NIHR Research Professorships

Research Professorships

The NIHR Research Professorships scheme is open to all professions and all Higher Education Institutions (HEI), NHS organisations, or other providers of health, public health and/or care services based in England, to nominate health, public health and social care researchers and methodologists with an outstanding research record of clinical  and applied health and care research and its effective translation for improved health and care.

The following rules apply for nominations  for the NIHR Research Professorships:

• Where two nominees are put forward for consideration for the NIHR Research Professorship, at least one of these must be female
• Where only one nominee is put forward for consideration for the NIHR Research Professorship, this could be male or female

The NIHR is committed to actively and openly supporting and promoting equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI). As part of this commitment, from Round 12 of the NIHR Research Professorship scheme, we will allow host institutions to nominate up to three individuals to the programme provided at least one applicant is from an ethnic minority group. This will be in addition to the requirement of ensuring that at least one applicant is female if more than one nomination is made as described above.

Useful documents for potential applicants

• Research Professorships Guidance Notes
• Research Professorships Selection Committee
• NIHR Award Management System
• Webinar: Research Professorships for Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals

Global Research Professorships

The NIHR Global Research Professorships scheme is open to researchers and methodologists from all professional backgrounds within health, public health and social care. Candidates must be able to demonstrate an outstanding research record of clinical and applied health, public health or care research. Their research must effectively translate to improving the  health and welfare of people in low and middle income countries.

Candidates must be nominated by their host institution. The following HEIs or research institutes are eligible::

1. HEIs or research institutes in low and middle income countries which are already partners in:

• NIHR Global Health Research funded units and groups
• NIHR funded Global Health Policy and Systems Research (GHPSR) programmes
• NIHR funded Research and Innovation for Global Health Transformation (RIGHT) programmes
• Previous or existing NIHR Global Research Professorships

2.  HEIs across the UK, which may include relevant partner organisations in low and middle income countries in their application

The following conditions apply:

• Institutions may put forward a maximum of two nominations
• The nomination must be for a candidate undertaking research which aims to specifically and primarily benefit individuals in countries on the OECD DAC list (eligible for official development assistance)
• Where institutions put forward two nominees for the NIHR Global Research Professorship, at least one must be female
• Where institutions make one nominee for the NIHR Global Research Professorship, they could be male or female

Nominees are required to have existing strong links with partner institutions in countries on the OECD DAC list. The award should plan to strengthen the training development/mentorship with these partners.

Useful resources for potential applicants

• NIHR Global Research Professorships Guidance Notes Round 6
• Institutions eligible as hosts for NIHR Global Research Professorships
• NIHR Global Research Professorships Selection Committee
• NIHR Award Management System
• Webinar 12 October: Learn about the NIHR Global Research Professorship Scheme - Round 6
• Webinar: Finance arrangements for NIHR Global Research Professorship - Round 5