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
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.
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.
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Funder |
Call |
Opens/Outline |
Full Application Date |
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Wellcome Trust |
Open |
22/05/2025 |
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Wellcome Trust |
Open |
24/07/2025 |
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BBRSC |
Closed |
07/05/2025 |
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MRC |
18/06/2025 |
10/09/2025 |
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European Commission |
Open |
10/09/2025 |
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CRUK |
Open |
02/10/2025 | |
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The Royal Society |
Closed |
18/03/2025 |
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The Royal Society |
15/07/2025 |
10/09/2025 |
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NERC |
Closed |
03/01/2025 |
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Imperial College London |
Open |
Application information is available here |
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For any other Fellowships – please contact the Research and Fellowships Committee for guidance
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Fellowships
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.