RAEng / Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowships
Forecasted
RAEng / Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowships support UK engineering academics with teaching and administrative cover to free up research time, strengthen their track records and build research teams.
This grant was recently updated
Applications are now closed; the funder replaced the previously listed deadline of 3 November 2026 at 5pm GMT with a closure notice.
Funder: Royal Academy of Engineering
Due Dates (Anticipated): November 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to £70,000 for one academic term to one year, including replacement salary and research support
Summary: Fellowships give UK engineering academics protected research time by funding replacement teaching and administrative cover.
Key Information: Applicants must hold a permanent lecturer, senior lecturer, reader or equivalent position at their host UK university.
Description
The RAEng / Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowships are run by the Royal Academy of Engineering with funding from the Leverhulme Trust. They support early- to mid-career academics whose teaching and administrative responsibilities limit their research time. Funding covers a replacement academic to take over these duties, allowing the fellow to concentrate on engineering research for between one academic term and one year.
The scheme welcomes research across engineering, including multidisciplinary work, computer science and materials, where an engineering problem and engineering-led methods or solutions are central. Alongside protected research time and research expenses, fellows receive training and mentoring from leading engineers. The programme aims to help academics strengthen their research track record, improve prospects for further funding and expand their research teams.
