Funder: Leverhulme Trust
Due Dates (Anticipated): February 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: £3,000–£24,000 for 3–24 months
Summary: Research expenses for retired or partially retired senior researchers to complete their own projects and prepare results for publication.
Key Information: Applicants must live in the UK at least 26 weeks annually and obtain host institutional approval.
Description
The Leverhulme Trust’s Emeritus Fellowships support senior researchers who have retired or partially retired from academic posts. The scheme helps researchers facilitate, integrate or complete their own research output and prepare results for publication. It is not intended to provide general support for a research group or for assistants to conduct the applicant’s research.
The scheme has a broad subject remit and prioritises investigations of a fundamental nature. It excludes studies of disease, illness and disabilities in humans and animals, and research intended to inform clinical practice or develop medical applications. Funding covers practical research expenses, including essential travel, consumables and justified assistance that supports the applicant’s own work.
