NIHR EME Postdoctoral Award

The MRC-NIHR Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation (EME) Programme and the NIHR Postdoctoral Career Development Awards scheme are accepting applications to a joint funding opportunity, the EME Postdoctoral Award. 

This award gives Postdoctoral Career Development Award applicants, who wish to benefit from a funded programme of research training and development, the opportunity to apply for the research funding available through the EME Programme so that they can deliver and gain experience of leading a clinical study within the EME Programme remit.

Successful applicants will become members of the NIHR Academy and have access to additional leadership training, mentorship, and other career development support.

This opportunity involves a 2-stage application and review process, to facilitate the ease of submission and review. The review process will involve assessment by a joint EME-Postdoctoral Career Development Award Funding Committee who will make a funding recommendation for the Department of Health and Social Care for the entire application.

Eligibility

See our EME Programme page for details about the overall programme remit and eligibility criteria, and the Postdoctoral Award page for information on eligibility for the funding opportunity. See below for additional eligibility criteria relating specifically to this funding opportunity.

Applicants must ensure they have read the funding opportunity guidance notes and are referring to them as they complete their application form.

To be eligible, lead applicants must hold a relevant PhD or MD or have submitted their thesis for examination at the time of application and must have been awarded their PhD or MD by the time they attend interview. Lead applicants must not already hold a Chair at the point of application.

Applicants from institutions based in the devolved administrations should contact the secretariat before completing an application, to clarify eligibility and the application process.

We aim to have a diverse representation amongst our award holders, and as such we encourage applications from under-represented groups such as women, disabled people and those from diverse ethnic backgrounds.