BCS-Heart Research UK Fellowship opportunities
The British Cardiovascular Society has partnered with Heart Research UK to provide exclusive fellowship opportunities for BCS members. Heart Research UK is a leading charity supporting research into heart disease prevention, treatment, and cures, while also funding advanced training and educational initiatives.
BCS-Heart Research UK fellowships offer clinical top-up training and opportunities to gain new clinical skills or experience, for a broad spectrum of the NHS workforce practicing in the cardiovascular arena.
Applications for the BCS-Heart Research UK fellowship schemes are open until midnight on Friday 31 October 2025.
About the BCS-Heart Research UK Fellowships
These fellowships aim to support NHS cardiovascular professionals by enabling clinical placements in global centres of excellence, which may be in the UK, Ireland, or elsewhere in the world.
Fellowships are open to resident doctors and consultant cardiologists, cardiology nurse specialists, Cath-lab staff, physiologists and scientists, and other AHP groups.
Fellows gain new skills, insights, and experiences that contribute to the advancement of cardiovascular care in the UK.
All applicants, irrespective of the type of fellowship award, must be fully paid-up ordinary, associate BJCA or Affiliate members of BCS. If not a member, applicants may sign up using the button below.
Fellowship Awards
Three fellowship schemes are available:
Individual Clinical Placement (up to 2 months)
This scheme allows for one individual clinical placement for a senior resident doctor or consultant cardiologist. The scheme could particularly suit a clinician with unmet training needs in a specialised area such as ACHD, cross-sectional imaging (CMR/CT), or ICC (other subspeciality areas will be considered).
Award Value: Up to £15,000
Download the Individual Clinical Placement (up to 2 months) application form
Team Placement (1 week)
For up to six members of an NHS cardiovascular team to observe a care pathway or procedure for future implementation in the UK. This scheme could suit a cath-lab team in complex intervention, structural intervention, EP/devices, paediatric or ACHD, or an imaging department planning to start a new clinical service (e.g. cardiac CT or CMR).
Award Value: Up to £16,000 per team
Individual Placement for Healthcare Professionals (up to 1 month)
For healthcare professionals (e.g. nurse specialists, technologists, clinical scientists, pharmacists, physiologists etc) to learn new practical skills or pathways of care for future implementation in the UK.
Award Value: Up to £5,000
Download the Individual Placement for Healthcare Professionals (up to 1 month) application form
All fellowships are to be completed by the end of May 2026, with recipients expected to present their experiences at the BCS Conference in June 2026.
Funding can only be used to contribute to travel, accommodation, salary, and any local medical regulatory/certification costs. Indicative budget, detailing proposed expenses, should be sent with the application form.
How to apply
To apply, please submit the following documents as one PDF document to [email protected]
- Completed application form, including all signatures
- Curriculum Vitae
- Draft itinerary or timetable
- Indicative budget, detailing proposed expenses
- Letter of invitation/acceptance from the visiting centre Head of Department
- Letter of acceptance from Clinical Director/Dean of applicants UK employer
- Letter of support from Training Programme Director (if a registered cardiology resident doctor)