My winning proposal: Becoming a future leader (2)

In the second of our interviews with UK Research and Innovation’s Future Leaders Fellowship winners, quantum physicist Sanjeev Kumar tells Fiona McIntyre how he captured the prize.

Sanjeev’s top tips

• Show that you have a clear vision of why you want this fellowship specifically and why no other would fit.
• Take the interview stage seriously; make sure you conduct mock interviews with colleagues in your department.
• Do your homework on the panel by reading their profiles and getting to know their backgrounds.

UK Research and Innovation’s Future Leaders Fellowships offer up to seven years’ funding, allocated on a ‘4+3’ basis with a review in the fourth year. They are open to early-career researchers anywhere in the world who have secured the support of a UK institution, where they will be based. The aim is to enable fellows to establish their independence in research or innovation.