University of Cambridge Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship 2026

The Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship 2026 offers a three-year postdoctoral research fellowship at the University of Cambridge Faculty of History. It is co-funded by the Isaac Newton Trust and Leverhulme Trust and targets exceptional early-career researchers in History. The internal deadline is 2025-10-13, and the selection involves internal shortlisting followed by the national Leverhulme competition.

Mentorship and academic support; 50% salary funding for 3 years; competitive advantage in securing permanent roles post-fellowship.

Applicants must not have held a full-time permanent academic post in a UK university and must have submitted their PhD between February 19, 2022 and February 19, 2026 (with allowances for career breaks). They must either hold a degree from a UK higher education institution or have held a UK academic post for at least 4 months by October 20, 2024.

Submit the required materials by email to the provided addresses (researchgrants@hist.cam.ac.uk) by the deadline; include CV, publications list, current research summary, detailed proposal, and reference letters.