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 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.

British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships:  https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/postdoctoral-fellowships/ 
How to apply: Expressions of interest from candidates, should be sent to research.support@humanities.ox.ac.uk by noon on Monday 21 July 2025.  All Expressions of Interest must have the agreement and confirmed support from a postholder in the Faculty who will act as supervisor.  Applicants selected by the Faculty will be supported to submit applications to the call deadline on 1 October 2025.

British Academy International Fellowships: https://humanities.web.ox.ac.uk/british-academy-international-fellowships 
[The deadline for applicants wishing to apply for 2025 entry has now passed.]                                                          

Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships: https://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/early-career-fellowships
[The deadline for applicants wishing to apply for 2025 has now passed.  Expressions of interest for the 2026 application round are likely to be sought in mid December 2025].

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellows: https://marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/actions/postdoctoral-fellowships 
[The deadline for applicants wishing to apply for 2025 has now passed.  Expressions of interest for the 2026 scheme are likely to be sought in May/June 2026.