The tables below shows our funding scheme deadlines and anticipated decision dates.
View funding schemes that opened in 2022
View funding schemes opening in 2023
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 how to apply for further information. Contact grants@royalsociety.org with any further queries.
| Scheme | Open date | Close date | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Research Fellowship |
12 July 2022 | 6 September 2022 | May 2023 |
| Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship |
6 September 2022 | 1 November 2022 | July 2023 |
| APEX Award |
7 September 2022 | 2 November 2022 | June 2023 |
| Scheme | Open date | Close date | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Exchanges Standard Round 1 |
11 January 2023 | 8 March 2023 | May 2023 |
| Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Postdoctoral Fellowship |
11 January 2023 |
8 March 2023 |
June 2023 |
| Royal Society Wolfson Fellowship Round 2 | 25 January 2023 | 22 March 2023 | July 2023 |
| Royal Society Wolfson Visiting Fellowship Round 2 | 25 January 2023 | 22 March 2023 | July 2023 |
| Newton International Fellowship |
31 January 2023 |
28 March 2023 |
September 2023 |
| Industry Fellowships Round 2 |
1 February 2023 |
29 March 2023 |
July 2023 |
| Royal Society Short Industry Fellowships Round 1 | 5 April 2023 |
31 May 2023 |
July 2023 |
| Kan Tong Po Visiting Fellowship |
12 April 2023 |
7 June 2023 |
September 2023 |
| International Exchanges Standard Round 2 | 12 April 2023 | 7 June 2023 |
September 2023 |
| Royal Society Research Professorships - Stage 1 | 26 April 2023 |
24 May 2023 |
June 2023 |
| Royal Society Research Professorships - Stage 2 | 21 June 2023 | 19 July 2023 |
December 2023 |
| Royal Society Wolfson Fellowship Round 3 |
14 June 2023 |
9 August 2023 |
November 2023 |
| Royal Society Wolfson Visiting Fellowship Round 3 |
14 June 2023 |
9 August 2023 |
November 2023 |
| University Research Fellowship | 11 July 2023 | 7 September 2023 | July 2024 |
| Industry Fellowships | 3 August 2023 | 28 September 2023 | February 2024 |
| Royal Society Short Industry Fellowship Round 2 | 31 August 2023 | 26 October 2023 | February 2024 |
| Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship | 5 September 2023 | 31 October 2023 | August 2024 |
| APEX awards | 6 September 2023 | 1 November 2023 | June 2024 |