15/11/2013
Personal Clinical Academic Training Awards
Dr Mal PalinProgramme Manager
NIHR Trainees Coordinating Centre
Infrastructure
Clinical Research Facilities, Centres &
Units
Clinical Research Networks
Research
Research Projects & Programmes
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Public
Universities
Investigators &Senior Investigators
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FacultyTrainees
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Personal Research Training Awards Within The NIHR System
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NIHR TCC Research Career PathwaysNurses, Midwives,
AHPs Clinical Academic
Training Programme
NIHR/HEE Masters in
Clinical Research
NIHR/HEE Clinical Doctoral Research
Fellowships
NIHR/HEE Senior Clinical Lectureships
NIHR/HEE Clinical Lectureships
MethodologistsMethodologyProgramme
NIHR Research Methods Fellowships
and Internships
NIHR Masters Studentships in
Health Economics or Medical Statistics
Level of Award
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Academic TrainingProgramme
NIHR Clinical Lectureships
NIHR Clinician Scientist Awards
NIHR In-Practice Fellowships
NIHR Academic Clinical Fellowships
Healthcare Scientists
HCSProgramme
NIHR/HEE Health Care Science
Doctoral Fellowships
NIHR/HEE Health Care SciencePost-Doctoral Fellowships
NIHR/HEESenior Clinical Lectureships
NIHR Doctoral Research
Fellowships
NIHR Post-Doctoral Fellowships
NIHR Career Development Fellowships
NIHR Senior Research
Fellowships
NIHR Research Professorships
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and Other Awards
All submitted proposals must fall within NIHR Remit
• NIHR supports training in clinical and applied health research, including social care research.
• 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).
• The research can involve: patients; samples or data from patients; people who are not patients; populations; health technology assessment; or health services research.
• NIHR does not support basic research or work involving animals or their tissue.
NIHR Remit (2)
• 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; 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.
• NIHR is also prepared to support research into medical education.
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NIHR TCC Research Career PathwaysNurses, Midwives,
AHPs Clinical Academic
Training Programme
NIHR/HEE Masters in
Clinical Research
NIHR/HEE Clinical Doctoral Research
Fellowships
NIHR/HEE Senior Clinical Lectureships
NIHR/HEE Clinical Lectureships
MethodologistsMethodologyProgramme
Level of Award
Undergraduate
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Doctors and DentistsNIHR Integrated
Academic TrainingProgramme
Healthcare Scientists
HCSProgramme
All ProfessionsNIHR Fellowships, Professorships
and Other Awards
NIHR / HEE Clinical AcademicTraining (CAT) Programme
Supports registered nurses, midwives and allied health professionals committed to developing a career which combines research and continued clinical practice.
Eligible professions:
Nurse Orthotist
Midwife Music Therapist
Art Therapist Paramedic
Dietitian Physiotherapist
Diagnostic Radiographer Podiatrist/chiropodist
Drama Therapist Prosthetist
Occupational Therapist Speech and Language Therapist
Orthoptist Therapeutic Radiographer
NIHR / HEE Clinical AcademicTraining Programme
• Programme funds HEIs to advertise and award places
• 147 funded places p.a.
• For NHS/NHS funded staff
• Backfill costs and course fees covered
• Leeds• St Georges• Brighton• City• Birmingham• Kings• Newcastle• UEA• Nottingham• Manchester• Sheffield• Southampton
• PhD research whilst also working and developing clinically
• 3 years FT (4 or 5 years PT)
• Salary, PhD tuition fees, research, training & development costs covered (100% NHS, 80% HEI except training & development @100%)
• Must be based at an English NHS trust, other health care organisation or HEI
• Min 1 yr clinical experience and current registration with NMC or HCPC
• Need good academic and clinical support
NIHR/HEE Masters in Clinical Research
NIHR/HEE Clinical Doctoral Research Fellowship
NIHR / HEE Clinical AcademicTraining Programme
• 3 year (4 or 5 years PT) post-doctoral award for clinical practice and academic research (50:50)
• Requires support from a partnership of a HEI and an NHS trust, which must both commit to support the applicant post award
• Up to 50% of salary plus research, training and development costs
• ˂5 years WTE post-doctoral research experience
• Min 1 year WTE in clinical practice, current registration with NMC or HCPC and PhD or submission
• Senior (pre-Chair) 5 year award for clinical practice and academic research (50:50)
• Requires support from a partnership of a HEI and an NHS trust, which must both commit to support the applicant post award
• Up to 50% of salary plus research, training and development costs
• >5 years clinical experience and high research output
• Excellent or exceptionally promising track record as clinical academic researcher (outputs & grants)
NIHR/HEE Clinical Lectureship NIHR/HEE Senior Clinical Lectureship
CAT Masters CAT Clinical DoctoralResearch Fellowship
CAT Clinical Lectureship
CAT Senior Clinical Lectureship
Round 1(2009)
70/yr for next 3 years(across 7 HEIs)
100 applied15 awarded
22 applied 10 awarded
4 applied1 awarded
Round 2(2010)
64 applied16 awarded
12 applied6 awarded
18 applied5 awarded
Round 3(2012/13)
147/yr for next 3 years(across 12 HEIs)
65 applied12 awarded
18 applied6 awarded
13 applied6 awarded
Round 4(2013)
62 applied 14 applied 3 applied
NIHR / HEE Clinical AcademicTraining Programme
NIHR / HEE Clinical AcademicTraining Programme
NIHR / HEE Clinical AcademicTraining Programme
NIHR / HEE Clinical AcademicTraining Programme
NIHR / HEE Clinical AcademicTraining Programme
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NIHR TCC Research Career PathwaysNurses, Midwives,
AHPs Clinical Academic
Training Programme
MethodologistsMethodologyProgramme
Level of Award
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Healthcare Scientists
HCSProgramme
NIHR Doctoral Research
Fellowships
NIHR Post-Doctoral Fellowships
NIHR Career Development Fellowships
NIHR Senior Research
Fellowships
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All ProfessionsNIHR Fellowships, Professorships
and Other Awards
• Salary (100% NHS, 80% HEI)• PhD tuition fees (for DRF)• Research costs (100% NHS, 80% HEI) • HEI employers also receive indirect costs e.g. estates, facilities at 80%• Training and development costs (100%)• CDFs and SRFs may apply for Research Assistant support
• DRF/PDF/CDF - 3 years full-time or 4/5 years part-time• SRF – 5 years full-time or part-time
Annual competitions for all levelsLaunch - October Close - January
NIHR Fellowships
What does a NIHR Fellowship provide?
NIHR Fellowships
• Doctoral training award to individuals of outstanding potential, early in research career
• To undertake a PhD
• To increase research skills
Applicant:
• Some previous research experience
• Some outputs from research
• Evidence of commitment to research career
• If already registered PhD < 1 yr FT
• Early post-doc training award to individuals of outstanding potential as researchers
• To develop postdoctoral research experience & skills
• To increase independence
Applicant:
• PhD/MD (or submitted)• < 3 yrs WTE post-doc research
experience• Research output (publications, grant
applications)• Clear commitment to research career
Doctoral Research Fellowship Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship
NIHR Fellowships
• Later post-doc award
• To gain full research independence
• Develop research capacity of self and others
Applicant:
• PhD/MD and significant postdoctoral experience (˂ 7 yrs WTE post-doc research experience)
• Significant research output• Evidence of increasing independence• Experience of developing research
skills of others
• 5 years ( aiming towards Chair)
• Potential to become academic and research leader within award time
Applicant:
• Significant postdoctoral experience
• Outstanding publication record
• Independence
• Leadership potential
