Future Leaders Fellowships

The Future Leaders Fellowships can help fund your most talented innovators.

Future Leaders Fellowships allow early career researchers and innovators from eligible UK businesses to develop their leadership potential through challenging innovation or research projects:

Funding of up to £1.2 million over a four year period, but with considerable flexibility available. Funding will be provided in line with prevailing state aid guidelines.

The ability to attract in individual, or develop an existing employee, who will help create innovative solutions for their business. This could include bringing the most talented international innovators to work in their business in the UK.

A new Reduced Hours Fellowship, in which fellows are able to spend up to 40 percent of their time focused on other activities within the business in order to enhance their career.

The option to collaborate with other organisations (business, academic, public and third sector)

Only registered businesses will receive further information

Our process requires registration to receive further information and bid writing support, so it is important that you register now to be able to apply later.