Over the years, the Postdoc Academy has hosted unique fellowships for some of Cambridge’s most outstanding researchers as they reach the pivotal career transition to independence. These schemes provided tailored, holistic support and development opportunities which enhanced not only the interdisciplinary training of the Fellows, but also their capacity to build creative solutions to global challenges.
Although not currently running as fellowship schemes, we have incorporated successful elements of the training programmes into our broader professional development offering.
Schmidt Science Fellows for Final year PhD students
Schmidt Sciences, in partnership with the Rhodes Trust, aims to develop the next generation of science leaders to transcend disciplines, advance discovery, and solve the world’s most pressing problems. Final year PhD students in STEMM disciplines are invited annually to self-nominate for the Schmidt Science Fellows programme.
Applications for the Schmidt Science Fellowship 2026 are now closed.
Borysiewicz Interdisciplinary Fellowship
The Borysiewicz Fellowship supported outstanding Cambridge postdocs, developing them into motivated, strategic future leaders ready to pursue a range of global questions and problems.
The programme provided a unique mixture of purposeful and outcome-driven engagement opportunities for postdocs both within and outside their area of expertise, which developed their skills as leaders to pursue independent work on novel ideas.
Read more details about the Borysiewicz Fellowship
Canada-UK Postdoctoral Fellowship for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
The Canada-UK Postdoctoral Fellowship for Innovation and Entrepreneurship supported two cohorts, from 2018 to 2020. It promoted and expanded the careers of these talented researchers, enabling them to become future world leaders and entrepreneurs.
The Fellowship cultivated a cadre of motivated and strategic early-career researchers with international experience, top-level skills and global contacts across academia and industry.
Find out more about the Canada-UK Fellows: