We’ve partnered with the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) to jointly consider diabetes-related applications submitted to the NIHR Doctoral Fellowship scheme.
Key information
- To support: Supports talented individuals, who demonstrate the potential to become research leaders of the future, to undertake a PhD.
- Career level: A pathway to PhD
- Funding period: Awards are provided for three years (or up to five years part-time).
- Funding amount:
- Deadline: Diabetes UK partners with the NIHR Doctoral Fellowship once a year during the round that opens in October – please visit the NIHR website for further details on deadlines and funding decisions.
Eligibility
- Applicants must have completed relevant pre-registration training (for clinical academic applicants)
- Applicants must have completed a first degree (for non-clinical applicants)
- The research must take place at an established research institution in the UK
- Applicants must be intending to register for and complete a PhD
- Where already registered for a PhD (or MPhil with transfer to PhD), the applicant should not have been registered for more than 12 months at 100% WTE by the time the award starts.
This scheme is not currently open to researchers in Scotland.
Financial support
Clinical applicants are able to include up to 20% clinical time as part of the Fellowship, to ensure the maintenance of their clinical competence. Funding is provided for salary, research costs and training and development.
How to apply
When applying for an NIHR fellowship, please select Diabetes UK under the sub-heading “Partnership Fellowship”. The application will be processed via NIHR funding processes.
Further details on how to apply, full eligibility requirements and guidance are available on the NIHR website.
If you have any questions about the Fellowship, please email the Academy- academy-awards@nihr.ac.uk.
