Funding Opportunities

18/133 – Researcher-led primary research (including complex health and care needs in older people theme)

Inviting proposals for hypothesis driven research into the underlying mechanisms of action of clinical and public health interventions

Research into interventions that are based or used by the NHS and its partners

The Public Health Research Programme are accepting stage 1 applications to their researcher-led workstream – Complex health and care needs in older people

What is the clinical and cost-effectiveness of augmenting a cholinesterase inhibitor with memantine for people with dementia with Lewy bodies or Parkinson’s disease dementia?

For people with dementia who live alone and who do not have regular contact with an informal carer, what strategies/methods are used in the UK to support their care? Can a care planning intervention be adapted and manualised for this group and how best could its effectiveness be evaluated?

Funding research to produce evidence to impact on the quality, accessibility and organisation of health and social care services.

Funding research to produce evidence to impact on the quality, accessibility and organisation of health and social care services.

Advancing Applied Analytics programme aimed at improving analytical capability in support of health and care services With £750,000 of funding to support up to 12 project teams across the UK over 15 months.

This call, launched in partnership with the European Commission, invites proposals for ambitious, innovative, multinational and multidisciplinary collaborative research projects to change the trajectory of these debilitating diseases through the development of Precision Medicine approaches. 

The care collaboration grant round is a pilot that has been designed to support care providers to become more actively involved in research.

Alzheimer’s Research UK partnered with The Dunhill Medical Trust to fund a clinically qualified researcher who has delivered previous research projects on vascular dementia.

Funding to support the sharing of research knowledge and material beyond researcher’s own peer groups – this includes NHS Staff, Carers, People with dementia and the public.

DPUK supports the professional development of Early Career Researchers (ECRs) through targeted funding.

Engagement Fellowships develop emerging leaders from a range of backgrounds so they can engage the public with health research.

Designed to encourage researchers into dementia research who have expertise which could benefit the field.

For post-doctoral researchers who have shown exceptional promise at the start of their research career. Applicants should demonstrate potential to be an independent researcher. Open to researchers from all disciplines, health and care professions

Welcoming proposals for standard research projects, large-scale surveys, infrastructure projects, and for methodological developments in any area of the social sciences.

Provides funds for high quality basic and clinical research projects.

Inviting proposals for research to measure the impact of adult social care support models for older people with moderate levels of care needs

Themed Call “Improving the outcomes of health & social care for frail people & their carers”

Providing funding for new PhD studentships in the areas of cause, cure, care or prevention of all types of dementia.

Funding research of PhD studentships, equipment and projects looking at how the brain works, diagnosis, treatments, DNA and more.

Postdoctoral Fellowship scheme aimed at those in the immediately postdoctoral stage, to provide the opportunity to consolidate their PhD through developing publications, networks, research and professional skills. 

Designed to power outstanding early career scientists in their pursuit of innovative solutions to the big questions in dementia research.

For academics, clinicians and allied health professionals who wish to pursue a research career in ageing, rehabilitation or palliative care.

Scheme to promote networking, collaborations, communication and dissemination of research results through scientific conferences.

For post-doctoral or other successful researchers who wish to build on a number of successful years of dementia research. With an established track record in an area of dementia or related neurodegenerative research.