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Mid-week roundup 27/11/24: events, funding, & opportunities in mental health research

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Mid-week roundup 27/11/24: events, funding, & opportunities in mental health research
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December

2 December

Making a difference through your research

Opportunity: Webinar

Who's it for? Anyone interested in the topic of how to get started on research impact as an Early Career Researcher.

Organiser: Three NIHR Schools, hosting a talk by Dr Ruth Naughton-Doe

Date and time: Monday 2 December, 12-1pm

Register here

 

3 December

Future Focused Leadership Programme: emerging research leaders stream

Opportunity: An immersive career development programme designed to help researchers develop their capabilities and effectiveness as a leader.

Who’s it for? Early- and mid-career researchers who are NIHR Academy Members.

Organiser: NIHR

Eligibility: Researchers must be an NIHR Academy Member (including those based in the NIHR Infrastructure, a NIHR School or a NIHR Research unit) and at least two years postdoctoral.

DeadlineTuesday 3 December, 1pm

 

5 December

Launchpad Grants in Eating Disorders

Opportunity: Grants of up to £100,000 (over a maximum of a 2-year full-time period) to support research in the field of eating disorders, including how they develop, methods of prevention, early detection and diagnosis pathways, and effective treatment options.

Who’s it for? Early- and mid-career researchers in the field of eating disorders.

Organiser: Medical Research Foundation

Eligibility: Researchers/clinical academies must be based in the UK and at an eligible institution. Eligible institutions are UK Higher Education Institutions, Research Council research institutes, hospitals, and other independent research organisations.

DeadlineThursday 5 December, 12pm

 

 

Doctoral Local Authority Fellowships (DLAF)

Opportunity: Fellowship funding for individuals based within local authorities and supporting services to undertake a PhD whilst on sabbatical from their existing role.

Who’s it for? Individuals of any profession (excluding doctors or dentists) based within local authorities and supporting services.

Organiser: NIHR

Eligibility: Applicants must also have the support of an English health and/or social care provider and an English university, and hold a contract of employment with one of these organisations for the hours and duration of the fellowship.

DeadlineThursday 5 December, 1pm

 

Wellcome mental health award: Scaling digital mental health interventions

Opportunity: Research Funding

Organiser: Wellcome Trust

Eligibility: This is a funding call for team awards – applications must include a lead applicant and coapplicants, as well as people with lived experience of mental health problems. Global funding (with the exception of mainland China).

DeadlineThursday 5 December

 

11 December

Research Professorships

Opportunity: NIHR’s flagship career development that supports outstanding academics and researchers, to partner with an NHS organisation or another provider of health, public health and/or care services.

Who's it for: Senior health and care professionals

Organiser: NIHR

Eligibility: This scheme is open to all professions and all Higher Education Institutions (HEI’s) and NHS organisations, or other providers of health, public health and/or care services based in England only.

Deadline: Wednesday 11 December, 1pm

 

Global Health Research Professorships

Opportunity: NIHR’s flagship career development that supports outstanding academics and researchers, who are undertaking research that aims to specifically and primarily benefit people in Low-Middle Income Countries (LMIC), to work at professorial level.

Who's it for: Research leaders whose work aims to help people in LMICs that are ODA recipients.

Organiser: NIHR

Eligibility: To be eligible you need to be:

  • an individual with an outstanding record of public health, health or care research
  • on track to become a future global health research leader
  • based in the UK or in a Low and Middle Income Country (LMIC)
  • nominated by your host institution
  • conducting research that directly and primarily benefits patients and the public in countries on the OECD DAC list.

DeadlineWednesday 11 December, 1pm 

 

13 December

NIHR Three Research Schools: Projects to improve patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE)

OpportunityResearch Funding – A maximum budget of £50,000 to support mental health research targeted towards underserved groups, with a particular focus on trialling/evaluating different approaches.

Who's it for: Research groups interested in trialling/evaluating different research involvement approaches with underserved groups.

Organiser: Three NIHR Research Schools’ Mental Health Programme

Eligibility:

  • Applicants must be linked to one of the university members of the Three NIHR Schools.
  • Funding of research through this Programme requires collaboration between at least two members of different NIHR Schools.
  • The host organisation must be based in areas identified by the NIHR ‘heat map’ as being underserved, however collaborators outside of these areas are welcome.

DeadlineFriday 13 December, 3.30pm 

 

January

8 January

Research in Mental Health Nursing (HTA Programme)

OpportunityResearch Funding – This is a cross-programme funding opportunity aimed to fund high quality health and social care research to increase and improve the evidence base about mental health nursing and the mental health nursing workforce.

