Current and future calls are listed below in chronological order of closing date. If you are considering preparing a grant application contact the Research Director, Viveka Erlandsson (maths-research@bristol.ac.uk), to discuss timescales. See also Ongoing Calls in this link.
August 2024
Royal Society Wolfson Fellowship
This enables UK universities and research institutions to attract and recruit internationally leading researchers to their organisation.
Contact: <rd-challenges@bristol.ac.uk> if you are interested in this call.
Deadline: 7 August 2024
Royal Society Wolfson Visiting Fellowship
The Royal Society Wolfson Visiting Fellowships provide an opportunity for talented international research leaders to undertake a flexible 12 month period of sabbatical leave in a UK university or research institution, to foster international collaborative links and enriching scientific research in…
Contact: <rd-challenges@bristol.ac.uk> if you are interested in this call.
Deadline: 7 August 2024
ERC Advanced Grant 2024
The internal processes for the ERC Advanced Grant scheme is now open. The ERC supports excellent researchers to pursue ambitious, potentially ground-breaking research in all fields. Applicant PIs can currently be based at the University of Bristol or intending to move to the University from any country in the world.
How to apply: Further information and a brief internal application form is available on the RD International SharePoint site: ERC Advanced Grants
Closing Date: 29 August 2024
September 2024
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme (MSCA-PF) – call open
The fourth MSCA PF call under Horizon Europe is now open
We encourage potential supervisors to begin reaching out to their international networks to identify potential high quality candidates they wish to host at the University of Bristol and who are planning to apply.
Scope: The objective of PFs is to support researchers’ careers and foster excellence in research. The Postdoctoral Fellowships action targets researchers holding a PhD who wish to carry out their research activities abroad, acquire new skills and develop their careers. PFs help researchers gain experience in other countries, disciplines and non-academic sectors.
Please let the EU team know if you are intending to apply at eu-research@bristol.ac.uk so they can keep you updated and to ensure your application is fully supported.
Internal Contact: Tom Bowker at Tom.Bowker@bristol.ac.uk
Closing date: 11 September 2024
LMS Research Grants
Grants are available to support UK-based mathematicians looking to:
- organise conferences or workshops (Scheme 1: Conference/Workshop Grants),
- host visiting speakers (Scheme 2: Visiting Speakers to the UK),
- re-boot their research and/or collaborate with other researchers (Scheme 4: Research Reboot / Research in Pairs),
- collaborate with mathematicians in developing countries (Scheme 5: Collaborations with Developing Countries),
More details about the schemes and how to apply online are available here.
Please note that applications to run Joint Research Groups (Scheme 3: Joint Research Groups) have an annual deadline of 30 September.
Closing date: 15 September 2024 at 23:59 UK time
ERC Consolidator Grant
Consolidator Grants provide up to €2m over 5 years (€3m in special cases) for researchers 7-12 years post PhD completion. The ERC supports excellent investigators of all research fields to pursue ambitious, potentially ground-breaking research. Applicant PIs should have a strong track record appropriate to their career stage and research field and can be based at the University of Bristol currently or intending to come to the University from any country in the world. The call will open in September and the deadline is expected to be in mid-January.
How to apply: Further information and a brief internal application form is available on the DREI SharePoint site: ERC Consolidator Grant 2025 (sharepoint.com)
Please note that the ERC uses the date of the successful PhD defence to calculate eligibility. This means that applicants will need to have had their PhD viva between 1 January 2013 and 31 December 2017 (inclusive) unless an extension for maternity leave (18 months per child), paternity leave, long-term sickness etc applies.
ERC writing retreats: The EU team is running writing retreats on 5, 8 and 19 July 2024 for those working on ERC applications to upcoming calls across ERC schemes. These provide an opportunity to work independently on your idea/proposal in a focused way, with the EU team on hand to answer questions. We also hope to run some retreats in November/December. Please contact Laura.Lyddon@bristol.ac.uk if you are interested in attending.
