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NIHR Advanced Clinical and Practitioner Academic Fellowship (ACAF)

  Thursday, 01 Jun 2023 | Funding Deadline

The HEE/NIHR ICA Advanced Clinical and Practitioner Academic Fellowship (ACAF) supports post-doctoral researchers to develop their academic career while developing their health or care career. It is part of the ICA programme.

Applicants for an ACAF may:

• have recently completed or soon be awarded a PhD but have yet to establish themselves as an independent researcher
• be starting to establish themselves as an independent researcher
• already be established as an independent researcher but have yet to be recognised as an international leader in their field
• be seeking to re-establish their research career following a significant career break
• be seeking to re-establish their research career following time back in health or care practice.

ACAFs are available to health and social care professionals (excluding doctors or dentists).

Deadline for proposals: 1 June 2023
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