MRC Flexible Supplement Application Form

For a single application, requests for funding over £5,000 typically won’t be supported but will be considered on a case by case basis.

Applicant Details

Name
Student Number
Supervisor(s)
Department
E-mail address
Telephone Number
PhD Start Date
Expected Thesis Submission Deadline
Project/Rotation Title (delete as appropriate)

How are you currently funded by the MRC?

☐ MRC DTP Programme Studentship

☐ MRC Industrial CASE Studentship

☐ MRC Capacity Building Studentship

☐ MRC Centre Based Studentship

☐ MRC Clinical Research Training Fellow

☐ Other: Please Specify:

Type of funds being requested (multiple selections can be made):

☐ High Cost Training – proceed to section 1

☐ Exceptional Training Opportunities – proceed to section 1

☐ In vivo Strategic Skills* - proceed to section 1

☐ Industry Training – proceed to section 1

☐ Internships & Placements – proceed to section 2

☐ PhD to Postdoctoral Transition – proceed to section 3

*Provide Home Office project & personal licenses (if applicable):

1. Training Request:

If you have selected High Cost Training/Exceptional Training Opportunities/ In vivo Strategic skills or Industry Training, please complete the below:

Duration of Training programme (days/months):
Start date (if known - dd/mm/yy):
End date (if known - dd/mm/yy):
Actual/expected cost for training:

Note:Funds cannot be used for conference expenses (e.g. travel or registration) but can be used to supplement costs for a PhD training day attached to a conference (e.g. extra night’s accommodation).

Note:If approved to receive an award toward In vivo strategic skills you will be contacted for verification of the appropriate Home Office project and personal licenses, and a detailed justification for the proposed study, including power calculations.

Note:The maximum number of courses a student can apply for within one application is two.Applicants applying for more than two training courses within one application need to provide a timeline of their PhD over the next 12 months and to evidence why it is imperative to complete additional training courses in line with the 12-month timeline.

Details of Request (minimum 300 words and max 500 words)

Please provide details of what the funds would be used for and the reasons for the request. Please explain how this training will benefit you and provide details of the proposed training (and URL if applicable). If applying for funding for in vivo training, provide details of the techniques to be used and approximate proportion of time across the entire project spent directly employing these techniques.

Please provide a breakdown of the total sum requested:

2. Internships & Placements:

This fund will make awards on the assumption that the faculty supports this request and will extend/approve interruption of studies.

Applications to extend the period pf PhD support, so as to allow Internships and Placements, will not be accepted.

If accepted, this award will cover monthly stipends at the student’s current rate for a maximum of 3 months.

Sum requested for Internships/Placements:
Start date (dd/mm/yy):
End date (dd/mm/yy):
Internship/Placement Organisation:

Details of Request (minimum 300 words and max 500 words)

Provide details of the proposed Internship or Placement and include how the opportunity will be beneficial to you. Ensure to attach a letter/email of support from the relevant contact within the organisation when submitting this application.

Please provide a breakdown of the total sum requested:

3. PhD to Postdoctoral Transition:

This fund will make a short-term contribution (maximum 3 months) towards the costs incurred in pursuing postdoctoral research opportunities (e.g. to complete essential experiments required by a journal for publication; or to support a short visit to a collaborating research group to complete essential work). This funding cannot be used to extend the PhD and to be eligible the applicant must have submitted their thesis prior to the application.

Note: It is anticipated that PhD to Postdoctoral Transition Funding will be awarded in exceptional cases and all requests will be considered by the Flexible Supplement Panel and the MRC DTP Executive Committee.

Actual/expected cost:

Details of Request (minimum 300 words and max 500 words)

Provide details of the postdoctoral opportunity that the costs relate to and an estimate breakdown of cost if available. If costs relate to travel, please provide details of the start and end date of travel.

Please provide a breakdown of the total sum requested:

Please provide a breakdown of the total sum requested:

Declaration:

Total Sum Requested:

Please detail if you have received any funding towards/ have applied for funding towards this request from other sources, ensure to include the name of the fund and the amount received. Applications demonstrating proactivity in considering other funding options will be viewed favourably.

I confirm that the information provided in this application is, to the best of my knowledge, true, accurate and complete. I confirm that I will be willing to compile a short report on the impact of any funding that is awarded from the Flexible Supplement because of this application.

Signed (Student Applicant):
Date:
Signed (Supervisor)
Date:
Account Code for funding transfer if successful.

Supporting Statement from student’s supervisor:

Note:The priority in an assessment of the application is the student’s request and how well this is presented; it is not assessed on the supervisor’s supporting statement and so students must provide a good statement to be funded. If the student justification is not satisfactory, the request will not be funded.