The Fellowship programme provides funding for a 12-month full or part-time project, with additional resources for follow-on dissemination and impact generating activities. Practical support is available from the Study team to advise on data and analysis plans, communication and impact strategies.
A Fellowship provides costs for the Fellow’s salary, including NI and pension costs, for up to 12 months. Further funding is available for dissemination and impact activities in the six months following the Fellowship. The maximum budget per Fellowship is £70,000 for staff and dissemination costs.
In this round of Fellowships we are looking for applications on policy evaluations, youth non-response, and cross-country comparative research.
Who can apply?
Any researcher based in one of the following organisations is eligible to apply:
- Higher education institution (except the University of Essex)
- Research Institute
- What Works Centre
- Government department or one of their sponsored agencies
- Devolved administrations or one of their sponsored agencies
- Public service delivery organisation and sub-national tier of government
- Registered charity, community interest company (CIC) or non-governmental organisation (NGO)
Fellows can only have an Understanding Society Fellowship once, so previously successful applicants should not apply. Fellows can be based anywhere in the world. We welcome applications from researchers at any career stage, but you must have successfully completed PhD research to apply. Fellowships are not open to Masters or PhD students.
How to apply
Read the full call for proposals here and apply using this application form. The deadline for applications is 5 p.m. on 13 December 2022.
You can find out more about the Fellowship programme, including details of previous Fellows, on our Fellowships webpage.
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