Automatically eligible studies

What qualifies as an 'automatically eligible study'.

Studies which are automatically eligible for consideration for NIHR Clinical Research Network support are those that:

Have some of their research funding provided by the NIHR, other areas of central Government and NIHR non-commercial Partners; and
Fulfil the Eligibility Criteria (PDF) definition of a ‘research study’ which is "the attempt to derive generalisable (i.e. of value to others in a similar situation) new knowledge by addressing clearly defined questions with systematic and rigorous methods".

NHS Research Ethics Committee approval and NHS permission are prerequisites for research to be supported via the Clinical Research Network.

NIHR non-commercial Partners

These are organisations that:

Award research funds as a result of open competition across England with high quality peer review
Fund research that is of clear value to the NHS
Take appropriate account of the priorities, needs and realities of the NHS in making decisions about the research that they fund.

How does a non-commercial organisation become an NIHR Partner.

Eligibility for inclusion of studies in the NIHR CRN Portfolio (45kb)
Issued February 2011 and effective from 1 April 2011.
Do you have a question about eligibility?
View our Frequently Asked Questions and if you can't find an answer contact our Portfolio Helpdesk (portfolio.helpdesk@nihr.ac.uk).
Devolved administrations eligibility
For more information about the eligibility criteria for each of the devolved administrations.

Contact our Porfolio Helpdesk if you have any questions.