Exciting Royal Society Wolfson Fellowship Programme 2025 in the UK (Funded). Apply!
Exciting Royal Society Wolfson Fellowship Programme 2025 in the UK (Funded). Apply!
- Fellowship Program: The Royal Society Wolfson Fellowships Programme
- Funded by: Wolfson Foundation and the Royal Society.
- Career Stage: Senior Career
- Country/s: UK
- Fellowship Coverage: Funded
- Deadline: 04 September 2025
Are you a globally recognized research leader looking to elevate your expertise in the UK? The Royal Society Wolfson Fellowship is currently inviting applications for its 2025 Round 2, providing a valuable chance for mid- and senior-career researchers to move, spearhead innovative projects, and influence the future of STEM in Britain. The Royal Society recognises that diversity is essential for delivering excellence in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
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Objectives of the scheme
- To enable UK universities and research institutions to strategically recruit and attract outstanding research leaders to the UK from overseas by offering long-term support and flexible funding to conduct high-quality research
- To strengthen research and help build a critical mass of excellence in the UK’s best university departments and research institutions in fields considered to be strategically important by the institution
What the fellowship offers
This scheme provides up to five years of funding. Up to £300,000 can be requested and includes the following,
- Salary Enhancement- up to 20% of the total salary
- Research expenses – Including consumables, travel, small pieces of equipment of up to £10,000, and other appropriate and justified costs (including visa costs and fieldwork)
- Research assistance
- PhD studentship(s)
- Relocation and visa costs for Royal Society Wolfson Fellows and their dependents (partner and children).
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Eligibility
- You are a mid- or senior career researcher, with a proven track record for high-quality scientific research, which may include, as appropriate: a strong publication record, being invited to conferences as keynote speaker and evidence of scientific leadership and/or supervising or mentoring junior researchers
- You are currently based overseas and have received a firm offer of employment from the UK host organisation. Nominations will not be accepted for researchers wishing to move between UK institutions
- Your research is within the Royal Society’s remit of natural sciences, which includes but is not limited to biological research and biomedical sciences, chemistry, engineering, mathematics and physics.
Application Timeline
The application process for the Royal Society Wolfson Fellowship 2025 (Round 2) opened on 11 June 2025. Interested applicants must submit their complete applications no later than 04 September 2025. Final decisions on successful candidates will be announced by 31 December 2025.
