Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowships
The Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowships at CRASSH support early career researchers in the arts, social sciences, or humanities to pursue independent, interdisciplinary projects at Cambridge.
Funder: Centre for Research in the Arts Social Sciences and Humanities
Due Dates: October 16, 2026 (Cambridge internal and reference deadline) | February 19, 2027 (Leverhulme Trust application deadline, projected)
Funding Amounts: Up to £56,000 salary (year 1), £28,000 (years 2–3) from Leverhulme Trust plus Cambridge match-funding; up to £6,000/year for research expenses; 3-year duration.
Summary: Supports early career researchers in arts, social sciences, or humanities to undertake independent projects at Cambridge within CRASSH interdisciplinary Centres.
Key Information: Highly competitive; strict eligibility on doctorate timing, UK degree/employment, and mobility.
Description
The Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowships at the University of Cambridge, coordinated through the Centre for Research in the Arts Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH), are designed to enable promising early career researchers to develop independent research within Cambridge’s vibrant interdisciplinary community. These fellowships are open to those in the arts, social sciences, and humanities who have recently completed their doctorates and are seeking to establish their own research trajectory. Fellows benefit from the intellectual environment at CRASSH and receive match-funding from the Isaac Newton Trust, with the opportunity to be hosted by one of several participating Centres, including Cambridge Digital Humanities, the Centre for Geopolitics, or the Centre for Pandemic Risk Management.
