Clinical veterinary fellowships now open
7 September 2009
In September 2007, the Trust launched a new £10.7 million initiative to support a range of activities designed to encourage veterinarians to take up research careers. The award included provision for three fellowship schemes, which enable veterinarians to develop a career combining both laboratory-based research and clinical practice.
These fellowships, which are awarded annually, are now open for 2009. The three fellowships are:
Veterinary Research Entry Fellowships, which provide support for veterinary graduates who wish to undertake research leading to a Master's degree. The closing date for full applications is 25 January 2010.
Integrated Training Fellowships for Veterinarians, which provide support for veterinary graduates who wish to develop a career in veterinary research by obtaining a PhD and clinical training. The closing date for preliminary applications is 19 October 2009.
Veterinary Postdoctoral Fellowships, which provide support for veterinary postdoctoral researchers who wish to undertake high-quality research and develop their independence. The closing date for preliminary applications is 19 October 2009.
The Trust is keen to promote these fellowships as a mechanism for fostering collaborations across the biomedical sciences and, therefore, is particularly encouraging applications where research projects are based in, or involve collaboration with, a team carrying out basic research.
In addition to the fellowships outlined above, the Trust's general project, programme and some fellowship schemes are open to veterinarians.
For more information on veterinary research see our funding pages or email vets@wellcome.ac.uk.
Image: Petri dishes regularly arranged so that a robotically controlled machine can pick off colonies of the bacteria E. coli. Credit: Wellcome Images