Kodak Fellowships

Applications are now open and will close on Friday 6 June 2025, 5pm.

Background: 

Annual Fellowships endowed by money generously donated to the College by Kodak Ltd.

Nature:

The Fellowship is intended toward supporting research activity, for example, for a scientific and educational research project in the United Kingdom or abroad and may be used to assist the undertaking of a postgraduate degree e.g., PhD, MD(Res).

Funding:

2 awards of up to £65,000

Eligibility:

The scheme is open to radiologists-in-training, SAS doctors who are new to research and who are seeking to develop their research profile, early-mid career NHS consultants within ten years of completion of training to develop their research, or NHS consultants at any stage but new to research who hope to develop their research experience.

Applications should comprise:

1. A completed application form. The application form must be completed electronically and submitted by email - please ensure you have read the guidance notes before submitting.

  The application form requires:

• Details of the proposed project including title, purpose, timing, plan of investigation, methods and techniques of study
• Details of any co-applicants
• Details of public and patient involvement
• A budget plan
• Details of two potential referees, both of which should be consultant clinical radiologists based at different institutions to each other, and to the applicant. The referees should be experts in their field and have no connection to either the project or the applicant(s). In order to minimise delay, please ensure you contact your referees beforehand and confirm that they are happy to be contacted for a reference. The referees will be asked by the RCR to complete a reference template, therefore they will need to set time aside to do this.
• A brief curriculum vitae comprising of 2 pages maximum. This should NOT include a photograph of the applicant
• Letter(s) of support from the research venue and/or project supervisor
• Gantt chart for project (if applicable)

Applications should be sent by email to [email protected] to arrive not later than 5pm on Friday 6 June 2025.

Assessment procedure

Applications are made in open competition and the fellowships are awarded by the Academic Committee based on the recommendation of an assessment panel. The decision of the assessment panel is final and binding. Applicants will be informed of the outcome of their application in early October. 

Any enquiries should be directed to [email protected] 

Applicants and co-applicants may apply for only ONE of the following research awards in any given year:  Kodak Fellowship, Seed Grant, Research Bursary or Constance Thornton Fellowship. The assessment panel reserves the right to move an application into another award category if appropriate.