Global Research and Technology Development is currently accepting applications for its FCDO Senior Research Fellowships 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
About Global Research and Technology Development - FCDO Senior Research Fellowships
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), the Global Research and Technology Development (GRTD) Research Commissioning Centre, co-led by 3ie and the University of Birmingham, invites applicants to submit their applications for eleven Senior Research Fellowships at the FCDO in the fields of Gender and Equity; Conflict; AI for Development; Food and Agriculture; Economic Development; Systemic Resilience of Combined Human, Social, Economic, Political and Ecological systems; Hybrid and Transnational Threats; Polar Regions; Critical Minerals; Technology, Geopolitics and Information Manipulation; and Global Health.
Benefits of Global Research and Technology Development - FCDO Senior Research Fellowships
- The RCC provides support to FCDO teams in commissioning and delivering high-quality and impactful research. It addresses challenges associated with research bureaucracy by providing a streamlined process for commissioning and delivering FCDO-funded research.
Global Research and Technology Development - FCDO Senior Research Fellowships Requirements
- Applicants must be at least Associate Professor level of seniority and employed by a UK academic institution. They will remain employees of their sending institution for the duration of the fellowship placement.
- Applicants must meet the requirements for obtaining security clearance to undertake the placement. This includes meeting the relevant UK residency requirements, depending on the level of clearance:
- Developed Vetting (DV): Applicants must have lived in the UK for at least 5 of the last 10 years.
- Security Clearance (SC): Applicants must have lived in the UK for at least 2 of the last 5 years.
Residency refers to physical presence in the UK during these periods. For example, holding a UK bank account or a UK postal address alone would not meet this requirement. Security clearance involves assurance checks carried out in the UK, which is why sufficient UK residency is mandatory.
Application Date and Process
- Click on the link to the application website to apply.
Application Deadline
30 August, 2026
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