Philip Leverhulme Prizes
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Philip Leverhulme Prizes support early-career researchers with internationally impactful work, funding research assistance, teaching replacement and other costs to advance their promising research careers.
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Funder: Leverhulme Trust
Due Dates (Anticipated): May 2027 (Closing date)
Funding Amounts: £100,000 per prize over 2–3 years
Summary: Supports early-career researchers whose work has had international impact and whose future research careers are exceptionally promising.
Key Information: Nominees must hold a salaried permanent post or long-term fellowship at an eligible UK university, and nominations must come from their head of department.
Description
The Leverhulme Trust’s Philip Leverhulme Prizes recognise researchers at an early stage of their careers whose work has already had international impact and whose future research careers are exceptionally promising. Established in 2001, the prizes commemorate Philip Leverhulme, the Third Viscount Leverhulme and grandson of the Trust’s founder, William Hesketh Lever.
The prizes support the advancement of winners’ research, with funding available for research assistance, teaching replacement, travel, consumables, technical support and computing costs. Six broad subject areas are considered each year on a three-year rotation spanning the sciences, humanities, social sciences, engineering and arts. The Trust prioritises investigations of a fundamental nature, excluding studies of disease, illness and disabilities, and research intended to inform clinical practice or develop medical applications.
