Mathematics Fellowships

We welcome applications from excellent candidates for fellowships. We encourage expressions of interest from underrepresented groups, including women and minority ethnic candidates. 

Latest fellowships

We are currently accepting expressions of interest for the following opportunities; please read the application instructions carefully, as these vary depending on the opportunity:  

• Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Fellowship (next round opening 09 April 2024, closing 11 Sept 2024, internal deadline: 17 July 2024) 

• The Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship (next round opening 03 Sept 2024, closing 29 October 2024, internal deadline: 21 Sept 2024) 

• The Royal Society University Research Fellowship (next round opening 11 July 2024, closing 10 Sept 2024, internal deadline: 01 August 2024) 

• EPSRC Postdoctoral Fellowship (open call, no closing date, although applicants must express interest at least 8 weeks prior to their planned date of submission) 

• EPSRC Open Fellowship (open call, no closing date, although applicants must express interest at least 8 weeks prior to their planned date of submission) 

• Daphne Jackson Trust Regular Fellowship (open call, no closing date, although applicants must express interest at least 8 weeks prior to their planned date of submission) 

 How to apply

• Confirm a Sponsor: Applicants must first identify and make contact with a potential sponsor, a staff list is available here. The sponsor should be an academic who is working in the relevant field to the applicant’s proposal. An initial discussion between the prospective applicant and sponsor must take place about the proposal to ensure mutual interest and to gain confirmation of the sponsor’s willingness to support the application. The sponsor must be made aware of the administrative responsibilities this role will entail.  

• Complete an Expression of Interest Form: The applicant should then complete an Expression of Interest online form. This form comprises a cover letter, a one-page draft research proposal and a link to an inspire/google scholar profile (or similar). Once the applicant has completed this, they should inform the Senior Research Support Officer by emailing mathematics-research@kcl.ac.uk 

What happens next

The Deputy Head of Department (Research) will consider applications, liaising with the sponsor, and the applicant will receive an email confirmation of the outcome from mathematics-research@kcl.ac.uk. For those fellowships with application caps, the selection process will be conducted at College level. For any enquiries, please contact us.

The following opportunities have now closed for expressions of interest

The deadline for the following fellowships has now passed. Details for the next round of applications will be published in due course: 

• Ernest Rutherford Fellowship – UKRI (next round expected to open June 2024, internal deadlines TBC) 
• ERC Starting Grant (next round expected to open October 2024, internal deadlines TBC) 
• Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 Fellowship (next round expected to open October 2024, internal deadlines TBC) 
• The Royal Society Career Development Fellowship (next round expected to open November 2024, internal deadlines TBC)
• The Royal Society Newton International Fellowship (next round expected to open early 2025)