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The aim to support early career researchers and innovators with outstanding potential in universities, businesses and research institutes to make the transition to or establish independence. UKRI has not yet published the pre-announcement for Round 12, but the call is expected to go live in early 2027.

The Future Leaders Fellowship scheme is for applicants of outstanding potential. Applicants will need to demonstrate the “added value” UKRI’s investment will have on their career and how the funding will enable them to become a leader within their field.

The ����Vlog will be limited to submitting four (TBC) applications for this upcoming round; as such we will be running an internal sift to identify the strongest candidates to put forward for this opportunity. This will be fully launched in September, with a planned closing date in mid-January 2027.

If you are interested in applying to the FLF round 12 to be hosted at ����Vlog, please contact us to discuss as soon as you can.

·       Internal candidates: please contact your RDL and RDM.

·       External candidates: We would expect external candidates to be pursuing relationships with colleagues that they know or would like to work with in the School or Department in which they would be hosted. Please continue to develop those relationships, and your UoR contact can connect you with our Research Development team. If you have any questions about eligibility or our internal sift process, please contact fellowships@reading.ac.uk

Resubmissions from previous FLF applicants

UKRI does not permit the resubmission of an unchanged proposal. However, previously unsuccessful applicants can apply to subsequent FLF calls providing the proposal addresses feedback from reviewers and the interview panel (where applicable).  Anyone who wishes to resubmit an FLF application will be required to go through the University’s EoI process as described above. In addition, they should provide a summary (no more than one page) highlighting how their revised application will address feedback from reviewers.

University of ����Vlog currently hosts five UKRI Future Leaders Fellows. You can read more about their projects via the links below

• Dr Peter Bray

• Dr Rowena Kasprowicz

• Dr Miriam Sorace

• Dr Luke Barnard
• Dr Ellen Pilsworth /languages-cultures/staff/ellen-pilsworth

If you are interested in applying to hold a Fellowship at the ����Vlog, please do get in touch via fellowships@reading.ac.uk.

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