• Record of research capacity
• development
Career Development Fellowship Senior Research Fellowship
NIHR Fellowships
DoctoralResearch
Post Doctoral
Career Development
Senior Research
Total
Round 1 (Awarded2008)
109 applied12 awarded
577
267
183 29
Round 2 (Awarded2009)
15229
549
367
161 46
Round 3 (Awarded2010)
158 32
59 7
35 4
10 1 44
Round 4(Awarded2011)
15528
8216
5811
192 57
Round 5 (Awarded2012)
217 34
10516
416
192 58
Round 6(Awarded2013)
18130
8415
445
193 53
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NIHR TCC Research Career PathwaysNurses, Midwives,
AHPs Clinical Academic
Training Programme
MethodologistsMethodologyProgramme
Level of Award
Undergraduate
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Doctors and DentistsNIHR Integrated
Academic TrainingProgramme
Healthcare Scientists
HCSProgramme
NIHR/HEE Health Care Science
Doctoral Fellowships
NIHR/HEE Health Care SciencePost-Doctoral Fellowships
NIHR/HEESenior Clinical Lectureships
All ProfessionsNIHR Fellowships, Professorships
and Other Awards
NIHR/CSO Healthcare ScienceResearch Fellowships
Supports individuals in the NHS healthcare science workforce who wish to bridge clinical/service careers and research. The research proposed must be of direct relevance to the NHS with the potential to improve service and/or clinical outcomes.
Eligible working areas: biology, physiology, physics and engineering
Within seven healthcare science themes:•Cardiac, vascular, respiratory, sleep•Neurosensory•Infection•Blood•Cellular•Medical physics•Clinical engineering
Round Applied Awarded
1: 2008-09 41 10 (1 Doctoral, 9 Post-Doc)
2: 2009-10 37 15 (7 Doctoral, 8 Post-Doc)
3: 2012 21 10 (8 Doctoral, 2 Post-Doc)
NIHR/CSO Healthcare ScienceResearch Fellowships
Doctoral Research Fellowship
•3 years FT (4 or 5 years PT)
•Must be employed by NHS & supported by academic partner
•Must have completed professional training (HPC)
•Need to register PhD at HEI
•Research experience and/or training (e.g. MSc, BSc, publications)
Post-doctoral Research Fellowship
•2 years FT (3 or 4 years PT)
•No more than 3 years WTE postdoctoral research experience
•Evidenced of research output
•Develop potential to be an independent researcher (collaborations, grant applications, publications)
Award covers: salary, direct research costs; training & development costs and tuition fees (doctoral)
NIHR/CNO/HEFCE Senior Academic Clinical Lecturer (Round 3 - 2012)
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NIHR TCC Research Career PathwaysNurses, Midwives,
AHPs Clinical Academic
Training Programme
MethodologistsMethodologyProgramme
Level of Award
Undergraduate
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Doctors and DentistsNIHR Integrated
Academic TrainingProgramme
NIHR Clinical Lectureships
NIHR Clinician Scientist Awards
NIHR In-Practice Fellowships
NIHR Academic Clinical Fellowships
Healthcare Scientists
HCSProgramme
All ProfessionsNIHR Fellowships, Professorships
and Other Awards
• 250 places per year• Academic and clinical training • For entrants to specialty training• 25% academic research• Support in making application for training fellowship
leading to higher degree• Up to 3 years (4 for GPs)• £1000 bursaries• Structured Research Training Programme (RTP)
NIHR Academic Clinical Fellowships
• Academic and clinical training (ST3 and above) for those with a higher degree
• Available to qualified GPs and GDPs• 50% academic research• Support in making application for Clinician Scientist Award
or similar• Up to 4 years• End point marked by CCT and substantial piece of post-
doctoral research.• £1000 bursaries• Generally advertised by HEIs (March-March)
NIHR Clinical Lectureships
Postdoctoral award open to StRs/SpRs/consultants -medics or dentist
•5 years duration•Applicants retain clinical duties appropriate for gaining CCT•Up to 4 NHS clinical sessions a week post CCT•Pays for salary, research costs and training•Pays research assistant salary (3 years only)
Applicant:PhD/MD (or have submitted) with good output from researchEvidence of commitment to research careerExpectation of ongoing employment at the end of award
Launch annually (Round 13 - April 2013 Closing July 2013)
NIHR Clinician Scientist Award
Assessment
Applications are assessed on strength of :
• Candidate
• Research Proposal
• Training and Development Plan
• Environment / Supervision / Mentorship
• Value for Money
Full assessment criteria are published in the applicant guidance notes
Assessment
Full assessment criteria are published in the applicant guidance notes
The criteria published are the very same (and the only) criteria we ask our review panel members to score your application against.
