Apply to be hosted by the University of Edinburgh. 

This opportunity is aimed at 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. 

Applicants can apply for up to £1m for 4-5 years. For further details on what the Leverhulme Trust offers, please visit the Leverhulme Trust website: https://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/research-leadership-awards 

For talented scholars who are embarking on a university career who need to build a research team of sufficient scale to tackle a distinctive research problem. 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.