Funding Opportunities

Primer fund intended to support projects which seek to develop solutions to accelerate MND diagnosis, with potential to be deployed in the real world

Funding for research on interventions aimed at reducing or impacting loneliness (seperate from social isolation) – interventions and / or evaluation

To evaluate the efficacy of potential interventions in dementia, particularly those trialling a precision medicine approach.

Funding palliative & end of life research to allow people at the end of their lives to live as well as possible and to die with dignity, compassion and comfort.

Funding studies evaluating interventions that in the promotion of health, treatment of disease and improvement of rehab or long-term care.

The Health and Social Care Delivery Research Programme invites applications for Palliative and End of Life Care research which supports health and care services

Request for proposals focused on understanding the underlying mechanisms of ALS / motor neurone disease up to US $300,000 for 2 years.

Seeking proposals to utilise body fluid-based (blood, saliva or csf) biomarkers to improve the diagnosis, prognosis and/or management of traumatic brain injury

Funding call for clinically qualified researchers who have delivered previous research projects and have clear plans to establish their own research ‘niche’.

ARUK Clinical Research Training Fellowship, designed for clinically qualified people to gain research experience & skills to apply for advanced Fellowships.

This call aims to fund research to gain a deeper mechanistic understanding of biological systems, to visualize and measure them across biological scales.

Pre-announcement – £1.75m to establish a Dementia Network to build capacity & address inequalities, preventions, early diagnosis and experiences at work.

Post-doctoral level funding opportunity aimed at supporting early to mid-career researchers in gaining specific skills and experience.

Doctoral Training Centres to create a community of PhD students working on dementia themes, support multi-disciplinary centres of excellence

As a sign of solidarity, DZNE has established its own special fellowship program for scientists from Ukraine, the “DZNE Fellowship for Ukrainian Scientists”.

Funding to generate data to build confidence in a development strategy for a new medicine, repurposed medicine, medical device, diagnostic test, or intervention

What is the effectiveness of oral nutritional supplements in older adults with malnutrition? The NIHR is providing funding to answer this question.

Alzheimer’s Disease Strategic Fund: Endolysosomal Activity in Alzheimer’s (E2A) Grant Program – Deadline for Letter of Intent set for 2nd March

The MRC-NIHR Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation (EME) Programme is inviting applications to evaluate interventions delivered in a primary care setting.

BBSRC Funding to pump-prime collaborations between scientists in the UK and the São Paulo State, Brazil & promote the exchange of scientists

Commissioning research which will be carried out by effective and efficient research teams, providing findings which meet the needs of NHS and Social Care.

The purpose of this grant is to support disadvantaged early career principal investigators by providing supplemental laboratory funding.

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

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

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs) accelerate business innovation by supporting knowledge exchange with academic institutions.

The NIHR HTA Programme is interested in proposals for the evaluation of the effectiveness and economic analysis of music-based interventions in dementia.

The NIHR invites proposals for a national evaluation of the Complete Care Community Programme (CCCP), closes on 11 July 2023

Fellowships for non-UK scientists who are at an early stage of their research career and wish to conduct research in the UK.

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

Researchers from any professional background are eligible to apply for an NIHR Advanced Fellowships, whether clinical or non-clinical.

These awards are for individuals and their host organisations looking to submit an application to the Doctoral Fellowship.

UK-wide initiative to support independent researchers who are emerging as future leaders in research focused on the wider determinants of health.

Applications are invited from individuals with a strong academic record who wish to develop a career in primary care research

The UK Physics of Life Network PoLNET is delighted to announce a new funding postdoctoral research associate (PDRA). £25k for 6 month projects

3-month integrated placement to provide BBSRC-funded DTP PhD students the opportunity to carry out a work placement unrelated to their doctoral research

NIHR announces that the PGfAR is now offering the opportunity to develop and advance health and care research careers. Find out more.

NIHR Programme Grants for Applied Research (PGfAR) inviting applications for research proposals to develop individual programmes of applied health research

Weekly free draw from Proteintech with a chance to win free food and drink for your next lab meeting from now until June 25th 2023.

Researcher-led programme, RfPB does not specify topics but instead encourages proposals for projects that address a wide range of health service issues.

Highlight notice – Apply for funding to research motor neurone disease (MND), through any grants from MRC research boards or panels + MRC fellowships.

The Rhodes Scholarship is a life-changing opportunity to join outstanding young people from around the world to study at the University of Oxford.

Supporti to establish conferences, scientific meetings & workshops relevant to drive efforts to extend healthy human lifespan and processes of aging

To produce the clinical and economic data that could help make the case for blood biomarker implementation in a healthcare setting in the UK.

Two bursaries are available up to £500 to be awarded per person to cover travel and accommodation costs, and conference registration fees.

Fellowship program for people from diverse backgrounds with an innovative data analysis idea or statistical approach using existing anonymized data.

We’re looking to fund fellowships of up to seven years to support talented researchers and innovators who are transitioning to research or innovation leadership

Could you translate your research into impactful and scalable products or services to improve quality of later life? Apply for a Healthy Ageing Catalyst Award

Research funding for medical stats, health economics, trial design, ops research, modelling, bioinformatics, qualitative research, mixed methods & epidemiology

This scheme provides funding for mid-career researchers from any discipline who have the potential to be international research leaders.

Scholarship established to advance the educational development of women by encouraging and supporting education on all aspects of life science.