European Economic Area

In order to establish a relevant connection to the European Economic Area (EEA) you must be either:

• a UK/EEA national
• a non-EEA national who either has a relevant degree from a university in the UK or Republic of Ireland (ROI), or has worked in a UK or ROI university, hospital or institution for at least a continuous three year period.
• We are sometimes willing to consider enquiries from a host university regarding an exceptional biomedical research scientist who does not fall within the categories above. (Does not apply to the Sir Henry Wellcome postdoctoral fellowship scheme.)

The following countries are in the European Economic Area:

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Republic of Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
The Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
UK

NB while Switzerland is not in the EEA, Swiss nationals have the same rights as EEA nationals.