Reapplications

If you were unsuccessful in an application in one year’s exercise, and you apply for the same office/post in the next available exercise, you will be considered a reapplicant. Each application must be judged on its own merits. A maximum of two applications in any rolling three-year period is permissible.  An exemption to this rule may be granted in exceptional circumstances, provided that it has the support of your Head of Institution and Head of School.  Such support must be evidenced in written statements, explaining the reasons for the exemption, and provided to the HR Reward Team (acp@admin.cam.ac.uk).

Note: for the first exercise of the ACP 10-12 scheme in 2026-27, those on the research pathway who applied for promotion to the same post in the 2025-26 exercise of the Senior Researcher Promotions (SRP) scheme will not be considered reapplicants. This is because the assessment process of applications made under SRP was different to the assessment process in ACP 10-12.