This fellowship offers an exciting postdoctoral opportunity for two years’ advanced research experience in the UK at the University of Oxford, with membership at Green Templeton College.

The total value of the fellowship at Oxford includes salary up to the University of Oxford grade 07S03 level. In addition, the award covers the cost of National Insurance and superannuation payments, bench fees and the College’s research fellowship fee. Return travel will be provided for the fellow to travel from NZ to and from Oxford. The fellow will receive a further year of support from the HRC upon returning to New Zealand after their two years at the University of Oxford.

The fellowship is co-funded by the Girdlers’ Company Charitable Trust in London, which traces its foundation back to medieval times as a craftsmen’s guild and, as a charitable trust, has had a relationship with New Zealand since 1933. The HRC and Girdlers’ UK Fellowship was established in 1999.

Eligibility criteria

You are eligible to apply if you are a New Zealand citizen or hold New Zealand residency at the time of application.

You will also need to have held a PhD (or an equivalent qualification acceptable to the HRC and the University of Oxford) for less than five years at the time of application

For graduates in medicine, you will need to hold a PhD, MD or a College Fellowship qualification with research experience. For non-medical graduates, you should be involved in research relevant to health sciences.

You will also need to arrange a research location that is supervised by a Green Templeton College senior research fellow and is acceptable to Green Templeton College. A list of potential supervisors is available below.

How do I apply?

First, you’ll need to ensure that you have an up-to-date profile on HRC Gateway. You will then need to complete an online registration form via HRC Gateway to signal your intention to apply for this fellowship. Following registration, you’ll need to submit a full application online via HRC Gateway using the forms available below. Application guidelines are also available below.

Got a question?

If you have a question about this fellowship, please email info@hrc.govt.nz

Documents

Guidelines

2026 Career Development Awards - Application Guidelines
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2026 Career Development Awards - Girdlers UK Fellowship Potential Supervisors
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2026 Career Development Awards - Peer Review Manual
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Forms

2026 Career Development Awards - Girdlers UK Fellowship Application Form
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