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    1. About Us
    2. The Team
    3. Member Organisations
    4. Governance
  2. Research, Implementation and Impact
    1. Research, Implementation and Impact
    2. Impact
    3. Social Care and Social Work
      1. Social Care and Social Work
      2. Social Care - Kent, Surrey & Sussex Region
    4. Starting Well: Children's Mental Health
    5. Primary and Community Health Services
    6. Living Well with Dementia
    7. Co-production
    8. Public Health
    9. Digital Innovation
    10. Economics of Health and Social Care
    11. Covid-19
    12. Implementation
  3. Public and Community Involvement
    1. Public and Community Involvement
    2. What is PCIE?
    3. Getting Involved
    4. Support for researchers
    5. Resources
    6. PCIE Guide
      1. PCIE Guide
      2. Contents
      3. Introduction
        1. Introduction
        2. An overview of ARC KSS
        3. Who can help you with PCIE?
        4. Terminology and PCIE
      4. Why and When to do PCIE
        1. Why and When to do PCIE
        2. Why involve members of the public in research?
        3. Why do members of the public want to get involved in research?
        4. When to get members of the public involved?
      5. How to do PCIE
        1. How to do PCIE
        2. Communication and Accessibility
        3. Budgeting
        4. Planning for involvement and engagement
        5. How to recruit members of the public
        6. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)
        7. Approaches – different options for undertaking PCIE
        8. Facilitating meetings and Group dynamics
        9. Ethics
        10. Feedback
        11. Impact and Evaluation
      6. Examples/Case Studies
      7. Appendix/Useful tools
  4. Learning and Development
    1. Learning and Development
    2. ARC KSS AcademyARC KSS Academy
    3. Learning and DevelopmentLearning and Development
      1. Learning and Development
      2. Learning and Development Finder
      3. Researchers Journeys
    4. MentorshipMentorship
    5. Research communities of practiceResearch communities of practice
    6. Research Week Research Week
      1. Research Week
      2. Previous Research Weeks
    7. Your Health and Social Care Research Quick GuideYour Health and Social Care Research Quick Guide
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The NIHR Applied Research Collaboration Kent, Surrey and Sussex (ARC KSS) has launched its 2023 round of Individual Development Awards (IDAs) to help support individuals to build their research careers through our SpringBoard Awards. This year, we are seeking applications from individuals wanting to build research skills in the area of Children and Young People’s mental health.

These Awards are aimed at individuals employed by a ARC KSS member organisation including those from academia, local authority, social work, or private or charity sectors.  The awards are for £5,000, over six months, to undertake activities aimed at developing research skills and/ or take your research idea forward. The activities that will be funded can be found in our advert (link below).

There are two SpringBoard application deadlines for this year. Therefore, applications should be submitted for consideration by 5pm on: 31 March 2023 or 31 August 2023. 

All awards need to focus on childrens and young peoples mental health and closely align with one or more of the ARC KSS research themes and will be allocated to applicants that can demonstrate a clear path in their career development, as well as evidence of how this award will help them towards their research goals.

In return, ARC KSS will provide a bespoke programme of support to successful applicants, including academic and/ or a health or social care professional mentor.

ARC KSS Springboard Awards 2023 Advert

ARC KSS Springboard Application Guidance Notes

ARC KSS Springboard Awards application form

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