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International Development Research @ Cambridge

 

The UK Research and Innovation Future Leaders Fellowships (FLF) aim to grow the strong supply of talented individuals needed to ensure that UK research and innovation continues to be world class.

Call type: individual Fellowships

The fellowships are offered as a single scheme across the entire UKRI remit, with no ringfenced budgets for specific areas and no barriers to interdisciplinary or cross-sector research. Applications can be made in any area supported by UKRI.

Objectives

  • to develop, retain, attract and sustain research and innovation talent in the UK 
  • to foster new research and innovation career paths including those at the academic/business and interdisciplinary boundaries, and facilitate movement of people between sectors
  • to provide sustained funding and resources for the best early career researchers and innovators
  • to provide long-term, flexible funding to tackle difficult and novel challenges, and support adventurous, ambitious programmes.

Eligibility

This cross-UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) scheme will support early career researchers and innovators with outstanding potential in universities, UK registered businesses, and other research and user environments including research councils' institutes and laboratories.

Host organisationsyou must submit an expression of interest for each of the applicants you intend to submit to the first round by 7 June 2018.

Funding level

Fellow's salary and justified research, staff and training costs, for up to 7 years  on a 4+3 model, with a review in year four.

 

For full details of this funding opportunity please visit the UKRI website.

 

Welcome to Cambridge Global Challenges

Cambridge Global Challenges is the Interdisciplinary Research Centre (IRC) of the University of Cambridge that aims to enhance the contribution of its research towards addressing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, with a particular focus on the poorest half of the world’s population.

 

Join the Interdisciplinary Research Centre

Register to Cambridge Global Challenges and to the IRC's mailing list here.

 

Learn about the support we provide 

Learn how Cambridge Global Challenges can support your research here.

 

Contact us

coordinator@gci.cam.ac.uk​