NIHR Fellowship programme has been launched!
National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Fellowships are designed to support researchers whose work focuses on people and patient-based clinical and applied health research. For this new round, NIHR particularly welcomes applications that focus on population-based research.
In general:
1. NIHR supports training in clinical and applied health research, including social care research.
2. The proposal must have clear potential for benefitting patients and the public within 5 years of its completion (but recognising the training element of the research).
3. The research can involve: patients; samples or data from patients; people who are not patients; populations; health technology assessment; or health services research.
4. NIHR does not support basic research or work involving animals or their tissue.
5. If the work involves biomarkers:- research that tests whether application of new knowledge can improve treatment or patient outcomes, and has obvious potential benefit within 5 years, is within remit [1]; [1] This might include application of known biomarkers, or other prognostic factors, to refine and test novel therapeutic strategies. - research that aims only to elucidate mechanisms underpinning disease, or identify risk factors for disease or prognosis (including search for biomarkers) is out of remit.
6. NIHR is also prepared to support research into medical education for:
- NIHR Doctoral Research Fellowship (NIHR-DRF for PhD level research training)- NIHR Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (NIHR-PDF for post-doc level research training)- NIHR Career Development Fellowship (NIHR-CDF for individuals with significant post-doc experience)- NIHR Senior Research Fellowship (NIHR-SRF for leading individuals with an excellent record as an independent researcher)
For further information please visit http://www.nihrtcc.nhs.uk/nihrfellow
If you have a project in mind, are interested in applying and would like our support, please contact us at dentalinfo@kssdeanery.ac.uk quoting NIHR Fellowship in the subject line.