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Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowships

We invite researchers to submit an expression of interest for the Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship with Cardiff University as the host organisation.

All candidates must hold a doctorate or have equivalent research experience upon taking up the fellowship. Only those who have not yet held a full-time permanent academic post in a UK university or comparable UK institution will be eligible. Visit the Leverhulme Trust website for further details and full eligibility criteria.

Submit your Expression of Interest

Expressions of interest for the 2026 scheme can now be submitted.

To express interest in this scheme, email risresearchdevelopment@cardiff.ac.uk with the following details:

  • your full name
  • your discipline and the expected host School.

We will put you in touch with your proposed host School.

As an applicant, you must ensure your host School has discussed your intention to apply well in advance of applying. You are strongly recommended to express your interest in this 2026 scheme as early as possible to comply with internal school deadlines, which will be in late 2025.

Please note that the University operates a robust triage and peer review process for all applications to ensure those of the highest quality are submitted to the Leverhulme Trust.

Schools in the Colleges of Biomedical and Life Sciences (BLS) and Physical Sciences and Engineering (PSE) will consider applications to the scheme and will discuss suitability with individual candidates.

Please note that Schools in the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences will not be accepting or supporting applications to this scheme.

Match funding

All applications will be subject to the host School committing to cover the match funding requirements for the scheme.

Enquiries

For general enquiries, contact:

Leverhulme Trust Early Career fellowship