Clinical Academic Trainees’ Conference 3 November 2012 Foundation Trainees Dolores Conroy PhD Director of Research Fight for Sight

Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC) AMRC is a membership organisation of the leading medical and health research charities in the UK 124 member charities over £1 billion in to medical research eye disease, heart disease, cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease as well as rarer conditions like cystic fibrosis and motor neurone disease

AMRC Funding for Medical Research

Integrated Academic Training Path Competition Academic Clinical Fellowship Clinical Lectureship Funding max 4 years Funding max 3 years Funding max 4 years Clinical Training Fellowship 3 years Specialist Training Certificate of Completion of Training Charity funding Foundation Programme Charity Funding for Clinicians Charity funding Clinical Scientist Award

Clinical Research Training Fellowships Entry requirements Application should usually be after Foundation year 2, but before award of a CCT Grant duration 3 years to complete a PhD, 20% time on NHS sessions Award may include Salary of applicant according to appropriate clinical salary scale and tuition fees Research consumables, directly attributable to the project, usually less than £10,000 per year, but larger amounts will be considered if fully justified.

Clinical Research Training Fellowships Fight for Sight British Heart Foundation Diabetes UK Arthritis UK Motor Neurone Disease Alzheimer’s Society Parkinson’s UK Stroke Foundation Cancer Research UK Action Medical Research Dunhill Medical Trust Welcome Trust

MRC jointly funded CRTFs The MRC provides opportunities for additional CRTFs collaborations with Charities Alzheimer's Society Asthma UK British Association of Dermatologists/British Skin Foundation British Infection Association British Lung Foundation/Mick Knighton Mesothelioma Fund Chronic Granulomatous Disorder Society Cystic Fibrosis Trust Fight for Sight Kidney Research UK MND Association Lady Edith Wolfson Fellowships Multiple Sclerosis Society The Novo Nordisk UK Research Foundation Pancreatic Cancer UK Prostate Cancer UK Sparks Stroke Association Target Ovarian Cancer

MRC jointly funded CRTFs Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Royal College of Ophthalmologists/Novartis Royal College of Physicians/Dinwoodie Trust Royal College of Radiologists Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh The Novo Nordisk UK Research Foundation Ulverscroft Vision Research Group mrc.ac.uk/Fundingopportunities/Fellowships/Jointlyfundedclinicalresearchtraining/MRC

Assessment Criteria There are three stages to the assessment process: External peer review Shortlisting Interview The referees and interview panel members are asked to consider the: Standing and potential of the person Suitability and scientific merit of the research project