Funding Opportunities

The Health Services and Delivery Research (HS&DR) Programme is accepting stage 2 evidence synthesis applications to their researcher-led workstream.

The Health Services and Delivery Research (HS&DR) Programme are accepting stage 1 applications to their researcher-led workstream.

The Public Health Research (PHR) Programme are accepting Stage 2 applications to 20/114 Unlocking data to inform public health policy and practice

The NIHR Public Health Research (PHR) programme would like to commission research on methodological development to support public health intervention research across all sectors and disciplines.

The focus of this call is on the organisation and delivery of adult community health and social care services, and its role in avoiding planned and unplanned hospital admissions.

The Public Health Research Programme are accepting stage 1 applications to their commissioned workstream for this topic.

The Public Health Research Programme are accepting stage 1 applications to their researcher-led workstream.

The scope of this call includes self-neglect of all forms, encompassing different manifestations such as hoarding behaviour, squalor and infestation in relation to a variety of underlying conditions such as psychological or psychiatric conditions or cognitive impairment. These may result from any cause e.g. dementia, trauma or learning disability as well as self-neglecting behaviour where the underlying cause is not known.

To evaluate the clinical and cost effectiveness of a health technology.

The NIHR HTA Programme funds research to assess the effectiveness of technologies within the NHS. In this researcher-led workstream, grants are available for primary research and evidence synthesis on topics proposed by the researchers.

The NIHR Advanced Fellowship funds post-doctoral individuals from a range of health and social care professions who haven’t yet been awarded a chair.

The Artificial Intelligence Health and Care Award supports innovators and technologies across the spectrum of development of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, from concept through to initial NHS adoption and testing of the technology within clinical pathways.

This is a request for 2-page Letters of Intent to submit proposals concerning biomarkers or other assessment tools to the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI).

The CSF develops talented medically and other clinically qualified professionals who have gained a higher research degree to lead their own research plans and establish their own research team to make the transition to independent investigator. Applications are invited for the standard CSFs, the Tenure Track CSFs, or the jointly funded CSFs, all of which are considered in open competition. 

These fellowships are for those looking to return to a research career after a break of two or more years for family, health or caring reasons.

The NIHR Doctoral Fellowship funds individuals from a range of health and social care professions to undertake a PhD in an area of NIHR research.

Call status: Open Application deadline: apply at any time* *at least 12 weeks before the proposed start of the project Funded through responsive mode This award is run jointly with Brazil’s São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP). See the guidance notes for more details. Aim To pump-prime collaborations between scientists in the UK and the São…

Proposals are invited for short-term projects addressing and mitigating the health, social, economic, cultural and environmental impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak.

We will support excellent proposals up to 18 months duration, to deliver a significant contribution to the understanding of, and response to, the COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts

To help scientists add an international dimension to their BBSRC-funded research by making and establishing new contacts with international counterparts.

The NIHR Invention for Innovation (i4i) programme invites proposals to Call 21 of its researcher-led Product Development Awards (PDA). PDAs fund the development of disruptive early-stage medical technologies that address existing or emerging healthcare needs.

This scheme seeks to support research that addresses the health problems affecting low and middle income countries (LMICs) by funding definitive trials that are likely to produce implementable and generalisable results to change policy and practice.

Health systems in low- and middle-income countries face the challenges of substantial socioeconomic and health inequalities, rapid globalisation and evolving disease burdens. We need a robust evidence base to strengthen health systems and improve the delivery of healthcare.

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs) accelerate business innovation by supporting knowledge exchange with academic institutions. KTP operates through an open call which includes the entirety of BBSRC’s remit.

This scheme is for experienced academic researchers who would benefit from a period of full-time research without teaching and administrative duties. It is funded by the Leverhulme Trust.

Apply for funding for research into the causes (biological and environmental), mechanisms and management of the longer-term physical and mental health effects of COVID-19 in non-hospitalised individuals.

Up to £10 million a year is available for research into the causes, progression and treatment of human disease through experimental intervention in humans. Your proposal can focus on any disease. You must be based at an eligible organisation. There is no limit to the amount of funding you can apply for or the length of your project. We generally fund 80% of the full economic cost. Your research organisation must fund the remaining 20%. 

Funding the development of new approaches in medical, biological or veterinary research that provide 3Rs benefits and are more predictive, cost-effective and humane than current gold standards.

Awarding new investigator grants to support new researchers at the start of their careers, based at research organisations eligible for UKRI funding, to become independent researchers through gaining experience of managing and leading research projects and teams.

New Investigator Grants are specifically aimed at supporting those looking to make the transition to an independent researcher through managing their first major research project.

The NIHR Academic Clinical Fellowship (ACF) is a clinical specialty training post in medicine that incorporates academic training.

Placements in BBSRC Swindon Office. Call status: Open Application deadline: apply at any time A key component of our Doctoral Training Partnership programme (DTP) is the Professional Internship for PhD Students (PIPS) – a 3-month integrated placement to provide BBSRC-funded DTP PhD students the opportunity to carry out a work placement unrelated to their doctoral research during…

We are offering awards of up to £1,500 to support NC3Rs-funded researchers past and present to engage the public with the approaches being taken to replace, reduce and refine animal use in science.

Race Against Dementia (RAD) Fellowships are designed to power outstanding early career scientists in their pursuit of innovative solutions to the big questions in dementia research.

Applications are invited for research proposals that generate evidence to improve, expand and strengthen the way adult social care is delivered for users of care services, carers and the public.

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

SUSTAIN is a programme that enables female researchers to thrive in their independent research careers. It provides an innovative programme of training and support to develop participants’ leadership and career potential.

The Healthy Ageing Catalyst Award is a high risk, high reward innovation grant offering £50,000 to exceptional researchers who are prepared to turn their most innovative ideas into workable products and services.

Deliver research to address fundamental problems related to early detection, etiology, pathogenesis, treatment and/or prevention of Alzheimer’s and all other dementia.

You can apply to work with overseas researchers in the State of São Paulo, Brazil. Collaborative work is governed by an agreement between UKRI and FAPESP. You can get between £350,000 and £1 million (full economic cost) from ESRC for the UK part of the project.

You can submit a collaborative research proposal in any area of the social sciences within the remit of both the ESRC and FNR.