How to find a fellowship Cheok-man Chow Research Funding, Cancer Research UK

Cancer Research UK Fellowships Yes, we fund fellowships!

Personal Award & Training Team Clinical Personal Awards Non-Clinical Personal Awards

Outline  About Cancer Research UK  Non-clinical fellowships  Clinical fellowships  What else does Cancer Research UK offer?

A reminder about us  is one of the largest independent cancer organisations in the world  spends over £300 million each year on research  has about 1100 grants  receives over 1000 applications a year Cancer Research UK ….

Cancer Research UK’s vision Together we will beat cancer  We carry out world-class research to improve our understanding of cancer and find out how to prevent, diagnose and treat different kinds of cancer  We ensure that our findings are used to improve the lives of all cancer patients  We help people to understand cancer, the progress we are making and the choices each person can make  We work in partnership with others to achieve the greatest impact in the global fight against cancer

Non-clinical fellowships So you are doing a post-doc …. …..where next?  Academic research  Other research careers  Other science careers  Something else completely

Starting an academic career  Fellowship  Institute group leader  University position supported by grants

Fellowships Flexible Prestigious Independence Devoted to research But….. Competitive Long application process

Non-clinical research support Career Development Fellowship Senior Cancer Research Fellowship PhDPost-docPost docLecturerReaderProfessor

Career Development Fellowship  Aim is to allow you to establish independence  Need between 3-6 years post-doc experience  6 years funding  Your salary, a post-doc, a research technician  Running expenses, equipment Advertised in April, funding from the following May

Senior Cancer Research Fellowship Aim is to allow you to build up research group Need between 6-10 years post-doc experience 6 years funding Your salary, 2 post-docs, a research technician A PhD student Running expenses, equipment Advertised in April, funding from the following May

Application process Preliminary Application assess suitability of person and project decision on whether to invite a full application Interview decision on whether to make an award or not Full Application detailed external review of person, project and place application and referees’ comments assessed by the panel decision on whether to invite for interview

Clinical Fellowships Clinical Research Training Fellowship (CRTF) CRTF in Psychosocial Oncology CRTF in Primary Care Oncology Nursing Research Fellowship Graduate Research Training Fellowship in Cancer Public Health and Epidemiology

What else does Cancer Research UK offer? Meetings for its fellows Support for management courses Studentships Equipment scheme

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