1. My experiences of applying for an NIHR Doctoral Research Fellowship
Rebecca Boucher
NIHR Fellowship Event
September 2016

2. About me NIHR Doctoral Research Fellow in Biostatistics Department
Fellowship from October 2014 to October 2017
Funded on a NIHR Research Methods Fellowship before the DRF

3. Timeline September 2013 NIHR Fellowship Event
November Application form released
January Application submitted
May Shortlisted for interview
June Interviewed
July Conditionally awarded DRF
August Awarded DRF
October Start of the Doctoral Research Fellowship

4. What information did my application include?
My project ME
Relevance of the project
What the project entails
Public and Patient Involvement (PPI)
Time scale of the project
Experience
Ambitions
Supervisors
Application
Institution
Training
Finances
Signatures
Collaborators

5. Who was involved in the application process?ME
Research Design Service (RDS)
Supervisors
Head of Department
HoD
Application
Collaborators
Research Support Officer
Department’s Finance Team
Internal reviewers

6. ? Interview Mock interviews Outcome of shortlisting sent out in May
Consist of…
Presentation
Questions
Mock interviews ?
Approximately a month to prepare

7. multi-disciplinary panel
Interview panel
Large,
multi-disciplinary panel

8. Summary of the application
Presentation
5 minute presentation
No running over !!!
* It is submitted to the NIHR before the day of the interview
Summary of the application

9. Presentation WHY is the project important? (motivation)
HOW are you addressing this? (format of the project)
WHY is important to the NHS? (Impact in 5 years)

10. Interview
Mock interviews

11. ?
Questions

12. ?
Questions
Person
Place
Project

13. Start planning the project
September NIHR Fellowship Event
November Application form released
Start planning the project
January Application submitted
May Shortlisted for interview
June Interviewed
July Conditionally awarded DRF
August Awarded DRF
October Start of the Doctoral Research Fellowship