Fellowship Planning Writing Retreat 2026 Application Form

The deadline for applications is Tuesday 31 March 2026, 12pm.

This form is currently closed for submissions.

Essential criteria

  • Working in any research, professional or clinical role relevant to mental health 
  • Based in the UK and employed in a UK institution 
  • Planning a doctoral or postdoctoral project-based fellowship application in mental health or addiction* 
  • Able to demonstrate an evidence gap in your proposed project area, having done some sort of literature review** 
  • Ready to refine your ideas, and get feedback 
  • Ready to think deeply on your research project design and methodology 
  • Would welcome guidance and support from RSS experts 

* This retreat is not suitable for you if you are applying for a training/career development fellowship with no associated research project. 

** We can only accept candidates on this retreat for which there is a clear rationale/need for research in this area. Relevant evidence could be literature search, scoping review