Apply to join the GROW Three NIHR Research Schools' Mental Health Programme 

The deadline for applications is 14 July 2025 at 12pm
GROW Three NIHR Research Schools' Mental Health Programme

About you

Please describe your connection with the Three NIHR Research Schools' Mental Health Programme ℹ️
Please describe your current career stage, e.g.: Masters student, Early career researcher, mid career researcher etc ℹ️
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Your interests and goals

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The information in your application form will be shared with the GROW Programme Review Panel, MHR Incubator team, and your professional coach, for the express purpose of managing and delivering the GROW Programme.

If your application is successful, the following information will be shared with the other participants of the 2025 GROW cohort:

  • Your name and title
  • Your email address
  • Your organisation and main area of expertise
  • Your responses to Question 1 (your primary academic discipline & main areas of expertise) and Question 2 (the research questions and approaches that you are most passionate about)

Outside of the MHR Incubator team and panel who review your application, no other information about you will be shared. This includes your CV and your responses to the remaining application questions.

Personal data that you share with the Mental Health Research Incubator is collected, stored, accessed, and used in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Mental Health Research Incubator privacy policy, and the University of Oxford data protection policy. If you have any questions or concerns about your personal data, please email us at mhresearch@psych.ox.ac.uk

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Essential criteria

  • Direct awardee of the Three NIHR Research School Mental Health programme, or working in a team/project funded by the Three Schools
  • Working in a research role.
  • Early to mid-career researcher in any discipline or sector.
  • The GROW programme is for those who consider themselves to be early to mid-career researchers and are working in a research role and have the potential to develop more independence as a researcher.
  • Passionate about mental health research that has the potential to improve lives.
  • Curious about working across disciplines and sectors.
  • Interested to meet peers, form new collaborations and support each other.
  • Able to commit to participating in all the programme activities including the welcome residential, face to face workshops and online sessions.
  • Be ready to reflect on your professional development and identify and work towards new professional goals.

 

Desirable criteria

  • We particularly welcome applications from researchers whose backgrounds, disciplines, and regions are currently under-represented in mental health research.