{
  "name": "UK Global Talent Visa endorsing bodies",
  "description": "The UK Global Talent Visa has six endorsing bodies across three routes: Tech Nation (digital technology), the Royal Society, the British Academy, the Royal Academy of Engineering and UKRI (academia & research), and Arts Council England (arts & culture). This dataset lists each body, the disciplines it covers, whether it offers a fast-track, and its official guidance link.",
  "url": "https://ukglobaltalentvisa.org/data/endorsing-bodies",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "spatialCoverage": "United Kingdom",
  "temporalCoverage": "2026",
  "dateModified": "2026-06-04",
  "columns": [
    {
      "key": "route",
      "label": "Route"
    },
    {
      "key": "endorsing_body",
      "label": "Endorsing body"
    },
    {
      "key": "disciplines",
      "label": "Disciplines"
    },
    {
      "key": "fast_track",
      "label": "Fast-track"
    },
    {
      "key": "guidance_url",
      "label": "Official guidance"
    }
  ],
  "rows": [
    {
      "route": "Digital technology",
      "endorsing_body": "Tech Nation (digital technology endorsement)",
      "disciplines": "Software engineering, data science, AI/ML, cybersecurity, product & technical leadership, founders",
      "fast_track": "~3 weeks (optional)",
      "guidance_url": "https://technation.io/visa/global-talent/"
    },
    {
      "route": "Academia & research",
      "endorsing_body": "The Royal Society",
      "disciplines": "Natural & medical sciences",
      "fast_track": "~2 weeks (eligible fellowships)",
      "guidance_url": "https://royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/grants/global-talent-visa/"
    },
    {
      "route": "Academia & research",
      "endorsing_body": "The British Academy",
      "disciplines": "Humanities & social sciences",
      "fast_track": "None (peer review)",
      "guidance_url": "https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/global-talent-visa/"
    },
    {
      "route": "Academia & research",
      "endorsing_body": "Royal Academy of Engineering",
      "disciplines": "Engineering & technology",
      "fast_track": "None (peer review)",
      "guidance_url": "https://raeng.org.uk/programmes-and-prizes/programmes/uk-talent/global-talent-visa"
    },
    {
      "route": "Academia & research",
      "endorsing_body": "UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)",
      "disciplines": "Named roles on eligible fellowships & grants",
      "fast_track": "~2 weeks",
      "guidance_url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-research-and-innovation"
    },
    {
      "route": "Arts & culture",
      "endorsing_body": "Arts Council England",
      "disciplines": "Arts, film & TV, fashion, architecture, music & literature",
      "fast_track": "None",
      "guidance_url": "https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/global-talent-visa"
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "gov.uk — Global Talent",
      "url": "https://www.gov.uk/global-talent",
      "dateChecked": "2026-06-04"
    },
    {
      "label": "Tech Nation — Global Talent",
      "url": "https://technation.io/visa/global-talent/",
      "dateChecked": "2026-04-30"
    },
    {
      "label": "Royal Society — Global Talent",
      "url": "https://royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/grants/global-talent-visa/",
      "dateChecked": "2026-04-30"
    },
    {
      "label": "British Academy — Global Talent",
      "url": "https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/global-talent-visa/",
      "dateChecked": "2026-04-30"
    },
    {
      "label": "RAEng — Global Talent",
      "url": "https://raeng.org.uk/programmes-and-prizes/programmes/uk-talent/global-talent-visa",
      "dateChecked": "2026-04-30"
    },
    {
      "label": "UKRI",
      "url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-research-and-innovation",
      "dateChecked": "2026-06-04"
    },
    {
      "label": "Arts Council — Global Talent",
      "url": "https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/global-talent-visa",
      "dateChecked": "2026-04-30"
    }
  ]
}