VASGBI Trainee Research Development Grants

up to £5,000

VASGBI Trainee Research Development Grants are intended to foster trainee research in vascular anaesthesia. Funding is limited to £5,000 in a single application.

Awards are open to all anaesthetic trainees in United Kingdom and Ireland not holding a substantive or locum consultant post. The trainee must be working in or affiliated with a department providing vascular anaesthetic services.

Trainees must be supported by one or more named supervisors with research expertise and a track record of successful supervision of trainees.

Applications for projects spanning a period of up to two years undertaken by a number of trainees over this period will be considered.

Where more than one application is received from the same group/centre/institution, clarification will be sought that these are not from the same collaboration.

Funding may be sought under the VASGBI Trainee Research Development Grants scheme for:

Equipment and consumables, including animal costs (all equipment purchased remains the property of VASGBI
Personnel (including buy-outs of time) where these costs cannot be covered from other sources (e.g. CLRN)
Necessary fees for access to data or to complete the project that can be justified

Specific exclusions are that funding will not support

Postage and photocopying (e.g. for surveys)
Secretarial support
Telephone, internet subscription costs
Costs of enrolment for higher degrees or courses that may be required to complete the project

All publications and outputs must acknowledge VASGBI as a funder, and VASGBI may wish to enter into discussions about any intellectual property rights that emanate from discoveries made through this funding.

Successful applicants will also be required to submit an annual report through the Researchfish platform (see below), which will be made available to VASGBI. Please note that applicants who do not submit their annual reports on time may not be permitted to apply for further funding until the outstanding report is provided.

Should this application be successful, please be aware that it is now a condition for any NIAA facilitated grant-holder to submit annual reports on the outcomes of their awarded grant through the Researchfish Impact Assessment platform.

Equalities, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI)

It is also now a requirement to complete the NIAA Grants EDI data capture form and submit by email once you have submitted your application. You can download this form here.

Submission

The closing date for applications is noon, Friday 27 September 2024.

To apply, please download and complete the application form here and follow the below instructions on how to submit your application.

Please also complete the EDI data capture form here and submit to us by email once you have submitted your application.

All applications and requested supporting paperwork must be uploaded as a single pdf document using ScholarOne. Please click the link below for instructions on how to do this.

The NIAA administers the grant awarding process on behalf of its partner organisations. Grant applications and the personal data of applicants will be shared with those organisations on the basis of legitimate interests for processing the funding linked to an award and fulfilling ongoing reporting requirements.

Guidance and FAQs are available here.

Please be advised that incomplete, unsigned or late applications will not be considered. It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure that the full application is successfully uploaded before the closing date. You will receive an automated acknowledgment email once your application has been received by us. Note that there is no longer any requirement to submit a hard copy of your application.

How to submit your application