MRC Clinical research training fellowship

The MRC clinical research training fellowship provides up to three years' support for clinically qualified, active professionals to undertake specialised or further research training in the bio-medical sciences within the UK. A further year’s funding is available for patient orientated clinical research training fellowships. The scheme is designed to accommodate the dual clinical-research training career path by allowing fellows to spend up to 20 per cent of their time on NHS sessions. Fellows are required to register for a research degree, normally a PhD, based on research undertaken during the fellowship.

It is awarded at the clinical pre-doctoral or entry level, although medically qualified applicants who obtained their PhD some time ago may also exceptionally be considered. Jointly funded fellowships are available with: Alzheimer's Society, Fight for Sight Kidney Research UK, Pancreatic Cancer UK, Royal College of Ophthalmologists, Royal College of Radiologists, Stroke Association, and Prostate Cancer UK among others. The deadline for submission of applications is 4pm, 3 October 2012.

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