NIHR Doctoral Fellowship, 2019

Application opening date: 2 Apr 2019

Application closing date: 18 Jun 2019

NIHR Doctoral Fellowships are currently open for application. Download the Guidance notes and apply below.

The NIHR Doctoral Fellowship is a three year full-time award that supports individuals to undertake a PhD in an area of NIHR research. This Fellowship may also be taken up on a part-time basis of between 50% and 100% whole time equivalent (WTE).

Clinical applicants are able to include up to 20% clinical time as part of the Fellowship, to ensure the maintenance of their clinical competence whilst undertaking the Fellowship.

To be eligible for an NIHR Doctoral Fellowship you must:

• Complete relevant pre-registration training. (For clinical academic applicants)

• Complete first degree. (For non-clinical applicants)

• Proposed an English based only HEI, NHS body or other provider of health and/or care services host.

• 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.

For more information or to apply visit the call webpage.