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Personal Clinical Academic Training
Awards
Dr Mal Palin
Programme Manager
NIHR Trainees Coordinating Centre
15/11/2013
Personal Research Training Awards Within
The NIHR System
Faculty
Investigators &
Senior Investigators
Trainees
(Award Holders)
Associates
Universities
Infrastructure
Research
NHS Trusts
Clinical Research
Networks
Clinical Research
Facilities, Centres &
Units
Patients
&
Public
Research Projects &
Programmes
Research Schools
Research Management
Systems
Research Information
Systems
Systems
NIHR TCC Research Career Pathways
All Professions
NIHR Fellowships, Professorships
and Other Awards
Healthcare
Scientists
HCS
Programme
Nurses, Midwives,
AHPs
Clinical Academic
Training Programme
NIHR Integrated
Academic Training
Programme
NIHR Research Professorships
Chair
Methodologists
Methodology
Programme
Level of
Doctors and Dentists Award
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Senior /
Pre Chair
NIHR/HEE
Senior Clinical
Lectureships
NIHR/HEE
Senior Clinical
Lectureships
NIHR Senior
Research
Fellowships
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------NIHR Clinician
Scientist Awards
NIHR/HEE
Post Doctoral
(early to senior)
NIHR Transitional
Research Fellowships
NIHR Clinical Trials Fellowships
NIHR Knowledge Mobilisation Research Fellowships
NIHR Career
Development
Fellowships
Clinical Lectureships
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------NIHR/HEE Health
Care Science
Post-Doctoral
Fellowships
NIHR
Post-Doctoral
Fellowships
NIHR Clinical
Lectureships
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------NIHR
Doctoral Research
Fellowships
Doctoral
NIHR/HEE Health
Care Science
Doctoral
Fellowships
NIHR/HEE Clinical
Doctoral Research
Fellowships
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NIHR Research
Methods Fellowships
and Internships
NIHR/HEE Masters
in
Clinical Research
NIHR
In-Practice
Fellowships
NIHR Academic
Clinical Fellowships
Pre Doctoral
NIHR Masters
Studentships in
Health Economics or
Medical Statistics
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Undergraduate
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.
NIHR TCC Research Career Pathways
Healthcare
Scientists
HCS
Programme
All Professions
NIHR Fellowships, Professorships
and Other Awards
Nurses, Midwives,
AHPs
Clinical Academic
Training Programme
NIHR Integrated
Academic Training
Programme
Chair
Methodologists
Methodology
Programme
Level of
Doctors and Dentists Award
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Senior /
Pre Chair
NIHR/HEE
Senior Clinical
Lectureships
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Post Doctoral
(early to senior)
NIHR/HEE
Clinical Lectureships
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-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Doctoral
NIHR/HEE Clinical
Doctoral Research
Fellowships
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Pre Doctoral
NIHR/HEE Masters
in
Clinical Research
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NIHR / HEE Clinical Academic
Training (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
Midwife
Art Therapist
Dietitian
Diagnostic Radiographer
Drama Therapist
Occupational Therapist
Orthoptist
Orthotist
Music Therapist
Paramedic
Physiotherapist
Podiatrist/chiropodist
Prosthetist
Speech and Language Therapist
Therapeutic Radiographer
NIHR / HEE Clinical Academic
Training Programme
NIHR/HEE Masters in
Clinical Research
NIHR/HEE Clinical Doctoral Research
Fellowship
• Programme funds HEIs to
advertise and award places
• PhD research whilst also working and
developing clinically
• 147 funded places p.a.
• 3 years FT (4 or 5 years PT)
• For NHS/NHS funded staff
• Salary, PhD tuition fees, research, training &
development costs covered (100% NHS, 80%
HEI except training & development @100%)
• Backfill costs and course fees
covered
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Leeds
St Georges
Brighton
City
Birmingham
Kings
Newcastle
UEA
Nottingham
Manchester
Sheffield
Southampton
• 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 Clinical Academic
Training Programme
NIHR/HEE Clinical Lectureship
NIHR/HEE Senior Clinical
Lectureship
• 3 year (4 or 5 years PT) post-doctoral
award for clinical practice and
academic research (50:50)
• 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
• 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
• Up to 50% of salary plus research,
training and development costs
• ˂5 years WTE post-doctoral research
experience
• >5 years clinical experience and high
research output
• Min 1 year WTE in clinical practice,
current registration with NMC or
HCPC and PhD or submission
• Excellent or exceptionally promising
track record as clinical academic
researcher (outputs & grants)
NIHR / HEE Clinical Academic
Training Programme
Round 1
(2009)
CAT Masters
CAT Clinical
Doctoral
Research
Fellowship
CAT Clinical
Lectureship
CAT Senior
Clinical
Lectureship
70/yr for next 3
years
(across 7 HEIs)
100 applied
15 awarded
22 applied
10 awarded
4 applied
1 awarded
64 applied
16 awarded
12 applied
6 awarded
18 applied
5 awarded
65 applied
12 awarded
18 applied
6 awarded
13 applied
6 awarded
62 applied
14 applied
3 applied
Round 2
(2010)
Round 3
(2012/13)
Round 4
(2013)
147/yr for next 3
years
(across 12 HEIs)
NIHR / HEE Clinical Academic
Training Programme
NIHR / HEE Clinical Academic
Training Programme
NIHR / HEE Clinical Academic
Training Programme
NIHR / HEE Clinical Academic
Training Programme
NIHR TCC Research Career Pathways
Healthcare
Scientists
HCS
Programme
All Professions
NIHR Fellowships, Professorships
and Other Awards
Nurses, Midwives,
NIHR Integrated
AHPs
Academic Training
Clinical Academic
Training Programme
Programme
Chair
Methodologists
Methodology
Programme
Level of
Doctors and Dentists Award
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Senior /
Pre Chair
NIHR Senior
Research
Fellowships
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Post Doctoral
(early to senior)
NIHR Transitional
Research Fellowships
NIHR Career
Development
Fellowships
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------NIHR
Post-Doctoral
Fellowships
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Doctoral
NIHR
Doctoral Research
Fellowships
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Pre Doctoral
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Undergraduate
NIHR Fellowships
What does a NIHR Fellowship provide?
