UK Research and Innovation's Future Leaders Fellowship scheme is a fantastic opportunity for us to develop those early career researchers who are ready to transition to or establish their research independence. Not only is this an opportunity for us to support our rising stars, but it is also an opportunity for external candidates to join the research community at the University of Plymouth. The fellowships are open to applicants from varied backgrounds and career paths, and we welcome all applications, including those who are looking to return to research after a break or time in other roles.
Round 8 of this scheme closed on on 4 July 2023 and we are expecting Round 9 to open in early 2024. UKRI have not yet been able to confirm that Round 9 will go ahead, or whether the opportunity will have any changes to previous rounds. However, we would like to run our expression of interest process regardless due to the likelihood that the scheme will run or a similar one in its place. If for any reason Round 9 does not run in 2024, we will guide all applicants to this process through a pathway of support for making an appropriate application to an equivalent and relevant scheme. The FLF scheme is usually demand managed by UKRI so we are limited on the number of applicants we can support. Therefore we are running an internal competition to identify the strongest candidates, both at the University of Plymouth and elsewhere. The deadline for applications to the internal competition is 09:00 Monday 11 December 2023.
Please note that applications to UKRI where the fellowship is intended to be held at the University of Plymouth must be made via the process outlined below to ensure you have approved support from the proposed host Department.
