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Home > Nursing, midwifery and allied health professionals > Our NMAHP strategy 2022 – 2027 > Increase research opportunities and impact > Funding opportunities for NMAHPs at Newcastle Hospitals > NIHR Development and Skills Enhancement Award (DSE)

NIHR Development and Skills Enhancement Award (DSE)

The Development and Skills Enhancement (DSE) award is a postdoctoral level funding opportunity. It  supports early to mid-career researchers who want to gain specific skills and experience to underpin the next phase of their research career.

To go to the main NIHR DSE page click here for all information including how to apply

A DSE award must help you to develop the relevant and required skills to make a competitive NIHR personal award or NIHR research grant application. Applications to develop skills that are suited to research outside NIHR’s remit are not in scope for a DSE award. Visit the NIHR’s remit page for more information.

What funding is available through a DSE award?

The DSE provides funding for:

  • the salary of the award holder for up to 2 years
  • training and development costs up to £5,000 per year
  • conference costs up to £1,000 per year
  • mentorship costs up to £3,000

Although you can use a DSE award to fund development and leadership skills within a clinical setting, we will not support practice time. Visit our DSE award page for more information on practice time. 

How much can you apply for?

You will be able to choose a 12, 18 or 24-month duration. The limits on what you can apply for are regardless of extensions in duration due to a lower FTE percentage. 

The limits are:

  • 12 months
    • £5,000 training costs
    • £1,000 for conference or meeting costs
    • Up to £3,000 towards mentorship costs
  • 18 months
    • £7,500 training costs
    • £1,500 for conference or meeting costs
    • Up to £3,000 towards mentorship costs
  • 24 months
    • £10,000 training costs
    • £2,000 for conference or meeting costs
    • Up to £3,000 towards mentorship costs

DSE award costs will be funded at 100% and full economic costings (FEC) are not covered by this award. Visit our finance guidance for more information. 

Eligibility

To apply, you must:

  • have completed any relevant pre-registration training (if you are applying as a clinical academic)
  • have a proposed English contracting organisation that is an HEI, NHS body, or other provider of health and/or care services
  • hold a relevant PhD or MD, or have submitted your thesis for examination at the time of application; you must have been awarded your PhD or MD by the time you start the award
  • have not submitted a DSE application in the previous submission window

Visit the DSE award page for full eligibility information. 

Duration

You can hold a DSE award full-time equivalent (FTE) for:

  • 12 months
  • 18 months
  • 24 months

You can undertake a DSE award on a part-time basis of between 50% and 100% FTE.

Visit our personal award durations page for more information. 

Partnership award

This funding opportunity is not offered through a partnership award. 

Click here for current opportunities.

Page published: 18/05/2023 Page last updated: 06/02/2025

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