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Future Leaders Fellowships Round 11 — Academic Track

Supports United Kingdom research leaders in all disciplines to build independent programmes via UKRI Future Leaders Academic fellowships.

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The Future Leaders Fellowships Round 11 — Academic Track is a flagship UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) programme designed to develop the next generation of research and innovation leaders at UK universities, NHS trusts, and eligible research institutes. The fellowships are administered across all eight UKRI councils — AHRC, BBSRC, EPSRC, ESRC, Innovate UK, MRC, NERC, and STFC — making them genui…

All disciplines within UKRI remit (AHRC, BBSRC, EPSRC, ESRC, Innovate UK, MRC, NERC, Research England, STFC).

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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