UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships Round 11
UKRI has released their pre-announcement for Round 11 of its Future Leaders Fellowship scheme. The scheme will open on 2 February 2026, with an external deadline of 16 June 2026. Due to the nature of this scheme, the University of Glasgow is able to submit a limited number of applications and will run an internal selection process. As with previous rounds, this process will be designed with applicant support in mind and will work alongside the UKRI timelines.
Please check with your School/College Research Office for any local processes associated with this call and to submit an Expression of Interest.
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Find out more
- UKRI FLF Round 11 Pre-Announcement
- Future Leaders Fellowships
- Future Leaders Fellows Development Network
Birmingham City University recently held an FLF event, Unlocking Potential: Navigating Round 11 of the Future Leaders Fellowships. Please find below the documents overviewing the BCU event.
- FLF Round 11 Event Notes(BCU)
- FLF Round 11 FAQ (BCU)
FLF at the University of Glasgow
The University of Glasgow has a strong track record of success in previous rounds of the FLF. You can read about our four recent Round 6 FLF awardees here, our two awardees in Round 7 here and our most recent success in Round 8 here. The University is also a partner in the FLF Development Network.
Expressions of Interest
UKRI has released the pre-announcement for FLF Round 11, and the call is set to open on 2 February 2026. Following previous rounds, the University will be facilitating a demand management process using an EOI form which mirrors the external application. This form can be found below. Please also let us know if you require this in any other accessible format other than a Microsoft Word document.
The University of Glasgow welcomes interested candidates, both internal and external, to get in touch with their respective four Colleges to let us know of their interest in applying with the University. Please work with your College research support office and your academic sponsor to start working on the internal application form.
UofG FLF Round 11 Expression of Interest Form
Contact details for College Research Support Offices
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College of Social Sciences |
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College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences |
Internal timelines
The internal timeline for the selection process at the University of Glasgow will be roughly as follows:
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| Inviting intention to submit in anticipation of UKRI FLF Round 11 pre-announcement | October 2025 |
| Expected UKRI FLF Round 11 pre-announcement | Nov-Dec 2025 |
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UofG UKRI FLF Round 11 Webinar |
9 December 2025, 13:00 |
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Scheme opens |
2 February 2026 |
| Colleges to complete the internal selection process, identifying their top selected applicants and send associated materials to the SRI team | 6 March 2026 |
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Institutional selection panel completed - Internal panel meet to select 6 applications and 2 reserves, all applicants informed of outcome |
w/c 23 March 2026 |
| Bid development workshops for applicants / Ignite Lite | 30 March-June 2026 |
| Submission of full external applications | 16 June 2026 |
UofG FLF Round 11 Webinar
The University held an FLF Round 11 webinar on Tuesday, 9 December 2025. Below you can find a recording of the session, a PDF of the slides and an FAQ document.
UofG FLF Round 11 Webinar Slides
UKRI FLF Round 11 FAQ
Webinar Recording
https://mediaspace.gla.ac.uk/media/UofG+FLF+Round+11+Webinar+9.12.25/1_dv049ut6
Additional support
This funding call is supportive of applicants from diverse career paths, including those returning from a career break or following time in other roles. Furthermore, UKRI encourages applications from those wishing to work part-time or in job shares to combine the fellowship with personal responsibilities. Please feel free to mention any such circumstances that you feel might be relevant to assessing your expression of interest and please let the College Research office know if you require additional support with the preparation of an application.
UKRI FLF documents to review in preparation
EDI commitment at the University of Glasgow
The University of Glasgow is committed to promoting equality in all its activities and aims to provide a work, learning, research and teaching environment free from discrimination and unfair treatment.
To comply with UKRI's pilot diversity monitoring template and the host inclusive selection statement, the University of Glasgow will be collecting anonymised EDI data from applicants.
General Queries
For any general queries about the demand management of this call at the University of Glasgow, please contact researchinitiatives@glasgow.ac.uk. All other queries should be directed to the College research office relevant to your area of research.
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