EPSRC Doctoral Prize Fellowship

This is an EPSRC Doctoral Prize Fellowship for newly qualified doctoral graduates with a focus on innovative research within the EPSRC remit, aligned with Heriot-Watt's research institutes. Applicants must have received EPSRC doctoral funding and submitted their thesis on or after October 2023. The fellowship is for 12-24 months and includes funding for research expenses.

• The Fellowships are funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council as part of Heriot-Watt University’s Doctoral Training Partnership Award. The criteria below is that specified by EPSRC in their award terms.
• All Fellowship projects must lie within the EPSRC remit . Successful applicants will be expected to take their research to the next level and undertake new research.
• The fellowship must commence by latest May 2027 and can be 12 or 24 months. (The funding available is for an estimated three, 24 months FTE positions)
• Applicants must have received EPSRC studentship funding and have submitted their doctoral thesis on or after October 2023 .
• The Fellow must have submitted their thesis for examination prior to the start of the award and no earlier than October 2023 .
• Candidates who have not yet submitted their thesis at the time of application are still eligible, but they must have submitted their thesis prior to the Fellowship start date, and the supervisor’s letter of support must clearly state the expected submission date.
• Where the viva exam has not taken place before the start of the Fellowship, the outcome must be an outright pass or pass with minor corrections otherwise the Fellowship will be withdrawn.
• If minor corrections are required, they must be done outside of the time allocated for the Fellowship
• Applications will be accepted from any student that received EPSRC doctoral funding at a UK institution (fees and/or stipend).
• This includes students funded by: Centres for Doctoral Training (CDT), Doctoral Training Partnerships (DTP), National Productivity Investment Fund (NPIF) and Industrial CASE studentships (I-CASE).
• Those who received funding via another of the Research Councils within UKRI are NOT eligible to apply for the EPSRC Doctoral Prize Fellowship.