Fellowship development

Independent Fellows play a key role within the Institute of Immunology and Infection. Many of our current staff are on fellowships, and the record of our Fellows being retained to permanent positions at the end of their Fellowships is exceptional.

About our Fellows

Fellows are considered as PI level, eligible (and encouraged) to supervise research students, and fully involved in all aspects of decision making in the institute. 

Many of our current staff are on fellowships, and the record of our Fellows being retained to permanent positions at the end of their Fellowships is exceptional. SBS provides a world class intellectual environment, with state-of-the-art facilities where Fellows are supported to achieve their potential.

  • We are able to support two candidates each year
  • Supported candidates will be assigned an experienced mentor to help navigate the processes involved in making fellowship applications,
  • Supported candidates can apply for any number of fellowships during their period of support.

Those who succeed in securing an independent fellowship are automatically eligible for retention and benefit from a well-structured career development programme.

A list of schemes that require Institute support can be found below.

Independent fellowship schemes that require institute support include the following:

  • Wellcome Trust - Career Development Award
  • NERC - Independent Research Fellowship
  • MRC- Career Development Award & Senior Non-Clinical Fellowship
  • Royal Society - University Research & Dorothy Hodgkin
  • ERC – Starter & Consolidator
  • Branco-Weiss Foundation Fellowship

Note, that Future Leaders Fellowship (FLF) applications are selected via a different process.

For informal enquiries relating to support for the above fellowship schemes as well as for FLFs, please contact:

Amy Buck and Keith Matthews


Submit your papers by email by the deadline indicated below.

CVThis should include your education history, employment, publication record, conference presentations and other measures of esteem. Formal references are not required.
2-page research statement
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This should give a sense of your contributions to date, your research plans and longer-term goals, and how your research will add to our Institute and fit with the School of Biological Sciences strategy.

1-page cover letterThis should explain why you have chosen IIIR and SBS, which fellowship competitions you intend to apply to, and how you will contribute to a diverse and inclusive culture.

We will invite shortlisted applicants to an online symposium to present their research and plans, and chat to relevant members. 

Successful applicants will be invited to visit in person before being given final approval and supported to develop applications.

Deadline: 1st September 5pm GMT

Submit your application to: 


1st September 5pm GMT

Deadline to submit applications to institute. Submit to:

IIIRHead@ed.ac.uk

Mid-late SeptemberShortlisted applicants notified
9-10th OctoberCompetition: Online symposium for shortlisted applicants to pitch their research and ‘meet’ the institute
Last week Oct​​​ober​Decisions notified, sponsors suggested, and opportunity for successful applicants to visit the institute in person.
Mid NovemberFinal acceptance ratified and support for funding applications begins

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