Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship 2027

Royal Society 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.

• Table of Content
• About Royal Society
• Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship Fellowship
• Aim and Benefits of Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship Fellowship
• Requirements for Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship Fellowship Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship Fellowship
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship Fellowship

Aim and Benefits of Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship Fellowship

• 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. Read an in-depth report on our alumni in the Career Pathway Tracker

Requirements for Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship Fellowship Qualification

• 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?
• This scheme is for you if you have a current and ongoing need for flexible support due to personal circumstances, eg 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 (for a full list, please see the subject groups and areas supported by the Society)

Please read our scheme notes for further information on eligibility and ensure that you meet all the eligibility requirements before applying.

Interview date, Process and Venue for Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship Fellowship

• Your application will be checked for eligibility by the Royal Society Grants team and assessed by the Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowships Selection Committee.
• Initially, two Panel members with the most appropriate scientific expertise will review your application and then a longlist will be drawn.
• If you are longlisted, your application will be sent for independent peer review.
• The Panel will then assess your application in light of the peer review comments and they will draw a shortlist for interview.
• After the interviews, the Panel will make recommendations for funding.

Support for disabled applicants

Royal Society welcome applications from disabled scientists and can provide adjustments to ensure that applicants can participate fully in the selection process. All requests for adjustments are made in confidentiality. Any request for an adjustment will not normally be shared with panel members unless it becomes relevant to the assessment process itself. If we need to share your request with anyone (for example if panel members are required to implement any adjustments during interviews), we will ask for your permission first.

Adjustments can include, but are not limited to:

• Extension of the application deadline
• Additional support to complete the application form
• Receiving the application form in a different format, such as in a Word document
• Support during interviews, including technical support for candidates requiring accessibility software or services
• Additional costs that candidates may incur on account of their particular disability to attend an interview

If you require support or an adjustment when accessing the application form, attending interviews, or for any other part of the application process, please contact the Grants team at [email protected] or call +44 20 7451 2666.

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Application Deadline

How to Apply

Contact: [email protected], or visit the contact us page.

For more information, kindly visit Royal Society Fellowship webpage.