Overview
- Opportunity status:Open
- Type:Career development
- Opening date:14 May 2026 at 3:00 pm
- Closing date:15 July 2026 at 1:00 pm
- Reference ID:2026/410
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The DSE award is a postdoctoral-level funding opportunity. If you are an early to mid-career researcher, it can support you to gain specific skills and experience to underpin the next phase of your 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 our remit are not in scope for a DSE award.
What funding is available through a DSE award?
The DSE provides funding for:
- 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, which may include working with people and communities
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