National Institute for Health and Care Research
NIHR Academic Clinical Fellowships in Medicine 2027
1–29 Oct 2026
For doctors seeking an NIHR Academic Clinical Fellowship in medicine: a clinical specialty training post with 25% of time in research or educationalist training, lasting 3 years (up to 4 for GPs).
Applications close
Interviews
278 posts are funded for recruitment in 2027/28, with award start dates from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2028. Apply via Oriel. Applications run 1 to 29 October 2026, interviews 9 November 2026 to 15 January 2027, initial offers 19 January 2027, hold deadline 26 January 2027. A re-advert for unfilled posts opens 8 February 2027, with an optional timetable allowing clinical benchmarking.
What happens when
Applications close, interviews, offers released, hold deadline and interviews: an email the week before each.
- Applications open1 Oct, 1pm
- Applications close29 Oct
- Interviews9 Nov
- Interviews end15 Jan 2027
- Offers released19 Jan 2027
- Hold deadline26 Jan 2027
- Re-advert application window opens (no upgrades)8 Feb 2027
- Optional re-advert (clinical benchmarking) application window closes5 Mar 2027
- Interviews8 Mar 2027
- Interviews end2 Apr 2027
Other windows.
Dr Robert Baxter1–29 Oct 2026
Apply on OrielApplications close 29 Oct · Email me before applications close
Checked against NIHR’s pages · updated 16 Oct 2026