NIHR – Addiction Healthcare Goals Partnership – Career Development Opportunities
A new UK-wide collaboration between the NIHR and Office for Life Sciences (OLS) Addiction Healthcare Goals programme has been announced. It will support individuals from across the UK to begin or take the next step in their drug and alcohol addiction research career.
Through this new collaboration, supported by the devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, individuals can apply to career development opportunities at pre-doctoral, doctoral and post-doctoral levels, including the following awards:
- NIHR Pre-application Support Fund – open now
- NIHR Doctoral Award – due to open in October 2025
- NIHR Development and Skills Enhancement (DSE) Award (postdoctoral level award) – due to open in November 2025
- NIHR Predoctoral Award – due to open in January 2026
Applications are encouraged from a broad range of groups, disciplines, professions and sectors. If you or someone you know is looking to start or take the next step in their drug and alcohol addiction research career and help shape future services, please consider applying.
Interested individuals should ensure their research area of interest falls within NIHR’s remit and email personal.awards@nihr.ac.uk to ensure that their proposed application aligns with the Addiction Healthcare Goals (AHG) priorities.
Find out more from the NIHR news item.