Most successful fellowship holders have applied – and been rejected – more than once. If you’re facing setbacks at any stage, you are in good company. Rejection is not the exception in fellowship applications; for the most competitive schemes, it is very much the norm. Read more
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (MEXT) offers scholarships to international students who wish to study at Japanese universities.
This postgraduate programme is:
Benefits
Visit the website to see the guidelines and download documents. https://www.uk.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_en/mext_postgrad.html
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Dr Marloes Tijssen shares her journey from academic research to co-founding New Platelet Company, with a clear mission: to manufacture blood platelets and help address the critical gap in donor supply. From PhD research and postdoctoral fellowships to coaching scientists and launching startups, her story is a candid reflection on career reinvention, the power of transferable skills, and the value of networking and support within the Cambridge innovation ecosystem. Read more
There’s a lot to navigate when it comes to writing your first Fellowship applications. In this blog we share tips and advice on what makes an effective application, how the Careers Service can support you and how to use your academic networks to help you develop your fellowship applications.
What are fellowships, and who are they for?
Fellowships provide funding to enable you to develop or sustain your own programme of research. There are many different types of fellowships from small funding pots to support the initiation of a small project through to considerable grants aimed at enabling early career researchers to make the transition to independence and set up a more comprehensive research programme, including the ability to employ a research team. There’s a huge range of fellowships funded by government research councils, international bodies, charities and learned societies.
Ultimately, fellowships are open to all researchers. Your career stage, research goals and discipline will shape how you determine whether, and which fellowships are right for you.
Watch our video ‘Is a Fellowship right for you?’ (4 mins) to learn more: Is a fellowship right for you?
Learn more about fellowships, including Oxford and Cambridge Junior Research Fellowships (JRFs) on our website: www.careers.cam.ac.uk