Fellowships

Clinical Academic Fellowships

The aim of this scheme (tenable in either health services or experimental/translational medicine research) is to build research capacity in the Scottish NHS and as such, provides the opportunity for clinical professionals early in their career to undertake a PhD.

Clinical Academic Fellowships

Innovation Academic Fellowships

This scheme is targeted at early stage innovators working within NHS Scotland. It provides the opportunity for clinicians early in their career to undertake a higher degree (MD or PhD). 

Innovation Academic Fellowships

Senior Clinical Academic Fellowships

Funded by a partnership between the Chief Scientist Office, Scottish Government Health and Social Care Directorates (which together support NHS Research Scotland, NRS) and the Universities of Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow and St. Andrews.  The scheme represents the post-CCT element of the Scottish Clinical Research Excellence Development Scheme, supporting Senior Clinical Academic Fellows for 5 years (N.B. this scheme is now closed).

Senior Clinical Academic Fellowships

NES/CSO Postdoctoral Clinical Lectureships

These lectureships posts are for medical doctors in speciality training who have completed a PhD but wish to spend 50% of their time on research and 50% of time on clinical training. As training posts, these are available until CCT is reached.

NES/CSO Postdoctoral Clinical Lectureships

Early Postdoctoral Fellowships

This scheme is designed to build health research capacity in Scotland, providing the opportunity for both clinical professionals and health researchers to develop their research following successful completion of a PhD. This scheme provides 3 years of salary and consumable support to early career health researchers to enable then to develop their careers.

Early Postdoctoral Fellowships