MRC DiMeN DTP studentships: iCASE project submission
Complete this form to submit an iCASE PhD project for consideration within the MRC Discovery Medicine North (DiMeN) Doctoral Training Partnership.

Successful projects will commence on 1st October 2024.

Please note, the funding period is 4 years which includes an expectation that students will undertake a "Transition Award" of between 3 - 6 months at the end of their PhD to complete an internship or research placement after thesis submission. Projects should therefore be designed for completion in 3.5 years, with flexibility to allow transition placements towards the next phase of their career.

Please read the guidelines, including eligibility criteria and project selection process before completing this form:   https://www.dimen.org.uk/call-for-projects


Deadline to apply: 31/08/2023

If you have any queries please contact the DiMeN DTP Manager, Julia Cousens-Smith (dimen.dtp@sheffield.ac.uk)

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Email *
Project title (25 words only) *
Please provide an engaging and informative project title, designed to attract student applications
Project description (Maximum 400 words) *
Suitable for peer review. Please highlight the scientific excellence of the proposed project and succinctly describe it using the headings:  Background, Objectives, Novelty, Timeliness, Experimental Approach.    This abstract will be viewed by the academic panel to review your application anonymously, without your name attached to the application. Please do not refer to any supervisors by name, but instead use 'primary supervisor', 'secondary supervisor' etc as appropriate.  If selected, we will requested a revised, student-facing version for advertising purposes.      
The aim of this DTP is to add value by building synergies, developing new collaborations, and opening up new areas of research.  How does this project add value, over and above what could be achieved with a standard studentship? (Maximum 100 words) *
Outline how a DiMeN DTP studentship will help you to build capacity, new collaborations and critical mass.  Please do not refer to supervisors by name, but instead use 'primary supervisor', 'secondary supervisor' etc as appropriate.
Which MRC Strategic Skills Priority areas does the project provide training in? (tick all that apply) *
More information on the MRC priority skill areas can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/10F6cozcY5O6DZKvkSjd1wEsriNRA_yT4/view?usp=sharing.  
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Describe how this project will deliver training in MRC Strategic Skills Priority areas (Maximum 100 words) *
Quality and targeted training for PhD students is at the core of the DiMeN DTP.  This is an area of assessment for the academic panel, more information on priority skill areas can be found: https://drive.google.com/file/d/10F6cozcY5O6DZKvkSjd1wEsriNRA_yT4/view?usp=sharing.   Please do not refer to supervisors by name, but instead use 'primary supervisor', 'secondary supervisor' etc as appropriate.
Which MRC strategic themes does this project align to? (tick all that apply) *
More detail on the MRC strategy can be found here: https://www.ukri.org/about-us/mrc/who-we-are/our-strategy/
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Describe how this project aligns with MRC research and innovation priorities listed above (Maximum 150 words) *
Alignment to MRC strategic priority areas is a key assessment category for DiMeN DTP projects. https://www.ukri.org/files/about/dps/mrc-dp-2019/.  Please do not refer to supervisors by name, but instead use 'primary supervisor' etc as appropriate.  
Which DiMeN research areas does the project align to? *
Details for each DiMeN research area can be found here:   https://drive.google.com/file/d/1D4HrtDwqlYdEwvJ62kOglTHRkVEMheHF/view?usp=sharing   Tick all that apply.   If your project's main focus is within our our cross-cutting theme of "Medical Technologies, Informatics and Quantitative approaches", please ALSO tick the relevant disease-driven theme below.  Projects that do not fit within one of the disease driven themes will not be accepted.
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How can you contribute to the DiMeN DTP? *
Running an excellent PhD programme requires input from academics in more ways than student supervision. Please provide example(s)/evidence on how you have supported the delivery of the DiMeN programme or how you might in the future.  This might include assessing project applications, assessing student applications, attending student zoom interview panels, cohort training or bespoke training of DiMeN students.
How do you encourage positive research culture and share best practice?   (Maximum 100 words) *
The DiMeN DTP is committed to positive research culture and openly sharing best practice, including encouraging diversity, collaboration and a supportive environment for our researchers.  
Primary supervisor career status *
We are especially keen to identify supervisors who are Intermediate Fellows (e.g. Sir Henry Dale Fellowship (SHDF), MRC Clinician Scientist Fellowship etc.). Junior Fellows will be expected to have included a more senior academic in their supervisory team (e.g. as Secondary Supervisors).
Primary Supervisor: Publications *
Please indicate THREE primary papers (not reviews). Please use the format: Title, Journal (Year) vol:page. e.g. Title, Nat Neurosci (2014) 8:518; Title, Br Med Bull (2013) 105:69; Title, Free Radic Biol Med (2012) 10:749. DO NOT include author names but please indicate if a PhD student was first author or co-author.

Primary Supervisor: Number of current and completed PGR students *
Indicate the number of current and successfully completed PhD students you are/have supervised to date. Please include if the student(s) submitted within their funded period.
Primary Supervisor: Research group composition: Please state number  of postdocs, RAs, technicians and other research staff your students have access to for support. *
Please only include staff who will be in post in October 2024 and write a sentence for no more than 3 key members of the group that would directly provide support and training to the student (including the PI as appropriate)
Primary Supervisor: Describe your CURRENT funding awards only, which will be active when the student starts in October 2024 *
Please identify current and active research funding sources ONLY. Formatted as follows: Grant title. Type of funding (eg, Fellowship, programme grant, project grant).  If you are the PI/main awardee or co-PI/collaborator on the grant.   Funding body name.  Amount awarded.  Start date and End date of award.  Please do NOT list grants and funding that are no longer active.  
Secondary supervisor career status *
Second Supervisor: Number of current and completed PGR students *
Indicate the number of current and successfully completed PhD students you are/have supervised to date. Please include if the student(s) submitted within their funded period.
Second Supervisor: Publications *
Please indicate THREE primary papers (not reviews). Please use the format: Title, Journal (Year) vol:page. e.g. Title, Nat Neurosci (2014) 8:518; Title, Br Med Bull (2013) 105:69; Title, Free Radic Biol Med (2012) 10:749. DO NOT include author names but please indicate if a PhD student was first author or co-author.

Secondary Supervisor: Research group composition: Please state number  of postdocs, RAs, technicians and other research staff your students have access to for support. *
Please only include staff who will be in post in October 2024 and write a sentence for no more than 3 key members of the group that would directly provide support and training to the student (including the PI as appropriate)
Second Supervisor status: Describe Current funding awards, which will be active when the student starts in October 2024
Please identify current and active research funding sources ONLY. Formatted as follows: Grant title. Type of funding (eg, Fellowship, programme grant, project grant).  If you are the PI/main awardee or co-PI/collaborator on the grant.   Funding body name.  Amount awarded.  Start date and End date of award.  Please do not list grants and funding that are no longer active.  
ADDITIONAL SUPERVISORS:  Please provide career status, PGR supervisor experience and main grant income information for any additional supervisory team members.
Please do not refer to supervisors by name, but instead use 'third supervisor', 'fourth supervisor' etc as appropriate.
What is the expected supervision time allocation/split for primary, secondary and additional supervisors? *
Example: Primary: 90%.  Secondary: 10%  Additional supervisors: Ad-hoc consultancy as required.
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