The first of a three-year programme of awards, we are seeking applications from UK-based researchers to drive innovation and build expertise and capacity in kidney transplant science.

Grants available include standalone research projects and startup grants to senior fellowships, transplant surgeon PhD fellowships and PhD studentships to help drive innovations in transplant science.

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Supports non-clinical scientists who have conducted independent research in the renal field and wish to build on their history and reputation in this field, deepening their knowledge and experience.

The Fellow’s salary is based on the University or Institute Scale, a consumables allowance of £24,000 per annum.

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Supports experienced post-doctoral scientists to specialise in the renal field so expanding the levels of expertise in kidney research.

The purpose of the award is to enable a post-doctoral scientist to specialise in renal research.

Intermediate Fellowship: The Fellow’s salary and a consumables allowance of £15,000 per annum.

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PhD Studentships are available to any UK higher education institute, for research studentships leading to PhD, within the renal community.

PhD Studentship: The student’s stipend is based on the Medical Research Council Scale. Higher degree tuition fees and a consumables allowance of £3,500 per annum up to a total of £10,500.

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Supports medical graduates to specialise in the renal field thereby expanding the levels of expertise in kidney research and treatment.

The purpose of the award is to enable medical graduates to gain specialised training in renal research.

Training Fellowship: The Fellow’s salary, higher degree tuition fees and a consumables allowance of £15,000 per annum.

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Supports nurses and allied health professionals to undertake a renal research study and develop their research interests and career.

The maximum grant available is for a three-year period, which may be either full or part-time. The salary should be based on the appropriate NHS or university scales, higher degree tuition fees and in addition an annual allowance of £8,000 is made for consumables costs.

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Daphne Jackson Fellowships

The Daphne Jackson Trust is dedicated to returning researchers following a career break for a family, caring or health reason.

Daphne Jackson Fellowships are unique - they offer professionals wishing to return to a research career after a break of two or more years, the opportunity to balance an individually tailored retraining programme with a challenging research project in a suitably supportive environment. The unparalleled support offered by the Trust's Fellowship advisors and administrative staff, coupled with mentoring and retraining provided during the Fellowship, give returners the confidence and skills they need to successfully return to research.

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Supports medical graduates to specialise in the renal field thereby expanding the levels of expertise in kidney research and treatment.

Appropriate for medical graduates in clinical or academic renal medicine and are only awarded after interview of short-listed candidates. These are offered as part of the main triannual MRC fellowship rounds.

Apply via MRC.

This award supports clinicians who have already attained a higher degree and who wish to pursue further their research into kidney disease and awards will be jointly funded by the MRC and Kidney Research UK.

Apply via MRC.

This award supports non-clinical researchers who have already attained a higher degree and who wish to pursue further their research into kidney disease and research independence, awards will be jointly funded by the MRC and Kidney Research UK.

Apply via MRC.

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Supports overseas clinicians, applying via the normal ISN fellowship program to come to the UK for a one-year fellowship to gain experience in clinical nephrology and kidney research in a UK establishment.

Apply via ISN.

Supports a post-doctoral post for a non-clinical scientist for three years - based in Scotland.

Apply via CSO.