We offer three awards each year to healthcare staff who would like a deeper insight into dermatology research.  These are the SpR Fellowship awards, the Nursing Prize and the SAS Award.

UK Dermatology Clinical Trials Network SpR Fellowship

Two Fellowships per year of up to £1500 each will be awarded to UK Specialist Registrars to work with the UK DCTN as part of a Research Fellowship. In order to complete the Fellowship within their training period, candidates should be within their initial two years of training upon commencing the award.

To download full details of the fellowship please click here.

Further details of the visit to the UK DCTN co-ordinating centre,  Steering Committee responsibilities and trials in development which you could get involved in, can be found by following these links. 

Please see the feedback from previous successful SpR applicants John Ingram and Jonathan Batchelor.

Fellowships will be awarded on the basis of:

1. A case for support (two A4 pages maximum) made by the applying SpR

2. A letter of support from the SpRs educational supervisor and local programme director.

Closing date for applications: Friday 22 October 2010

UK Dermatology Clinical Trials Network Nursing Prize

Up to two nursing prizes per year of £750 each will be awarded to nurses involved in dermatology clinical trials in the UK. The purpose of this prize is to support research activity in dermatology by nurses in the UK and to strengthen the ties between the dermatology nursing community and the UK DCTN. The prize will primarily cover expenses for a training course and there will also be an opportunity to spend two days at the UK DCTN co-ordinating centre.

To download full details of the prize please click here.

Further details of the visit to the UK DCTN co-ordinating centre can be found by following this link.

 Prizes will be awarded on the basis of:

1. A case for support (two A4 pages maximum) made by the applying nurse

2. A letter of support from the educational supervisor/project clinical lead.

Closing date for applications: Friday 22 October 2010

All informal enquiries/applications should be directed to the Network Manager ukdctn@nottingham.ac.uk or write to Dr Carron Layfield, Centre of Evidence Based Dermatology, University of Nottingham, Kings Meadow Campus, Lenton Lane, Nottingham NG7 2NR. 

UK Dermatology Clinical Trials Network SAS Award

Up to two awards of £1,500 each will be awarded to Dermatology SAS grade staff based in the UK.  The closing date for applications for 2010 has passed but the 2011 award will be advertised later this year.