NIHR Insight Programme for South East Masters by Research Scholarships

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Scholarship value

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. 

Deadline

Please submit your application of study May 31st, 2026. Offers of scholarship will be communicated by July 31st, 2026. 

Criteria

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 in the NHS 
  • Working for a local authority 
  • Working in social care, voluntary and community settings 
  • Maximum of 5 years practice post registration 

Working towards or recently registered with (excluding doctors and dentists).

  • Academy for Healthcare Science
  • General Chiropractic Council
  • General Dental Council
  • General Medical Council
  • General Optical Council
  • General Osteopathic Council
  • General Pharmaceutical Council
  • Health and Care Professions Council
  • Nursing and Midwifery Council
  • Social Work England
  • UK Public Health Register

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.

Further details

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 

 

How to apply

Once you have submitted an application of study to MSc Applied Health and Care Research , your application will be assessed for eligibility and you may then be invited to interview to discuss further. You may be asked to complete a questionnaire prior to your interview assess suitability. 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.