Fellowship Opportunities

Over the years we have been successful in supporting strong candidates to receive highly prestigious personal fellowships held within our group.

A list of fellowship schemes is provided below, with details about eligibility, application procedures and closing dates. Interested candidates are strongly encouraged to contact Professor Alberto Vecchio (e-mail: av [at] star.sr.bham.ac.uk) at least six weeks prior to the deadline. For selected schemes, such as the STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellowship and the Royal Society URF, additional specific deadlines apply (see below).

STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellowship. Please submit your draft application material to Professor Alberto Vecchio (e-mail: av [at] star.sr.bham.ac.uk ) no later than 15 July 2019 to be considered for the Birmingham internal selection process. 

Royal Society University Research Fellowship. Please contact Professor Alberto Vecchio (e-mail: av [at] star.sr.bham.ac.uk) no later than 15 July 2019  

Royal Society Newton International Fellowship. The 2019 round is now closed.

Marie Sklodowska-Curie actions - Research Fellowship Programme. The next submission deadline is 11/9/2019. If you would like to apply with Birmingham as your host institution please contact Professor Alberto Vecchio (e-mail: av [at] star.sr.bham.ac.uk) no later than 15 July 2019  

  • Full list of STFC fellowship schemes is available at http://www.stfc.ac.uk/funding/fellowships/.
  • Full list of the Royal Society fellowships is available at https://royalsociety.org/grants/schemes/.
  • Full list of EPSRC fellowship programmes is available at https://www.epsrc.ac.uk/skills/fellows/.