Sir George Alberti Research Training Fellowship

The Sir George Alberti Research Training Fellowship sits within Diabetes UK’s research funding offer and is designed to let clinically qualified professionals step into a PhD or MD in diabetes research. It is a named training fellowship rather than a general project grant, and it is intended for doctors, nurses, GPs, midwives, psychologists, dietitians, and similar patient-facing professionals who want to develop a research career without leaving clinical practice entirely. The award can reach £300,000 over three years. It covers applicant salary, UK-rate PhD fees, consumables, equipment, and conference or training costs, while keeping the clinical commitment to a maximum of two sessions a week. Applicants must already work in a patient-facing role, and medical applicants are expected to be within 10 years of their first medical degree and to plan a UK medical career after the fellowship. The programme uses a two-stage annual process, which makes planning important long before the full application is due. It is best suited to clinicians with a clear research question, a credible institutional base, and enough protected time to turn training into a durable diabetes research profile. The structure rewards applicants who can show both patient-facing credibility and a strong case for becoming independent researchers through formal doctoral training.

Each grant below is a distinct funding opportunity with its own eligibility, scope, and deliverables.