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Leverhulme Trust (scheme funder)
Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship - CRASSH
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A salaried, three-year research fellowship for early-career researchers to undertake a significant piece of publishable work at a UK university. The CRASSH route supports applications through participating Centres.
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Do I qualify
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Everyone needs
- career stage Early-career researcher with a research record
- Not open to: career stage Previously held or concurrently hold a full-time permanent academic post in a UK university or non-UK institu…
- degree Doctorate by the time the Fellowship is taken up
- degree If registered for a doctorate at any time, submit the doctoral thesis for viva voce examination by 4pm on the…
- Not open to: enrolment Registered for degrees or professional or vocational qualifications when commencing the Fellowship
- degree Doctoral thesis submitted for viva voce examination no more than four years before the closing date, subject …
- Not open to: career stage Held or currently hold postdoctoral positions pursuing their own research project totalling three or more years
- Not open to: career stage Previously held a Leverhulme Study Abroad Studentship for postdoctoral research
+7 more requirements
- Not open to: career stage Receiving a stipendiary Fellowship concurrently with the Early Career Fellowship
- institution UK university with research degree-awarding powers
- United Kingdom
- institution Mentor and host department confirmed before the internal competition deadline
- institution Host department secures matching funding before the closing date and allocates it specifically to the applicant
- institution Host-university matching funding comes from generally available funds and is not associated with other univer…
- Maximum one application per candidate per year
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- degree Any degree from a UK higher education institution by the time of taking up the Fellowship
- institution UK academic position at the application deadline, commenced at least four months before the closing date
- institution No UK degree; UK academic post commenced after October 2026; continuous UK academic employment for more than …
- Not open to: institution For the UK academic-position route, academic posts begun after October 2024 or employment of less than four m…
Preferences and flexible criteria (2)
- Proposed research project is not a reworking or mere extension of the candidate’s doctoral research
- institution Nominate a new host university if the applicant has not moved institutions during their academic career, or d…
Not open to:
full-time permanent academic post; permanent post does not include any research; registered for degrees, professional or vocational qualifications; began their academic post after October 2024; employed for less than four months prior to the deadline; unless they meet continuous employment criteria;…
full-time permanent academic post; permanent post does not include any research; registered for degrees, professional or vocational qualifications; began their academic post after October 2024; employed for less than four months prior to the deadline; unless they meet continuous employment criteria; totalling (individually or in combination) 3 or more years; held a Leverhulme Study Abroad Studentship for postdoctoral research; in receipt of a stipendiary FellowshipShow the full text
- Level of study
- Postdoctoral
- Fields of study
- Any
What's covered Partial funding
- Funding type
- Partial funding
- Funding details
- up to £6,000 a year will be available for research expenses; up to a maximum of £56,000 in year one of the award; up to a maximum of £28,000 in years two and three; the balance is to be contributed by the host university.; travel and subsistence for research trips in the UK or overseas; including accommodation; subsistence (including accommodation); up to £2,500 each are eligible
- Duration
- 2-3 years
- Host country
- United Kingdom
- Host institution
- University of Cambridge (CRASSH)
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- Read the Leverhulme Trust’s application guidance and eligibility rules before applying. Required
- Before the internal deadline, confirm a mentor and host department. On the cover sheet, list the participating CRASSH Centre you wish to be hosted by; name the proposed mentor and department in the “Proposed academic host” section. Required
- Submit the CRASSH internal application through the online application system, including the completed cover sheet, brief CV, and drafts of the three Leverhulme application items: major publications list, current-research statement, and detailed research proposal. Required
- Arrange for two referees, at least one from outside Cambridge, to upload their letters directly through the online application system. The letters should be from two of the three referees who would support the eventual Leverhulme application if selected. Required
- If selected, complete the eventual Leverhulme application with the host institution and ensure the host university obtains the required institutional approvals and submits the application to the Trust by the closing date. Required
- Deadline
- 16 October 2026
- Deadline notes
- CRASSH applicants’ materials are due by 12:00 noon; referees’ letters are due by 17:00 on 16 October 2026. If selected, the later Leverhulme application must be approved and submitted by the host university by 4pm on 18 February 2027.
- Application cycle
- 2026 application cycle
- Notes
- The Fellowship must commence between 1 September 2027 and 1 May 2028. The CRASSH route is for applications hosted by the Centre for Geopolitics, Cambridge Digital Humanities, or the Centre for Pandemic Risk Management; applicants specify their Centre and proposed mentor/department. The Trust excludes studies of disease, illness and disabilities in humans and animals, and research intended to inform clinical practice or develop medical applications. Host-university matching funding is required.
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