Publish date: 16 June 2022
NIHR Applied Research Collaboration NW Coast (ARC NWC) Research Internships 2022
We are pleased to invite applications for the latest round of NIHR ARC NWC Research Internships. In this round, we are again offering internships to support individuals from our Member organisations to:
- Carry out a research project (we have additional funding for projects related to mental health.)
- Complete a Rapid Conversion Evidence Summary project (RaCES).
- Prepare an NIHR Research Fellowship application - including Pre-Doctoral Doctoral Fellowship, Clinical Doctoral Research Fellowship, Development and Skills Enhancement Award, or Advanced Fellowship.
The internships are open to individuals employed within our member organisations who have an established interest in research, implementation and evaluation, and are looking to begin the next stage of their research career. A list of our current members can be found here: https://arc-nwc.nihr.ac.uk/about/members/
For all internships, salary back-fill (a payment of £6000) will be provided to the intern’s employing organisation to assist with time release. During this time, interns will receive supervisory and other support at the appropriate University. Interns will also have the benefit of working alongside other interns and researchers throughout the programme.
Applicants are expected to have a strong interest in research, a commitment to completing the internship project, full managerial support, and ability to attend the appropriate University for supervisory meetings and any required training sessions.
All applications must align with an existing ARC NWC research theme (see https://arc-nwc.nihr.ac.uk/ for our themes), address a regional or national priority, involve co-production with the public/patients/service users, and consider health inequalities.
For informal enquiries or application pack please contact us at arcnwc
A workshop for potential applicants that will focus on mental health research capacity building will be held at ARCFest 21 June 2022. See https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/arcfest-hybrid-event-tickets-314592684187 for details.
Closing date: Monday 11 July 2022 - 5pm
Interviews for internships to carry out a mental health related project will be held on 18 July 2022. Other interviews will be held in late summer. All internships will commence in September 2022.
Mental Health Early Career Researcher Development Fellowships - 1st Call May 2022
We are pleased to invite applications for ARC NWC Mental Health Early Career Researcher Development Fellowships. These fellowships aim to enable Early Career Researchers to develop substantial competitive grant funding applications. The funding is to support the development of an application and the groundwork needed. This will vary depending on discipline, type of external grant application being targeted and the work already completed. However, the programme of activities must contribute to building a strong case for support for the external award. Examples include systematic scoping reviews, community and public engagement, surveys, proof of concept/principle studies, consensus meetings and developing the application team.
We are seeking applications from within our member HEIs and member organisations that will result in major funding applications related to mental health priorities and aligned to ARC NWC research themes. Information about our research themes and cross-cutting themes is available here: https://arc-nwc.nihr.ac.uk/ A list of our current members can be found here: https://arc-nwc.nihr.ac.uk/about/members/
Projects must be collaborative, involve the public / patients / services users in the co-production of the research and address health inequalities. Applicants are expected to have previous research training (e.g. MPH/MRes/PhD) and a developing track record of delivering and publishing research. Successful applicants will be expected to contribute to the ARC NWC Partners Priorities Programme by participating in and facilitating co-development groups, including public engagement.
Funding of up to £15,000 is available for up to six months from 1 October 2022 to release the lead applicant’s time to work on the project and provide additional research support including attendance at meetings, networking and briefing events related to the call, support patient, carer and public engagement and involvement activities (please refer to INVOLVE). Staff should be costed at 100% of direct costs and costings should be prepared with support of your finance department. For full details see our website https://bit.ly/3tl3h1t
Making an application:
To apply for an ARC NWC Mental Health Chief Investigator Development Fellowship applicants must request an application pack by email at ARCNWC
Closing date: 11 July 2022 - 5pm
A workshop for potential applicants will be held at ARCFest 21 June 2022. See https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/arcfest-hybrid-event-tickets-314592684187 for details.
We invite early contact and enquiries as support and advice to complete the application and build co-applicant collaboration is available.
For further information and advice please contact us at arcnwc