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NIHR Fellowship Scheme

NIHR Fellowship Scheme. Professor Alison Goodall DRF Committee Panel Member NIHR Research Training Fellowship awards. Department of Cardiovascular Sciences Clinical sciences Wing, Glenfield Hospital 0116 256 3026; ahg5@le.ac.uk. NIHR Remit.

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NIHR Fellowship Scheme

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  1. NIHR Fellowship Scheme Professor Alison Goodall DRF Committee Panel Member NIHR Research Training Fellowship awards Department of Cardiovascular Sciences Clinical sciences Wing, Glenfield Hospital 0116 256 3026; ahg5@le.ac.uk

  2. 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 • The NIHR does not fund basic research or work involving animals and/or animal tissue

  3. NIHR Research Training Awards • Looking to support the research leaders of the future • Increase research skills in clinical and applied health and social care research • Coherent series of awards • Increase in independence • Career development • Research capacity development

  4. NIHR Health Research Fellowships Types of award • Doctoral Research Fellowship (NIHR-DRF) • Post-doctoral Fellowship (NIHR-PDF) • Career development fellowship (NIHR-CDF) • Senior Research Fellowship (NIHR-SRF)

  5. Other NIHR Fellowships • 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

  6. Integrated NIHR Training Pathways NIHR Fellowships NIHR/CNO Clinical Academic Training (CAT) Pathway for Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals NIHR Integrated Academic Training (IAT) NIHR Senior ResearchFellowship NIHR Career Development Fellowship NIHR Clinician Scientist NIHR/CNO Clinical Lectureships NIHR Post-Doctoral Fellowship NIHR Clinical Lectureships NIHR/CNO Clinical Doctoral Research Fellowships NIHR Doctoral Research Fellowship NIHR Academic Clinical Fellowship In-Practice Fellowships NIHR/CNO Masters in Clinical Research

  7. Which award? • Research training fellowship • Good undergraduate degree in a relevant area • Masters degree or equivalent research training • No PhD - but could be within the 1st year of registration • Peer reviewed publications an asset • Research experience an asset • Evidence of academic distinction an asset

  8. Which award? • Postdoctoral fellowship • PhD awarded within past 3 years • At least one peer reviewed publication • At least one research grant (as applicant or co-applicant) • Evidence of research impact on NHS

  9. Which award? • Career development fellowship ...plus • PhD completed 3-6 years ago • Several peer reviewed publications required • More that 1 grants (as PI or co-applicant) • Increasing evidence of research impact on NHS • Developing research collaborations

  10. Which award? • Senior research fellowship ...plus • PhD completed more than 6 years ago • Many peer reviewed publications • Many research grants (both as lead- and co-applicant) • Substantial impact of research on NHS • Well developed research collaborations • Experience of research capacity development

  11. What the funding provides • Open to all professionals working in NIHR remit • Covers: • Full salary • Tuition Fees • Research costs • Training and development • Awards 3 years FT (4 or 5 years PT) • Annual competition: • Launch in the Autumn • Closing date in early January • Applicant: • Some previous research experience • Some outputs from research • Evidence of commitment to research career • Open to all professionals working in NIHR remit.

  12. Criteria by which applications are judged • The applicant • The project • The training and development • The environment • Value for money • Relevance to the NHS

  13. Person • Career trajectory shows good momentum and commitment to research. • Good undergraduate degree + Masters degree or equivalent + PhD (if appropriate) • Career gaps appropriately justified • Outputs commensurate with stage in career. • Peer reviewed publications • Research grants • Teaching & training other research students • History of research that benefits the NHS / patients

  14. Project (PhD Fellowhips) • Good scientific quality • Good rationale; clear aims; methods consistent with aims; outputs of value to NHS • Sufficient to meet fellowship requirements in scale and scope • PhD: single project with underpinning theory • Other: coherent programme of research • Extends candidate’s research skills

  15. Training (PhD candidates) • Appraisal of candidate to identify gaps in research skills • Appraisal of proposed research to identify skills required • Training programme meets needs of candidate and project. • Selected source/provider of training well justified.

  16. Host (PhD Fellowhips) • Institution has… • High RAE rating • Good research track record in relevant field • Good programmes of research support • Supervisor/mentor has… • High academic standing in field • Expertise in methods required for project • Experience of supervision / mentorship • Time to commit to student

  17. NIHR Health Research Fellowships • Interviews • Good formal presentation skills (e.g. clear message; good visual aids; keeping to time) • Able to explain purpose and methods of research in lay terms; aware of research pitfalls • General knowledge of subject • Clarity of career trajectory

  18. NIHR Health Research Fellowships • Common problems • Candidate CV and career trajectory show slow progress or lack of preparation for award • Training programme does not match student needs or demands of project • Host institution and/or supervisor have weak track record in research or supervision of research • Research is poorly developed or overly ambitious

  19. NIHR Health Research Fellowships • Keys to success • Start preparations well in advance • Pay attention to rules & guidelines • Candidate & supervisor/mentor should work together on project & training programme • Ensure all elements of application are well integrated (person, project, training, host)

  20. Personal Awards Schemes 1-3 (2004-9)

  21. NIHR Fellowships - Round 1 – 2008/9

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

  23. Further Information NIHR Trainees Coordinating Centre Leeds Innovation Centre 103 Clarendon Road Leeds LS2 9DF Tel: 0113 3466260 Fax: 0113 346 6272 http://www.nihrtcc.nhs.uk/nihrfellow/ [DATE]

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