Quantum Technology Career Development Fellowships in the UK

Deadline: 6-Oct-21

The UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) have launch the Quantum technology career development fellowships.

The career development fellowship will offer, amongst other things:

flexibility to accommodate changes to family circumstances
a cohort group of fellows to encourage and support networking
financial support for visa applications
the opportunity to demonstrate a wide range of skills beyond a publication list
the opportunity to have a secondment or part-time placement working with industry
the opportunity to collaborate with another organisation beyond your host institution
the opportunity to develop your national and international networks.

Funding Information

Equipment costing under £10,000 is considered to be consumables. Equipment between £10,000 and £400,000 can be requested if suitably justified.
Grants can start from 1 April 2022.

Eligibility Criteria

This award is to enable applicants to develop an independent research career in quantum technology.
You must have either:
- a PhD
- at least four years’ experience in a relevant field by the start of your fellowship.
You can be working within the quantum technology sector in academia, business or industry.
Quantum technologies exploit the quantum advantages of matter and light to achieve technological advances. Although many current and future technologies are described by quantum theory, the focus of this opportunity is on expanding capabilities focused on the direct exploitation of quantum phenomena such as superposition or entanglement to enable disruptive impacts.
You must be able to show how you will develop an independent career based on your own original research ideas and vision by the end of the fellowship.
You must be able to hold your fellowship at one of the following:
- a higher education institution
- a research institute
- an independent research organisation (IRO) accredited by UKRI
- an eligible public sector research establishment.
If you have already been in receipt of significant funding (as a principal investigator) or have been leading in an area of technical development, you may wish to apply for an EPSRC open fellowship. Significant funding is usually defined as awards:
- including PDRA time
- including capital equipment
- in excess of £100,000 full economic cost.