ESRC Future Leaders

Details of this excellent scheme for PhD graduates with less than four years post-phd experience below (link here ). Happy to talk to people interested in applying for this to work with us. 

"The aim of the Future Research Leaders Scheme is to support outstanding early career researchers to carry out excellent research and to develop all aspects of their research and knowledge exchange skills.

Application process

The closing date for proposals is 16.00 on 4 October 2012.

Awards will be for a maximum of three years with an overall limit of £312,500 (at 100 per cent full Economic Cost). We aim to fund around 70 awards. 

Further information 

• Call specification (PDF, 134Kb)
• Je-S guidance (PDF, 217Kb)
• Frequently Asked Questions (PDF, 182Kb)
• Interdisciplinary social and biomedical sciences applications

Contact

If you have any questions or would like further information about the scheme contact:

• Email: futureresearchleaders@esrc.ac.uk

Please note that the application form for the Future Research Leaders scheme will not be available on the Je-S system until 6 August 2012. For any queries before that date, please contact the ESRC Case Officers, as detailed above. Enquiries relating to the Je-S application procedure after 6 August should be addressed to:

• Je-S helpdesk 
  Email: jeshelp@rcuk.ac.uk
  Telephone: 01793 444164"