Independent fellowships process

Schemes typically supported by the Department
Schemes not supported by the Department

We can only support permanent academic staff in our Department for these schemes.

Application process

For Imperial College Research Fellowship, Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship and Royal Society University Research Fellowship.

The Department will conduct a shortlisting process and review applications three times a year: March, June and November.

Expression of interest deadlines: March review panel (15 March); June review panel (15 June); November panel (15 November).

Please submit the following materials in one PDF document via e-mail to chemeng-researchfellowships@imperial.ac.uk:

  • A cover letter (2 pages max), including the following five details:
     1.Your readiness to become an independent researcher
     2.Which scheme(s) you are interested in applying to
     3.Why the Department of Chemical Engineering is the best host for your project/group
     4.Name of potential host in our department and written confirmation from them (a confirmation email or letter is acceptable): You must have contacted your potential host prior to submitting the Expression of Interest and they must have agreed to your application being submitted to the Department.
     5.Names and e-mails of two academic references we may contact upon shortlisting

  • A research plan (2 pages max)
  • A full-length CV (including a full publication list, no page limit)

For RAEng Research Fellowship

The Department will conduct a shortlisting process and candidates must apply by 20 May 2025, by submitting the following materials in one PDF document via e-mail to chemeng-researchfellowships@imperial.ac.uk:

    • Completed application form (the form can be found on this webpage under “Personal support – RAEng Research Fellowship”) and any permitted supplements (e.g. figures and Gantt chart, see form for full details)
    • Up to 400 words detailing the engagement of your collaborators (up to 3 collaborators). If you already have letters of support you can include them but they are not mandatory at this stage. They will become mandatory in the final step of the application process (i.e. application to the RAEng directly).
    • Name of potential host in our department and written confirmation from them (a confirmation email or letter is acceptable): You must have contacted your potential host prior to submitting the Expression of Interest and they must have agreed to your application being submitted to the Department.

For Eric & Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Research Fellow

Imperial is collecting applications centrally. Candidates should follow the centralised process. The scheme is typically advertised on Imperial's career website.