Clinical Academic Research Partnerships 2021

Eligibilities

One can apply if they:

• are a member of NHS staff, staff contracted to the NHS or working in the care or public health sectors. This includes, but is not limited to:
  • nurses
  • midwives
  • allied health professions
  • healthcare scientists
  • pharmacists
  • clinical psychologists
  • doctors
  • dentists
  • registered public health practitioners
  • others, in either primary care, secondary care, community care or public health
• are working at consultant level or other senior role, for example Agenda for Change Band 7 or above
• are working at a senior level with specialised knowledge and demonstrable capacity for professional independence and leadership
• hold a PhD, MD or equivalent postgraduate qualification, for example three years’ consolidated research time where you have been the intellectual drive behind a project and achieved strong outputs from your research experience
• are not undertaking any substantive research activity.

Applicants will usually have limited or no research funding. The organisation expect applicants will have less than one programmed activity (PA), four hours a week, of research time within their current job plan (contracted duties).

UKRI welcome proposals from applicants with more than one research PA, but applicants should ensure that they articulate the added value of the award. For example, to support them in working in new environments or with new research partners.

Eligible research partners

The research partner must have a proven track record of securing funding and delivering high-quality research. The research partner should hold funding for the duration of the planned partnership, from funders such as:

• UKRI
• the National Institute for Health Research
• significant third sector research funders.

They must also be based at an organisation eligible to hold research council funding. This includes:

• higher education institutions
• NHS bodies with research capacity
• public sector research establishments registered as being eligible for funding

The applicant’s research partner must hold a contract of employment with the host research organisation for the duration of the award.

They must include a letter of support from the research partner as part of their application.