Postdoctoral research
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For researchers with a PhD or equivalent.
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If you have a PhD or equivalent, or you’re about to finish one, you can apply for our postdoctoral research funding in biomedical science, population health or humanities and social science. You don't need a PhD to apply for an International Training Fellowship.
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During this stage in your research career, you’ll be guided by more experienced researchers while you:
- consolidate your research skills and experience
- explore new research areas
- experience new research environments
- develop your independence
- expand your network of collaborators
- deliver research contributions, eg publications or policy-related work.
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Qualifications, skills and experience you'll need
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Qualifications, skills and experience you'll need
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To get funding for postdoctoral research, you should usually have, or expect to have, a PhD or equivalent.
You may also have some initial postdoctoral experience.
You should have:
- started to make significant contributions to research
- developed your own research ideas
- delivered previous research projects
- established collaborations.
You'll need to be able to describe your long-term research vision beyond this career stage.
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Read about the career journeys of some of our researchers.
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Our funding in biomedical science and population health research
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Enabling clinically active healthcare professionals to continue their research at postdoctoral level and develop scientific independence.
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Clinical Research Career Development Fellowships
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Offering short-term funding for biomedical researchers to travel between the UK and the Middle East to learn new techniques and develop academic collaborations.
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Daniel Turnberg Travel Fellowships
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Supporting researchers who are transforming great ideas into healthcare innovations that could have a significant impact on human health.
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Innovator Awards
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Offering postdoctoral research scientists the opportunity to re-establish their scientific careers after a continuous break from research of at least two years.
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Research Career Re-entry Fellowships
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Offering recently qualified postdoctoral researchers the opportunity to start independent research careers, working in some of the best research environments in the world.
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Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellowships
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Providing small grants to support basic biomedical scientists as they develop their independent research careers. The scheme is a collaboration between the Academy of Medical Sciences (AMS) and the Wellcome Trust.
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Springboard Awards
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Offering nationals of low- and middle-income countries the opportunity to receive training at postgraduate or postdoctoral level.
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International Training Fellowships
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Our funding in humanities and social science
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Offering practising health professionals the opportunity to carry out humanities or social science research, in any area of health.
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Research Fellowships for Health Professionals
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Supporting postdoctoral researchers in health-related humanities and social sciences who do not hold established academic posts.
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Research Fellowships in Humanities and Social Science
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After postdoctoral research
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After this career stage
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If you want to continue your career in research, you should be ready to lead your own independent research programme. There are a number of possible options, including as a:
- fellow leading a research programme (eg funded by a charity, research council or a university)
- lecturer or other academic post
- core-funded group leader (short-term or tenured)
- researcher in sectors outside of academia, eg industry, policy.
If you decide not to pursue a career in research, there are many options open to you. You’ll have transferable skills that you can use in roles related to research or outside of research, eg in industry or teaching.
Or you can move between research and other professions at different stages in your career.
Find out more about the next stage in a research career: leading a research programme.
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- Find out about the funding we offer at other key career stages and see our schemes that map to key career stages.
- Besides our funding schemes, we work in many ways to support careers in research.
- A career in research has useful resources about everything from negotiating a start-up package to building an international reputation.
- View and compare biomedical research funding schemes offered by Wellcome and seven other UK funders on the Medical Research Council website.
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