Graham Ayliffe Fellowship
Forecasted
Graham Ayliffe Fellowship supports clinicians with specialist training, research, audits and guideline development to deepen infection prevention and control expertise and share knowledge.
Funder: Healthcare Infection Society
Due Dates (Anticipated): September 2027 (Expression of interest) | November 2027 (Full application)
Funding Amounts: Up to £80,000 for the equivalent of one year full time
Summary: Supports clinicians’ specialist development in infection prevention and control through training, research, audits and guideline development.
Key Information: Applicants must be HIS members, with a host institution in the UK or Ireland.
Description
Established by the Healthcare Infection Society (HIS) in 2013, the Graham Ayliffe Fellowship provides clinicians working in infection prevention and control (IPC) with a paid leave of absence equivalent to one full-time year. It supports innovative approaches to a specialist IPC interest, helping fellows expand their expertise and share knowledge with the wider scientific and medical community.
Supported work includes experience in a specialist service, developing expertise that could become a regional or national resource, research, and significant audits with greater-than-local scope and a complete audit cycle. Fellows may develop guidelines in areas of substantial importance or need, including pilot implementation, produce structured literature reviews or meta-analyses, or gain experience as a part-time trainee editor for the Journal of Hospital Infection. Courses and conference attendance can support the fellowship’s training objectives.
