Industrial Fellowships
Forecasted
Industrial Fellowships support academics and industrialists through engineering research secondments between industry and academia to strengthen partnerships, transfer knowledge and address industrial problems.
Funder: Royal Academy of Engineering
Due Dates (Anticipated): February 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to £50,000 per annum; £100,000 total cap for fellowships exceeding one year; six months to two years
Summary: Supports collaborative engineering research through industry–academia secondments that strengthen partnerships, transfer knowledge and generate use-inspired impact.
Key Information: Industrial partners must provide auditable in-kind and/or cash contributions proportionate to company size.
Description
The Royal Academy of Engineering’s Industrial Fellowships enable mid-career academics and industrialists to undertake collaborative engineering research through secondments in either direction between industry and academia. Open to all engineering disciplines, the scheme supports new and existing partnerships, with one partner hosting the other. Its priorities are to establish or enhance joint research, strengthen corporate and personal links, improve knowledge transfer and focus research on use-inspired impact.
Projects address real industrial problems while bringing academic and industrial perspectives together. Academics can develop research with practical applications and improve the industrial relevance of their teaching; companies can develop techniques or technologies and extend their research capabilities. Alongside research support, the programme offers bespoke training, networking and membership of the Awardee Excellence Community. Fellowships lasting more than one year receive an Academy Fellow as an expert mentor.
