Academy of Medical Sciences: Starter Grants for Clinical Lecturers, Sep 2018

Closing date: 10 Sep 2018

 

 

Starter Grants for Clinical Lecturers offer funding of up to £30,000 to cover the cost of research consumables. The grants allow research-active Clinical Lecturers to gather data to strengthen their bids for longer-term fellowships and funding.

 

The grants are intended as start-up funding and as such are not intended for applicants who have already obtained substantial funding through, for example, Clinician Scientist Fellowships, New Investigator Awards or large project grants.

 

All eligible applicants must:

1.   Have a PhD or MD.

2.   Hold a medical, dental or veterinary undergraduate degree and be registered with the General Medical Council, General Dental Council or Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons.

3.   Hold a clinical contract.

 

If you are a clinician in human or dental medicine, you must also:

1.   Be a research-active Clinical Lecturer

2.   Hold an NTN or NTN(A)

3.   Be within higher specialty training.

4.   Have undertaken a substantial period of research equivalent to a PhD or research MD, if you have qualified abroad with an MD.

5.   Note the following eligibility criteria relating to the timing of your CCT:

  • If your CCT date will fall during the course of your proposed project, at least half of the project must take place prior to the estimated CCT date. In this case, applicants must have secured protected research time throughout the proposed project (including the part taking place post-CCT).
  • If your Clinical Lectureship post has been extended beyond your CCT and/or the majority of the proposed project might fall post CCT, then please contact the Office to discuss your eligibility. 
  • Clinical Lectureships in Primary Care are awarded post-CCT and we welcome applications from this group. However, for all other specialties, candidates are not eligible to apply if they have already attained their CCT.

Senior Clinical Lecturers and Clinical Psychologists are not eligible for this scheme.

 

If you are a clinician in veterinary medicine, you must be either:

1.   A research-active Veterinary Specialist in Training (Resident/Senior Clinical Training Scholar) within an approved Specialist Training Programme with secured and protected research time throughout the proposed project.

Or:

2.   A research-active Veterinary Clinician or Veterinary Pathologist with Veterinary Specialist Board qualification or eligibility and within the 3 year (probationary) period of your first University appointment and with secured and protected research time throughout the proposed project. If your position is that of a Senior Lecturer but are still within the three year probationary period then you are still eligible for this scheme.

 

For the full call text please visit the Academy of Medical Sciences' grant call webpage.

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