Professional doctorate: clinical research training fellowship

The Medical Research Council, under UK Research and Innovation, is offering a professional doctorate clinical research training fellowship designed for clinicians to pursue a PhD or MD while maintaining a connection to clinical practice. This program allows fellows to dedicate up to 20 percent of their time, or approximately two clinical sessions per week, to clinical duties as part of a full-time fellowship. The primary objective is the completion of a professional doctorate, supported by a supervisory team consisting of both clinicians and non-clinicians. Applicants must provide professional registration details, such as HCPC or GMC numbers, and submit their proposals through The Funding Service portal. Required documentation includes detailed supervisor information and a justification of resources, with specific facility costs listed under the other directly incurred section of the full economic costs. The solicitation was posted on October 20, 2026, with a response deadline of January 13, 2027. Note that high performance computing provision via ARCHER2 is not guaranteed beyond November 21, 2026.