Fellowships after career break or change
Specific fellowships for those who have had a career break.
These fellowships are to support scientists wishing to return to medical research after a career break. These also provide flexible support to help enable your return to work, including working on a part-time basis. Fellowships are also available to those seeking to change research areas.
British Heart Foundation (BHF) - Career Re-entry Research Fellowships
These fellowships provide an opportunity to re-establish a career in cardiovascular science in an established research institution in the UK, after a break of more than one year.
BHF career re-entry fellowships website
Daphne Jackson Trust Fellowships
A Daphne Jackson Fellowship is a unique fellowship designed to return STEM professionals to their careers after a break.
Daphne Jackson Fellowships website
The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) - Long Term Fellowships
The EMBO Long-Term Fellowships are awarded for a period of up to two years and support post-doctoral research visits to laboratories throughout Europe and the world.
EMBO New Venture Fellowships
These awards support early career scientists, in any field of life science research, who would use this opportunity to enter a new field or bring a new direction to their research.
EMBO New Ventures Fellowships website
The Royal Society - Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship
This scheme is for outstanding scientists in the UK at an early stage of their research career who require a flexible working pattern due to personal circumstances such as parenting, caring responsibilities or health issues.
Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship website
Wellcome Trust - Career re-entry Fellowships - now closed!
This scheme is for postdoctoral scientists who have recently decided to recommence a scientific research career after a continuous break of at least two years.
Wellcome career re-entry Fellowships website
Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) Personal Research Fellowships
These fellowships allow early-career researchers to take between three to twelve months to focus on a research project of their choice, either in their own institution or elsewhere. The award provides funding for the appointment of a temporary replacement and funds research costs for the awardee.
RSE Personal Research Fellowships website