Resources for Scientists

Daphne Jackson Fellowships – Fellowships with mentoring and training to help people with STEM backgrounds to return after career break
Wellcome Trust Career Re-entry Fellowship – 2-4 year fellowship for returning postdoc biomedical scientists
Medical Research Council – Research fellowships open to applicants with career break
British Heart Foundation Career Re-entry Research Fellowships To re-establish a career in cardiovascular science in an established research institution in the UK, after a break of more than two years.
Sanger Institute Fellowship Three year fellowship for postdocs who have been out of scientific research for one year or more to return to high-quality postdoctoral training. Full time, part time or flexible
For a longer list see WISE Campaign Funding & Scholarships

WISE Campaign
SET Women
Mums in Science
Royal Society of Biology – returners to bioscience group
Equate Scotland – working for gender equality in SET and built environment
MentorSET – one-to-one mentoring for women in and returning to STEM fields, co-ordinated by WES
Institute of Physics diversity programme
Royal Society of Chemistry careers support

Most societies offer reduced membership rates for people on a career break. The Society of Biology offers a 50% discount, the Society for General Microbiology offers full concessionary membership.

Some also offer bursaries to attend scientific conferences and events, updating both networks & knowledge.

School Gate SET: volunteering opportunities for parents on career breaks to help with STEM in primary schools

Returners’ Guide to Research (UK): Published by Wellcome Trust to support people returning to research career
Reboot Your STEM Career: Interactive toolkit to help STEM professionals to relaunch their career after a break
Returning to STEM: Free online course specifically designed to encourage people that have taken a career break back into STEM based roles.

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