7
HSC R&D Division: Funding Opportunities
•Funding opportunities from the HSC R&D Fund are open to all HSC professions
•Examples include:
-HSC R&D Doctoral Fellowships: annual scheme, open to HSC & voluntary
sector, buys protected time for up to 3 years to complete a PhD
-Opportunity-led Commissioned Awards: open scheme, open to HSC, academia
and voluntary sector, usually awarded where a partner funder is already in place
-NI Clinical Research Network -NI Public Health Research Network -
opportunities to join or lead multidisciplinary projects
New HSC R&D Division scheme
•HSC R&D Division Bridging Scheme -pre-doctoral training scheme
•Protected time for non-medical HSC professionals to prepare an application for a
PhD Fellowship e.g. the HSC R&D Division Doctoral Fellowships Programme, or
the NIHR Fellowships Programme (not restricted to these programmes)
•Support and mentorship provided in partnership with NHS R&D North West
•First round in January 2021, two applicants funded
•Second round anticipated mid-2021
•See website and/or join email register for details:
Both Schemes available on the HSC R&D Division website
Do check this out https://research.hscni.net