Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowships

Notify Faculty of intention to apply by: 7 October 2024

Funder deadline: 7 November 2024

Apply for funding to complete a piece of research. Open to experienced researchers in all subject areas outside of medical research.

Eligibility

Applicants must:

• hold a post in a UK institution of higher education, or in a museum, art gallery or comparable institution that will extend beyond the duration of the Fellowship
• be experienced researchers, particularly those prevented by routine duties from undertaking or completing a research programme
• be resident in the UK at the time of application
• be a permanent member of the UK scholarly community and able to demonstrate an established track record in their chosen area of research

Priority will be given to applicants whose teaching and administrative duties have significantly impacted their ability to undertake research in the three years prior to their application.

Value and Duration

The maximum value of a Fellowship is £70,000. Fellowships are tenable for between 3 and 24 months. Fellows are required to commit a minimum of 75% of their time to the Fellowship research project during their award period.  Fellowships must be taken up between 1 June in the year the grant is awarded and 1 May the following year.

How to Apply

Applications must be submitted via the Leverhulme Trust Grants Management System. More details can be found on the Leverhulme webpage for this opportunity.

Applications must be approved by Research Administration and receive support from the Head of Department. Expressions of interest should be sent to research@law.ox.ac.uk.

Our deadline for notification of intention to apply is 7 October 2024. Applications should be submitted to Research Services by 31 October 2024. The funder deadline is 4pm 7 November 2024.