The Advanced Local Authority Fellowship (ALAF) Scheme supports doctorate holders employed within local authority settings to develop careers that combine research and research training with continued professional practice and development.
These fully funded fellowships enable awardees to retain some professional responsibilities whilst concurrently undertaking post-doctoral research and pursuing bespoke programmes of professional and academic development, all on their existing employment contracts and salaries.
An ALAF can have a duration of between two and five years whole time equivalent (WTE), and can be taken full-time or part-time, the latter with a minimum commitment of 0.5WTE. Between 20% and 40% of funded fellowship time must be spent working and developing in a practice or policy role.