This is an early call for the next NIHR Round 15 Research Professorships and Global Research Professorships (Round 7) for the 24/25 academic year competition.
The call is not yet open but we anticipate the guidelines to be similar to the previous year. The criteria for both schemes can be found at the links above. We anticipate the call to go live towards end of September 2024 with a deadline in December 2024. This call will be demand managed by the faculty since there are strict restrictions on the total number of applications permitted from any single HEI. If you are interested in applying, please send a full copy of your CV and a brief summary (no more than 1 page of A4) of your intended research proposal highlighting your research question and plans latest by 29 March 2024 to Adam Wilkinson. Please note guidelines from NIHR:1. Research Professorship applications• Where two nominees are put forward for consideration for the NIHR Research Professorship, at least one of these must be female• Where only one nominee is put forward for consideration for the NIHR Research Professorship, this could be male or female• As part of NIHE EDI commitment, NIHR will allow host institutions to nominate up to three individuals to the programme provided at least one applicant is from an ethnic minority group. This will be in addition to the requirement of ensuring that at least one applicant is female if more than one nomination is made as described above.2. Global Research Professorship applications • Institutions may put forward a maximum of two nominations• The nomination must be for a candidate undertaking research which aims to specifically and primarily benefit individuals in countries on the OECD DAC list (eligible for official development assistance)• Where institutions put forward two nominees for the NIHR Global Research Professorship, at least one must be female• Where institutions make one nominee for the NIHR Global Research Professorship, they could be male or female NOTE: Each year FMD will consider potential resubmission applications (only one resubmission attempt) from any unsuccessful previous applicant (support or not will be reviewed by the Dean for Research and Clinical Research Director and decisions will be based upon number of attempts and NIHR feedback).