Entry Level Fellowship

Definition of an Entry Level Fellowship

The Entry Level Fellowship was established to enable promising medically qualified individuals to undertake research for a 12-month period and to encourage them to consider a career in research.

Financial support

Support is offered for 12 months.

Salaries

Salary for the applicant may be requested. This will be paid at registrar level or on equivalent university scales.

Materials and consumables

Requests should not exceed £10,000.

Eligibility

Applicants must hold a medical qualification that enables them to practise medicine within the UK and should not normally be more than ten years from the date of their first medical qualification. Allowance will be given to applicants whose career has been subject to a late start or interruption for family or personal reasons.

Applicants must have passed the relevant exam for their specialty, eg MRCP. Candidates of any nationality may apply but must have been resident and working in the EEA (European Economic Area) for three years immediately before application and intend to pursue a medical career in the United Kingdom.

All applicants must have identified a sponsor before applying. Diabetes UK will not identify sponsors for potential applicants and will not accept applications from those without a potential sponsor.

Deadlines

The Entry Level Fellowship is advertised in the scientific/medical press in April of each year and has an annual deadline of 31 October.

How to apply

Application forms must be requested from the Research department. At this stage applicants are asked to provide a CV with a full publication list and details of their potential supervisor.

Administrative processes

The remote Panel

Applications are sent to a remote Panel. Entry fellowship applications are not peer reviewed. The remote Panel will score all applications and make recommendations for funding.

Decisions are usually made by December each year. Applicants will be notified as to the success of their application via email or letter.

Assessment criteria

Applications are assessed on the following criteria:

  • Quality of the proposal and its relevance to people with diabetes
  • Track record of applicant
  • Applicant’s research potential
  • Quality of research environment and support.