Research & Innovation Services

The scheme aims to create an opportunity for talented early career scholars to develop and demonstrate research leadership by supporting the career development and the project management of a modest team or group and through the development of their own intellectual leadership, leading to research that may significantly change the established landscape in a particular field of inquiry.

Each institution is limited to one bid only. We work collaboratively with the College Research Support teams to implement the demand management process.

PLEASE NOTE: This scheme is now closed and is not expected to re-open until January 2028. The information here reflects the process used for the 2025 call and may not reflect the exact process we use for the next call. We are keeping this information available for reference only.

We use a two-stage process, with each stage being mandatory. This approach is designed to reflect the emphasis on the demonstration of disciplinary leadership in the call.

Stage 1: Each college selects a single candidate to submit to the central institutional selection process.

Stage 2: Colleges send their nominated candidates to the Strategic Research Initiatives team for consideration by the institutional selection panel.

Timelines: We normally launch the college selection process in when the call is confirmed in January. College selection processes are normally completed by mid-March and the UofG candidate confirmed by the beginning of April. This ensures the selected candidate has sufficient time (approximately two months) before the call deadline.