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The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council invites applications for its future leader fellowship. This enables early-career researchers to undertake independent research in any area within biotechnology and biological sciences, and to gain leadership skills. Applications that address the following strategic priority areas are particularly encouraged:

•agriculture and food security;

•industrial biotechnology and bioenergy;

•biosciences for health.

Applicants should have a PhD, or be expecting to have passed their viva prior to 30 November 2017. They should have no more than five years’ postdoctoral research employment by this point.

Approximately 12 fellowships are available. Each fellowship is worth up to £300,000 at 80 percent of full economic costingover a period of three years. Awards include personal salary as well as support for travel and subsistence, training activities and research consumables, but not equipment.