SUPPORTING PEOPLE

Funding Opportunities for Radiologists

TODAY’S PRESENTATION

• CANCER RESEARCH UK BACKGROUND • FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FROM CANCER RESEARCH UK • SOME APPLICATION TIPS • FUNDING SUCCESS RATES OF CLINICAL RADIOLOGISTS • FURTHER INFORMATION

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CANCER RESEARCH UK • Cancer Research UK is the world’s

leading cancer research charity and the largest independent funder of cancer research in Europe.

• Our research spend is approx. £400 m

per year.

• We support research into all cancer types.

• We support basic, translational and clinical research.

OUR AMBITION

OUR 2014 RESEARCH STRATEGY BREAKS OUT INTO 5 KEY AREAS

ACCELERATE THE TRANSLATION OF RESEARCH

DEVELOP THE LEADERS OF TOMORROW

BUILD OUR UNDERSTANDING OF CANCER

TACKLE CANCERS WITH SUBSTANTIAL UNMET NEED

FACILITATE A MAJOR SHIFT IN EARLY DIAGNOSIS RESEARCH

Pre-PhD PhD Postdoctoral - junior

Postdoctoral - senior Senior

Pre-doctoral Research Bursaries

Postdoctoral Research Bursaries

Clinician Scientist Fellowship

Advanced Clinician Scientist

Fellowship

Senior Cancer Research

Fellowship

Programme Foundation

Award

Career Establishment

Award

University salary support

CRUK personal salary support

Eligibility Clinical academics only Clinical and non-clinical researchers

Clinical Research Training

Fellowship

Clinical Trial Fellowship

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR RADIOLOGISTS

Pre-PhD PhD Postdoctoral - junior

Postdoctoral - senior Senior

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Pre-doctoral Research Bursary

Short term funding for clinicians and other health professionals to undertake research Up to £25,000 for salary and/or research expenses Up to 12 months 2 funding calls per year Single stage written application

Pre-PhD PhD Postdoctoral - junior

Postdoctoral - senior Senior

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Postdoctoral Research Bursary

Funding to enable clinicians with PhD to pursue their research interests alongside specialty training Up to £35,000 for running expenses (but not salary) Up to 2 years 2 funding calls per year Single stage written application

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Postdoctoral - senior Senior

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Clinical Trial Fellowship This Fellowship supports clinicians with an interest in clinical trials and who would benefit from further training within a Clinical Trial Unit (CTU) setting. Up to £50,000 per year (match funded by host institution) Up to 3 years 2 funding calls per year Single stage written application

Pre-PhD PhD Postdoctoral - junior Postdoctoral - senior Senior

Clinician Scientist Fellowship Advanced Clinician Scientist Fellowship

Fellowship to develop clinical academic research experience through postdoctoral training

Fellowship to establish independence/develop leadership in the field

PhD/MD PhD/MD and > 3 yrs postdoctoral experience

5 years of funding Fellow’s salary and request for

research assistance, associated running expenses

Fellow’s salary, 1 postdoc, 1 technician, associated running

expenses and equipment

ADVICE FOR PREPARING THE PRELIMINARY APPLICATION

• Plan ahead – give yourself plenty of time to prepare.

• Check your eligibility for the scheme – eligibility may be more flexible than you think.

• Tailor your application to the funder – make sure it is cancer relevant for CRUK!

• Read the guidelines! • Please call us! • Make all your lab friends/mentors read it (and

rip it to shreds, if necessary)!

WRITING THE PRELIMINARY APPLICATION

You will be assessed on: • Quality of the science – is it novel and interesting? • Relevance to Cancer Research UK’s goals – is it relevant to cancer biology,

prevention, treatment? • Track record and potential of the applicant – have they published well, do people in

the field know who they are, can they do the job? • Research environment – is this the best place for this type of work, will the applicant

have the right support?

WRITING THE PRELIMINARY APPLICATION

What you need to provide: • Coherent research question • Aims that fit together but are not dependent on one another (contingencies) • Enough information in your research plan to make it clear what you plan to do • Evidence it is the correct approach to address your hypotheses (some prelim data,

ref to previous publications) and evidence you are the person to do it.

• An indication that the proposed work will allow you to establish a ‘research niche’

ADVICE FOR BURSARY SCHEMES

• Clear question and research plan

• Feasible within timeframe

• Clear learning objectives – learn specific skills/produce prelim data for a fellowship application

• Evidence you will have the right environment and support (mentors) to help you complete the proposed research

SUCCESS RATES FOR CLINICAL RADIOLOGISTS

• Overall success rate for Clinician Scientist Fellowships is:

• Success rate for Clinical Radiologists from outline application is: 50%

* From the full application stage. From the outline stage the success rate was 46%.

FIND OUT MORE

cruk.org/leaders-of-tomorrow @CRUKresearch

NEXT DEADLINES

Clinician Scientist and Advanced Clinician Scientist Fellowships: • 22nd May 2018 for preliminary applications

Pre- and Postdoctoral Research Bursaries: • 20th March 2018

THANK YOU!

Enquiries: fellowships@cancer.org.uk