Industry Fellowships

The Industry Fellowship scheme enables the movement of talented scientists and engineers between Academia and Industry. These secondments support researchers' development, foster knowledge exchange, stimulate longer-term collaborations, and establish personal, scientific and corporate links between researchers in different sectors. The scheme is part of the Royal Society's wider Science and Industry Programme, which strives to promote the value and importance of science by connecting academia, industry and government. Awards can be for any period up to two years full-time or a maximum of four years pro rata, enabling Industry Fellows to maintain links with their employing institution more easily. The fellowship supports the mobility of excellent academic or industrial researchers between the two sectors in the UK, across the natural sciences, enabling the Industry Fellow to develop and establish collaborative links between the academic and industrial organisations. The scheme supports the career development of the Industry Fellow and their team through the cross-sector collaborative research experience afforded by the fellowship, while enhancing knowledge exchange in science and technology between industry and academia.