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POST and the British Psychology Society (BPS) are offering a 13-week fellowship to PhD students in a psychology-related subject who are a Member of the British Psychological Society.

The successful applicant will be based in UK Parliament, supporting its use of research evidence.

The fellowship lasts 13 weeks (full-time) or longer if part-time. It may be undertaken remotely, at POST’s offices in Westminster, or under hybrid working arrangements.

The successful applicant will start their fellowship by January 2026 or by April 2026.

The opportunity will be funded by the BPS and successful candidates will receive a one-off stipend payment of £7,922.50.

Read the application guidance document for more information.

Application deadline: Sunday 4 May at 11.59pm

Eligibility

Applicants must meet the following three eligibility criteria:

  1. Applicants must either:
    • be a postgraduate student registered for a doctoral degree in a psychology-related subject e.g. PhD/MPhil
    • be registered for a taught practitioner doctorates (DClinPsy etc.) at a UK Higher Education Institute
    • or their PhD funding must have ended within the 12 months prior to the application deadline (if your funding ended before 4 May 2024, you are not eligible for this fellowship).
  2. Applicants must have completed their first year of full-time study (or equivalent if part-time) by the end of 2025.
  3. Applicants must be at least a current Graduate Member of the British Psychological Society.

Successful applicants will be required to apply for and pass Parliament’s security clearance checks, including security vetting to Counter Terrorist Check (CTC) level in order to undertake the fellowship. Further information can be found in the application guidance.

How to apply

This is a two-stage application: an initial application and an interview.

Full details of the application and selection process can be found in the application guidance document.

For the initial application, you will be required to complete an online form and produce a two-page briefing that you think would be of current interest to parliamentarians and addresses an area of public policy relevant to psychology.

The briefing should be completed using the template document and uploaded to the application form. The template is available to download from the application form.

Submit an application now

Please note: No late applications will be accepted.

Further information

We will be holding an information webinar about this fellowship on Monday 31 March 2025 at 4.00pm.

We will discuss what it is like to undertake a fellowship at parliament, and describe some of the tasks and career opportunities that you will participate in.

We can also answer any queries about the application process, but please note we cannot give individual feedback on applications.

Register for the webinar

POST has put together a page with answers to some of the most Frequently Asked Questions asked about POST fellowships.

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