Information and links on fellowships, with relevance to early career researchers in the College. Winning a fellowship is an exciting first step to embarking on an independent career and leading your own research team. These pages provide information about fellowships with relevance to early career researchers within the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine. Writing fellowship applications takes significant amounts of time and energy. We encourage you to discuss your fellowship application with senior colleagues well in advance of the submission date, often up to a year before, and to choose the right fellowship to fit your research niche and career stage.The University has extensive mentoring, researcher development opportunities and resources to help you craft your proposal. You can find further information and resources on the Edinburgh Research Office’s SharePoint and the Researcher Development webpages: What's On – ERO regularly runs workshops and development opportunities for researchers, including on ‘How to Write a Competitive Fellowship Application’, sessions on ‘Narrative CVs’, and writing retreats for fellowship applicants or for funders such as UKRI and the Wellcome Trust. Develop Your Idea - HomeIdentify Funding - HomeCraft your Application - HomeResearcher Development | Edinburgh Research OfficeCareer and researcher development | Support for Researchers | Support for ResearchersTypes of fellowshipThese include:External fellowshipsInternal fellowshipsCareer break fellowshipsPost-doctoral fellowshipsTravelling, training fellowshipsSmall grants and pump-priming awards**PLEASE NOTE THE INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE IS NOT EXHAUSTIVE AND YOU SHOULD ALSO CONSULT OTHER RESOURCES TO FIND SUITABLE FUNDING/FELLOWSHIP SCHEMESFurther resourcesA wide range of further resources, including examples of successful fellowship applications, information on types of funding, and how to find your local funding administrators are available at the Edinburgh Research Office pages, and in particular their pages on winning research funding.Edinburgh Research OfficeFellowship Application Guide - Fellowships | Support for Researchers | Support for Researchers‘Benefits of Writing Fellowship Applications’ – by Anna Pilz (2023) – Researcher Development Blog External fellowships Winning an external fellowship is often the first step when transitioning to independence. Internal fellowships Information about internally-funded tenure-track fellowships. Fellowships after career break or change Specific fellowships for those who have had a career break. External post-doctoral fellowships Information about, and links to, key external fellowships available to recent PhD graduates. Travelling and training fellowships Small awards to facilitate collaborative visits and training. Small grants and pump-priming awards Small grants to enable key experiments required for publications or larger grant applications. This article was published on Monday 9 September 2024
