Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible for a research fellowship you must pass all the following eligibility requirements:

1. You are close to completion of a doctorate and will have submitted your thesis by no later than 1 July 2025.

   OR

   You were awarded a doctorate after 1 October 2022.

2. If your doctorate interrupted your professional training, you should have completed your professional training after 1 October 2022.

3. You have not already held a comparable career development appointment at Oxford or another university. A comparable appointment is deemed to be a salaried research-only appointment for the purposes of self-directed research.

4. If an unusual amount of time has passed since being awarded you doctorate or since you completed your professional training, you are unlikely to be considered unless there are strong mitigating circumstances, such as:
   • some of the research was done part-time
   • maternity/paternity leave
   • a severe illness
   • a tragedy in the family
   • a gap due to full-time volunteer work

   If you feel you have strong mitigating circumstances, please complete the application form and the system will provide you with the facility to provide your explanation on the Eligibility Details page.

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