Industrial Fellowships are awarded to graduates with the potential to make an outstanding contribution to industry, for research supported by a company, leading to a patent, product or process improvement and a postgraduate award.
With our Industrial Fellowships, companies get the chance to craft a bespoke PhD from the ground up that supports company ambitions as well as employee interests, and forge strong links with leading academics, to share access to expertise, facilities and knowledge.
Pursue a PhD whilst working Fellows receive significant funding towards their fees and salary, enabling employers to offer exciting personal development opportunities for their brightest employees.
Gain new IP whilst minimising R&D costs Fellows pursue a PhD whilst working, allowing companies to conduct innovative research that furthers their business objectives, and accelerates the creation of IP.
Collaborative relationships Fellows and their sponsoring companies will work closely with the PhD institution, forging strong and lasting links with leading academics
Timeframe
Apply by 7 February 12pm 2025
Interviews 25 March 2025 (online)
Fellowship commences 1 October 2025
We encourage those interested in applying to get in touch with our team, who can answer questions about the process, help connect you to alumni for more information or advise on sourcing industrial or academic partners for your application.
The aim of the scheme is to encourage profitable innovation and creativity in British Industry – to the mutual benefit of the Fellow and his or her sponsoring company. Projects in any science or engineering discipline will be considered.
Promote this Fellowship with our marketing flyer including recent case studies, and our 3 postcard flyers aimed at the individual, company and university.
Feed the world: harnessing Nature’s molecules for maximising future food productivity
Syngenta
University of Oxford
High-Throughput Chemical Synthesis and Biological Testing of Proteolysis Targeting Chimeras
GSK
University of Strathclyde
Advancing Computational Methods for the Functional Characterisation of Antibodies Using Structural and Flexibility Data
F. Hoffman-La Roche Ltd
University of Oxford
Closing the Loop: A Computational-Experimental Feedback Approach for Predicting Macrocycle Closure
MSD
University of Oxford
Identification of Covalent Tools for Essential Parasite Proteins Implicated in Tropical Diseases
GSK
University of Strathclyde
Investigations Into the Ligand- and Oxidation State-Dependent Extraction of Residual Palladium from Pharmaceutically Relevant Molecules
GSK
University of Strathclyde
Short Range Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) for Environmental Monitoring
Leonardo UK
University of St Andrews
Environmentally affective circadian lighting and IoT solution for healthy ageing
Chroma Lighting
Ulster University
Delivering novel 3D-rich building blocks for drug discovery
Sygnature Discovery Ltd.
University of Oxford
Separation techniques for the recovery of radionuclides suitable for cancer therapy from extant nuclear materials
National Nuclear Laboratory
University of Manchester
Investigation of a novel Sensory discrimination training device for the management of phantom limb pain
2PD
Teesside University
Autonomous Robotic Detection and Correction of Surface Defects in Manufacturing
HAL Robotics Ltd
University of Glasgow
Artificial Intelligence Enhanced Electrocardiography in Emergency Departments
PulseAI Ltd
Ulster University
The role of digital interventions in supporting workplace mental health and wellbeing
Inspire
Ulster University
Investigation of factors affecting the downstream purification process of lentiviral vector manufacturing
Autolus
University College London