Post-Doctoral Fellowships

This competition is now open for applications

• SPCR Post-Doctoral Fellowship application form
• SPCR Post-Doctoral Fellowship Guidance for Applicants

Your application should be submitted using our online application portal.

The NIHR School for Primary Care Research (SPCR) Post-Doctoral Fellowships support early-career researchers to develop as independent primary care scientists and future research leaders. These awards provide time, training, and support to develop an independent research trajectory, publish high-quality outputs, and prepare applications for future funding (for example, an NIHR Advanced Fellowship).

Fellowships are expected to begin in October 2026. The SPCR has a contract end date of 31/03/2029 and all awards must end by 31/12/2028 to allow for final reporting.

Applicants do not need to be employed by an SPCR member to apply. However, all nine fellowships will be hosted within SPCR member departments, with one fellowship awarded per member.

Every applicant, whether currently based in a member department or not, must notify the relevant department’s research manager or training lead of their intention to apply. This is vital to ensure that local HR and costing procedures are followed.

Please note these awards are not intended to cover a clinical salary.

 Those successful in securing a SPCR Fellowship will become part of the SPCR Trainees community. Read more about what benefits this will provide.

If you have any questions about the application process, please contact the SPCR team via spcr@keele.ac.uk