Medical Research Council / Fight for Sight Clinical Research Training Fellowship

Fight for Sight is pleased to offer the opportunity of a Clinical Research Training Fellowship jointly funded by Fight for Sight and the Medical Research Council (MRC). 

Applications are invited for the Fellowship which offers scientific training opportunities to a clinician wishing to pursue research to prevent sight loss and treat eye disease.

Award

Three-year funding is available for registered healthcare professionals to undertake a PhD or to reacquire research skills. The scheme allows the applicant to spend up to six hours a week (pro-rated for part time fellows) on other commitments and undertake up to two clinical sessions a week.

Additional information

The scheme is administered by the MRC, and applications are to be made via the new UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Funding Service.

All application details and up-to-date guidance can be found on the MRC website. If you are unsure whether you are eligible to apply, email fellows@mrc.ukri.org before beginning your application.

Deadlines

This funding opportunity is held three times a year. The next deadline is 4pm on 11 January 2024.

Please visit here for further details and look at the section titled 'Clinical research training fellowships'.