Apply for Future Leader Fellowships (FLFs)

Information about the next round of UKRI Future Leader Fellowships will be available here.

 

Fellowship Opportunities

The Department of Life Science’s programme for externally-funded Independent Research Fellowships is designed to establish research leaders within a world-class research environment and with access to cutting-edge facilities. Independent Fellows will also benefit from:

  • Review and feedback of their application,
  • Mentorship during their fellowship and progress to an academic position,
  • Access to excellent postgraduate research students to support their work,
  • Joining a strong and active community of independent fellows across the college.


We accept informal applications all year round; see below for guidance on the application process.

For further information please get in touch with the Research and Fellowships Committee

Fellowships

Information for Applicants

If you see an opportunity to apply for a Fellowship based in the Department of Life Sciences, you should first make contact and discuss your application with a potential sponsor who is currently at Imperial. A list of Research Themes, Research Groups and contacts is available from this link (Research Themes).

We ask that you submit your CV and a short summary of your proposed project, including a career development plan, to your sponsor.

The sponsor will forward your application, with a letter of support, to the Departmental Research and Fellowships Committee for review and consideration with regards to the current departmental activities and priorities.

A decision will then be made whether your application will be supported by the Department.

Feedback will be available in all cases.

Information for Sponsors

If you are planning on sponsoring an applicant, please submit a short reference and an outline of the support you will be providing to the applicant to the Research and Fellowships Committee, along with the applicant's CV and short summary.

The Research and Fellowships Committee will then assess the fit of the applicant to the Department's activities.

Supported Fellowships and more

 Funder

 Call

Opens/Outline

 Full Application Date

Wellcome Trust

Wellcome Early Career Award

Open

22/05/2025

Wellcome Trust

Wellcome Career Development Awards

Open

24/07/2025

BBRSC

BBSRC Fellowship Scheme

Closed

07/05/2025

MRC

Career Development Award 

18/06/2025

10/09/2025

European Commission

Marie Sklodowska-Curie 

Open

10/09/2025

CRUK

Career Development Fellowship 

Open

02/10/2025

The Royal Society

Newton International Fellowship 

Closed

18/03/2025

The Royal Society

University Research Fellowship  

15/07/2025

10/09/2025

NERC

Independent Research Fellowship

Closed

03/01/2025

Imperial College London

Imperial College Research Fellowship

Open

Application information is available here

For any other Fellowships – please contact the Research and Fellowships Committee for guidance

 

 

 

Fellowships

Lectureships

Lectureships

We have a strong history of being able to offer our Research Fellows tenure within the Department of Life Sciences as Lecturers/Readers. Fellows that have been successful include: James Murray, Cristina Banks-Leite, Abigail Clements, Giorgio Gilestro and Nadia Guerra.

Postgraduate research

Interested in studying a PhD at the Department of Life Sciences? Find out more about postgraduate research opportunties.