Total Award: Up to a maximum of £30,000.00
Panel Meeting: 24 September 2025 at STFC Daresbury Laboratory and via zoom
Panel:
| David Emerson (Chair) | UKRI-STFC |
| Wang Wei | UKRI-STFC |
| Manuel dos Santos Dias | UKRI-STFC |
| Hussam Al Daas | UKRI-STFC |
| Elizabeth Newbold | UKRI-STFC |
| Martyn Winn | UKRI-STFC |
| Mai Hoang (Administration) | UKRI-STFC |
Summary:
| Number of applications | Funding Awarded | Unfunded |
| 36 | 10 | 26 |
Award Details:
In 2024, CoSeC welcomed its first cohort of CoSeC Fellows, and will now open a call for a second cohort in 2025. Each will become an ambassador for the Centre, highlighting the benefits of CoSeC and the CCP model, and making scientists and researchers aware of the world leading activities undertaken through the Centre’s work. CoSeC Fellows will help to highlight the work of CoSeC in supporting the advancement of computational research by developing and strengthening software to analyse and solve increasingly complex problems in multiple disciplines across UKRI – arts, humanities, physical sciences, engineering and more.
What the Fellowship involves:
CoSeC Fellows will each be awarded funding of up to £3000 and be able to access, and learn from, interactions across a wide range of research areas. Fellows will gain experience of working in a world-leading scientific environment, increasing their skills and knowledge.They will have the opportunity to raise their own personal profile and have the prospect of creating future educational and employment openings as they develop their careers.
Eligibility:
This process is open to all, with eligibility being determined at the panel review stage in accordance with UKRI rules. We particularly encourage applications from those from under-represented groups as well as early career researchers in academia, industry or other eligible settings. Proposals should make it clear why the applicant feels their work will impact CoSeCand its communities, they should also make clear in what professional capacity they are applying, highlighting as much detail as possible to ensure the panel is able to accurately determine personal eligibility.
We are passionate about creating a diverse workforce and positively encourage applications from all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from women and minority groups to help increase their representation across computational research.
Applicants will be selected by a panel of experts and researchers within the Centre, based on submissions through an online application form that will request the following information:
• Personal information about you (such as name and contact information) and demographic information.
• Information about where you work and your domain, field, and/or area of work.
• Information about your research/work.
• Information about financial support for your research/work.
• Information about your plans for the Fellowship if selected.
Award
Fellows may utilise their funding in several ways. Examples include:
• Attendance at relevant events such as the CoSeC Communities Forum or specific community meetings, with the expectation being that a Fellow would be actively engaged in some form of knowledge exchange or dissemination.
• Organising or attending wider events that develop good working practices and highlight the goals and input of CoSeC.
• Running idea factory events to identify important cross-cutting topics or explore new ideas and set roadmaps.
Each Fellow will be given a presence on CoSeC’s website and visibility through STFC’s impact generation platforms such as CoSeC blog posts and CoSeC and UKRI/STFC social media.
Following selection, each Fellow will be awarded a package of financial support up to the value of £3000 over a 15-month period alongside excellent networking opportunities, professional support and advice. This funding will be provided on demand to support each Fellow’s proposed activities and in each case will agree an output to be provided back to CoSeC.
The end of the 15-month term does not mean the end of the Fellowship, CoSeC intends to operate a “Once a Fellow, always a Fellow” approach, building a supportive and engagingenvironment to encourage future growth and interaction with our Fellows and opportunities to engage and network with future cohorts.
Key Dates:
| Activity | Date |
| Call for Applications Opens | 1 July 2025 |
| Deadline for Applications | 5 September 2025 |
| Selection Panel | 24 September 2025 |
| Fellowship Start Date | 1 October 2025 |
Awarded Fellowships:
| Applicant | Affiliation |
| Irufan Ahmed | Imperial College London |
| Kemal Atalar | King’s College London |
| Chandon Bose | University of Birmingham |
| Shreyank Narayana Gowda | University of Nottingham |
| Andrea Nóvoa | Imperial College London |
| Martin Rey | University of Bath |
| Alejandro Jiminez Rios | University of Bath |
| Jemima Tabeart | TU Eindhoven |
| Miguel Miravet Ténes | University of Southampton |
| Esther Turner | National Oceanography Centre |