UK Research & Innovation Future Leaders Fellowships 2026 – YOA

Deadline: June 16, 2026

Applications are open for the UK Research & Innovation Future Leaders Fellowships 2026. The UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship scheme (FLF) goals to develop, retain, appeal to and maintain analysis and innovation expertise within the UK. Providing as much as seven years of funding, for at the very least 550 early-profession researchers and innovators, the scheme will sort out troublesome and novel challenges. It will develop the robust provide of proficient people wanted to make sure that UK analysis and innovation proceed to be world class.

UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships will be held at any UK-based organisation presently registered as eligible to apply to the analysis councils (for instance greater schooling institutes, analysis council institutes and eligible impartial analysis organisations) or Innovate UK. Companies or different privately owned analysis organisations are inspired to host UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships if they’ll present an innovation and/or analysis atmosphere of worldwide standing.

This funding OPPORTUNITY goals to:

• develop, retain, appeal to and maintain analysis and innovation expertise within the UK
• foster new analysis and innovation profession paths together with these on the educational, enterprise and interdisciplinary boundaries, and facilitate motion of individuals between sectors
• present sustained funding and assets for one of the best early profession researchers and innovators
• present lengthy-time period, versatile funding to sort out troublesome and novel challenges, and help adventurous, formidable programmes

Funding

• The complete fund is as much as £110,000,000.

Eligibility

• Open to Researchers and innovators who’re both transitioning to or establishing independence or creating their very own unique and impressive plans inside a business setting. There is not any eligibility guidelines based mostly on whether or not you presently maintain a everlasting or open-ended place or job function.
• Fellowships should be held at a UK-based organisation that meets the next standards:
  • a UK-based organisation presently registered as eligible to apply for funding from UKRI
  • any non-educational organisation eligible to obtain subsidies from the UK authorities that may present an innovation or analysis atmosphere of worldwide standing
  • educational-hosted candidates (together with NHS trusts) ought to apply by way of the UKRI Funding Service and non-educational hosted candidates (together with charities) by way of Innovation Funding Service. Catapults ought to apply via the Funding Service if eligible, if not they’ll apply by way of the Innovation Funding Service

Application

UKRI should obtain your application by 16 June 2026 4:00pm UK time. You will be unable to apply after this time.

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For extra data, go to UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships.