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Return to research support bursary
You can apply for this bursary if you are a researcher looking to return to an academic research career after a break of two or more years. You can get funding of up to £2,500 for no more than six months to support you in developing a proposal suitable for submission to the STFC fellowship scheme.
Grant (non-repayable) Open year-round / rolling
- Funder
- Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
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- Award amounts are not published in the listing; see the official page.
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Eligibility
- Open to colleges, universities, schools or research institutions. UKRI funding opportunity; applicants usually apply through an eligible UK research organisation. Confirm criteria on the official page.
- Sectors
- Research and science, Student funding and scholarships
- Deadline
- Rolling: no fixed deadline
- Source
- UKRI Funding Finder (ukri.org)
- Last checked
- 2 November 2026
- Funder contacts
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From official open data: official page returned HTTP 200 on 2026-11-02. The summary is from the official listing; the eligibility line is our plain-language reading of its eligibility codes. Confirm details on the official page.
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