Funding Opportunities

Funding to spend up to two months discovering new ideas and best practice among leading practitioners anywhere in the world.

The Academy of Medical Sciences awards to £25,000 to support collaborations between researchers in other countries and the UK, for travel and networking events.

Funding to generate critical data that builds confidence in the development strategy for a new or repurposed medicine, medical device, diagnostic test, or other medical intervention.

Funding to support research projects that will lead to tangible change in health policy and practice in the near future through practical, focused research.

The NIHR Public Health Research (PHR) Programme is accepting Stage 1 applications to their commissioned workstream in various elements of Public Health.

Alzheimer Scotland is pleased to announce the third round of the Student Research Programme. Funding to support two Masters-level research projects

NIA (US Only) funding call to deliver research Advancing Healthcare for Older Adults from Populations that Experience Health Disparities

The NIHR Public Health Research (PHR) Programme is accepting Stage 1 applications to this funding opportunity. Closes 13:00 on 13 December 2024

The NIHR Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation (EME) Programme is accepting Stage 1 applications to this funding opportunity.

The NIHR Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation (EME) Programme are accepting Stage 1 applications to their researcher-led workstream. Closing date: 10th December

The NIHR Public Health Research (PHR) Programme are accepting Stage 1 applications to their researcher-led workstream. Closing date: 13th December

The NIHR Public Health Research (PHR) Programme is accepting applications fund research identified by the James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnerships

The NIHR Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation Programme is accepting applications fund research identified by the James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnerships

MND Scotland X LifeArc funded PhD studentship to increase research into improving MND diagnosis or identifying biomarkers for use in MND research or care.

Medical Research Scotland sponsored Daphne Jackson Fellowships for those wishing to return to an area of medical research after a career break of 2 yrs or more

Improving Research Community Builder to support Pre-PhDs, PhDs, and Postdocs to host events to improve research practices and culture at their Universities

£2m Alzheimer’s Society funding call aiming to provide people living with dementia a fairer deal throughout their dementia journeys – deadline extended

NIHR DSE award is a postdoc funding for early to mid-career researchers to gain skills and experience to underpin the next phase of their research career. 

Grants to educate the public on the benefits of neuroscience research, to raise awareness about the wonders of the brain, and foster discussions on the intersection of neuroscience and society.

Seed funding program aims to identify and support neuroscience R&D projects, to help bring them to fruition and promote innovative entrepreneurship

Funding for for smaller, grassroots organisations looking to provide community-led support for people affected by dementia in Scotland.

Applications for the Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Centers – to establish centers of excellence in geriatrics research and research education

Funding to catalyze research to understand the molecular landscape and functional implications of RNA modifications in brain aging, Alzheimer’s and dementias

NIA funding to develop and implement early- to late-stage clinical trials of promising pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions

Utilizing the Alzheimer’s disease Clinical Trials Consortium (ACTC), this funding is to enable clinical testing (Phases Ib-III) of promising pharmacological and/or non-pharmacological interventions

This scheme provides funding for researchers to pursue research ideas to deliver significant shifts in understanding related to human life, health and wellbeing

Wellcome Trust funding for mid-career researchers from any discipline who have the potential to be international research leaders

Funding to develop an easy-to-use and affordable shelter that provides warmth and a means to monitor the animals, which can use be used in any cage type to improve post-operative recovery and monitoring of rodents. 

The NIHR UK programme is interested in receiving applications to meet recommendations in research identified in NICE guidance that has been published or updated during the last 5 years.

The NIHR Health and Social Care Delivery Research Programme is accepting funding applications to impact the quality, accessibility and organisation of health and social care services

NIHR funding for researchers to embed a study within a trial or a review, to evaluate alternative ways of undertaking a trial or a review process

Early-stage clinical trials supported through the Treat FTD Fund will build on our growing understanding of the biological mechanisms underlying FTD

NIHR Programme Development Grants are available for researchers in the UK to undertake preparatory work to develop a future programme of research.

Alzheimer’s Research UK major projects funding scheme focussed on funding research to explore treatment, diagnosis, and prevention of dementia. Closes 12 Sept

The ISTAART Grant Program for Conferences and Convenings to help foster and facilitate PIAs-driven efforts to expand and accelerate research discussion.

Part the Cloud, a program through the Alzheimer’s Association, announces a targeted challenge funding program focused on increasing early phase human trials

A new programme from NHS CEP and Alzheimer’s Society aimed at dementia innovations – improving healthcare. Programme Opens 1st October 2024

A Churchill Fellowship is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to lead the change you want to see – a new funding scheme, the Lifelong Health Fellowship.

