Predoctoral Award

Designed to advance your health and social care research career at masters level. It supports early career researchers to undertake a masters degree, or a bespoke training and development plan comprising masters-level training, and provides protected time to develop a competitive PhD award application.

It is for any registered health and care professional working in NHS settings, excluding doctors and dentists, and closes for applications on Thursday, 20 March. Visit the Predoctoral Award website for more details and to apply.

National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) academy funding opportunities

The Pre-Application Support Fund offers extra support to prepare a competitive application for a National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) career development award. It provides funding to support those who might not otherwise be able to apply.

The scheme aims to create more opportunities for groups and professions currently under-represented within NIHR. Applications are encouraged from the following regulated healthcare professionals: nurses, midwives, allied health professionals, pharmacists, healthcare scientists, social work and public health professionals.

The closing date for applications is Thursday, 27th March. Visit the Pre-Application Support page for further details, and to apply.