Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowships 2027

Leverhulme + CLAS 2027

Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowships

Deadline: 12 noon BST on 23 October 2026

The Centre of Latin American Studies (CLAS), University of Cambridge, invites candidates to submit their applications through CLAS for the Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowships, to be taken up in October 2027.

Applications are welcome from Latin Americanists working in any eligible field supported by the Leverhulme Trust. Successful applicants will be asked to make a modest contribution to teaching on the MPhil in Latin American Studies, within their chosen area of expertise. You will be expected to play a full part in the thriving research community based at CLAS, and to live in or near Cambridge during the week in term time, unless carrying out fieldwork. You will have access to world-class research facilities and a range of opportunities for training and career development. For information about the Centre of Latin American Studies, please see our website.

How to apply

Applications must be emailed to RGA@polis.cam.ac.uk and admin@latin-american.cam.ac.uk by 12 noon BST on 23 October 2026. This is the internal deadline for applications to be assessed and selected for submission to the Trust. Applicants will then be ranked in an internal Departmental competition with the top two then sent to the Isaac Newton Trust for consideration for match funding. Confirmations of match funding will be given in late January/early-February to allow time to finalise applications by the Leverhulme deadline in late-February. Please refer to the final table on this page for the scheme’s overall timeline.

Applicants should ensure that they meet all the eligibility requirements before applying. Please read the guidance provided on the Leverhulme Trust website carefully before contacting us.

Required documents

  • POLIS Coversheet
     
  • Internal Competition Coversheet
     
  • Two-page CV
     
  • List of publications
     
  • First Research statement – details of current and past research: give details of your current and past research experience (maximum 250 words). If this is too extensive to be summarised in 250 words focus on the research most relevant to the current application.
     
  • Detailed statement of proposed research: this should include aims, objectives, methodology and outcome (e.g. publication plans). It should enable the Committee and your referees to form an estimate of the scope and importance of your proposal. The methodology should be clear and explicit, comprehensible to a non-expert. Include bibliographic references in full, including page numbers where relevant. Send either a Word document or PDF (up to two sides of A4). You must use Arial font size 11, margins no smaller than 2cm and line spacing no smaller than single line.
     
  • Additionally, two references must be sent directly to RGA@polis.cam.ac.uk and admin@latin-american.cam.ac.uk by the same deadline of 12 noon BST on 23 October 2026. The candidate must arrange with the referees to send them directly to the office. Please note that only one referee can be from Cambridge (and can be the proposed mentor), referees cannot be from the same institution, and the head of department at the proposed host department cannot be a referee.

Enquiries

Please address all enquiries to admin@latin-american.cam.ac.uk.