Funding Opportunities

Apply for the Early Career Training Programme to spend two or three weeks in a host lab in Spain or Portugal before FENS Forum 2026 with a stipend of EUR 1000.

NIA K07 Academic Leadership Award supports senior investigators to grow aging and dementia research and education capacity within United States institutions.

The Chief Scientist Office Early Postdoctoral Fellowship in Scotland offers three years support for early career health researchers to advance their work.

ARUK Senior Research Fellowships support clinical and non clinical researchers to build independent dementia research groups with salary support and four years

ARUK Research Fellowships support early career non clinical researchers to start independent dementia projects with salary research costs and three year funding

Supervisors can apply to Alzheimer Research UK for full PhD scholarships with stipend fees and research support for four years and flexibility on start dates

Dementia Australia seeks proposals to study how new Aged Care reforms affect quality of dementia care with focus on data development and service access.

NRS Primary Care Network invites applications for its Researcher Development Fellowship supporting GPs to advance clinical academic careers in Scotland.

Apply for the RE AIM PRISM Fellowship for training in implementation science with mentorship and a funded meeting place for your development.

New BIRAX Healthy Ageing call invites joint research proposals to advance understanding of ageing and support innovative international collaboration.

NIHR Public Health Research Programme seeks studies on how community initiatives affect loneliness and health at population level across the UK.

Apply for MRC funding to run a high throughput screen using AstraZeneca compound library and facilities with focus on mental health or dementia research.

This Wellcome award supports teams that unite genomics humanities social science and bioethics to build new agendas and explore innovative research approaches.

NIHR joins ERA4Health Trials4Health to support UK researchers in multi country clinical trials for cardiovascular autoimmune and metabolic diseases.

NIHR RfPB invites outline applications for research that improves day to day health and care practice with strong patient and public involvement.

Apply now for the EquaDem Project Funding Call from ESRC and Alzheimer’s Society, offering up to £16k for innovative research tackling dementia inequalities.

Apply to the Dementia Frontiers Fund from Alzheimer’s Research UK and Gates Ventures to pursue bold dementia research with staged support and multi year awards.

UKRI-BBSRC-MRC User Access Fund. Up to £5000 for UK researchers to access Euro-BioImaging technologies or analysis services. Rolling deadline, academic only.

NIHR Doctoral Award. Three years of full funding for PhD research in health, social care, or public health, open to all professionals. Includes salary and research costs.

NIHR Clinical Future Leaders Fellowship with MRC, CRUK, BHF and Alzheimer’s Society offers 7-year funding for senior postdoctoral clinical academics.

NIHR Postdoctoral Award funds researchers with a PhD or submitted thesis to develop careers improving health and care. Flexible, 2–5 years, all disciplines.

Health and Social Care Delivery Research (HSDR) Programme seeks high quality research to meet NHS and social care needs. Researcher-led, 2-stage funding.

Apply for BBSRC ALERT 2025 funding to buy mid-range research equipment. Grants from £200k to £1.5m for UK researchers. Awards last 12 months.

Apply for MRC funding to become an independent researcher in medical science. Open to healthcare professionals with a PhD. Salary and project costs funded.

Apply for MRC funding to reacquire research skills. For PhD-qualified healthcare professionals returning to research. Covers salary and project costs.

Apply for funding from the MRC to undertake a PhD in any health research area. Open to healthcare professionals. Funding covers salary and project costs.

Funding available for researcher mobility between academia and industry to foster collaboration, skill sharing, and knowledge exchange. Awards up to £5,000.

ADR UK / ESRC for 18-month research fellowships using ADR England flagship datasets. Join a webinar to learn how to apply.

Wellcome call. Funding doctoral programmes for healthcare professionals in UK and Ireland, offering research training, support and career development.

NIHR ARC East of England Fellowship – supporting health, care & voluntary sector staff to lead research or impact projects with training and development

NIHR Research Professorships fund 5-year posts for outstanding academics to lead research translation and strengthen health, public health, and care leadership in England.

NIHR HSDR Programme invites applications for £4m funding to research early action and prevention in health and social care services. Outline stage now open.

Apply for £6m Regional Accounts trial to support clinical researchers at career pinch points. Opens 14 Oct 2025 for UK consortia of ROs, NHS trusts, and medical schools.

Apply for MRC doctoral training funding. Supports UKRI-eligible organisations to train researchers in medical science. Opens 13 Nov 2025, first cohort Oct 2027.

Apply for BBSRC New Investigator funding. Up to £2m FEC over 5 years to support newly appointed lecturers and fellows leading their first major research project

Apply for BBSRC funding to support investigator-led bioscience research across its remit. Grants up to £2m FEC for up to 5 years, open to UK-based researchers.

NIHR invites applications for up to 10 Application Development Awards to support early to mid career HCP researchers preparing future funding proposals.

The CBR–UK DRI Postdoc Fellowship offers up to 4 years in India with UK collaboration, advancing dementia research in biomarkers, digital health & data science.

The NIHR Health Technology Assessment Programme invites reseacher-led proposals addressing unmet health needs, excluding stand-alone feasibility or pilots

Funding scheme for early and mid career researchers in ageing. £500 grants for inclusive public and community engagement.

Bridge funding for early career researchers hit by federal changes. Support for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and related studies. Apply via LOI, rolling deadlines.

This Wellcome scheme funds doctoral programmes to deliver outstanding training in discovery research to registered healthcare professionals in the UK.

NIHR seeks proposals to evaluate interventions that improve veterans’ mental or physical health through public health approaches. Outline applications now open.

Funding for one year to study a health-related humanities or social science Master’s. Includes stipend and UK/EU tuition fees. For future health researchers.

Norway-based researchers can join UK-led UKRI bids as project co-leads under the Money Follows Cooperation agreement, with up to 30% of costs funded.

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