Mathematical sciences early independence fellowship

This opportunity is open to organisations with standard eligibility. .

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) standard eligibility rules apply. For full details, visit .

Applications are welcomed from applicants of all nationalities, including those not currently located in the UK, however, this is subject to the fellowship being based at an .

Who is eligible to apply

To be eligible to apply, you must:

• have completed a PhD with additional postdoctoral experience or equivalent
• show early evidence of capability to be a leading and active researcher
• show evidence of relevant skills, experience, career development and productivity across past appointments

There are no eligibility rules based on years since PhD or whether the applicant currently holds a permanent or open-ended academic position or job role.

Who is not eligible to apply

You are not eligible to apply if:

• you are an established academic (academics who have demonstrated sustained career independence)
• you have held a position where you directed the research vision and supervised postdoctoral staff (more than 12 months)
• you have another application for a UKRI fellowship of this type or an EPSRC new investigator award that is currently being assessed
• you have part of the fellowship project as a grant application with any organisation and your application is being assessed
• you have been awarded a comparable fellowship supporting early independence or a new investigator award from any organisation
• you have secured grants as a project lead, that include support for and leading of research staff such as postdoctoral research associates as this would indicate you have already made the step-change to independence. This excludes Mathematical Sciences Small Grants due to the short-term nature of the grant

We encourage applications from candidates who have taken a non-standard career path after their first degree.

We also welcome applications from candidates who want to move back into research after a career break or any other type of break from active research.

Research organisations

We expect research organisations to actively use an inclusive approach to selecting and maximising the diversity of the candidates they intend to support. UKRI expects that host organisations consider diversity broadly to include discipline, backgrounds, career paths, thought and approach as well as protected characteristics. See .

If you are a research organisation, you must:

• make sure that the experience, aims and aspirations of the applicant are suitable for a fellowship application at this career stage
• commit to supporting the applicant to ensure their knowledge and expertise in implementing good practice and in creating a modern and inclusive research environment is continually updated
• identify the additional support you will provide to ensure successful fellowship delivery and opportunities for the applicant to expand or enhance their current role

International researchers

The does not apply to this funding opportunity. As such grants submitted to this funding opportunity cannot include a Norway-based Project Co-Lead (international).

You should include all international collaborators (or UK partners not based at approved organisations) as project partners.

Resubmissions

We will not accept uninvited resubmissions of projects that have been submitted to UKRI or any other funder.