Pre-doctoral funding

This scheme is available to novice researchers, supported by one or more experienced supervisors. Up to £50,000 funding available for individual projects. Up to 3 awards per funding round. Two funding rounds per year.

Next call for applications: Anticipated July 2024

Further information: Chartered Society of Physiotherapists Pre-Doctoral

These scholarships provide successful candidates with up to £20,000 for research lasting normally up to one year. Awards are intended to provide ‘pump-priming’ funds to enable midwives to be exposed to a research environment and to obtain pilot data that will enhance an application for a research fellowship (PhD or MD).

Deadline: 11 July 2024

Further information: Entry-level Research Scholarships

Support fees or subsistence of a registered nurse/midwife undertaking a Masters or PhD programme (relevant to nursing/midwifery) in an academic department in the United Kingdom. The award is specifically intended for nurses/midwives in, or planning to return to, clinical practice.

Further details: The Barbers’ Company Clinical Nursing Scholarship

Offers a variety of new awards for HCP researchers, of up to £20,000 for research lasting up to 12 months. Funds are for directly incurred research costs and may include a salary contribution. Applicants must be members of the BGCS, and research undertaken in the UK.

Further details: Wellbeing of Women-British Gynaecological Cancer Society Partnership Entry Level Scholarships

Further details: Wellcome Trust Master’s studentship in History of Medicine/Medical Humanities

Offers two funding tracks:

Funds dedicated time to prepare an application for a competitive, peer-reviewed doctoral level research training fellowship and personalised programmes of training.

Further information: Pre-doctoral Clinical Academic Fellowship

For applicants that have the academic training and research experience necessary to make a competitive application for a doctoral Fellowship but need time to develop a doctoral Fellowship application.

Further information: PCAF Bridge

Designed for fellows with a research master’s level qualification (or evidence of postgraduate study at level 7) who aspire to undertake a Doctoral Clinical and Practitioner Academic Fellowship (DCAF), or similar opportunity.

Further information: HEE/NIHR ICA Pre-Doctoral Bridging Award

This bursary offers funding of up to £30,000 for a period of up to six months part-time to cover reasonable salary and research costs for an HCP to gather preliminary data and decide whether they would like to pursue a PhD in dementia research.

Further information: Alzheimer’s Society Pre-doctoral clinical bursary