Industry Fellowships Grant

Industry Fellowships Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: The Royal Society
Amount: Up to £4,000
Last Updated: February 26, 2026

Summary

The Industry Fellowships scheme, managed by The Royal Society, fosters collaboration between academia and industry in the UK. It supports talented researchers moving between sectors, enhancing knowledge exchange and career development. Aimed at early to senior career researchers, the scheme promotes long-term partnerships and provides salary and research cost contributions. This initiative is part of a broader effort to emphasize the value of science in society.

Overview

This long-standing scheme enables the mobility of talented scientists and engineers from industry and academia in order to move between the sectors. These secondments support the researcher's development, fosters exchange of knowledge, stimulates longer-term collaborations, and establishes personal, scientific and corporate links between sectors. Aims The Industry Fellowship is part of the Royal Society's wider Science and Industry Programme which strives to promote the value and importance of science by connecting academia, industry and government. The Industry Fellowship scheme is open to academic and industrial researchers from early to senior career stages based in the UK. The aims of the scheme are to: Support the mobility of excellent academic or industrial researchers between in two sectors in the UK, across the natural sciences. Enable the Industry Fellow to develop and establish collaborative links between the academic and industrial organisations, which may lead to longer term collaborations. Support the career development of the Industry Fellow, and their team, through the cross-sector collaborative research experience afforded by the fellowship. Enhance knowledge exchange in science and technology between industry and academia. The scheme provides a basic salary for the researcher and a contribution towards research costs.

Eligibility

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