Grant opportunity
UKRI Policy Internships 2026
UKRI Policy Internships give UKRI-funded doctoral students the chance to work for around three months with a policy organisation, gaining practical experience of evidence use, research translation, and policy processes.
- Funder
- UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
- Application deadline
- Application deadline: Sep 8, 2026
- Award
- Three-month policy placement; funding and stipend arrangements through the UKRI scheme
- Applicant
- UKRI-funded doctoral students
- Discipline
- Social Sciences and Public Policy
- Region
- United Kingdom
- Posted
- Jun 3, 2026
Call summary
Overview
The UKRI Policy Internships scheme places doctoral students inside policy organisations so they can understand how research evidence is used in government, parliament, civil society, and related policy settings.
Who can apply
- Applicants are expected to be UKRI-funded doctoral students and should confirm council-specific eligibility, host requirements, and timing rules on the official UKRI page.
What it supports
- Policy engagement, research translation, evidence-informed policymaking, knowledge mobilisation, and professional development for doctoral researchers.
Funding and duration
- The scheme supports a short policy placement; applicants should confirm stipend, travel, and host arrangements in UKRI guidance.
Application deadline
Application deadline: Sep 8, 2026
How to apply
Apply through the official UKRI opportunity page by 8 September 2026 and follow any council or doctoral training partnership instructions.
Call details
Source-based overview
The UKRI Policy Internships scheme places doctoral students inside policy organisations so they can understand how research evidence is used in government, parliament, civil society, and related policy settings. Applicants are expected to be UKRI-funded doctoral students and should confirm council-specific eligibility, host requirements, and timing rules on the official UKRI page. Policy engagement, research translation, evidence-informed policymaking, knowledge mobilisation, and professional development for doctoral researchers. The scheme supports a short policy placement; applicants should confirm stipend, travel, and host arrangements in UKRI guidance. Apply through the official UKRI opportunity page by 8 September 2026 and follow any council or doctoral training partnership instructions.
Eligibility
Applicants are expected to be UKRI-funded doctoral students and should confirm council-specific eligibility, host requirements, and timing rules on the official UKRI page.
Funding and benefits
The scheme supports a short policy placement; applicants should confirm stipend, travel, and host arrangements in UKRI guidance.
Themes and supported activities
Policy engagement, research translation, evidence-informed policymaking, knowledge mobilisation, and professional development for doctoral researchers.
Deadline and timeline
Application deadline: Application deadline: Sep 8, 2026.
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
Apply through the official UKRI opportunity page by 8 September 2026 and follow any council or doctoral training partnership instructions.
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.