Internal selection
Some fellowship schemes impose a limit on the number of submissions a university can make, meaning that an internal selection process will be necessary to select the candidates approved to submit ahead of the funder deadline.
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ faculties may also choose to impose a limit of the number of submissions for a fellowship scheme and implement an internal selection process even if the funder has not stipulated one.
All internal processes apply equally to internal and external fellowship candidates.
Scheme-specific information is available below and we always recommend getting in touch as early as possible. For all queries relating to internal selection processes, please contact internalsifts@exeter.ac.uk.
BBSRC: Early Independence Fellowship
| Deadline for intent to apply |
| Internal selection in place for all candidates who submitted an EoI to BBSRC for Sept 2026 Full submission. |
British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship (HASS Faculty)
British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship (HLS or ESE Faculty)
| Deadline for ‘Intent to Apply’ |
- Contact your DoRI & HoD.
- Put onto Worktribe. No limits in place.
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ESRC South West DTP 2026: ESRC Post- Doctoral Fellowship
| Deadline for ‘Intent to Apply’ |
| Closed |
Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship (HASS Faculty)
Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship (HLS or ESE Faculty)
| Deadline for ‘Intent to Apply’ |
| Next launch August 2026. |
Leverhulme Major Research Fellowships
Please note: if you are in ESE Faculty they will not support these applications.
| Deadline for ‘Intent to Apply' |
- Contact your DoRI ASAP, as some HASS departments have restrictions on these.
- Try to put onto Woktribe by 8th January before each year's deadline.
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MSCA Post-doctoral Fellowship
| Deadline for ‘Intent to Apply’ |
| Please , by Friday 26 June 2026. |
NERC Independent Research Fellowship (IRF)
| Deadline for ‘Intent to Apply’ |
- Contact your DoRI (& the HoD if you are not a permanent staff member).
- Try to put onto Worktribe by 23 March 2027.
- No submission limits in place.
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NIHR Clinical Future Leaders Fellowship
| Deadline for ‘Intent to Apply’ |
- 10am Monday 7 September 2026 for the .
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| Deadline for internal application |
- 10am Monday 12 October 2026 for the internal application.
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| Panel meeting and decision date |
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By Friday 6 November 2026.
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NIHR Research Professorship/Global Health Research Professorship
| Deadline for ‘Intent to Apply’ |
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No plans to support submissions for 2026 round.
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RAEng Visiting Professors initiative
| Deadline for ‘Intent to Apply’ |
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Next launch January 2027.
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RAEng Green Futures Fellowship
| Deadline for ‘Intent to Apply’ |
- Contact your DoRI, & the HoD if you are not a permanent staff member.
- Put onto Worktribe. No limits in place.
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Royal Society Faraday Discovery Fellowship
| Deadline for ‘Intent to Apply’ |
- Please speak to your DoRI and put this onto Worktribe by 4th September 2026.
- Piloting no limits in place this year.
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Royal Society Accelerated International Route for Faraday Discovery Fellowship
Royal Society University Research Fellowship (URF)
| Deadline for ‘Intent to Apply’ |
- Contact your DoRI & the HoD for approval to apply.
- Put onto Worktribe by 10am Monday 3rd August 2026.
- No limits in place.
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Royal Society Wolfson Fellowship
| Deadline for ‘Intent to Apply’ |
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Contact your DoRI & APVC.
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STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellowship (Mathematics & Statistics Department)
| Deadline for ‘Intent to Apply’ |
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N/A
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| Deadline for internal application |
- Submit by 12 noon Tuesday 7 July 2026.
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| Panel meeting and decision date |
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By Close of Play on Wednesday 15 July 2026.
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UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship Round 11 2026
| Deadline for ‘Intent to Apply’ |
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Closed
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