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Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship 2027

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An eight-year fellowship supporting outstanding early-career scientists with a current need for flexible support to build an independent research career. It supports cutting-edge research and offers flexible working arrangements.

Do I qualify 8 requirements for everyone + route options

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Everyone needs

  • nationality all nationalities
  • demonstrate a need for flexible support due to personal circumstances, current or by the start of the Fellowship
  • ongoing rather than potential need for flexibility
  • Not open to: institution holds a tenure-track faculty position or permanent post in a university or not-for-profit research organisation
  • Not open to: career stage holds or previously held an equivalent UK fellowship establishing an independent research group and independe…
  • research within the Royal Society remit of natural sciences
  • Not open to: clinical or interventional research on humans at individual or group level; social sciences; humanities, unle…
  • institution fellowship held at a UK Higher Education Institute; UK Research Council-supported Research Institute; not-for…

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  • degree completed PhD
  • career stage no more than six years of actual research experience since the PhD by the closing date
Preferences and flexible criteria (1)
  • career stage career breaks and part-time working are taken into consideration; part-time research experience is pro-rated …

Not open to: tenure-track faculty position; permanent post (including a proleptic position) in a university or not-for-profit research organisation; equivalent fellowship within the UK to establish an independent research group and therefore independent researcher status; clinical or interventional research on h…

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tenure-track faculty position; permanent post (including a proleptic position) in a university or not-for-profit research organisation; equivalent fellowship within the UK to establish an independent research group and therefore independent researcher status; clinical or interventional research on humans at the individual or group level, social sciences, or humanities, unless otherwise stated

Who is eligible
All nationalities explicitly accepted
Level of study
Postdoctoral
Fields of study
Natural sciences
What's covered Fully funded
Funding type
Fully funded
Funding details
Eight-year fellowship with a maximum of £1,907,400 in funding (funded by the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade). Covers the Research Fellow's basic salary and oncosts set by the host (80% contribution) and research expenses (a minimum of £30,000 per annum expected; consumables, equipment and travel at 100%), plus support for childcare costs arising from conferences or collaborative research visits. Years six to eight depend on a mid-fellowship review.
Duration
4+ years
Host country
United Kingdom
Host institution
A UK Higher Education Institute (HEI), UK Research Council-supported Research Institute (RCI), not-for-profit research institute (IRO), or Public Sector Research Establishment (PSRE). No specific host institution is named.
What I need Not listed here
In-person requirements
In-person requirement unclear

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How to apply

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  1. Read the entire Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowships 2027 scheme notes before proceeding with an application. Required Open this official step
  2. Register for and log in to Flexi-Grant to access the grant management system. Required Open this official step
  3. Complete the application form on Flexi-Grant, including a research proposal and costs for eight years. Required
  4. Ensure the Head of Department, nominated referees, and Research Office complete their contributions before the round closes; these are required for successful submission. Required
  5. Submit the completed application online through Flexi-Grant before the closing deadline. Required
Deadline
29 October 2026
Deadline notes
A subsequent round is expected to open in the month beginning 01 September 2027 and close in the month ending 31 October 2027; these are expected dates.
Deadline timezone
UK Time
Application cycle
2026 application cycle
Notes
Fellowships are expected to commence between 1 October 2027 and 1 January 2028. Funding for years six to eight is conditional on satisfactory progress and completion of a mid-fellowship review at the start of year four. Shortlisted applicants are interviewed; the 2027-round interviews are scheduled for 16–17 June 2027. Contributions from the Head of Department, nominated referees, and Research Office must be completed before the application round closes. Candidates are not required to move host organisations.

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