Application process
Applications will be assessed through a two-stage application process:
Applications must be submitted by the applicant via the Academy’s online grant management system.
Applicant guidance notes to support you in completing the pre-qualification form can be downloaded on the right-hand side of this page. We recommend reading the guidance notes in full before starting your application.
There is no deadline for the submission of applications to the Green Future Fellowship Accelerated International Route (GFF AIR). This route will remain open continuously for an initial two-year period, until September 2027.
How to complete the pre-qualification form
Once you have logged in to the grant management system, the application form can be found in the ‘start application’ section under ‘Green Future Fellowships Accelerated International Route: pre-qualification form'.
Applicants will be informed of the outcome within four weeks of the submitting their pre-qualification form.
The pre-qualification form asks applicants to provide information under the following categories:
- Time critical constraint(s)
- Incompatibility with the annual call
- Commercialisation/adoption plan
Pre-qualification form should clearly address the following:
- Incompatibility with the annual call
- Clear and concise information on what the proposed technology or innovation is
- Specificity and credibility of the deadlines, commitments, or external dependencies
- Clear articulation of the routes to market, consideration of the commercialisation plans and scalability of the innovation for widespread use
- Relevance of the innovation and its potential to deliver impact that clearly benefits the UK.
At any stage in the application process, you can save your work and return to it later. You can answer the questions in any order you like, so you may skip some sections to return to later if you wish.
Applicant guidance notes to support you in completing the pre-qualification form can be downloaded on the right-hand side of this page. We recommend reading the guidance notes in full before starting your application.
How to complete the invited application
Applicants who are successful at the pre qualification stage will be invited to submit a more detailed application. Invited applicants will have four weeks to complete and submit their application.
At the invited application stage applicants will be asked to build on the answers provided in their expression of interest, providing more comprehensive information on their proposed project under the following categories:
- Applicant and host details
- Project details
- Candidate experience and wider support
- Novelty and innovation
- Commercialisation strategy
- Intended impact
- Long-term vision and sustainability
- Collaborations and partnerships
- Funding requested
- Responsible research
- Use of Generative AI
- Letters of support and declaration
The invited application must be submitted through the Academy’s grant management system and is open to invited applicants only. Guidance notes for the invited application can be downloaded on the right-hand side of this page.