Please read our Lectureship Guidance document and Conditions of Award for full details.

If you have any questions, please email research@stroke.org.uk and we will get back to you as soon as we can.

You can also view the Lectureship scheme webinar, held on 29 May 2026, below:

Deadline

This round is currently closed for applications.

The funding call for Lectureship applications will open at 11:00am, 27 April 2026. The closing date for applications is 1:00pm, 13 July 2026. Interviews will be held on 9 December 2026.

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Purpose and remit of the awards

The Stroke Association is committed to building capacity in stroke research to accelerate progress in prevention, treatment, recovery and long‑term outcomes for people affected by stroke. Our Lectureship scheme aims to address succession and sustainability in the careers of stroke researchers by supporting independent stroke research that advances knowledge, is informed by lived experience, and has the potential to improve the delivery of stroke care. 

We expect all research proposals to align with the priorities for stroke research, as set by the 2021 James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership for Stroke.  

Applications in childhood stroke should fall under the priorities of the Childhood Neurological Disabilities PSP Top 10. Any applications addressing one or more of these priorities must have a clear link to stroke prevention, treatment or care. 

The Stroke Association does not fund basic research that has no clear trajectory towards improving the health and wellbeing of people affected by stroke. All proposals must outline a credible pathway to impact.

Lectureships:

• Are for researchers who have postdoctoral research experience and are ready to establish themselves as an independent researcher and lead their own team and research programme in stroke research.

Senior Lectureships

• Are for candidates that have already established themselves as an independent researcher, and have led a research team with evidence of developing others.

Clinical Lectureship and Senior Clinical Lectureships:

• Are for researchers who are still working in clinical practice.
• Aims to embed research within stroke care, bridging the gap between evidence and practice.
• Supports clinical-academic leaders who will drive improvements in patient outcomes and service delivery.

We are committed to creating clinical career pathways in stroke research and welcome applications from any clinical professional working in stroke care. 

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Eligibility requirements

The eligibility requirements for each award can be found in the Lectureship guidance document here.

Please contact the Research Team if you are unsure of, or have any queries regarding, your eligibility for this award.

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Scope of funding

For all Lectureship awards (Clinical and Non-Clinical): 

• The maximum funding amount that you can apply for is £500,000 over a period of five years.  

For Lectureships and Senior Lectureships only:

• The Stroke Association will fund up to a maximum of 75% of your salary. The HEI will need to provide the remainder of the candidate’s salary that is not requested from the Stroke Association.  

For Clinical Lectureships and Clinical Senior Lectureships only:

• By taking up this Lectureship award you are committing to a full-time clinical academic role in which at least 50% of your role (0.5 FTE) is focused on research- related activities.
• The Stroke Association will fund up to a maximum of 0.5 FTE of your full-time salary. The HEI and NHS/Clinical Employer will need to provide the remainder of the candidate’s salary cost that is not requested from the Stroke Association. 

To begin an application, please create an account by clicking 'register' in the top right-hand corner. If you have previously applied to us, your email address may already be in the system. If you find that this is the case, please click on 'Login' and 'Forgot password?' The system will then email you instructions to set yourself a password.

After you have logged in, please click on 'Application Portal' at the top of the page, then select which award you would like to start an application for, from the 'Click here to start an application' search bar in the blue panel on this page.

This system should work on all major browsers such as Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Edge, but we would not recommend using Internet Explorer below version 9.

If you have any issues with the system or have any feedback, please email us at research@stroke.org.uk.

Interviews will be held on 9 December 2026. You'll be informed two weeks before whether you have been shortlisted for an interview.

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Success rates for funding stream

You can find details of the number of applications we have received, and the number of awards funded, for our Lectureships programme since it began in 2014 here: Lectureships Success Rates.