The BRC has funds available to support Training and Development costs (formerly known as Education, Training & Development Fund) for internal candidates within the University of Southampton/ University Hospitals Southampton NHS Foundation Trust Partnership.

 

• Opening date: Friday 19th June 2026

• Closing date: Monday 20th July at 12:00PM

• Application link: Training & Development Fund Application Form

 

Overview

 

We are pleased to announce a call for the BRC Southampton Training & Development Fund.

 

The purpose of the fund is to:

• Support further education and training for eligible participants

• To encourage and support NRC-aligned investigators in disseminating their research

• To raise the profile of the achievements of BRC-aligned investigators.

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What is available through the award?

• Funds to cover event fees

• Travel to other centres

• Short course expenses

• Conference fees (only awarded to presenting authors (evidence of abstract acceptance required), or to staff for whom conference attendance meets specific learning needs (please provide detail in the application))

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The fund cannot be used to support:

• Salaries

• Stipends

• Living expenses

• Mandatory training

• University fees for higher degree registration

• Project consumables or equipment

• Expenses for which other funding is available (e.g. NIHR-funded SPARC or IVSA schemes)

 

Eligibility Criteria

 

Essential:

• Must be a researcher in the early phases of their career

• Have applied for funds to aid the development of skills or experience which would benefit future applications and longer-term research or practitioner academic career plans

• Completed application documents as outlined in the ‘Selection Criteria’ heading below

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Desirable:

• Demonstrate an alignment with NIHR strategic priorities

 

Who is not eligible?

• Individuals who have access to alternative training funds (e.g. NIHR Academy members who have training funds available to them as part of their studentship or fellowship, or those eligible to apply for funding via an NIHR trainee fund)

• Individuals whose research falls outside the remit of the BRC

 

Selection Criteria

 

Researchers from all professional backgrounds are welcome to apply. You do not need to have had prior links with the Southampton BRC to apply, and we welcome new ideas from a broad range of research areas across our local research community.  

 

Applications from people with a BRC-funded fellowship who already have provisions for training and development will not be prioritised.

 

To apply, applications should be completed via the online application form with supporting documents submitted to BRC-applications@uhs.nhs.uk by 12:00 on Monday 20th July.

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A review panel will assess all application documents. Candidates will be scored by a panel to determine their suitability for the award.

The outcome of your application will be sent to you.

 

Your application should contain the following information:

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• A completed application form with all sections completed and word limits respected. This can be completed using this link.

 

• A summary CV (max two sides of A4, size 11 font). The CV should contain basic information about education, employment history, current source of funding, job plan and academic responsibilities, as well as a list of the most relevant publications from the last five years.

 

• A brief letter of support from your supervisor (students) or from your line manager (Postdocs or other staff members)

 

• A declaration form signed by both the applicant and their line manager/supervisor

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Host details

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• University of Southampton

• University Hospital Southampton NHS FT

 

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

 

The NIHR are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion in everything we do. Diverse people and communities shape our research, and we strive to make opportunities to participate in research an integral part of everyone’s experience of health and social care services.

 

We develop researchers from multiple disciplines, specialisms, geographies and backgrounds, and work to address barriers to career progression arising from characteristics such as sex, race or disability.

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Contact for Enquiries and Reasonable Adjustments

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Award Enquires & Reasonable Adjustments: Rebecca.miles2@uhs.nhs.uk

 

Potential applicants are strongly encouraged to contact the Theme Leads to discuss their projects before making an application to ensure project alignment.

 

Theme Leads:

 

• Data Health and Society: Wendy Hall (wh@ecs.soton.ac.uk). Contact Age Chapman (adriane.chapman@soton.ac.uk) or Chris Kipps (christopher.kipps@soton.ac.uk) for queries

• Microbiology, Immunology and Infection: Robert C Read (r.c.read@soton.ac.uk) and Saul Faust (s.faust@soton.ac.uk)

• Nutrition Lifestyle and Metabolism: Keith Godfrey (kmg@mrc.soton.ac.uk) and Jonathan Swann (J.Swann@soton.ac.uk)

• Perioperative and Critical Care: Michael Grocott (mike.grocott@soton.ac.uk) and Denny Levett (d.levett@soton.ac.uk)

• Respiratory and Allergy: Graham Roberts (g.c.roberts@soton.ac.uk) and Thomas Wilkinson (t.wilkinson@soton.ac.uk)

 

Whilst the research should be aligned with the BRC themes, it does not need to be funded by them. Cross-theme projects are also encouraged.

 

The research should also align with the BRC SMART objectives.

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