition to decide which application(s) will be put forward under the scheme. Those who are interested to apply for this scheme should note that  following the OSGA internal application procedure:

  • By December 17th, 2019, please express of interest by sending to research@area.ox.ac.uk  and in CC francesca.tucci@area.ox.ac.uk, your CV accompanied by the title and an abstract of your research project (100 words) and the name of a potential supervisor in the School;
  • By 10th January 2020, please send the first draft of your application.  Please, DO NOT submit it via the Leverhulme Trust portal, but send a pdf file of your application (downloaded from the portal)  to research@area.ox.ac.uk  and in CC francesca.tucci@area.ox.ac.uk. OSGA’s internal panel will provide information about the selected proposals within 10/15 working days.
  • By  3rdFebruary 2020, the selected proposals will be invited to send the final draft of the application to research@area.ox.ac.uk  and in CC francesca.tucci@area.ox.ac.uk. Please, DO NOT submit it via the Leverhulme Trust portal, but send a pdf file of your application downloaded from the portal;
  • The proposals selected for the OSGA’s support must be completed and submitted via the Leverhulme Trust portal by noon, 17th February 2020.

Because of the formal institutional approval is required both from the Head of the host department and from an administrative officer on behalf of the host institution, OSGA will formally approve the applications and submit them to the University’s Research Services Office no later than 22 February 2020. The Research Services Office will submit process and submit the proposals to the Leverhulme Trust by 27 February 2020 at 4 pm.

Before applying, interested candidates should look through the information available from the Leverhulme Trust.

·         General information about the scheme can be found at

http://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/funding/ECF/ECF.cfm.

·         Eligibility information can be found at

http://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/funding/ECF/eligibility.cfm

·         Application information and further scheme guidance can be found at

http://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/funding/ECF/app_procedure.cfm

Requests for further information are welcome.  Please contact Francesca Tucci, Research Development Officer (francesca.tucci@area.ox.ac.uk).

 

Call for Applicants for 2019-20 Competition

The Oxford School of Global and Area Studies will support applications to the Leverhulme Trust Early-Career Fellowships 2019. The 2019 round will open on 1 January 2019.   Fellowships may be held at universities or at other institutions of higher education in the UK. Applicants must not yet have held a full-time established academic post at a UK university or comparable UK institutions. All candidates must be within four years of their doctoral thesis submission or have equivalent research experience by the time they take up the fellowship. They must also either hold a degree from a UK higher education institution at the time of taking up the fellowship or at the time of application hold an academic position, such as a fixed-term lectureship or fellowship, in the UK. Approximately 100 fellowships are available. Each fellowship provides up to £25,000 per year to cover 50 per cent of the fellow’s total salary costs and may include research expenses o up to £6,f000 per year. Fellowships are tenable for three years full time, but the Trust may consider part time requests. The scheme is based on a pattern of joint support whereby the Leverhulme Trust will contribute 50% of the Fellow’s total salary costs and the balance is to be contributed by the host institution.

Those who are interested to apply for this scheme should note the following OSGA internal application procedure:

  • By December 10th, 2018, please express of interest by sending to erin.gordon@area.ox.ac.uk and in CC francesca.tucci@area.ox.ac.uk, your CV accompanied by the title and an abstract of your research project (100 words) and the name of a potential supervisor in the School
  • By 9th January 2019, please send the first draft of your application.  Please, DO NOT submit it via the Leverhulme Trust portal, but send a pdf file of your application (downloaded from the portal)  to erin.gordon@area.ox.ac.uk and in CC francesca.tucci@area.ox.ac.uk. OSGA’s internal panel will provide information about the selected proposal within 10 days.
  •  By 1st February 2019, please send the final draft of your application to francesca.tucci@area.ox.ac.uk. Please, DO NOT submit it via the Leverhulme Trust portal, but send a pdf file of your application downloaded from the portal.
  • The proposals selected for the OSGA’s support must be completed and submitted via the Leverhulme Trust portal by noon, 11th February 2019.

Because of the formal institutional approval is required both from the Head of the host department and from an administrative officer on behalf of the host institution, OSGA will formally approve the applications and submit them to the University’s Research Services Office no later than 22 February 2019. The Research Services Office will submit process and submit the proposals to the Leverhulme Trust by 28 February 2019 at 4pm .