Research career funding programmes

Our flexible academic funding programmes can be combined with clinical training and practice.

NIHR career development funding is available through the NIHR Academy at different career levels, from undergraduate to professorships. Our funding is for all professionals across health and social care.

Starting out as a researcher

Are you interested in a research career, but not sure where to start? Find out what opportunities we can offer you.

Our research career funding programmes

Predoctoral-level opportunities

Fellowships to help you advance your health and social care research career at a Masters level. Includes our Fellowship Programme, Integrated Clinical and Practitioner Academic Programme, Integrated Academic Training Programme and Local Authority Academic Fellowship Programme.

Doctoral-level opportunities

Fellowships to help you complete a PhD in applied health or social care. Includes our Fellowship Programme, Integrated Clinical and Practitioner Academic Programme and Local Authority Academic Fellowship Programme.

Postdoctoral-level opportunities

Fellowships and development opportunities to support your career development post PhD. Includes our Fellowship Programme, Global Health Programme, Integrated Academic Training Programme, Integrated Clinical and Practitioner Academic Programme and Local Authority Academic Fellowship Programme.

Professorships and Senior Investigators Award

Funding if you are an established senior researcher and future leader. Includes our Senior Investigator Award and our Research Professorships.

Support for your career development

Funding and support to help get you to the next stage of your research career.

Latest stories

Hear from researchers who have received career development funding

Stories

Identifying mental illness among new and expectant mums

As a recipient of an NIHR Research Professorship award, Professor Louise Howard’s research influenced national policies and increased government funding for perinatal mental health services.

Stories

Working with industry as part of a Development and Skills Enhancement Award

Anaesthetist Dr Gareth Kitchen explains how the DSE helped him to build a relationship with industry partners.

Stories

Diabetes diagnosis improved by quick, inexpensive C-peptide test

While supported by an NIHR Clinician Scientist award, Professor Angus Jones and his colleagues developed convenient blood and urine C-peptide tests to confirm patients’ diabetes diagnosis.

Contact us

Call us: 0113 532 8444
Email us: academy@nihr.ac.uk