Industrial Fellowships

The Industrial Fellowships support graduates to pursue a PhD while remaining employed by their company, enabling collaborative research between industry and academia. The scheme provides funding to cover salary packages, tuition fees and research-related expenditure and allows companies to co-create bespoke PhD projects that align with their innovation goals. Fellows work with a sponsoring company and a PhD institution, sharing access to expertise, facilities and knowledge. Funding is delivered via reimbursements to the employer.

Up to £100,000 funding covering salary package, tuition fees and other expenditure (travel, conferences, course fees); collaborative links with academic institutions and access to expertise and facilities.

Graduates in science, engineering, medicine or design seeking to undertake a PhD while employed in industry; applicants are expected to be employed by a sponsoring company.

Applications submitted via Flexigrant; sponsoring company makes reimbursement claims to the Commission; contact the Fellowship Programme Manager for enquiries.