Emerging Researcher Scheme

Purpose

This scheme is designed to support individuals who are looking to take their first steps in research and to facilitate further opportunities for health and social care research career development. 

Who is it for

The Emerging Researcher Scheme is open to early-stage individuals employed by either NHS or social care organisations who wish to consider progressing a career in health and social care research. 

Funding available  

Salary costs for up to 0.4 Whole Time Equivalent (WTE) days per week for two years along with reasonable research consumables (maximum £5,000).

When

This is an annual scheme with calls opening in January each year. The next call open on 6 January 2025.

We are pleased to announce that from the 17 October 2024, the Health and Care Research Wales Faculty will be transitioning to using a new Awards Management System with the forthcoming Doctoral and Advanced Fellowship applicants to be the first group to use this new system.

From October 2024 onwards the Faculty will administer all new calls using the Awards Management System and will start to move the management of all existing Health and Care Research Wales personal awards into this system from January 2025.

We anticipate the new Awards Management System will facilitate more efficient Faculty processes which will benefit our applicants and members and help us in improving support for health and social care researchers in Wales. 

If you have any questions about the new system, contact the Faculty team who will be very happy to help.