External postdoctoral funding
These are national or international schemes for funding postdoctoral researchers who want to pursue their own programme of research; below, we have listed the ones we are aware of.
Some important general points:
- You should pay close attention to the deadlines and timescales listed on the websites of the schemes below: they do not adhere to the standard US postdoc hiring cycle!
- If you want to host one of these fellowship at Lancaster, a good first step would be to identify and contact a potential mentor: a faculty member who might be interested in your research and able to support you during your time here.
- Regardless of the mentor, you will be expected to come up with your own research proposal: these positions are intended to support those who are developing as independent researchers.
These are typically 3-year fellowships for people with less than 3 years of postdoctoral experience (not counting breaks). You are free to pursue your own research programme.
These are 1- or 2-year positions for people with 8 or fewer years of postdoctoral research (not counting breaks). There are a couple of schemes with slightly different eligibility requirements; if, after reading the descriptions on their website, you are still confused about which might be best for you, please contact us.
These are postdoctoral positions lasting up to 3 years. The application is quite detailed, requiring a substantial research proposal and will involve a review stage and an interview. Although applications can be submitted at any time, there are only two panels each year and the review stage also requires a few months. It is best to contact us early and give plenty of time for EPSRC to process the application.
These are prestigious 8-year fellowships for people with between 3- and 8-years of postdoctoral experience (not counting breaks) who do not currently hold a permanent academic post. If you are interested in applying for this, you will need enthusiastic support from the department so you should contact us first. The deadline for applications is typically very early in the academic year (as early as September) and applications will typically involve a lot of work, so please contact us in plenty of time.