NIHR Trainees Coordinating Centre NIHR Research Training Opportunities Isabelle de Wouters NIHR Trainees Coordinating Centre

NIHR Trainees Coordinating Centre NIHR Remit Research capacity to improve health and health care Patients, samples or data from patients, people who are not patients, populations, health technology assessment and health services research Clearly demonstrate the potential to have an impact on the needs of patients and the public within 5 years of its completion No basic research or work involving animals and/or animal tissue

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NIHR Trainees Coordinating Centre All Professions: NIHR Fellowships – Doctoral and Postdoctoral Targeted: Integrated Academic Training – Medics and Dentists Clinical Academic Training (CAT) Pathway for Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals Methodology Fellowships and Internships Health Care Scientist Fellowships Masters in Health Economics Training Awards / Pathways

NIHR Trainees Coordinating Centre NIHR Fellowships – All Professions Types of award – Doctoral Research Fellowship – Post-Doctoral Fellowship – Career Development Fellowship – Senior Research Fellowship Annual competition: – Launch Autumn – Closing date January 2010

NIHR Trainees Coordinating Centre What do the awards cover? – Full salary – Tuition fees – Research costs – Training and development – Awards 3 years FT (4 or 5 years PT) – (SRF is 5 years) – Support staff for CDF and SRF only

NIHR Trainees Coordinating Centre Doctoral Research Fellowship Good undergraduate degree (2.1 or better) Masters degree or equivalent research training No PhD or less than 1 year fte (see guidance) Peer reviewed publications an asset Research experience an asset Evidence of academic distinction an asset

NIHR Trainees Coordinating Centre Post Doctoral Fellowship PhD awarded within past 3 years (or fte) Career Development Fellowship PhD awarded within past 6 years (or fte) Peer review publications Co-applicant on research grants Increasing evidence of research impact on NHS Developing research collaborations

NIHR Trainees Coordinating Centre Most senior NIHR Fellowship 5 years (  Chair) Applicant: Significant postdoctoral experience Outstanding publication record Independence Leadership potential Record of research capacity development Senior Research Fellowship

NIHR Trainees Coordinating Centre Key Parts of Application Person – Trajectory – Career outputs Project or programme of research – Scientific quality – Appropriate scale and scope Training – Meets needs of candidate and project Host (institution, supervisor, mentor) – RAE rating – Track record in relevant field – Time and commitment

NIHR Trainees Coordinating Centre What next? Know the process and the remit: – Look at the website – Read the guidance – Contact the NIHR TCC with any queries Know your audience: – Look up previous award holders, panel members, topics ‘Peer review’ before you submit: – Supervisor, current awards holders, senior academics, colleagues etc.

NIHR Trainees Coordinating Centre Integrated Academic Training – Medics and Dentists

NIHR Trainees Coordinating Centre Integrated Academic Training Institutional award, apply to Deanery/NHS/University – Academic Clinical Fellowship – Academic Clinical Lectureship Personal award, apply to NIHR for funding – In-Practice Fellowship – NIHR Clinician Scientist Award

NIHR Trainees Coordinating Centre NIHR Academic Clinical Fellowships Academic and clinical training For entrants to specialty training 25% academic research Support in making application for training fellowship or educational programme leading to higher degree Up to 3 years (4 for GPs) April £1000 bursaries September structured research training April £1000 for travel September 2009 –research training programme

NIHR Trainees Coordinating Centre NIHR Clinical Lectureships Academic and clinical training for those with a higher degree Available to qualified GPs and GDPs with higher degree 50% academic research Support in making application for Clinician Scientist Scheme or similar Up to 4 years End point marked by CCT and substantial piece of post-doctoral research or educational work April £1000 bursaries

NIHR Trainees Coordinating Centre In-Practice Fellowship Academic training to fully-qualified General Practitioners and General Dental Practitioners Training is flexible and trainee-centered: completion of a Master’s degree preparation of an application for research training fellowship or educational training programme Funding: 2-year 50% clinical, 50% academic posts Next Round will be launched early 2010

NIHR Trainees Coordinating Centre NIHR Clinician Scientist Award Postdoctoral award (open to StRs/SpRs/consultants) 5 years duration min 5 sessions research a week applicants retains clinical duties appropriate for gaining CCT max 2 NHS clinical sessions a week (3 for surgeons) post CCT pays for full salary, research costs and training pays research assistant salary (3 years only) Applicant: PhD/MD or have submitted Output from research Evidence of commitment to research career Expectation of ongoing employment at the end of award

NIHR Trainees Coordinating Centre Doctors and Dentists NIHR Integrated Academic Training All Professions NIHR Fellowships Nurses, Midwives, Allied Health Professionals Clinical Academic Training NIHR Clinical Lectureship NIHR Clinician Scientist Award Masters in Health Economics NIHR Doctoral Research Fellowship NIHR Post-Doctoral Fellowship NIHR Career Development Fellowship NIHR Senior Research Fellowship NIHR/CNO Masters in Clinical Research NIHR/CNO Clinical Doctoral Research Fellowships Other Awards Senior/ Pre-Chair NIHR Research Career Pathways Senior Post-Doc Early Post-Doc Doctora l Pre-Doctoral/ Masters Undergraduate NIHR/CNO/HEFCE Senior Academic Clinical Lecturer In-Practice Fellowships and NIHR Academic Clinical Fellowships NIHR/CNO Clinical Lectureships CSO Health Care Scientist Doctoral Fellowship CSO Health Care Scientist Post Doctoral Fellowship

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