Call for Applications Events Apply for NIHR DSE Award: Career Development for Researchers The NIHR's DSE award is a postdoctoral funding opportunity for early to mid-career researchers, lasting 12 to 24 months, aimed at enhancing skills for competitive grant applications, with specific funding limits.

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Sirima 1st October 2025 2 minutes read 0 comments Organization: National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Type: Career development Duration: 12, 18 or 24-months Application deadline: November 4th,2025 About The DSE award is a postdoctoral level funding opportunity. It supports early to mid-career researchers who want to gain specific skills and experience to underpin the next phase of their research career. A DSE award must help you to develop the relevant and required skills to make a competitive NIHR personal award or NIHR research grant application.

Applications to develop skills that are suited to research outside NIHR’s remit are not in scope for a DSE award. Funding the salary of the award holder for up to 2 years training and development costs, including any related travel and subsistence, up to £5,000 per year FTE conference costs up to £1,000 per year FTE mentorship costs up to £3,000 Limits On What You Can Apply For 12 months

£5,000 training costs

£1,000 for conference or meeting costs up to £3,000 towards mentorship costs

18 months

£7,500 training costs

£1,500 for conference or meeting costs up to £3,000 towards mentorship costs

24 months

£10,000 training costs

£2,000 for conference or meeting costs up to £3,000 towards mentorship costs

Eligibility have completed any relevant pre-registration training (, if you are applying as a clinical academic)

have a proposed English contracting organisation that is an HEI, NHS body, or other provider of health and/or care services hold a relevant PhD or MD,



or have submitted your thesis for examination at the time of application; you must have been awarded your PhD or MD by the time you start the award have not submitted a DSE application in the previous submission window How To Apply Log in to NIHR award management system using the link below: NIHR awards management system For More Information Visit NIHR official website on the link below: NIHR Academy remit for personal awards | NIHR i Rate This About The Author Japheth Sirima Author View All Posts Advertisement Like This Like Loading… Related Apply Now: Population Health Career Scientist Award (PHCSA) The NIHR seeks experienced public health leaders for its Population Health Career Scientist Award Selection Committee, with applications closing May 26, 2026, to shape future population health research. 28th March 2026 In "Jobs" Funding for Veterans’ Health Research: Apply by April 2026 The NIHR's Public Health Research Programme seeks proposals by April 21, 2026, to assess interventions impacting Veterans' mental and physical health, emphasizing public health value and scientific quality. 16th September 2025 In "Grants" Wellcome Career Development Awards: A Guide for Mid-Career Researchers Wellcome offers funding for mid-career researchers to enhance research capabilities and leadership, with a deadline of July 28, 2026. 7th July 2026 In "Call for Applications" Post navigation Previous: Impactful PhD Fellowships for African and UK Health Professionals Next: Apply Now: CHAI 2026 Internship for Future Public Health Leaders Leave a ReplyCancel reply Related Stories Call for Applications Fellowships Opportunities Africa CDC Epidemiology Track Fellowship Programme 2026 for public health professionals. (Fully Funded) Roselidah Karuga 20th July 2026 0 Call for Applications Grants Opportunities Join the GEN-IMPACT Sub-Study Collaboration Chance Roselidah Karuga 15th July 2026 0 Call for Applications Fellowships Opportunities Join the Africa Health Tech Accelerator 2026 for Innovators Roselidah Karuga 12th July 2026 0

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