MRC joint fellowship

MRC/The Novo Nordisk UK Research Foundation

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One junior clinical research training fellowship will be awarded jointly by the MRC and the Novo Nordisk UK Research Foundation. The Novo Nordisk UK Research Foundation is a charity supporting diabetes research, funded by, but governed completely independent of Novo Nordisk Ltd. It has partner status with the National Institute for Health Research, and is a member of Association of Medical Research Charities and operates according to best practice peer review.

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.

A number of clinical research training fellowships awards are offered through joint funding arrangements. Please note these are considered in open competition with applications for the standard fellowship competition and common deadlines apply. For further detailed information, please see www.mrc.ac.uk

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