Sector transition: UKRI policy fellowships 2026 (Fellowship)
UK Research and Innovation, BBSRC, AHRC, EPSRC, ESRC, MRC, NERC, STFC
What it funds
Apply for this sector transition fellowship to transfer knowledge and skills across academic and policy sectors and increase sector porosity. You will spend 18 months as a UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) core policy fellow, a Natural Hazards and Resilience policy fellow or a What Works Innovation fellow to inform policy to address pressing national and global challenges.The full economic cost (FEC) of your project can be up to:£180,000 for Core Policy fellowships£220,000 for What Works Innovat
Who can apply
This funding opportunity enables applicants to apply to one of 50 specific fellowship positions with a select group of host partners. Specifications for each of the fellowship positions offered by host partners can be found in the ‘What are we looking for’ section of this guidance.Whilst eligibility and assessment criteria apply at a funding opportunity level, as detailed within this guidance, you must also ensure that you can meet any additional eligibility and assessment criteria within the specifications for the fellowship position you are applying to, before submitting an application. This may include criteria relevant to security clearance requirements or nationality requirements.This opportunity is open to organisations with standard eligibility. Check if your organisation is eligible.Who is eligible to applyThis funding opportunity is open to academics who hold a doctorate or who can evidence equivalent research experience, can demonstrate relevant subject matter or methodological expertise, and are aiming to transfer knowledge and skills across academic and policy sectors to enable new approaches.The requirement for applicants to demonstrate that they hold a doctorate or eq
How to apply
Click here to start an application on the UKRI Funding Service: https://funding-service.ukri.org/OPP1287/apply/1320 We are running this funding opportunity on the new UKRI Funding Service, so please ensure that your organisation is registered. You cannot apply on the Joint Electronic Submissions (Je-S) system.The fellow is responsible for completing the application process on the Funding Service, but we expect all team members and project partners to contribute to the application.Only the lead research organisation can submit an application to UKRI.To applySelect ‘Start application’ near the beginning of this Funding finder page:Confirm you are the fellowSign in or create a Funding Service account. To create an account, select your organisation, verify your email address, and set a passwordAnswer questions directly in the text boxes. You can save your answers and come back to complete th
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