Deadline for brief internal applications: 23 September 2024, however applications can be submitted and reviewed in advance of this deadline.
Please contact the team eu-research@bristol.ac.uk if you are interested in applying or have any questions.
October 2024
Swiss National Science Foundation International Co-Investigator Scheme
This supports and facilitates cross-border collaboration between European research partners by funding sub-projects conducted by Swiss-based researchers abroad. Grants are worth at least CHF 50,000 each for a period of one to four years.
Contact: <eu-researchl@bristol.ac.uk> if you are interested in this call.
Deadline: 1 October 2024
Faraday Institute Industry Fellowships
These strengthen ties between industry and academic battery researchers in the UK with the aim of establishing or enhancing collaborative research with the potential for near- and longer-term benefit to the UK battery industry. Fellowships cover salary costs and may last between three months and one year.
Deadline: 1 October 2024
Royal Society Faraday Discovery Fellowships (due to open on 14 August 2024)
Any internal processes associated with the call will be communicated.
The Royal Society Faraday Discovery Fellowships are prestigious long-term awards that will support emerging research leaders to undertake high-quality, original research. The programme is aimed at outstanding mid-career STEM researchers and will provide grants of up to £8m over a ten-year period to support the development of world-leading research groups in UK Universities and research Institutes. More information in the above link.
Internal Contact: Joe Butler joseph.butler@bristol.ac.uk if you have any questions.
Contact at RS Grant team: faraday@royalsociety.org
Deadline for 1st stage: 2 October 2024 (Decision by 15 November 2024)
NB: 2nd Stage will open on 28 November 2024 with a deadline of 6 February 2025 (Decision by 31 July 2025)
Leverhulme Visiting Professorships
(1st round in 2025)
Level of funding: £10,000 – £150,000. For UK institutions to invite an eminent senior professor from overseas, to bring genuinely novel expertise and enhance the skills and knowledge of academic staff and students in an underrepresented area in the UK. Priority will be given to new or recent collaborations and visits with a variety of activities beyond research. A Visiting Professorship may last for between 3 and 12 months, and tenures of 6 months or more can be spread over 2 or more visits.
Contact: Although we do not provide extensive support for this scheme, we can offer advice on the application process. Please email rda-challenges@bristol.ac.uk
Deadline: 3 October 2024
Decision: March 2025
ERC Starting Grant
The internal process for the European Research Council Starting Grant (europa.eu) scheme is now open. Starting Grants provide up to €1.5m over 5 years (€2.5m in special cases) for researchers 2-7 years post PhD completion. The ERC supports excellent investigators of all research fields to pursue ambitious, potentially ground-breaking research. Applicant PIs should have a strong track record appropriate to their career stage and research field and can be based at the University of Bristol currently or intending to come to the University from any country in the world. The call will open in the Summer and the deadline is expected to be in late October.
How to apply: Further information and a brief internal application form is available on the DREI SharePoint site: ERC Starting Grants (sharepoint.com)
Internal Deadline: 13 May 2024 (however applications can be submitted and reviewed in advance of this deadline)
Contact: The EU team eu-research@bristol.ac.uk if you are interested in applying or have any questions. The team will be holding short writing retreats for Starting Grant applicants in June and will confirm places once the internal review has concluded.
ERC deadline: Late October (TBC)
November 2024
ERC Synergy Grant 2025
The internal processes for the ERC Synergy Grant schemes is now open. The ERC supports excellent researchers to pursue ambitious, potentially ground-breaking research in all fields. Applicant PIs can currently be based at the University of Bristol or intending to move to the University from any country in the world.
The internal deadline for this schemes is 22 April 2024
How to apply: Further information and a brief internal application form is available on the RD International SharePoint site: ERC Synergy Grants
Due to the collaborative nature of the Synergy scheme and the November deadline, internal Synergy applications received after 22nd April will be considered. The call is expected to open in July
ERC deadline: Early November 2024 (To be confirmed in the Summer)