The next round of Leverhulme’s Research Leadership Awards is now open with a deadline of 10th June 2022.
The scheme aims to support talented scholars who have successfully launched a university career but who need to build a research team of sufficient scale to tackle a distinctive research problem. This creates an opportunity for the development and demonstration of research leadership; that is, for the direction of a modest team or group, whose research may significantly change the established landscape in a particular field of inquiry.
The awards are for up to £1 million to cover staff salaries and associated costs. There is no provision for the salary costs of the Principal Applicant or for replacement teaching.
To be eligible to apply for the Research Leadership Awards, applicants must at the time of application:
- Have at least 2 years full-time or equivalent experience in a research and/or teaching post in a university after the date of their PhD award
- Be at an early stage of their academic career such that the trajectory of their research contribution has not become firmly established
- Have an employment contract that extends beyond the end of the grant award (i.e. beyond 2027 for 4 year awards and 2028 for 5 year awards)
More details about eligibility and eligible costs can be found on the Leverhulme website
Each university is permitted to make only one bid per round. A cross-divisional internal selection panel will be meeting to select the bid for Oxford at the end of March 2022.
How to Apply
The deadline for the internal selection is 4pm on Tuesday 22nd March.
The following documents must be sent to emma.nagel-smith@admin.ox.ac.uk to be considered by the panel:
- Candidate’s CV
- Description of research including (up to 3 pages);
- main aims of the research and the proposed methodology
- how the proposed work will reshape the disciplinary landscape
- the record and promise of the group leader
- the structure and activities of the research team
- A statement from the Head of Department forming a reference for the candidate and explaining how the research subject area is strategically important to the university (1 page).
Outcome of the internal selection will be sent out to applications w/c 4th April.
If you have any questions please contact Emma Nagel-Smith at emma.nagel-smith@admin.ox.ac.uk
