The Alzheimer’s Research UK Advanced Clinical Fellowships will provide funding to support applicants wishing to develop and further a career combining dementia research and clinical practice. Funding will support the time, materials and training required for dementia clinicians to commit time and resource to research, informed and strengthened by concurrent clinical work as they move towards establishing independent research programmes.
Applicants should:
- Be registered healthcare professionals, including but not limited to neurologists, clinical psychologists, nurses and allied health professionals.
- Hold a strong track record of original, impactful research, with increasing experience in publication, presentation and review.
- Be able to demonstrate progress made towards independence, and commitment to developing collaborations and partnerships.
Detailed skills and training which should be demonstrated are described in our Early Career Research Framework.
We welcome applications from individuals who have taken a break from research and wish to return.
These awards will support clinical and translational research projects that align with the Alzheimer’s Research UK Research Strategy, focusing on treatment, diagnosis and prevention of dementia. At this time, we are particularly interested in applications proposing to involve interventional clinical trials and samples. We welcome applications from those wishing to gain experience within a clinical trial alongside research as part of a Fellowship. Applicants with queries concerning their eligibility or project suitability for this grant call are encouraged to contact the ARUK Clinical Research Team as research@alzheimersresearchuk.org.
Eligibility: Eligible candidates must be clinically qualified and active in the UK with adequate research experience and be proposing to work on clinical research projects that align with ARUK’s funding remit. Flexible approaches to research-dedicated time will be considered. Applicants should be supported via Supervisors or Mentors at a UK-based home institution.
Grant Amount: Awards will cover the applicant’s salary for 50% dedicated research time on the Fellowship (up to 0.5 Full Time Equivalent) alongside justified project costs that have not already been funded elsewhere. This may include training and development costs, including a period of overseas training, travel and subsistence to support conference and meeting attendance, and Patient and Public Involvement.
Duration: We expect fellowships to be completed within 5 years however this may be negotiated to allow a beneficial balance of clinical- and research-dedicated time. We anticipate 0.5FTE will be dedicated to the fellowship and we encourage applicants to justify their time-split with clinical duties within the application.
Eligability
The Applicant:
- The applicant must be clinically qualified and active in the UK, as relevant to their discipline.
- As described above, applicants should hold a strong track record of original, impactful research, with increasing experience in publication, presentation and review. They should be able to demonstrate progress made towards independence, and commitment to developing collaborations and partnerships.
The Project:
- Research projects must align with the Alzheimer’s Research UK Research Strategy, focusing on treatment, diagnosis and prevention of dementia, however applications concerning clinical trials are particularly encouraged.
- Awarded grants will be dependent on requisite approvals (Ethics and/or Home Office Licences) and commitment to Alzheimer’s Research UK Research Policies.
Host Institution, Supervision and Mentorship:
- Applicants are required to have secured a Sponsor, an established investigator at the prospective Fellow’s institution (Host Institution) who will provide the facilities required for the research programme to run successfully.
- The Host Institution must be UK-based however the application may include collaborators outside of the UK.
- Joint funding between Alzheimer’s Research UK and the applicant’s Host Institution may be proposed, and clearly explained in the Application Form, Costings and Institutional Letter of Support. If this applies to you, please contact us to discuss this before you apply.
- A letter of support from the Host Institution is required to confirm support for the application, in addition to letters of support from any collaborating organisations.
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