NIHR Doctoral Research Training Camp
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NIHR Doctoral Research Training Camp - Applying for Further Funding
The doctoral training camp is a 3 day annual face to face event which provides guidance and practical experience to learn how to put together a successful application for funding.
A key aspect of a career in research is the ability to know how to put together a successful application for funding. This training camp will offer delegates access to workshops, inspirational speakers and practical experience in preparing grant proposals. The focus of the Training Camp will be the development of a funding application for a fictitious research programme. Delegates will work in small, mixed professional groups over three days to prepare a proposal to present to a panel of experts. Each group will be appointed an experienced health/care researcher as a mentor and a public contributor and have access to an open office of experts.
At the end of the training camp delegates will have been exposed to a range of skills needed when applying for funding, and have had the opportunity to network with a variety of doctoral students from diverse scientific and professional backgrounds. The programme will include workshops/presentations on:
• Career experiences from an inspirational speaker
• Selling yourself and your research project
• Patient and public involvement and engagement
• NIHR funding opportunities
Please note that the NIHR will be live streaming the first day of the camp again so there will be the opportunity for additional virtual attendees to experience part of the event - this might be particularly pertinent for 1st year PhD students or for individuals who are not able to attend all 3 days of the camp in person.
Attending a Future Training Camp
Registration for future training camps is only open to delegates nominated by Biomedical Research Centres and Units, Collaborations for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care, Patient Safety Translational Research Centres and the Three Research Schools. Two places are available for SPCR trainees.
Application is by invitation only. Applications must be no more than one A4 page and must include an abstract of your research, how you think the camp will benefit your career development, and what you hope to contribute to the camp.
Read Blogs from Previous Attendees
Dr Lorraine Watson, Post-Doc Fellow, and Dr Ralph Akyea, PhD Student, represented the School for Primary Care Research at the twelfth NIHR Infrastructure Doctoral Research Training Camp on the 21st September 2021, and you can read their reflections here: