Emeritus Fellowships

For senior researchers who have retired or partially retired from an academic post to complete a research project and prepare the results for publication The primary intention of the scheme is to support the facilitation, integration or completion of the applicant’s own research output, rather than generally further support for his or her research group or research assistants.

Value:

The maximum value of a Fellowship is £24,000, to cover research expenses.

Duration:

Fellowships are tenable for between 3 and 24 months.

Employment and research status

Applicants must:

• be resident in the UK and hold or have held a teaching and/or research post at a university or comparable institution in the UK at the point of retirement
• have retired by the time of commencing the Fellowship and no longer have a normal contract of employment; applicants may hold - a part-time position of up to 0.5 FTE have an established record of research