Tuition fees at the home rate and an annual stipend at the UKRI rate (£10, 902.50 for 26/27) for 2 years part-time study.
The deadline for applications has now closed.
We are seeking current healthcare professionals who wish to undertake an MSc Applied Health and Care Research Course. Funding is open to the following applicants:
Nurses, midwives, social workers, social care, local authority or allied health professionals who are:
Working towards or recently registered with (excluding doctors and dentists).
You will need to be working part-time to be able to complete part-time study or have support in place from your employer for study leave. This will be discussed at interview.
You will also require a minimum 2:2 honours degree in the Social Sciences.
The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) are funding places on the MSc Applied Health and Care Research course within the Centre for Health and Service Studies (CHSS) at the University of Kent. The course is for current healthcare professionals, giving you the skills to design, carry out and publish health and care research.
You will undertake six taught modules. Three will be core research methods modules covering qualitative, quantitative, and applied health and care research and evaluation. Optional modules will be selected to complete the taught component.
The final element will be 60-credit research dissertation.
The duration of this course is 2 years part-time starting in September 2026
Please submit an application of study to MSc Applied Health and Care Research , If you meet eligibility criteria, you will be invited for an interview to further discuss the scholarship. Following an interview, an offer of study may be made and your application transferred to the scholarships panel for assessment. Please note that an offer of study is not an offer of scholarship and that scholarship offers will be issued separately by July 31st, 2026.