Who's it for? Researchers focused on post-overdose adult and young people recovery.

OrganiserNIHR

Eligibility: Researchers in the UK. As this is a cross-programme funding opportunity, research proposals must fall within the remit of one of the participating programmes:

  • Health and Social Care Delivery Research (HSDR) Programme
  • Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme
  • Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB)

DeadlineWednesday 8 January, 1pm

 

16 January

Doctoral Fellowship

Opportunity: Fellowship funding for individuals based within local authorities and supporting services to undertake a PhD in an area of research within the NIHR’s remit for personal awards. Covers salary and research costs for three years.

Who’s it for? Clinical or non-clinical applicants. Clinical applicants can include up to 20% clinical or practice time as part of the fellowship.

Organiser: NIHR

Eligibility:

  • Applicants must have a First Class or Upper Second-Class bachelor’s degree or equivalent. Applicants without this will need a master's degree.
  • All applicants must also have a proposed host who is an English HEI, NHS body, social care organisation, or other provider of health and/or care services.
  • Clinical applicants must have completed any relevant pre-registration training i.e. completion of FY1.

DeadlineThursday 16 January, 1pm

 

20 January

Addiction research groups: funding to host an intern

Opportunity: Funding of up to £10,000 per internship to be used by any UK university research group to supervise a graduate intern on an addiction research project.

Who’s it for? Research groups in UK universities hosting an addiction research project

Organiser: MHR Incubator

Eligibility: 

  • Projects involving animal research cannot be funded.

DeadlineMonday 20 January

 

Addiction services: funding to host a PhD or postdoctoral researcher

Opportunity: Funding of up to £12,000 per placement to be used for PhD students and postdoctoral researchers to undertake 12-week placements (or part-time equivalents) to support work at addiction organisations.

Who’s it for? Third sector, local authority and NHS organisations who are offering services for people with addictions.

Organiser: MHR Incubator

Eligibility: 

  • Projects related to smoking cessation or gambling services cannot be funded.
  • Organisations must offer clinical treatment or support for recovery for those with drug/alcohol addiction, or who support individuals with drug and alcohol addiction in other ways.

DeadlineMonday 20 January

 

23 January

Advanced fellowship

Opportunity: Flexible funding for those at postdoctoral level who haven’t yet been appointed to a professorial post. Individuals are able to choose a duration of between 2-5 years.

Who’s it for? Clinical or non-clinical applicants who have not been appointed to a professorial post and or hold a chair position at the point of application.

Organiser: NIHR

Eligibility: 

  • Applicants should hold a relevant PhD or MD, or have submitted your thesis for examination at the time of application. Applicants must have been awarded their PhD or MD by the time they attend the interview.
  • Your proposed host must be an English or participating devolved nation HEI, NHS body, social care organisation or other provider of health and/or care services.
  • Clinical applicants must have completed relevant pre-registration training.
  • For applicants who haven’t been awarded their PhD or MD, their primary supervisor must be added to the application form as a participant to confirm that the thesis has been submitted for examination. Written evidence of the award from the awarding body of the PhD or MD will be required prior to attending for interview.

DeadlineThursday 23 January, 1pm

 

30 January

Care gaps among people presenting to the hospital following self-harm

Opportunity: Webinar

Who's it for? Anyone with a research interest in self-harm, care gaps and the importance of co-development between clinicians and individuals with lived experience of self-harm.

Organiser: Three NIHR Schools, hosting a talk by Dr Sarah Steeg

Date and time: Thursday 30 January, 12-1pm

Register here

 

Open-ended opportunities

Associate Principal Investigator (PI) Scheme

OpportunityTraining opportunity - the Associate Principal Investigator Scheme aims to develop health and care professionals to become the Principal Investigators (PIs) of the future.

Who's it for: Healthcare professionals just starting their research career, particularly those who would not usually have the opportunity to take part in clinical research in their day-to-day role.

OrganiserNIHR

Eligibility: The scheme is open to any health and care professional willing to make a significant contribution to the conduct and delivery of a study at a local level over a period of six months.

 

NIHR Reviewer Development Scheme

Opportunity: An opportunity to hone your skills in peer reviewing and to review current research. Participants will receive constructive feedback on their reviews as well as receiving insights into how other reviewers have approached pieces.

Who's it for: Early Career Researchers or professionals who are new to reviewing and interested in developing their skills further.

OrganiserNIHR

Eligibility: You must be close to completing your PhD or within 10 years of completing your PhD, and have not yet held a grant as Lead Applicant (excluding fellowships) of over £100,000. The Scheme is also open to all UK Speciality Registrars, Advanced Clinical Practitioners and Nurses and Midwives on Band 6 or above.

 

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