Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowships
Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowships at CRASSH support innovative independent research in the arts, humanities, and social sciences within an interdisciplinary Cambridge environment.
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Funder: Centre for Research in the Arts Social Sciences and Humanities
Due Dates: February 19, 2026 (Leverhulme Trust closing date) | October 16, 2026 (CRASSH internal application and reference deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to £56,000 salary (year 1), up to £28,000/year (years 2–3) plus up to £6,000/year research expenses; 3-year fellowship; host institution provides matching funds.
Summary: Supports early career researchers to pursue innovative arts, social sciences, or humanities research at Cambridge, hosted by an interdisciplinary CRASSH centre.
Key Information: Strict eligibility on PhD submission date, UK degree/employment, and prior postdoc experience; internal Cambridge deadline precedes Leverhulme submission.
Description
The Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowships, hosted at the University of Cambridge through the Centre for Research in the Arts Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH), provide early career researchers with the opportunity to undertake independent, innovative research in the arts, humanities, or social sciences. Fellows are hosted by one of CRASSH’s interdisciplinary centres—such as the Centre for Geopolitics, Cambridge Digital Humanities, or the Centre for Pandemic Risk Management—benefiting from a vibrant research environment, mentorship, and cross-disciplinary collaboration. The scheme aims to help promising researchers establish themselves in academia and foster research of fundamental, non-clinical significance.
