Applications will not be entertained from persons permanently employed by Research Councils, nor from employees or prospective employees of medical research charities. The Institute will not be the employer of the Fellow. The fellowships are personal awards and are transferable should the fellow wish to transfer his or her employing institution. Consultancy work is approved in principle, subject to a number of legal constraints. A Fellow may undertake not more than six hours teaching or clinical duties per week.
All fellowships are tenable for five years.
An extension would be considered in exceptional circumstances. Fellows actively pursuing higher clinical training are allowed unpaid leave, if required during the Fellowship, to complete their training as specialist registrar. Similar leave periods will also be considered for non-clinical Fellows undertaking specialist training in new techniques. Maternity is also automatically approved and the fellowship is extended by the corresponding period. A short report is required each year, and a full report at the end of the fifth year, the continuation of the grant being conditional upon satisfactory reports being received.