This is a list of fellowships suitable for British developmental biologists looking to start their own group in and outside the UK. This list will be updated as Brexit unfolds and new eligibility requirements arise. Uniquely, developmental biologists, successful for a given award, have kindly agreed to act as advisors for the application process. Please only contact them for questions that aren’t answered on the funding body’s website. If you have been successful with one of the fellowships below and want to help grow our supportive community, please
If you have been successful with one of the fellowships below and want to help grow our supportive community, please contact us. Similarly, please let us know if we have missed an award that you feel would be suitable.
Establishing a group within the UK – institution-specific
Name | Eligibility | Length of fellowship | Institution | Advisor |
Next Generation Fellowships | Within 5 years of PhD | 3 years | University of Cambridge | Amanda Sferruz-Perri |
Internally funded research fellowships | Within 8 years of PhD | 3 years | University of Nottingham |
Establishing a group within the UK – national
Establishing a group outside the UK
Name | Eligibility | Country | Length of fellowship | Advisor |
Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation – Sofja Kovalevskaja Award | 6 years postdoc. Lived last 12 months outside Germany | Germany | 5 years | |
Human Frontiers Science Program Young Investigators Grant | Collaboration between groups. All leaders within 5 years of establishing group | Must collaborate across counties | 3 years |