STFC is offering up to 10 Ernest Rutherford Fellowships to outstanding researchers at an early stage of their career. The aim is to support future scientific leaders to establish a strong, independent research programme.
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Search and filter this listYou can apply for travel and subsistence in support of competitively awarded science observation time at astronomy facilities available to the UK research community.
You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for STFC funding.
Apply for funding to collaborate with researchers in Africa supporting physics-led projects on climate, energy and fundamental physics for the African economy.
You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for STFC funding and have a project co-lead based in an eligible African country.
The Metascience Grants Programme funds cutting-edge research into more effective ways of conducting and supporting research and development (R&D).
You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) funding.
Successful applicants to the Future Leaders Fellowships (FLF) can apply to extend their four-year fellowship by up to a further three years. Renewals will continue to support the development of a leading-edge fellow and further their work to undertake adventurous, ambitious programmes that tackle difficult and novel challenges.
Apply for funding for a Digital Research Technical Professional (RTP) Skills NetworkPlus which brings together disciplines, sectors and domains to address cross-cutting challenges related to digital RTP skills and careers.
You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UKRI funding.
Apply for funding to commercialise your technology or science developed from the STFC particle physics, astronomy and nuclear physics (PPAN) community.
The STFC early stage research and development scheme aims to support the PPAN community to develop technology and science towards commercialisation.
You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for STFC funding.
Apply for funding to support gravitational waves research.
Proposals must meet STFC’s particle astrophysics gravitational waves remit.
You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for STFC funding.
UKRI and FNR have signed a memorandum of understanding to enable and support applications between researchers in the UK and Luxembourg. UKRI will fund the UK component and FNR will fund the Luxembourg component of the application.
Conditions will differ depending on the funding opportunity.
Claim back travel and subsistence costs when visiting an astronomy telescope. The visit must be for competitively awarded science observation time.
You must be a UK-based researcher at an eligible UK institution.
You must not already hold or have access to a travel grant from the Panel for the Allocation of Telescope Time (PATT).