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Medical Humanities Grants 2011
“Our mission is to support the brightest minds in biomedical
research and the medical humanities.”
Three focus areas…• Supporting outstanding researchers
supporting the best researchers at all stages of their careers; creating the best research environments; influencing the policy landscape
• Accelerating the application of researchstimulating Technology Transfer, clinical research and uptake to policy & practice
• Exploring medicine in historical and cultural contexts
fostering medical humanities, education & public engagement
Challenges
• Maximising the health benefits of genetics and genomics
• Understanding the brain
• Combating infectious disease
• Investigating development, ageing and chronic disease
• Connecting environment nutrition and health
Monitoring our progress
Medical History & HumanitiesStrategy
To broaden the historical research to encourage more expansive, longer duration research on important questions at the interface of science, medicine and the humanities.
Focus funding to fewer, larger awards and continue to support a number of personal awards (fellowships, UAs).
Delivering the strategy
Funding portfolio of 3 major grant types
• Investigator Awards• Fellowships• Strategic Awards
Investigator Awardsin Medical Humanities
Key features…• awarded on vision & track record
• research question drives duration
• triage and interview
• for salaried individuals in universities/institutes
• identifiable ‘Wellcome’ community/alumni
• awards for 4-7 years (tbc)
Fellowship Awards(MH&H and BME)
• Will remain the same
• You CAN apply before you have finished your PhD
• Up to 3 years support
University Awards(MH&H and BME)
• Very successful and prestigious scheme
• Re-name and roll into fellowship offer
• Terms to remain the same
• “University Fellowships” ?
Medical Humanities Career Progression
Postdoctoral experience
BMERA on SA
BMERA on SA
MH&H Postdoctoral Fellowships
MH&H University Awards
New Investigator Awards
Investigator Awards
BME Postdoctoral Fellowships
BME University Awards
PhD
MH&H Studentship
MH&HRA on PGM
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BME Clinical Fellowships
Strategic awards inMedical Humanities
CurrentlyBrian HurwitzKing’s College LondonMartyn Evans Durham University
Plus HoM and BME ‘groups’
Going forward- scheme open
‘themed–call’ most suitable.
What do we stop doing?
Definites• Programme Grants• Pilot grants• Research Leave Awards
Possibles• Some small grants /cut award
rate
• Masters
• Research Expenses: assistance for modest programme of study (up to 2 years, £5,000)
• Research Expenses for Self-funded PhD Students (up to £3,000)
• Conferences, Symposia, Seminar Series: financial support for organising academic meetings of all kinds (up to £5,000)
• Travel Grants to the UK (up to £1,500)• MASTERS awards
No decisions as yet- but cannot fund all.
Small Grants
• Highlighted by the Review as important scheme• Enables clinicians, scientists, or nurses to undertake full-time research at
a centre or department with academic expertise in medical history • Provides the salary of a locum or
replacement lecturer for the duration of the award
• Up to 6 months support
Research Leave Awards for Health Care Professionals/Scientists
PhD Studentships
• Provides a stipend and research expenses.
• For the full 3 years – Must apply before you begin your studies.
• Prelims- 15 March• Full applications-1 May• Outcome Mid June
Committee Structure for MH&E Grants
MH&H ERG
BME ERG
MH&HFellows IC
BMEFellows IC
Medical HumanitiesSelection Panel
Peer-reviewedFellowship & UA Applications. & IA applications
Written peer review
Written peer review
Milestones(Provisional)
• Jan ’11 – Close programme and pilot awards to new appls.
• May ’11- Launch IAs• Sep ’11 – Deadline for 1st
prelims• Oct’11- ERG meeting• Nov ’11 Fellows Interviews• Feb’12 – 1st interviews (MH
Selection Panel) and awards.• Mar ’12 – 2nd ERG• Apr’12 – Fellows interviews
Public Engagement Grants
• Small Arts• Large Arts• People Awards• Society Awards• Broadcast Development Awards• Capital Awards
Modes of practice: Creation
• Creation of exhibition about body image • Fashion design to explore aging and aging process• Film to explore adolescence
Learning and dialogue outside the classroom The Wellcome Trust
Learning and dialogue outside the classroom The Wellcome Trust
Modes of practice: Performance
• Controversial science – Y-touring • Simulation - LabOratory: Operation!• Experiential – For the best
Learning and dialogue outside the classroom The Wellcome Trust
Modes of practice: Museums and science centres
•Object-based•Interactivity
Learning and dialogue outside the classroom The Wellcome Trust
Modes of practice: Debate
•Debating matters•Junior CafeSci•Debating Science Issues: Ireland•Citizen Science
Learning and dialogue outside the classroom The Wellcome Trust
Modes of practice: Resources
• Okido• Fun Kids Radio
Learning and dialogue outside the classroom The Wellcome Trust
Modes of practice: Science by stealth
• Guerilla Science• The Rap Guide to Evolution
Learning and dialogue outside the classroom The Wellcome Trust
Modes of practice: Social media
•Routes•I’m a scientist get me out of here
http://www.routesgame.com/home/
Thank you
http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Funding/Public-engagement/WTX053599.htm
Our funding opportunitieswww.wellcome.ac.uk/Funding/Public-engagement