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This page will list training events and courses, funding opportunities and other events that may be of interest to researchers in the NHS or researchers involved in work relevant to the NHS and the health of the people of Scotland.
CSO Response Mode Grants - The next deadline for full applications to the HSRC is 27 November 2009. More information available on the Response Mode Grants introduction page.
Programme Grants in Population Health and Mental Health and Portfolio Grants in Cancer research - See the Portfolio section of the website for information on these grants.
HTA call for proposals for Commissioned Research and outline proposals for Clinical Evaluation and Trials - The HTA programme commissions research in three different ways: by advertising standard calls for research proposals that address specific topics, by advertising special calls for research proposals that address themed areas, and by funding HTA clinical trials and evaluation studies that are proposed directly by researchers.
The HTA programme is currently advertising standard calls for research proposals that address specific topics and funding for clinical trials and evaluation studies that are proposed directly by researchers.
The deadline for Commissioned Research proposals is 1pm on Friday 8 January 2010 and for Clinical Evaluation and Trials outline proposals the deadline is 1pm on Wednesday 14 January 2010.
The National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment (NIHR HTA) programme provides an assessment of the costs, effectiveness and broader impact of any method used by health professionals to promote health; prevent, diagnose or treat disease; or improve rehabilitation and long-term care. Research proposals are sought on set topics.
All submissions must reach the NETSCC, HTA offices before 1pm on Friday 8 January 2010. Proposals will be considered by the HTA Commissioning Board at the end of March 2010. Please note that applications received after these deadlines will not be considered.
The commissioning briefs,
application form and associated guidance notes are available on the HTA programme
website at www.hta.ac.uk/funding/standardcalls
or contact the HTA Commissioning team, tel: 023 8059 5621 (24 hour answer phone),
fax: 023 8059 5639, email: htacmsng@southampton.ac.uk.
Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility (WTCRF) Education Programme - The seminar series and other courses on research training topics can be viewed on the WTCRF website.
List of Scottish research training courses - A directory of research courses run in Scotland for researchers in the field of health and social care is available on a special edition of RDInfo (posted 3/03)
For information on CSO training schemes visit the capacity building section. There is currently a call open for Fellowships (pre- and post-doctoral) in Health Services and Health of the Public Research.