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Clinician scientist fellowship
The aim of this fellowship is to support talented clinically active healthcare professionals who have gained a higher research degree to:
- lead their own research plans
- establish their own research team
- make the transition to independent researcher
We welcome applications from across all areas of our remit to improve human health. This may range from basic studies with relevance to mechanisms of disease, to
translational and developmental clinical research.
We expect your clinical work will help to inform and strengthen your research work.
Our science areas include:
- infections and immunity
- molecular and cellular medicine
- population and systems medicine
- neurosciences and mental health
- translation
- global health
- methodology
- public health
Explore MRC’s areas of scientific remit.
We also welcome proposals for interdisciplinary approaches or research that will address global health issues and be of benefit to those living in low and middle-income countries.
We may consider requests to fund new longitudinal population studies through an MRC fellowship award, but you must have approval from the longitudinal population studies strategic advisory panel (LPS-SAP) before you apply for the fellowship.
Specialties
Eligibility Requirements
ou can apply if you are a registered healthcare professional. This includes, but is not limited to:
- nurses
- midwives
- allied health professionals
- healthcare scientists
- pharmacists
- clinical psychologists
- doctors
- dentists
- general practitioners
- veterinarians
To be eligible for the clinician scientist fellowship, you must:
- have completed a PhD or equivalent
- have the skills and experience that match those of the ‘transition to independence’ career stage in the MRC applicant skills and experience criteria, such as showing evidence of career development and productivity across past appointments
- have your own research plans that do not significantly overlap with those of your current group leaders or proposed sponsors
- have the support of an eligible research organisation
- intend to be clinically active during or after the award
There are no eligibility rules based on age or years of postdoctoral experience.
You must have completed a PhD or equivalent before the fellowship award can start. If you have not yet completed your PhD you should contact fellows@mrc.ukri.org to arrange to speak to the relevant programme manager before submitting an application.
Medical and dental graduates
Medical or dental graduates should have specialty registrar or consultant status or be at the equivalent level in general practice.
If you have not completed your specialty training, you must have plans in place for doing so and have consulted your deanery before applying.
Non-medical healthcare professionals
For non-medical healthcare professionals, you must have completed your professional training.
Veterinarians
If you are a veterinarian, you may apply if you are a registered vet and a member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons.
Your proposed project must be relevant to human health.
International applicants
Applications are welcomed from applicants of all nationalities, including those not currently based in the UK.
Note: this is subject to the fellowship being hosted by an eligible UK based research organisation.
You will need to be registered with a regulatory body, such as the General Medical Council or the Health and Care Professions Council or have plans in place to hold the required registration by the proposed award start date.
Sponsor Details
Sponsor Institute/Organizations: Medical Research Council (MRC)
Sponsor Type:
Address: UKRI, 1 ET, Polaris House, N Star Ave, Swindon SN2 1FL, United Kingdom
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Fellowship
Letter Of Intent Deadline:
Jan 15, 2025
Final Deadline:
Jan 15, 2025
Funding Amount:
Varies
Host Details
Affiliation: Medical Research Council (MRC)
Address: UKRI, 1 ET, Polaris House, N Star Ave, Swindon SN2 1FL, United Kingdom
Disclaimer:It is mandatory that all applicants carry workplace liability insurance, e.g., https://www.protrip-world-liability.com (Erasmus students use this package and typically costs around 5 € per month - please check) in addition to health insurance when you join any of the onsite Trialect partnered fellowships.
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