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Calls are now open for the Early Career Fellowships scheme from the Leverhulme Trust for 2026 entry.

Prospective candidates are asked to submit the following information to artsprojsupport@warwick.ac.uk by the internal deadline of 5.00pm on Friday 21 November 2025:

• A short description of their proposed project (maximum 2 A4 pages)
• A copy of their CV (maximum 2 A4 pages)
• The names of three referees. Please note that referees will not be asked to provide a statement at this stage

Eligibility criteria are as follows. Candidates must:

• hold a doctoral degree by the time they take up the Fellowship. If currently registered for a doctorate, they must have submitted their thesis by 4pm on 19 February 2026
• not yet have held a permanent academic appointment, although the Trust will consider applications from candidates with permanent posts that do not include any research
• not have held or currently hold a comparable funded post-doctoral position of three years’ duration or longer to pursue their own research
• not currently hold or have held postdoctoral positions to pursue their own independent research totalling 3 or more years
• have submitted their doctoral thesis for viva voce examination no more than four years prior to the closing date. Those who submitted their thesis earlier than 19 February 2022 are not eligible to apply, unless they have since had a career break
• either hold a degree from a UK higher education institution at the time of taking up the Fellowship or at the time of the application deadline hold a non-permanent academic position in the UK (e.g. fixed-term lectureship, fellowship) which commenced no less than 4 months prior to 19 February 2026