The Greenshoots Awards Scheme provides dedicated funding for clinicians, health and social care professionals who are beginning to work as Principal Investigators.
Due to the transition of the Clinical Research Network to the Research Delivery Network from 1 October 2024, we are unable to provide the Greenshoots Award Scheme this year.
If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact Esther Thomas (Workforce Development Lead) at esther.thomas@nihr.ac.uk.
The Greenshoots (GS) scheme was launched in April 2019 to provide dedicated funding in the form of PA or sessional time for Clinicians, and Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals (NMAHPs) taking on the role of Principal Investigator (PI) for the first time. The scheme’s aims were to grow the region’s research capability and increase recruitment to clinical studies.
In order to assess the impact of the Greenshoots Scheme a survey was sent to former Greenshoots award holders (32/43 award holders). Not all previous award holders were still in post when contacted. Responses were received from 12 (38%) recipients.