DEVELOPMENT AND SKILLS ENHANCEMENT AWARD – FUNDING

1. Title: DEVELOPMENT AND SKILLS ENHANCEMENT AWARD – FUNDING2. Awarding Authority: NHS National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), GB Tel: 0113 532 8410. Email: academy-awards@nihr.ac.uk . Web: 3. Contract type: Service contract4. Description: The Development and Skills Enhancement Award (DSE) provides a maximum of 1 year of funding for post-doctoral awarding authority Academy Members to gain skills and experience for the next phase of their research career. As an applicant you will be required to demonstrate the new skills and experience you hope to gain through the award, and how it will benefit your future career in research.Applications from the following areas of strategic importance are particularly welcomed:health data scienceclinical trialsentrepreneurship and working with industryThe Award provides a maximum of 1 year funding, which may be used on a part time basis of between 50% and 100% whole time equivalent. There is an expectation that host organisations will match the level of support provided by NIHR at a level of 50%.5. CPV Code(s): 73110000, 73000000, 732100006. NUTS code(s): UKI, UKI3, UKI327. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: London, Inner London – West, Westminster.8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Not provided.9. Estimated value of requirement: Not provided.10. Closes: 26.11.2020 (13:00).11. Address to which they must be sent: For further information regarding the above contract notice please visit:12. Other information: Eligibility criteriaAll applicants must:be a current member of the NIHR Academy or have been in the previous 12 monthshave completed any relevant pre-registration training (clinical academic applications only)have a proposed host who is an English HEI, NHS body, or other provider of health and/or care serviceshold a relevant PhD or MD, or have submitted their thesis for examination at the time of application – applicants must have been awarded their PhD or MD by the time they startensure that any previous NIHR awards undertaken finished no longer than 12 months ago – this does not include periods of maternity, paternity, adoption or sickness leavenot have submitted a DSE application in the previous round# funding opportunity