Global NIHR Researcher-led funds research that aims to improve health outcomes for the most vulnerable people in low and middle income countries (LMICs).

Funding to purchase multi-user equipment: at departmental, interdepartmental or regional scale, mainly enabling research – from £10,000 to £400,000 per item

Funding to accelerate progress of basic and fundamental engineering and physical sciences research towards application in healthcare. Closes: 27th November

Programme to fund quantitative and qualitative research with a clear trajectory to patient benefit. Particularly for those with strong PPI interaction.

RAD Ignition Fund providing up to £100k for equipment, people or research costs. Supporting work on prevention, diagnosis, understanding the diease & treatments

Funding to generate preliminary data to advance innovative and novel ideas with the potential to transform the prevention, diagnosis &/or treatment of diseases

Arts and Humanities Research Council standard research grant funding to support well-defined collaborative projects, in areas covered by our remit.

Royal Society Fellowship funding to support the next generation of research leaders to undertake cutting-edge research. Closes 10th September 2024.

NIHR funding call to provide robust insights into PHIRST scheme processes and the difference it is making. Closing date 13th December.

NIHR Research Programme for Social Care invites proposals for collaborative research projects that examine the development and utilisation of technology in social care

ARUK Clinical Fellowships for clinically qualified applicants wishing to develop or further a career that combines dementia research and professional practice.

Research Funding designed to help launch the careers of outstanding researchers who are within the first 6 years of their initial academic appointment.

Research Funding for graduates with a PhD or MD who wish to gain additional research experience within an established research environment.

For promising researchers, pursuing a PhD, to begin the process of becoming future independent investigators in the field of Alzheimer’s and other dementias.

The Industry Fellowship strive to promote the value and importance of science by connecting academia, industry and government – Opens on the 1st August

NC3Rs Partnership and Impact (P&I) awards are designed to accelerate the adoption of existing 3Rs models, tools and technologies into routine practice.

Access and Manipulation of Brain Cell Subtypes Implicated in Aging and AD/ADRD (OPEN WORLDWIDE) – Closing date 8th October 2024

NIH Funding – Safety and Efficacy of Amyloid-Beta Directed Antibody Therapy in MCI, LBD and Amyloid-Beta Pathology (US ONLY)

NIH Funding – Functional Target Validation for Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Dementias (US ONLY) – Deadline October 04, 2024

NIH Funding – Mechanistic Investigations into ADRD Associated Protein Structures in Biological Settings (US ONLY) – Deadline October 04, 2024

NIH Funding – Clinical Trial Readiness to Understand and Develop Solutions to Social, Ethical, Behavioral Implications and Barriers to Health Equity in ADRD

The Associate Principal Investigator Scheme aims to develop health and care professionals to become the Principal Investigators (PIs) of the future.

Wellcome Trust Funding for early-career researchers from any discipline who are ready to develop their research identity.

Alzheimer’s Society and Marie Curie £1m funding for new, impact-focused research to improve the end-of-life experience for people with dementia and carers.

NC3Rs Partnership and Impact (P&I) awards are designed to accelerate the adoption of existing 3Rs models, tools and technologies into routine practice.

The 2024 Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health Fellowship Programme is open to applications – your chance to become a future leader in brain health.

UK STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellowship (ERF) to work on an independent research project. Projects must be within the remit of STFC’s core science programme.

Apply for UK Medical Research Council support to become an independent researcher in a medical research field. For postdocs covering full salary costs.

European & Global Postdoctoral Fellowships from Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions to support researchers’ careers and foster excellence in research.

This scheme supports excellent new investigator-led research across the breadth of Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) scientific remit

Micro grants from the Biochemical Society of between £50-£100 are available to support career enhancing opportunities for students. (undergrads and postgrads)

If you are an early career or international researcher then you may be able to have your access fee and computing costs covered by one of UK Biobank’s funds.

Grants are awarded to projects that inform the design and operation of social policy and practice across our three core areas of Education, Welfare and Justice.

Funding to develop a Network Plus for development & use of novel tools & tech to enable people to live independently with dementia, including their carers.

Seeking 10 Application Development Awards to carry out development work prior to research applications, with a requirement for applicant teams to involve Health and Care Professionals.

The Academy offers Research Fellowships each year to outstanding early-career researchers to support them to become future research leaders in engineering.

The RFS offers researchers funding to conduct rapid baseline data collection, as well as other feasibility work, prior to intervention implementation.

To support the advancement of & opportunities for Real World Data platforms, Alzheimer’s Association has a new funding scheme to accelerate global initiatives.