Starter Grants for Clinical Lecturers
A partnership funding scheme for clinical lecturers, designed to enable talented early-career researchers to lay the foundations for a productive research career, alongside maintaining their clinical skills and training.
Introduction
Call currently closed. Next round opens July 2024.
We are working with The Academy of Medical Sciences to support Clinical Lecturers who are looking to develop and strengthen their research careers. These grants provide up to £30,000 over 1-2 years to cover the cost of research consumables. The grants allow research-active Clinical Lecturers to gather data to strengthen their bids for longer-term fellowships and funding.
In addition to providing funding, participants will benefit from additional support through the Academy, which includes:
- Access to the Academy's acclaimed mentoring scheme (1-2-1 mentorship with an Academy Fellow).
- Access to the Academy’s career development events, training, and to the online portals and engagement programmes for awardees (PILLAR) and alumni (HIVE).
- Scientific meetings for early-career researchers.
- Opportunities to participate in the Academy’s wider national and international policy work.
Interested?
Full details of this scheme are on the AMS website, including answers to frequently asked questions, application guidance and a sample application form.
Timeline
There are two funding rounds each year with closing dates in March and September. See table below for round timings.
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ROUND 1 |
ROUND 2 |
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Launch |
January |
July |
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Deadline |
March |
September |
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Decision |
June |
December |
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Notification |
Late August |
Late February |
Contact info
If you have any questions about eligibility or would like to discuss an application, please email the AMS at [email protected].