Clinician scientist fellowship

3 weeks ago

Swindon, United Kingdom NERC - the Natural Environment Research Council Full time
Opportunity status: Upcoming Funders: Funding type: Fellowship Publication date: 24 May 2024 Opening date: 6 June 2024 9:00am UK time Closing date: 4 September 2024 4:00pm UK time

Apply for support to become an independent researcher in a medical research field.

Your research can focus on any area of Medical Research Council (MRC)’s remit to improve human health.

You must:

  • be a registered healthcare professional
  • have a PhD or equivalent
  • show evidence of career development
  • show clear plans for developing as a leader in your field

We will fund your salary and project costs for up to five years. We will fund 80% of the full economic cost (FEC).

You may apply for joint funding from one of the collaborating organisations.

This is an ongoing funding opportunity. Application rounds close January, April and September.

Before applying for funding, check the .

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has introduced new role types for funding opportunities being run on the new UKRI Funding Service.

For full details, visit .

Who is eligible to apply

You can apply if you are a registered healthcare professional. This includes, but is not limited to:

  • nurses
  • midwives
  • allied health professionals
  • healthcare scientists
  • pharmacists
  • clinical psychologists
  • doctors
  • dentists
  • general practitioners
  • veterinarians

To be eligible for the clinician scientist fellowship, you must:

  • have completed a PhD or equivalent
  • have the skills and experience that match those of the ‘transition to independence’ career stage in the , such as showing evidence of career development and productivity across past appointments
  • have your own research plans that do not significantly overlap with those of your current group leaders or proposed sponsors
  • have the support of an
  • intend to be clinically active during or after the award

There are no eligibility rules based on age or years of postdoctoral experience.

You must have completed a PhD or equivalent before the fellowship award can start. If you have not yet completed your PhD you should contact to arrange to speak to the relevant programme manager before submitting an application.

Medical and dental graduates

Medical or dental graduates should have specialty registrar or consultant status or be at the equivalent level in general practice.

If you have not completed your specialty training, you must have plans in place for doing so and have consulted your deanery before applying.

Non-medical healthcare professionals

For non-medical healthcare professionals, you must have completed your professional training.

Veterinarians

If you are a veterinarian, you may apply if you are a registered vet and a member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons.

Your proposed project must be relevant to human health.

International applicants

Applications are welcomed from applicants of all nationalities, including those not currently based in the UK.

This is subject to the fellowship being hosted by an eligible UK based research organisation.

You will need to be registered with a regulatory body, such as the General Medical Council or the Health and Care Professions Council or have plans in place to hold the required registration by the proposed award start date.

Who is not eligible to apply

You are not eligible to apply if:

  • you have applied for this MRC fellowship within the last year
  • you have applied for this MRC fellowship twice before
  • you have applied for another UKRI fellowship and your application is being assessed
  • you have applied for an MRC new investigator research grant and your application is being assessed
  • you have held an MRC new investigator research grant, because that award also supports the transition to independence
  • you have previously held a comparable intermediate fellowship from any organisation

You cannot hold a salaried position and a fellowship at the same time. If you are awarded a fellowship, you may need to change to a proleptic appointment.

If you want to retain an existing position and combine this with research funding, we recommend you look at one of instead.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

We are committed to achieving equality of opportunity for all funding applicants. We encourage applications from a diverse range of researchers.

We support people to work in a way that suits their personal circumstances. This includes:

  • career breaks
  • support for people with caring responsibilities
  • flexible working
  • alternative working patterns

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