Emerging Clinical Researchers Award 2025 Open to Applications
Deadline for first round of 2025 awards 31 May 2025
The Emerging Clinical Researchers Awards are designed to provide Emerging Clinical Researchers with seed funding of up to £10,000 to generate pilot data and to facilitate the development of a competitive fellowship application in translational medicine.
Applications can be submitted at any time but the deadline for the first round of 2025 Awards are to be received by 31 May 2025 for consideration by the Executive Committee.
Who can apply?
- Applicants should be clinically qualified, in possession of their MD / PhD, and yet to achieve substantive fellowship, or other substantive independent research funding. Applicants should have a minimum of 20% designated research time (for example, a clinical lecturer post). Applicants be clinically active
- Applicants should be within a UK or Irish University
- Applicants should either be members of the Association, or be sponsored by a member.
- Previously successful applicants are not eligible to reapply to the scheme.
What we will fund?
- Monies can be requested for any aspect of research related to medicine including salaries, consumables, equipment and travel up to a maximum of £10k.
- Applications involving animals should follow RCUK guidelines on the use of animals in research, and the relevant ethical approvals should be obtained.
Oversight of the scheme
- The scheme will be administered by the Executive Committee of the Association of Physicians.
- Funds should be used within 18 months of being awarded.
- Awardees are required to register for the Association’s annual meeting, to submit a poster to present their work and to produce a final report that details what the funds were used for and sources of follow-on funding.
When to apply
Awards can be submitted at any time, the two deadlines being 31st May and 24th November and will be considered twice a year (on or after 1st June and 1st December) by the Executive Committee. A decision regarding your application will be made within two months of the application closing date.
How to apply
- Applications must be supported with a CV of no more than two pages and submitted online.
- Up to £10,000 will be provided for each award.
