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NIHR Team Science Camp and Award

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Summary

Team science is an annual initiative designed to enable researchers to form new inter-disciplinary collaborations and facilitate research in areas of need. Individuals can apply for a place at Team Science Camp where they where they will be organised into inter-disciplinary teams and coached in the principles of Team Science. These teams are then able to apply for a Team Science Award. Please note that both teams formed at the camp and outside the NIHR Team Science Camp are eligible to apply for the Team Science Award.

The NIHR Team Science award is a training and development award that can be used for pilot research, access to data, building collaborations and partnerships, team training and development including events and conferences, build research capacity and to develop and train inter-disciplinary teams to submit future successful applications to other research programmes.

Team Science Camp

Each year, individuals can apply for a place at the fully facilitated Team Science Camp. The camp will have a focus on a specific research area, and attendees will be encouraged to form new teams.

At the Camp, attendees will be coached in the principles of Team Science and supported to develop inter-disciplinary teams, who will then be eligible to apply for an award to provide funding and support for the team to develop further.

Team Science Award

The Team Science Award is a development award of up to £100k per team, designed to support research teams to collaborate on a future application to other research programmes, expand their research network, and develop research capacity in the relevant field.

Examples of how this funding could be used include:

  • Supporting pilot research
  • Training and development for the team
  • Establishing new collaborations and partnerships
  • Building research capacity
  • Enhance and support the team submitting future successful applications to other (NIHR) research programmes

The success of Team Science is dependent on engagement with and inclusion of people from a variety of backgrounds, career stages and disciplines.

Previous research themes

2023: Multiple Long Term Conditions
2024: Applied Health and Social Care Research Methodology

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Further information
Call: 0113 532 8410
Email: personal.awards@nihr.ac.uk