Make sure all of the listed criteria are addressed – don’t leave any gaps or your scores will suffer.
Advice to Applicants
The applicant:
Demonstrate your trajectory / potential for research leadership
Describe your research experience / awareness and commitment to research leadership as expansively as possible
If you think you lack experience then get some – volunteer to help out on existing research and audits, posters, presentations etc
Answer the questions that pertain to your career intentions carefully – these are not designed to catch you out but remember the purpose of the programme!
Sell yourself and use the space provided
Advice to Applicants
The research proposal:
The proposal must be appropriate to level and carefully constructed with a clear hypothesis and achievable aims and objectives
Your research MUST fit the NIHR remit and address important areas for the NHS
The proposal should not be dependent on funding from other sources or other larger project receiving and maintaining funding
Make sure to explain HOW you will proceed – if a panel member cannot determine inclusion criteria, recruitment approaches or sample sizes from your proposal they cannot approve your methodology
Advice to Applicants
The Training and Development Plan:
Remember that the purpose of the programme is to develop the research leaders of the future
Tailor your plan – don’t just propose the generic programme offered by your host HEI
Take the opportunity to address your weaknesses as well as the needs of the study with a view to your career development post-award
If your proposal involves methods you are not familiar with then seek training in this area – but don’t be tokenistic
Advice to Applicants
The Environment / Supervision / Mentorship:
Base yourself strategically - the purpose of the award is to support your development and research career - there needs to be local scope and support for this
Build a team of mentors/supervisors that can, between them, afford expert guidance on every aspect of your study
Justify your choice of mentors/supervisors
If applying for a doctoral fellowship then your supervisor must have good experience of supervision to completion AND the time to supervise you.
Advice to Applicants
Value for money:
NIHR personal awards do not have a maximum value
Funding requests vary greatly as a result of varying salaries, approaches, and fields of study
All costs must be justifiable and fully justified – research your options
The total cost must represent and appropriate and reasonable price for what is being proposed and what will be gained
Common Mistakes
“We will….”
Your stated career intentions are not supported by the programme
Your training and development plan is copied from your Post Doc brochure
You have no idea why your sample size is X “My statistician said…..”
Your required sample size is very (too) ambitious
You have not considered the impact of unanticipated outcomes on related / dependent work streams
You have not considered alternative approaches and analytical techniques
Your supervisors have never supervised to completion before
You haven’t contacted Professor Z for mentorship (do you even know who she is?!)
Advice Summary
Understand the process – visit our website (www.nihrtcc.org.uk), read the guidance notes and talk to those with experience
Give yourself enough time – to be fair to those that meet deadlines, we reject applications from those that don’t
You WILL need input from your department, supervisors, mentors and finance office – allow for sickness, competing priorities and overseas holidays
Have your application speed and/or proof read if possible - can the reader describe your methodology?
Seek help – Supervisors, the RDS, your Local Research Office etc. Arrange internal peer reviews, mock panels and interviews.
www.nihrtcc.nhs.uk
NIHR Trainees Coordinating CentreLeeds Innovation Centre
103 Clarendon Road Leeds LS2 9DF
Tel: 0113 3466260 Fax: 0113 346 6272
http://www.nihrtcc.nhs.uk