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.
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.
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