Not only will you develop your independent research, but securing this fellowship will strengthen your candidacy for intermediate-level postdoctoral opportunities.
🗓️ Deadline: April 27, 2025
🔗 www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/108525-...
Not only will you develop your independent research, but securing this fellowship will strengthen your candidacy for intermediate-level postdoctoral opportunities.
🗓️ Deadline: April 27, 2025
🔗 www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/108525-...
In my latest blog, I cover why fellowships matter, types, tips, and more: theresearchbid.co.uk/fellowships-...
Not sure where to start or need guidance on your application? Get in touch! I'd love to help!
In my latest blog, I cover why fellowships matter, types, tips, and more: theresearchbid.co.uk/fellowships-...
Not sure where to start or need guidance on your application? Get in touch! I'd love to help!
Here’s what happens next:
🔹 Eligibility check
🔹 Peer review
🔹 Applicant response (if applicable)
🔹 Panel review
🔹 Interview (if applicable)
🔹 Final decision
📅 It can take months, so patience is key!
Here’s what happens next:
🔹 Eligibility check
🔹 Peer review
🔹 Applicant response (if applicable)
🔹 Panel review
🔹 Interview (if applicable)
🔹 Final decision
📅 It can take months, so patience is key!
⚠️ “I’m not competitive enough.”
⚠️ “I lack publications.”
⚠️ “Funding is too hard.”
But you don’t need a perfect track record - just proof you’re the right person for this research!
Focus on what you do bring.
Believe in yourself. 🌱
⚠️ “I’m not competitive enough.”
⚠️ “I lack publications.”
⚠️ “Funding is too hard.”
But you don’t need a perfect track record - just proof you’re the right person for this research!
Focus on what you do bring.
Believe in yourself. 🌱
Many researchers hesitate to showcase their achievements. But your proposal isn’t just about research, it’s about YOU as a leader.
Here’s how to own your expertise:
✅ Be bold
✅ Use the first person
✅ Highlight your track record
✅ Provide evidence
Confidence = clarity.
Many researchers hesitate to showcase their achievements. But your proposal isn’t just about research, it’s about YOU as a leader.
Here’s how to own your expertise:
✅ Be bold
✅ Use the first person
✅ Highlight your track record
✅ Provide evidence
Confidence = clarity.
🗓️ Deadline: April 10, 2025
www.ukri.org/opportunity/...
🗓️ Deadline: April 10, 2025
www.ukri.org/opportunity/...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/inte...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/inte...
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Funders receive many applications, so make yours stand out by aligning it with their priorities!
✅ Match objectives → show how your research fits
✅ Use their language
✅ Highlight impact beyond academia
Funders receive many applications, so make yours stand out by aligning it with their priorities!
✅ Match objectives → show how your research fits
✅ Use their language
✅ Highlight impact beyond academia
Presenting your research idea effectively is key to securing funding.
💡Here are the top tips to follow:
✅Be clear and confident
✅Highlight your expertise
✅Keep related work concise
✅Outline a feasible plan
✅Share evidence (preliminary data, prototypes, publications)
Presenting your research idea effectively is key to securing funding.
💡Here are the top tips to follow:
✅Be clear and confident
✅Highlight your expertise
✅Keep related work concise
✅Outline a feasible plan
✅Share evidence (preliminary data, prototypes, publications)
My mission: to simplify the grant/fellowship application process and maximise your success.
My solutions:
✨ Strategic proposal reviews
✨ 1:1 coaching
✨ Interview prep
DM me or book a free call to learn more: calendly.com/limor-theres...
My mission: to simplify the grant/fellowship application process and maximise your success.
My solutions:
✨ Strategic proposal reviews
✨ 1:1 coaching
✨ Interview prep
DM me or book a free call to learn more: calendly.com/limor-theres...
Interestingly, applicants can use AI (but accuracy, originality, and transparency matter!) while assessors must not use AI in reviews/decisions.
Full policy: www.ukri.org/publications...
