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EPSRC Postdoctoral Fellowships

Postdoctoral-level fellowships

EPSRC Postdoctoral, Open, and OpenPlus fellowships closed to new applications in December 2024 

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) fellowships provide applicants with the flexibility and freedom to design a package that fits their career ambitions, research needs and personal development requirements

The EPSRC are evolving their fellowships portfolio. Details of new funding opportunities are expected to become available on the UKRI's funding finder during 2026.

EPSRC Mathematical Science fellowships 

Postdoctoral, Open and OpenPlus fellowships within the EPSRC's Mathematical Sciences remit are currently open, with rolling submission deadlines. For more details, and to check if your research is within remit for these fellowships, visit:

To register an interest in applying to one of these opportunities, please contact our fellowships team (fellowships@physics.ox.ac.uk )