Health and Care Research Wales Faculty Research Training Awards open
The Health and Care Research Wales Faculty is pleased to announce the next round of the Research Training Awards is open.
This scheme provides funding (tuition fees and partial salary support) to undertake a Masters in Research degree or equivalent Masters level research training award in applied health and or social care research starting in the 2024 academic year.
The opportunity is open to staff based in NHS Wales, local authority adult or children's social care services, or independent health and social care provision such as primary care, community pharmacy, adult or children’s residential care, or domiciliary care.
The award is aimed at those in the early stages of their research career (not necessarily early clinical or practice career stage) to support them to develop applied research skills and take the first steps on their research journey in health and social care.
Applicants should have a clear interest in developing their research skills and should aspire to develop their research career further following this course.
Dates
Application window opens: 1 March 2024
Closes: 16:00 - Thursday 4 April 2024
Read more information about the Research Training Award and apply.
Research Training Award surgeries
If you have any questions about the Research Training Award ask the team at one of the surgeries:
Monday, 11 March 12:00 - 13:00
Tuesday, 19 March 14:00 - 15:00
Five new NIHR Funding programmes have opened to Welsh researchers
Health and social care researchers in Wales now have increased access to research funding via the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).
- Evidence Synthesis
- Invention for Innovation (i4i)
- Research for Social Care (RfSC)
- Programme Grants for Applied Research programme (PGfAR)
- Programme Development Grants
For more information please click here.
Integrated Funding Scheme – Call 2 – now open
Health and Care Research Wales is pleased to announce the next call for the Integrated Funding Scheme is now open.
The Integrated Funding Scheme has two researcher-led arms which focus on:
The calls will be assessed via a two-stage application process. Stage 1 applications will need to make the case for the importance and need of the research and outline the methodological approach to address the research question, with assessment focused on whether the case for prioritisation has been made. Following assessment, shortlisted applicants will be invited to submit a full Stage 2 application which will be peer reviewed and assessed by the Health and Care Research Wales Funding Board for its scientific quality.
Deadline to apply: 13:00 Wednesday 24 April 2024
Top tips for winning research funding
PRIME Associate Director, Professor Helen Snooks has produced this helpful reference guide for researchers: 'Top tips for winning research funding' and is available to view in PDF.
Clinical Innovation Hub - Accelerate projects
The Clinical Innovation Hub is a partnership between Cardiff University and Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. The Clinical Innovation Hub is a partner of the Accelerate project, Clinical Innovation Accelerator (CIA). Accelerate is a consortium £24M programme led by the Life Sciences Hub Wales in collaboration with Cardiff University, Swansea University and the University of Wales Trinity Saint David.
It is funded by the Wales European Funding Office (WEFO) and will utilise EU Structural Funds to identify innovation projects that meet an unmet clinical need.
The awards are open to academia, industry, students and healthcare professionals. Innovations could take the form of new technologies, products, processes or services to deliver economically viable solutions for adoption into routine health and social care delivery, for patient benefit, health economic benefit and to stimulate economic growth with attendant socio-economic benefits in Wales.
Support that Accelerate can offer:
- Funding for “Pilot” (6-12 months and <£20K) and “Platform” (12-18 months and < £150K) projects
- Access to future funding opportunities/initiatives
- Clinical input - Buy out and attract in kind NHS staff R&D time
- Human resource - Clinical Innovation fellows, project management, business management, cost benefit analytics and research technologist assistance
- Collaborations - Industry/Academic/Clinical partner
- Advice & Guidance - A Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) of Clinical Innovation experts, including devices and intellectual property experts
- Access to leading Welsh University, University Health Boards and Trusts - patients, facilities and personnel
- Funding /deadlines: Support and awards operate on an always open basis with funding anticipated until 2021 so you can apply at any time. If you would like further information on submitting a proposal or have an innovative idea that you think would benefit from the advice or support for Cardiff University applicants, please contact Barbara Coles: colesb2@cf.ac.uk
Further information:
Royal College of General Practitioners
RCGP support for researchers
The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) is supporting researchers to implement academic primary care findings into practice for GPs.
The Research programme includes:
- Scientific Foundation Board grants
- RCGP Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Fellowship
- RCGP Research Ready®
- RCGP Impact from Research
- Influencing research
- Research awards
The new Impact from Research programme offers to partner on research projects and support impact and dissemination through a range of activities.
Further information: www.rcgp.org.uk/research
