Training NIHR Imperial BRC pre-application support funds

Application Opens on 19 May 2025.

Funding to support Trust staff applying for NIHR fellowships. NIHR Imperial Biomedical Research Centre and the NIHR North West London Patient Safety Research Collaboration (PSRC) both have funding available to support staff to prepare and write applications for an NIHR fellowship.

BRC funding is specifically aimed at NMAHPPs (nurses, midwives, AHPs, Health Care Scientists, pharmacists and registered pharmacy technicians, psychologists and AHCS-accredited Clinical Research Practitioners), while the PSRC funding is available to all registered healthcare professionals proposing research related to patient safety. The funding, of up to £20,000, can be used to support up to 3 months’ salary for the applicant. This enables teams to backfill their post. Funding for the applicant may also include costs related to training courses, patient and public involvement, academic mentoring, and support with accessibility and reasonable adjustments as appropriate (please see the application forms for specific guidance).

The aim is to allow applicants protected time away from their usual role to write and submit an application.

To apply, download the Guidance and Application Form and submit the application by noon on 30 June 2025.

For more information, please contact Mekala  Gunaratnam at m.gunaratnam@imperial.ac.uk