Grant opportunity
Early Independence: Ernest Rutherford Fellowships 2026
Up to 10 fellowships supporting researchers moving toward independent leadership in STFC remit.
- Funder
- UKRI / STFC
- Not specified
- Not specified
- Award
- See official call page
- Applicant
- Early-career researchers hosted at eligible UK research organisations
- Discipline
- Physics
- Region
- United Kingdom
- Posted
- Jun 4, 2026
Call summary
Overview
Early Independence: Ernest Rutherford Fellowships 2026 is a fellowship from UKRI / STFC. The call is focused on Physics; Astronomy; STFC Core Science and is relevant to Early-career researchers hosted at eligible UK research organisations. Up to 10 fellowships supporting researchers moving toward independent leadership in STFC remit.
Who can apply
The opportunity is aimed at Early-career researchers hosted at eligible UK research organisations. The geographic or country focus is United Kingdom. Applicants should confirm detailed eligibility, institutional requirements, documents, and any country-specific conditions on the official opportunity page before applying.
Funding and duration
See official call page
Not specified
Not specified
How to apply
Use the official opportunity page for current guidance, forms, application portal details, and deadline updates.
Call details
Source-based overview
Early Independence: Ernest Rutherford Fellowships 2026 is a fellowship from UKRI / STFC. The call is focused on Physics; Astronomy; STFC Core Science and is relevant to Early-career researchers hosted at eligible UK research organisations. Up to 10 fellowships supporting researchers moving toward independent leadership in STFC remit. The opportunity is aimed at Early-career researchers hosted at eligible UK research organisations. The geographic or country focus is United Kingdom. Applicants should confirm detailed eligibility, institutional requirements, documents, and any country-specific conditions on the official opportunity page before applying. The supplied call record did not specify a fixed award amount. Applicants should use the official call page to confirm funding level, benefits, allowable costs, duration, and any co-funding or cost-share requirements. The listed deadline or key date is: Not specified. Use the official opportunity page for current guidance, forms, application portal details, and deadline updates.
Eligibility
The opportunity is aimed at Early-career researchers hosted at eligible UK research organisations. The geographic or country focus is United Kingdom. Applicants should confirm detailed eligibility, institutional requirements, documents, and any country-specific conditions on the official opportunity page before applying.
Funding and benefits
See official call page
Deadline and timeline
Not specified: Not specified.
Applicants should confirm the exact deadline time, time zone, required documents, portal steps and any institutional approvals on the official call page before submitting.
How to apply
Use the official opportunity page for current guidance, forms, application portal details, and deadline updates.
Before applying, check eligibility rules, budgets, attachments, page limits, partner requirements, cost-share conditions and whether the opportunity uses an expression of interest, full proposal, registration or nomination stage.