ESRC Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026 Entry
The UCL, Bloomsbury and East London DTP invites applications for four postdoctoral fellowships (PDFs) to be based within departments at the six partner institutions of the UBEL DTP.
What’s on offer
The UCL, Bloomsbury and East London DTP invites applications for four postdoctoral fellowships (PDFs) to be based within departments at the six partner institutions of the UBEL DTP.
The grants provide funding for up to one year full-time, or up to two years part-time to give fellows time to prepare for a successful career in research either within or beyond academia. In exceptional cases, applicants can apply for a fellowship for up to 18 months; however, this must be fully justified by the programme of activities being proposed.
Application Guidance
Please refer to the ESRC Call specification and FAQs on the right hand side and contact UBEL DTP if you have any further queries: ubel-dtp@ucl.ac.uk
You will need to apply via the SurveyMonkey link above, creating an account if you do not already have one.
Deadlines for 2026 Entry
The Postdoctoral Fellowship has been postponed, and we are awaiting confirmation of a revised launch date from the ESRC.
4 November 2025 | Applications open in Survey Monkey Apply |
12 January 2026 23:59 | Preliminary applications submission deadline |
25 March 2026 16:00 | Full applications submission deadline |
May 2026 | Shortlisted candidates are interviewed |
End of June 2026 | UBEL confirms nominated candidates Nominated candidates submitted for ESRC approval |
1 October 2026 | Fellowships commence |
Useful documents
- ESRC PDF Call specification (pdf)
- ESRC Postdoctoral Fellowship Call FAQs (pdf)
- Costings Spreadsheet 2a (Full Application Stage)
Get in touch with the team.
Email: Ubel-dtp@ucl.ac.uk
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