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Postdoctoral Research Training Fellowships for Clinicians (Closed)

Enabling clinicians to undertake high-quality postdoctoral training that will allow them to develop their long-term research interests.

Lead applicant career stage:

  • Postdoctoral research

Administering organisation location:

  • Republic of Ireland
  • UK

Funding duration:

2 to 4 years

Funding amount:

£250,000 to £400,000

Strategic programme:

Not aligned to our strategic programmes

Frequency:

N/A

Coapplicants:

N/A
Schemes
Schemes

Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellowships (Closed)

Offering recently qualified postdoctoral researchers the opportunity to start independent research careers, working in some of the best research environments in the world.

Lead applicant career stage:

  • Postdoctoral research

Administering organisation location:

  • UK
  • Republic of Ireland

Funding duration:

4 years

Funding amount:

£300,000, including salary, fellowship supplement and research expenses

Strategic programme:

Not aligned to our strategic programmes

Frequency:

N/A

Coapplicants:

N/A
Press release
Press release

Dust as art: donors required

Artist Serena Korda is making an unusual request. She has asked the public to donate dust, collected from their houses, workplaces or other locations, to form an artwork that…
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Schemes

Research Career Re-entry Fellowships (Closed)

Offering postdoctoral research scientists the opportunity to re-establish their scientific careers after a continuous break from research of at least two years.

Lead applicant career stage:

  • Leading a research programme
  • Postdoctoral research
  • Returning to research

Administering organisation location:

  • UK
  • Republic of Ireland

Funding duration:

Up to 4 years

Funding amount:

Salary and research expenses covered

Strategic programme:

Not aligned to our strategic programmes

Frequency:

N/A

Coapplicants:

N/A
Schemes
Schemes

Clinical Research Career Development Fellowships (Closed)

Enabling clinically active healthcare professionals to continue their research at postdoctoral level and develop scientific independence. 

Lead applicant career stage:

  • Leading a research programme
  • Postdoctoral research

Administering organisation location:

  • UK
  • Republic of Ireland

Funding duration:

Up to 8 years (see the 'What we offer' section on this page for an update on stage 2 funding beyond 2021)

Funding amount:

Salary and research expenses covered

Strategic programme:

Not aligned to our strategic programmes

Frequency:

N/A

Coapplicants:

N/A
Schemes
Schemes

Research Fellowships in Humanities and Social Science (Closed)

Supporting postdoctoral researchers in health-related humanities and social sciences who do not hold established academic posts.

Lead applicant career stage:

  • Leading a research programme
  • Postdoctoral research
  • Returning to research

Administering organisation location:

N/A

Funding duration:

Up to 3 years

Funding amount:

Salary and research expenses covered

Strategic programme:

Not aligned to our strategic programmes

Frequency:

N/A

Coapplicants:

N/A
Press release
Press release

Nurturing tomorrow's research leaders

Humans have strong preferences for fairness and equality, and these preferences motivate altruistic behaviour. But what is it that makes us behave unselfishly towards others…
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Schemes

Research Career Development Fellowships (Closed)

Providing support for postdoctoral researchers at academic organisations in the Republic of Ireland who aim to become independent scientists leading their own group.

Lead applicant career stage:

  • Leading a research programme

Administering organisation location:

  • Republic of Ireland

Funding duration:

5 years

Funding amount:

Salary and research expenses covered

Strategic programme:

Not aligned to our strategic programmes

Frequency:

N/A

Coapplicants:

N/A
Policies grant conditions
Policies grant conditions

Research misconduct

Find out how we define 'research misconduct', what we expect from people and organisations we fund, how we handle allegations and what sanctions we may apply.
News and announcementsExpert perspective
News and announcementsExpert perspective

Researchers pay the cost of research

Excellence in research shouldn’t come at the expense of those who make it happen.
Author
Diversity and inclusion
Diversity and inclusion

Open research

We want the research we fund – like publications, data, software and materials – to be open and accessible, so it can have the greatest possible impact.
News and announcementsResearcher story
News and announcementsResearcher story

Albert's story: a search for the ideal research environment

Albert always knew the type of research he wanted to do. But to find the right research environment he had to move from industry to academia, and to a new country.
Research funding
Research funding

SFI-HRB-Wellcome Research Partnership

Some researchers in the Republic of Ireland are funded through our partnership with Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) and the Health Research Board (HRB).