Our research programmes and fellowships

Green Future Fellowships
Supporting global researchers and innovators to develop and scale up their breakthrough climate solutions.

Research Fellowships
NOW OPEN: Supporting early-career researchers to become future research leaders in engineering.

Chair in Emerging Technologies
Supporting global research visionaries to develop emerging technologies.

Research Chairs and Senior Research Fellowships
Supporting use-inspired research that meets the needs of industrial partners.

Google DeepMind Research Ready
NOW OPEN: Equipping students from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds with the tools to progress into research and careers in AI.

Industrial Fellowships
Supporting collaborative research between industry and academia.

UK IC Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
NOW OPEN: Supporting early-career researchers to undertake unclassified basic research in areas of interest to the intelligence, security and defence communities.

RAEng / Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowships
Enabling academics to concentrate on full-time research and be relieved of teaching and administrative responsibilities.

APEX Awards
Demonstrating how researchers from different disciplines can come together to generate creative and innovative solutions.
Daphne Jackson Trust
The Daphne Jackson Trust Fellowships enable talented women and men to return to their research careers in science, engineering and technology after having a career break. Fellowships are typically held for two years on a part-time basis, in a UK university.
STEM for Britain
An annual poster competition, open to early career researchers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths with a prize of up to £1000. The event is run by the House of Commons Parliamentary Scientific Committee and the Engineering session is supported by the Academy.
Resources and policies
COVID-19 Advice to awardees
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Our policies
Read the Academy's operating policies and policies for grant applicants and awardees.