UK Research Councils

AHRCLink opens in a new window	Arts and Humanities	Various schemesLink opens in a new window to support ECRSs
BBSRCLink opens in a new window	Biotechnology and Biological Sciences	Range of Fellowship schemesLink opens in a new window to support different career ambitions
EPSRCLink opens in a new window	Engineering, Physical Sciences, Maths	FellowshipsLink opens in a new window based on person specification and EPSRC priority areasLink opens in a new window
ESRCLink opens in a new window	Economics and Social Sciences	New Investigator Grants & Fellowship OpportunitiesLink opens in a new window
MRC	Medical and Health Sciences	Range of clinical and non-clinical fellowships to support all career stages
NERC	Natural and Environmental Sciences	Fellowships to support ECRs with career develpoment and industry collaborations
STFCLink opens in a new window	Astronomy, Nuclear, Particle and Particle Astrophysics	Fellowship schemesLink opens in a new window to support ECRs at different career stages
UKRILink opens in a new window	Cross council funding body	Future Leaders FellowshipsLink opens in a new window - career establishment fellowships across all Research Council research area

Other Major UK Funders

Leverhulme TrustLink opens in a new window	All research areas except medicine	Early Career Fellowships Link opens in a new window(<4 years post submission of thesis)
Wellcome TrustLink opens in a new window	Health and medicine research across life sciences, social sciences and medical humanities	Several schemes from new postdoc to establishing career including career restart optionsLink opens in a new window
British AcademyLink opens in a new window	Social Sciences and Humanities	Postdoctoral FellowshipsLink opens in a new window scheme for ECRs with less than 3 years postoc experience (from date of viva)
NIHRLink opens in a new window	Research arm of the NHS. Supports research to improve NHS services and patient outcomes	Range of fellowshipsLink opens in a new window to support career development for postgrafduate and postdoctoral researchers

International Funders

Marie Sklodowska Curie Individual FellowshipsLink opens in a new window	All subject areas	Career and skills development fellowships funded by the EU. Mobility is essential so you must move country to hold a MSCA-IF. Two options; either 2 years based in an EU or Associated countryLink opens in a new window (European Fellowship) or 2 years based outside these countries with a further re-integration years based back in an EU or associated country (Global Fellowship)
European Research CouncilLink opens in a new window	All subject areas	5 -year grants to support frontier research and to build research groups. Starting GrantsLink opens in a new window (<7 years post PhD) and Consolidator Grants (7-12 years post PhD). Will need to be held in an EU or Associated countryLink opens in a new window so may not be possible to hold in the UK post Brexit