UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships: Open to external applicants

Background to the call

was recently announced by UKRI, with a deadline of 4^th July 2023.

Future Leaders Fellowships look to support ambitious research or innovation across UKRI’s remit. They are personal awards to support fellows to develop as impactful and influential leaders in research or innovation who are either:

looking to establish or transition to independence
developing their own original and ambitious plans within a commercial setting.

There is no minimum or maximum award value, and the project can last up to four years, with the option to apply to renew for a further three years. The scheme aims to develop, retain, attract, and sustain research and innovation talent in the UK through funding individuals who can demonstrate the potential to become leading academics in their field.

Future Leader Fellowships at ��ɫֱ��

There is an institutional limit of 2 applications; therefore, the Integrated Research and Impact Support (IRIS) team will be running an internal selection process with a first deadline of 17^th April (submission of candidate CVs to assess eligibility).

��ɫֱ�� welcomes and encourages external applicants to apply for a Future Leader Fellowship to be hosted at ��ɫֱ��, where we will support you in establishing and developing your career. Prospective external candidates who meet the eligibility criteria of the scheme should seek the support of a relevant academic school in the first instance. You are strongly advised to contact appropriate members of staff as soon as possible to informally discuss the proposed project and opportunities at ��ɫֱ��.

Both internal and external candidates must follow the internal selection process outlined below. For further information on this, please contact IRIS: k.high@bangor.ac.uk

Monday 17 April	Deadline to submit CVs to Eleri Jones (eleri.wyn.jones@bangor.ac.uk  so that the panel can assess suitability / eligibility for the scheme. Internal applicants can extract a CV from their PURE profile if it is up to date.
Monday 24 April	Applicants whose CV fits the requirements of the scheme will be invited to submit an internal application. Applicants who are unsuccessful at this stage will be offered follow-up meetings to explore other potential funding.
Friday 28 April	Deadline to confirm via email the Intention to Submit with Eleri Jones (eleri.wyn.jones@bangor.ac.uk) to allow forward planning of reviews, and supportive mentoring. This email includes i) title of project, ii) names of PI iii) a brief summary of the planned project. At this stage, the relevant college and School DoRs will be informed and mentoring put in place to ensure that applicants have the greatest chance of success.
Monday 8 May	Deadline for submission of internal proposals for ��ɫֱ�� review (as e-mailed attachments to eleri.wyn.jones@bangor.ac.uk).
w/c 22 May	Pitch presentations followed by a meeting of the ��ɫֱ�� review panel to select three proposals to be submitted to UKRI (only two will then go on to a full stage submission).
Monday 5 June	Deadline for submission of second-stage internal proposals for ��ɫֱ�� review (as e-mailed attachments to eleri.wyn.jones@bangor.ac.uk).
w/c 12 June	Two applications selected for full submission.
Tuesday 27 June	��ɫֱ�� deadline for applicants to complete submission of all components of the application in Je-S and FEC forms, for final checking by IRIS.
Tuesday 4 July (by 4pm)	Full applications submitted to UKRI via Je-S.