RAEng / Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowships
The RAEng/Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowships let UK engineering academics focus full-time on research for up to a year by covering their teaching and admin duties.
Funder: Royal Academy of Engineering
Due Dates (Anticipated): October 2026 (Full application deadline, projected)
Funding Amounts: Up to £55,000 (salary replacement, max 1 year) plus £2,500 for research costs; up to 7 fellowships awarded per round.
Summary: Enables UK engineering academics to dedicate up to one year exclusively to research by funding a replacement for their teaching and administrative duties.
Key Information: Only permanent UK university academics in engineering are eligible; all engineering disciplines considered.
Description
The RAEng/Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowships are designed to support academics in engineering disciplines by providing the opportunity to focus on full-time research, free from teaching and administrative duties, for up to one year. The fellowship funds the salary of a replacement academic who assumes the awardee’s non-research responsibilities, enabling the awardee to pursue new research directions, reinvigorate ongoing projects, or enhance their research profile. The scheme also offers access to the Awardee Excellence Community for networking and professional development, and provides additional mentoring support for underrepresented groups in engineering.