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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
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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 levels
Launch - October
Close - January
NIHR Fellowships
Doctoral Research Fellowship
Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship
• Doctoral training award to individuals
of outstanding potential, early in
research career
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• To undertake a PhD
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• 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
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Early post-doc training award to
individuals of outstanding potential as
researchers
To develop postdoctoral research
experience & skills
To increase independence
Applicant:
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PhD/MD (or submitted)
< 3 yrs WTE post-doc research
experience
Research output (publications, grant
applications)
Clear commitment to research career
NIHR Fellowships
Senior Research Fellowship
Career Development Fellowship
• Later post-doc award
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5 years ( aiming towards Chair)
• To gain full research independence
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Potential to become academic and
research leader within award time
• Develop research capacity of self and
others
Applicant:
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
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Significant postdoctoral experience
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Outstanding publication record
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Independence
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Leadership potential
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Record of research capacity
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development
NIHR Fellowships
Doctoral
Research
Post
Doctoral
Career
Senior
Development Research
Total
Round 1
109 applied
(Awarded2008) 12 awarded
57
7
26
7
18
3
29
Round 2
152
(Awarded2009) 29
54
9
36
7
16
1
46
Round 3
158
(Awarded2010) 32
59
7
35
4
10
1
44
Round 4
155
(Awarded2011) 28
82
16
58
11
19
2
57
Round 5
217
(Awarded2012) 34
105
16
41
6
19
2
58
Round 6
181
(Awarded2013) 30
84
15
44
5
19
3
53
NIHR Fellowships – application
numbers
140
No. of Applications
120
100
2007/2008
80
2008/2009
60
2009/2010
2010/2011
40
2011/2012
20
0
Medical
Dental
NM
AHP
Profession
OHC
NHC
NIHR Fellowships – success rates
100
90
80
% Success rate
70
60
2007-08
50
2008-09
40
2009-10
2010-11
30
2011-12
20
10
0
Medical
Dental
NM
AHP
Profession
OHC
NHC
NIHR TCC Research Career Pathways
Healthcare
Scientists
HCS
Programme
All Professions
NIHR Fellowships, Professorships
and Other Awards
Nurses, Midwives,
AHPs
Clinical Academic
Training Programme
NIHR Integrated
Academic Training
Programme
Chair
Methodologists
Methodology
Programme
Level of
Doctors and Dentists Award
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Senior /
Pre Chair
NIHR/HEE
Senior Clinical
Lectureships
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Post Doctoral
(early to senior)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------NIHR/HEE Health
Care Science
Post-Doctoral
Fellowships
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Doctoral
NIHR/HEE Health
Care Science
Doctoral
Fellowships
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Pre Doctoral
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Undergraduate
NIHR/CSO Healthcare Science
Research 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
Round
• Infection
1: 2008-09
• Blood
• Cellular
2: 2009-10
• Medical physics
• Clinical engineering
3: 2012
Applied Awarded
41
10 (1 Doctoral, 9
Post-Doc)
37
15 (7 Doctoral, 8
Post-Doc)
21
10 (8 Doctoral, 2
Post-Doc)
NIHR/CSO Healthcare Science
Research 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)
Award covers: salary, direct
research costs; training &
development costs and tuition
fees (doctoral)
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)
NIHR/CNO/HEFCE
Senior Academic
Clinical Lecturer
(Round 3 - 2012)
NIHR TCC Research Career Pathways
Healthcare
Scientists
HCS
Programme
All Professions
NIHR Fellowships, Professorships
and Other Awards
Nurses, Midwives,
AHPs
Clinical Academic
Training Programme
NIHR Integrated
Academic Training
Programme
Chair
Methodologists
Methodology
Programme
Level of
Doctors and Dentists Award
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Senior /
Pre Chair
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Post Doctoral
(early to senior)
NIHR Clinician
Scientist Awards
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------NIHR Clinical
Lectureships
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NIHR Academic
Clinical Fellowships
Pre Doctoral
NIHR
In-Practice
Fellowships
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NIHR Academic Clinical Fellowships
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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 Clinical Lectureships
• 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 postdoctoral research.
• £1000 bursaries
• Generally advertised by HEIs (March-March)
NIHR Clinician Scientist Award
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 research
Evidence of commitment to research career
Expectation of ongoing employment at the end of award
Launch annually (Round 13 - April 2013 Closing July 2013)
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 Centre
Leeds Innovation Centre
103 Clarendon Road
Leeds LS2 9DF
Tel: 0113 3466260
Fax: 0113 346 6272
http://www.nihrtcc.nhs.uk