NEW INTERNAL PROCESS AND DEADLINE: UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships (Round 9)
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has pre-announced Round 9 of the Future Leaders Fellowship (FLF) Scheme. The Future Leaders Fellowship Scheme is a cross-council scheme that supports early career researchers, with outstanding potential, to tackle challenging research and develop their own careers.
Oxford is able to submit a maximum of ten applications to the Scheme; therefore an internal coordinated process is being run to select the applications that will be put forward.
Hosting departments and faculties will be expected to commit to provide an open-ended research position for the fellow, to be taken up during or on completion of the fellowship, in line with Oxford’s employment policies.
Application process:
Applicants who wish to be considered for the FLF scheme at Oxford must obtain the endorsement of a hosting department or faculty. Applicants must complete an Expression of Interest (EoI) application form (link below), which must be submitted before Oxford’s internal deadline of 12 noon on Monday 11 March 2024.
- Internal applicants should submit their EoI via IRAMS
- External applicants should submit their EoI via email to the to the appropriate academic department or faculty. A list of academic departments and faculties can be found on the Oxford University website.
Please note that some departments and faculties will have their own selection processes and internal deadlines. Additionally, not all departments and faculties at Oxford are able to support applications to the scheme.
Therefore, applicants are encouraged to consult with their prospective hosting department or faculty at the earliest opportunity, and before submitting an EoI.
Please note that, new for this round of the Scheme, UKRI requires host institutions to collect diversity data for prospective applicants, to provide insights into how the FLF scheme advances equality of opportunity.
If you would like to participate in the FLF Scheme at Oxford, even if you do not ultimately submit an EoI application, please complete the Oxford FLF Diversity Data Survey, which is accessible via this link (the link is also copied below). Your response will be submitted anonymously and individual responses will not be shared, although aggregate data will be reported to UKRI. Please do not complete the survey more than once.
Resources:
IRAMS home page
UKRI assessment criteria (round 7)
UKRI’s FLF Scheme webpage (round 9)
Training and guidance:
Developing a narrative CV: guidance for researchers (Oxford online guidance)
For Oxford staff only: An online presentation entitled “How to write a Narrative CV for funding and fellowship application” is being held on 22 February at 12.30. Please register here to attend the session.
Diversity:
