The Faculty is happy to host post-doctoral fellows who are applying for funding from a range of post doctoral fellowship schemes.  Individuals should make contact with the Faculty at an early stage in their application process as there may be limits on applications for some schemes.  A number of the more common schemes are listed below.  Potential applicants should check the opportunities below, our vacancies page at the appropriate point or e-mail research.support@mod-langs.ox.ac.uk

Unfortunately, due to the high number of Expression of Interest applications, we cannot provide detailed individual feedback.

Opportunities: 

British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships:  https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/postdoctoral-fellowships/ 
The deadline for Expression of Interest applications for the 2026 round is Wednesday 8th July (9:00am). 

• Further details on how to apply can be found here https://www.humanities.ox.ac.uk/british-academy-postdoctoral-fellowships
• The Expression of Interest form can be found here: BA PDF application form 2026_MML.docx

British Academy International Fellowships: https://humanities.web.ox.ac.uk/british-academy-international-fellowships 
[The deadline for applicants wishing to apply for 2026 has now passed. Expressions of interest for the 2026 application round are likely to be sought in Dec 2026 / Jan 2027].                                

Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships: https://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/early-career-fellowships
[The deadline for expressions of interest for the 2026 application round has now passed. Expression of interest for the 2027 application round are likely to be sought in Nov/Dec 2026.]

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellows: https://marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/actions/postdoctoral-fellowships 
[The deadline for expressions of interest for the 2026/27 application round has now passed. Expression of interest for the 2027/28 application round are likely to be sought in April 2027.]

European Research Council Starting Grant: https://erc.europa.eu/apply-grant/starting-grant  
[The deadline for expressions of interest for the 2026/27 application round has now passed. Expression of interest for the 2027/28 application round are likely to be sought in April 2027.]

Further information on early-career opportunities can also be found here: Early Career Opportunities | Humanities Division

Current Postdoctoral Research Fellows: