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UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships Round 11 — Academic Stream

Supports early-career United Kingdom researchers at universities and institutes through UKRI Future Leaders Academic fellowships for independent research leadership.

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The UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships (FLF) is a flagship cross-council programme administered jointly by all eight UKRI councils — AHRC, BBSRC, ESRC, EPSRC, Innovate UK, MRC, NERC, and STFC — to develop the next generation of research and innovation leaders. Round 11 of the programme was announced with a total fund of £110 million shared across academic and non-academic streams. The academic stream

Early-career researcher fellowships spanning all UKRI research domains — including AHRC, BBSRC, ESRC, EPSRC, MRC, NERC, and STFC — hosted at UK universities.

CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.Annual
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.48–84 months
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Grant
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.20%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.£110M

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Last verified: 22 Jul 2026Source: www.ukri.org