ESRC Postdoctoral Fellowships 2027

Support for publications, networks and professional development following a UK doctorate. Fellowship activities must be at least 50% social science; new research is not funded. Awards start on 1 October 2027 and last up to nine months full-time or 18 months part-time. Apply to one participating Doctoral Training Partnership, observing any earlier local expression-of-interest deadline. Application cutoff: 2027-03-23T23:59:00+00:00.

UK doctorate completed or viva passed with eligible corrections; less than 12 months of active full-time-equivalent postdoctoral experience at the closing date. Host must belong to a participating DTP and an accredited subject area.