Deadline: October 29, 2026
Are you a passionate early career researcher with a clear vision to carry out your own research? Are you ready to lead an independent research group? Do you have a need for flexibility that would benefit from the additional support offered by this fellowship? Apply for the Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship 2027.
They offer an exciting first step for outstanding researchers to develop an independent research career based on excellent research ideas, while benefiting from a flexible working pattern due to personal circumstances.
Benefits
- Eight-year fellowship with a maximum of £1,907,400 in funding
- Freedom to pursue your innovative research questions and become a leader in your field
- Flexibility for personal circumstances requiring part-time working or extended leave periods due to health reasons or caring responsibilities
- Tailored, high-quality career development, mentoring and engagement opportunities
- A supportive community of research fellows with extensive opportunities to connect, share experiences and build your networks
- The awards have made a significant impact on many researchers’ careers.
Eligibility
This scheme is for you if you have a current and ongoing need for flexible support due to personal circumstances, e.g. being a primary carer or having a clinically diagnosed health condition.
Alongside the requirement to demonstrate a need for flexibility, you can apply for this scheme if:
- You are at an early stage in your postdoctoral research career, ie you have either completed your PhD or have no more than six years of actual research experience since your PhD by the closing date of the round (career breaks are taken into account).
- You do not hold a permanent post (including proleptic position) in a university or not-for-profit organisation.
- You do not hold, or have not previously held, an equivalent fellowship that allows you to be an independent group leader.
- Your research is within the Royal Society’s remit of natural sciences.
Application
For more information, visit Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship.
