The Royal Marsden Pre-Doctoral Research Fellowships 2027–2028 provide up to £80,000 for nurses, allied health professionals and pharmacists at The Royal Marsden who want to begin an academic research career. The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity funds the fellowships to help staff build research skills and generate preliminary data for future doctoral funding applications.
The call welcomes projects from any area of cancer practice and particularly encourages proposals on supportive oncology or the late effects of cancer treatment.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be nurses, allied health professionals or pharmacists working in cancer practice.
- Applicants must be UK residents and hold an employment contract with The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust throughout the fellowship.
- Applicants must currently deliver services for Royal Marsden patients and propose research that could benefit them.
- Applicants must not hold a PhD, be enrolled in a PhD programme or have already secured PhD funding.
- The project should align with the joint research strategy of The Royal Marsden and The Institute of Cancer Research.
- Applications require signatures from the applicant, line manager, Royal Marsden clinical research supervisor, finance business partner and divisional director.
Funding Details
- Maximum award: £80,000 for the fellow’s salary and reasonable research expenses.
- Duration: Up to 12 months full-time or 24 months part-time.
- Budget preparation: Contact Applied Health Research about the required costing form at least two weeks before the application deadline.
Deadline
- Signed application deadline: December 23, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. UK time.
- Interviews: Week of February 8, 2027.
- Outcome notifications: Week of March 1, 2027.
- Awards begin: April 1, 2027.
Further Information
- Official call and application form
- Applicant information sheet
- Submission: Email the signed application as a PDF to Charity.Grants@rmh.nhs.uk.