Clinical Future Leaders Fellowship
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Clinical Future Leaders Fellowship supports clinician scientists with independent cancer research programmes, mentoring and leadership training to establish research groups and advance into academic leadership.
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Funder: Cancer Research UK
Due Dates (Anticipated): February 2027 (Full application) | March 2027 (Outline) | September 2027 (Full application) | October 2027 (Outline)
Funding Amounts: Typically up to £2.5 million over seven years, plus the host’s salary contribution
Summary: Supports clinician scientists establishing independent cancer research programmes and transitioning to clinical academic leadership.
Key Information: Hosts must contribute 50% of the fellow’s salary overall and provide a route to an open-ended UK research position.
Description
Cancer Research UK’s Clinical Future Leaders Fellowship provides long-term support for clinician scientists transitioning to research independence and leadership. It combines funding for an independent cancer research programme with mentoring, career support and leadership training. Its remit includes basic biological discovery, preclinical studies, imaging, radiotherapy, engineering and physical sciences applied to cancer, population research and early detection.
Programmes must address a clearly articulated cancer-related question and normally have a strong discovery element. Strategic priorities include early detection, prevention, children and young people’s cancer, and cancers of unmet need: brain, lung, oesophageal, pancreatic, liver and stomach cancer. Research elsewhere within the scientific remit is also eligible. The fellowship is designed to help researchers establish their own groups while securing a pathway to long-term salaried research employment.
