NIHR INSIGHT South West Peninsula Funded Studentships

Take the next step in your academic and professional journey with a fully funded NIHR INSIGHT South West Peninsula Master’s studentship in Health and Social Care Research! These studentships offer financial support and the opportunity to contribute to groundbreaking research that shapes the future of health and social care.

The University of Plymouth and the University of Exeter are delighted to offer 30 places for NIHR INSIGHT South West Peninsula research masters studentships starting in September 2025.

Studentships will cover full fees and a stipend to study a research Master’s qualification via a full-time or part-time route for registered healthcare, social work and public health professionals. This is a new initiative that aims to attract those eligible at the earliest stages of their careers into research.

 

Places on three Masters programmes are available:

 

Applications for studentships starting in September 2025 are being accepted in two rounds:

  • Round 1: Open 25 November 2024. Closes 31 January 2025 (up to fifteen places available).
  • Round 2: Open 1st April 2025. Closes 31st May 2025.

 

There will be a webinar session for each round with information for applicants and their employers. The next webinar is taking place on Monday 28th April 2025. Please join us for this event.

NIHR will also be holding the first of their conferences on 1st April 2025 and we would be delighted to see future potential INSIGHT applicants at this event.

 

Applications from previously under-served people and professions are encouraged and 10% of studentships are protected to help support under-served people and professions, based on the contextualising information applicants share. This scheme targets those with zero to three years of post-professional registration experience. You do not have to have a current contract of employment to apply. We aim to notify all applicants of the outcome within one month of each closing date.

 

To apply for the next round of studentships please go to the application form.

For more information please see the NIHR INSIGHT SW Peninsula website or contact NIHR INSIGHT South West Peninsula Project Officer, Jane Mole, at nihrinsight-swpeninsula@plymouth.ac.uk.