/ Grants at the Royal Society

Application dates

Confirmed dates for 2025 have now been added.

The Royal Society funds researchers at the postdoctoral level and above in the UK and overseas. Undergraduate, Masters and PhD students cannot apply for Royal Society funding.

Research must be within the Society’s remit of natural sciences, which includes but is not limited to biological research, chemistry, engineering, mathematics and physics. For a full list, see our guidance page.

Selected funding is also available for scholars of history of science, UK schools and colleges, small museums and for the exchange of commercial knowledge between industry and academia.

See our information on our grants policies and positions and guidance on the application and assessment process for further information. Contact grants@royalsociety.org with any other queries.

Schemes opening in 2025

Scheme Open date Close date Decision
International Exchanges Global Round 1 15 January 2025 12 March 2025 June 2025
JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship 15 January 2025 12 March 2025 July 2025
Newton International Fellowships 21 January 2025 18 March 2025 August 2025
Royal Society Wolfson Fellowship 22 January 2025 19 March 2025 July 2025
Royal Society Wolfson Visiting Fellowship 22 January 2025 19 March 2025 July 2025
International Science Partnerships Fund International Collaboration Awards, South Korea 23 January 2025 26 March 2025 August 2025
Research Grants 29 January 2025 26 March 2025 August 2025
Industry Fellowships 12 February 2025 9 April 2025 August 2025
Royal Society Short Industry Fellowship 2 April 2025 28 May 2025 August 2025
International Exchanges Global Round 2 9 April 2025 4 June 2025 October 2025
Kan Tong Po Visiting Fellowship 9 April 2025 4 June 2025 October 2025
International Exchanges Cost Share (with CNR) 9 April 2025 4 June 2025 October 2025
International Exchanges Cost Share (with NSFC) 9 April 2025 4 June 2025 November 2025
International Science Partnerships Fund International Collaboration Awards, Japan 13 May 2025 8 July 2025 November 2025
Royal Society Wolfson Fellowship 11 June 2025 4 September 2025 December 2025
Royal Society Wolfson Visiting Fellowship 11 June 2025 4 September 2025 December 2025
APEX 24 June 2025 9 September 2025 March 2026
University Research Fellowship 15 July 2025 10 September 2025 June 2026
Industry Fellowships 24 July 2025 18 September 2025 March 2026
International Exchanges (JSPS and NSTC)
 31 July 2025 25 September 2025 March 2026
Faraday Discovery Fellowships - Stage 1 5 August 2025 23 September 2025 November 2026
Short Industry Fellowships 28 August 2025 23 October 2025 December 2026
Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship 2 September 2025 28 October 2025 July 2026
Leverhulme Trust Senior Research Fellowships 17 September 2025 12 November 2025 April 2026
Career Development Fellowship 23 September 2025 19 November 2025 June 2026
Faraday Discovery Fellowships – Stage 2 27 November 2025 5 February 2025 July 2026

Schemes opening in 2024

Scheme Open date Close date Decision
University Research Fellowship 11 July 2024 10 September 2024 June 2025
Industry Fellowships 1 August 2024 26 September 2024 February 2025
International Exchanges Global Round 3 1 August 2024 26 September 2024 March 2025
International Exchanges Cost Share (with JSPS) 1 August 2024 26 September 2024 February 2025
International Exchanges Cost Share (with NSTC) 1 August 2024 26 September 2024 March 2025
Research Grants 7 August 2024 2 October 2024 January 2025
Faraday Discovery Fellowships - Stage 1 14 August 2024 2 October 2024 November 2024
Short Industry Fellowships 29 August 2024 24 October 2024 December 2024
Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship 3 September 2024 29 October 2024 July 2025
Leverhulme Trust Senior Research Fellowship 25 September 2024 20 November 2024 April 2025
Faraday Discovery Fellowships – Stage 2 28 November 2024 6 February 2025 July 2025

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