Wellbeing of Women and the Royal College of Midwives are delighted
to announce research grants available in 2014 for midwives:
1.
Entry Level Scholarships with the Royal College of Midwives and the
British Maternal & Fetal Medicine Society
Entry-Level Research Scholarships are to provide ‘pump-priming’ funds to enable
trainees to be exposed to a research environment, or to obtain pilot data for bids for
definitive funding. Applicants will normally be within the first few years of graduation,
and would not previously have been involved in substantial research projects.
Scholarships may be held in basic science, clinical or translational research and are a
single payment up to a maximum of £20,000 to go towards salary and/or laboratory
costs. One scholarship is reserved for midwives. This is open to applicants studying in
the UK or Ireland.
2.
Midwives International Fellowship Award with the Royal College of
Midwives
Applications are invited to enable midwives to further develop research interests in
midwifery, maternity services, pregnancy, childbirth and women’s health from an
international perspective. This award is up to £20,000 is open to RCM midwives who
hold full membership status and current registration with the NMC .The applicant(s) may
be experienced researchers or new to the research discipline. This research activity can
be undertaken in the UK or overseas and is an opportunity for an individual midwife or
for a team of midwives.
3.
Research Training Fellowship for Midwives 2014 in Association with the
Royal College of Midwives
This award is generously supported by PZ Cussons Mum & Me
Applications are invited for a Research Training Fellowship, to be undertaken in the UK
to further the training of a midwifery graduate embarking upon a research project or
research career. The award of up to £60,000 is for training in clinical relevant research
including explanatory and feasibility studies in at least one of the following areas:
1.
Physiological, psychosocial and cultural aspects of pregnancy, birth, parenthood
and the newborn
2.
Public health and the role of the midwife
3.
The education, training and deployment of midwives
Fellowships are awarded for three years and cover the cost of university fees, basic
living costs and research expenses.
The closing date for the Research Training Fellowship is 6th September 2013.
The closing date for the ELS and International Fellowship is Friday 13th
September 2013
Full details and forms are available from the Wellbeing of Women website
www.wellbeingofwomen.org.uk
For more information please contact Philip Matusavage Research Manager, (email:
pmatusavage@wellbeingofwomen.org.uk; tel: 0203 697 6350).
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