Interestingly, applicants can use AI (but accuracy, originality, and transparency matter!) while assessors must not use AI in reviews/decisions.
Full policy: www.ukri.org/publications...
The 𝐁𝐁𝐒𝐑𝐂 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 (𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝟐) supports early-career university lecturers or equivalent researchers leading their first major research project.
Funding: up to £2M for 5 years.
Deadline: 23 April 2025.
More info: www.ukri.org/opportunity/...
The 𝐁𝐁𝐒𝐑𝐂 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 (𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝟐) supports early-career university lecturers or equivalent researchers leading their first major research project.
Funding: up to £2M for 5 years.
Deadline: 23 April 2025.
More info: www.ukri.org/opportunity/...
After navigating it myself, I’ve created a blog post to help you:
🔍 Clarify the UK’s funding landscape
💡 Highlight major funders
📋 Share tips for finding the best opportunities.
Read more: theresearchbid.co.uk/exploring-re...
After navigating it myself, I’ve created a blog post to help you:
🔍 Clarify the UK’s funding landscape
💡 Highlight major funders
📋 Share tips for finding the best opportunities.
Read more: theresearchbid.co.uk/exploring-re...
Don’t give up on your spotlight!💃
Photo by Leila de Haan (Unsplash)
Don’t give up on your spotlight!💃
Photo by Leila de Haan (Unsplash)
We're funding teams to investigate how climate mitigation solutions affect health in low- and middle-income countries.
🗓️ Pre-applications due: 18 February 2025
Learn more ⤵️
wellcome.org/grant-fundin...
We're funding teams to investigate how climate mitigation solutions affect health in low- and middle-income countries.
🗓️ Pre-applications due: 18 February 2025
Learn more ⤵️
wellcome.org/grant-fundin...
Don’t let it get lost in rewrites and revisions. Let your enthusiasm shine through!🔆
You have the drive, vision, and determination to overcome obstacles. Keep that spark alive. It sets you apart.
Don’t let it get lost in rewrites and revisions. Let your enthusiasm shine through!🔆
You have the drive, vision, and determination to overcome obstacles. Keep that spark alive. It sets you apart.
You only have 1 to 2 minutes to grab the attention of non-expert reviewers, so make every word count.
Grant or fellowship proposals are often reviewed by people outside your field. Experts may spend 30 minutes reading, but non-experts skim. Make key points stand out early and clearly.
You only have 1 to 2 minutes to grab the attention of non-expert reviewers, so make every word count.
Grant or fellowship proposals are often reviewed by people outside your field. Experts may spend 30 minutes reading, but non-experts skim. Make key points stand out early and clearly.
The RAEng UK IC Fellowships support early-career researchers in science or engineering to conduct unclassified research with up to £250k funding.
🗓 Deadline: 29 April 2025
💡 Start your application now!
Visit: raeng.org.uk/ukicpostdoc
The RAEng UK IC Fellowships support early-career researchers in science or engineering to conduct unclassified research with up to £250k funding.
🗓 Deadline: 29 April 2025
💡 Start your application now!
Visit: raeng.org.uk/ukicpostdoc
Wishing you a wonderful holiday season!
Wishing you a wonderful holiday season!
🔹 Define the problem: What’s being solved and why it matters?
🔹 Show its uniqueness: Why is it essential to solve this?
🔹 Start bold: Present the problem early in the proposal, before exploring previous work.
🔹 Define the problem: What’s being solved and why it matters?
🔹 Show its uniqueness: Why is it essential to solve this?
🔹 Start bold: Present the problem early in the proposal, before exploring previous work.
Don’t miss the UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships (FLF) Round 10, opening 3 Feb 2025!
Up to 7 years of funding (£300K to >£2M), supporting impactful interdisciplinary projects.
💡 TIP: Check your institution’s internal selection process early!
Don’t miss the UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships (FLF) Round 10, opening 3 Feb 2025!
Up to 7 years of funding (£300K to >£2M), supporting impactful interdisciplinary projects.
💡 TIP: Check your institution’s internal selection process early!