What is an NIHR Fellowship?
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What is an NIHR Fellowship?
The NIHR Doctoral Fellowship is a three year full-time award that supports individuals to undertake a PhD in applied health or social care research. This fellowship may also be taken up on a part-time basis of between 50% and 100% whole time equivalent (WTE).
Where is NIHR based?
The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) is a United Kingdom government agency which funds research into health and social care in England. With a budget of over £1.2 billion in 2019–20, its mission is to “improve the health and wealth of the nation through research”.
What is a PhD fellowship?
A PhD fellowship is a grant of money to a student who is pursuing a PhD. Fellowships are granted by departments, by universities, by individuals, and by government or corporate entities. Some are simply rewards for excellent performance and are used to attract and retain highly desirable students.
What makes a good fellowship application?
It is important to clearly state your professional or personal goals that directly relate to the award you are pursuing. Your role as the applicant is to paint a picture of your master plan and clearly outline how the award will help you reach that goal.
What is an advanced fellowship?
Advanced Fellowship programs offer post-residency, post-doctoral, nursing and post-masters fellowships to physicians and dentists, and associated health professions, including psychologists, social workers and pharmacists.
Who is head of NIHR?
Dr William van’t Hoff
Dr William van’t Hoff has been appointed as the next Chief Executive of the NIHR Clinical Research Network (CRN), following an open competitive selection process. He will take up post full time from 1 April 2020, replacing Dr Jonathan Sheffield OBE who retires on 31 March.
Is NIHR England only?
We are centred on England but collaborate closely with the devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. We are also a major funder of applied health research in low and middle income countries, work that is principally funded through UK aid from the UK government.
Are fellowships competitive?
While many prestigious fellowships are indeed highly competitive, this is by no means a reason to give up. In many cases, neither you nor the other candidates are privy to the reasons behind why a selection committee makes the decisions that it does.
What do oncology fellows do?
The goal of the Hematology and Oncology Fellowship is to train leaders in oncology. We recognize that these leaders may achieve in a diverse range of domains, including cancer prevention, health policy, clinical care, patient-based translational research and basic science.
How many years is oncology fellowship?
Medical oncology fellowship training requires two years of accredited training beyond completion of a basic internal medicine residency, while dual certification in hematology and medical oncology requires three years of combined fellowship training.
What is the NIHR CRN?
The NIHR Clinical Research Network (CRN) supports patients, the public and health and care organisations across England to participate in high-quality research, thereby advancing knowledge and improving care.
How do you use fish research?
First-time users will need to register an account with Researchfish using the link provided in the email. Research outcomes can be entered or updated in Researchfish at any time but you will need to log-on and submit a return during the annual data submission period (see FAQ ‘What is a submission period?’
Who is Lucy Chappell?
Professor Lucy Chappell FMedSci is the Chief Scientific Adviser for the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), with overall responsibility for the department’s research and development, including the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), the government’s major funder of clinical, public health, social …
Who is the chief scientific officer?
The CSO is also responsible for delivering the government’s strategy for a modernised healthcare science workforce, Modernising Scientific Careers. Professor Dame Sue Hill has been the CSO since October 2002 first within the department of health and subsequently NHS England.
