Research Leadership Awards
Limited submissionForecasted
The Leverhulme Trust's Research Leadership Awards support early career UK academics to build teams and lead ambitious, innovative research projects across all disciplines.
Funder: Leverhulme Trust
Due Dates (Anticipated): May 2028 (application deadline, projected) | June 2028 (institutional approval, projected) | June 2028 (references, projected)
Funding Amounts: Up to £1 million per award for 4–5 years; typically supports staff salaries and associated costs.
Summary: Enables early career academics at UK universities to build research teams and develop leadership in ambitious, innovative research fields.
Key Information: Each UK institution may submit only one application per round.
Description
The Leverhulme Trust's Research Leadership Awards are designed to support talented early career academics in UK universities who are ready to build and lead a research team tackling a distinctive, ambitious research problem. The scheme aims to foster the next generation of research leaders by providing substantial resources for staff and associated research costs, enabling recipients to dedicate significant time to their research vision and develop intellectual and project management skills. Awards are intended for those who have not yet had the opportunity to lead a research team or hold a major grant, and proposals can be in any research area except those explicitly excluded by the Trust.
