Funding Opportunities

The Health Services and Delivery Research (HS&DR) Programme wishes to fund high quality, theory-led work on effective approaches to supporting carers.

The Public Health Research (PHR) Programme is accepting stage 2 applications to this Application Development Award – Core outcome data sets in population health research (with a focus on wider determinants).

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

The Public Health Research (PHR) Programme funds research to generate evidence to inform the delivery of non-NHS interventions, intended to improve the health of the public, and reduce inequalities in health.

The Public Health Research (PHR) Programme funds research to generate evidence to inform the delivery of non-NHS interventions, intended to improve the health of the public, and reduce inequalities in health.

The Public Health Research (PHR) Programme funds research to generate evidence to inform the delivery of non-NHS interventions, intended to improve the health of the public, and reduce inequalities in health.

The Health Technology Assessment Programme is preparing to accept stage 1 applications to its commissioned workstream for this primary research topic.

Funding studies evaluating interventions with potential to make a step-change in the promotion of health, treatment of disease and improvement of rehabilitation or long-term care.

The NIHR research programmes (EME, HTA, PHR and HS&DR) are interested in receiving applications to meet recommendations in research identified in NICE guidance published from 2015 onwards (for the purposes of this call, NICE guidance includes the following: clinical, social care, public health, technology appraisals, interventional procedures and diagnostics).

Funding to lead an EME-funded clinical efficacy study as part of an NIHR Advanced Fellowship

The EME programme invites applications to investigate the underlying mechanisms of action of health and social care interventions for COVID-19.

The Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation (EME) Programme funds ambitious studies evaluating interventions with potential to make a step-change in the promotion of health, treatment of disease and improvement of rehabilitation or long-term care.

The NIHR Evidence Synthesis Programme Grant Scheme was established to provide evidence synthesis and systematic reviews that will be of direct benefit to users of the NHS and social care services in England.

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. Whether you are someone who has recently been or about to be awarded a PhD, or someone with several years of post-doctoral experience, you could be eligible to apply for an Advanced Fellowship.

The Massachusetts Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (MADRC) is pleased to announce an opening for a two-year Clinical Fellowship in Dementia at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and related institutions beginning on the 1st July 2022.

This scheme enables clinically active healthcare professionals to continue their research at postdoctoral level and develop scientific independence.

Clinical Research Fellowships are designed for promising clinically qualified researchers who have delivered previous research projects with evidence of impactful outputs and have clear plans to establish their own research ‘niche’.

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.

This National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) call invites proposals for dementia research to address important health and social care questions.

The Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation (EME) Programme is accepting stage one applications to this funding opportunity.

The Health Services and Delivery Research (HS&DR) Programme aims to produce rigorous and relevant evidence to improve the quality, accessibility and organisation of health and social care services.

The Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme funds research about the clinical and cost-effectiveness, and broader impact of healthcare treatments and tests, for those who plan, provide or receive care from NHS, and social care services.

The Development and Skills Enhancement Award (DSE) provides a maximum of 1 year of funding for post-doctoral NIHR Academy Members to gain skills and experience for the next phase of their research career.

Funding for academically led pre-clinical development and early clinical testing of novel therapeutics, devices and diagnostics, including repurposing of existing therapies.

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.

This travel grant is to support ECS Members to attend SfAM events only.

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…

Are you an established, leading principal investigator who wants long-term funding to pursue a ground-breaking, high-risk project? The ERC Advanced Grant could be for you.

The Inspire Fund provides funding for projects that engage the public with dementia and the life-changing research going on into the condition.

This scheme offers nationals of low- and middle-income countries the opportunity to lead their own research programmes.

The last ever round of this scheme offers nationals of low- and middle-income countries the opportunity to receive training at Master’s degree level.

This scheme offers nationals of low- and middle-income countries the opportunity to receive training at postgraduate or postdoctoral level.

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

Investigator Awards enable independent researchers with a compelling research vision to tackle the most important questions in science.

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 transnational call invites proposals for ambitious, innovative, multinational and multidisciplinary collaborative research projects with a view to promoting research aimed at the detection, measurement and understanding of early disease indicators related to neurodegenerative diseases, with potential for the development of new diagnostics or interventions.

The Darby Rimmer MND Foundation is committed to making a difference and contributing to advancing understanding and treatments for MND. We are looking to support Biomedical Research by providing funding.

Molecular and Cellular Medicine Board grants are for researchers who are ready to take the next step towards becoming an independent principal investigator with clear host institution support.

Partnership grant to support new partnerships between diverse groups of researchers in the area of molecular and cellular medicine.

Programme grants provide large, long-term and renewable programme funding for researchers working in the area of molecular and cellular medicine research.

Neurosciences and Mental Health Board grants are for researchers who are ready to take the next step towards becoming an independent principal investigator with clear host institution support.

Partnership grant to support new partnerships between diverse groups of researchers in the area of neurosciences and mental health.

Programme grants provide large, long-term and renewable programme funding for researchers working in the area of neurosciences and mental health research.

Funding is available from MRC’s Neurosciences and Mental Health Board to support focused research projects on neurosciences and mental health.

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.

This grant is designed to support activities where aspects of microbiology are promoted to the general public and other relevant stakeholders (or to create resources used for education and training). Proposals eligible for support can be very diverse, from pieces of art and drama to popular music, or funds may be used to aid individuals to attend and exhibit at public science festivals, or in collaborations with schools and community groups. Resources promoting microbiology that may also be considered for support could consist of the following: personal time and materials in the design, production and delivery of items such as software, books, videos and other items used in education.

The NIHR Policy Research Programme (PRP) is holding a research call for the delivery of a process and performance evaluation of the first phase of the NIHR Global Health Research (GHR) portfolio (2016/17 to 2020/21) to assess the design, implementation and emerging outcomes of the portfolio and to inform the development and delivery of the next phase of the portfolio.

SfAM offers the opportunity for its members to apply for financial assistance in support of attending conferences, training programmes to learn new techniques or acquire new knowledge, or scientific meetings and workshops that are consistent with the Society’s objectives.

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…

NIHR Programme Grants for Applied Research (PGfAR) is inviting stage 1 applications for research proposals to develop individual programmes of applied health research (covered by the dementia highlight notice

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.

Apply for funding to investigate how COVID-19 will affect society in the medium and long term.

This funding enables Wellcome grantholders to identify and tackle barriers to diversity and inclusion in their work.

This funding supports Wellcome grantholders who want to use public insights to develop their research. Engagement helps to build the public’s trust in research, and ensure research is valued within society.

Research Fellowships are designed for promising PhD qualified non-clinical researchers who have delivered previous research projects with evidence of impactful outputs and have clear plans to establish their own research ‘niche’.

Research Fellowships are open to experienced researchers, particularly those who are or have been prevented by routine duties from completing a programme of original research.

Applications are invited for research proposals that are concerned with the day-to-day practice of health service staff, and which have the potential to have an impact on the health or wellbeing of patients and users of the NHS (Subject to Dementia Highlight Notice)

Apply for research on inclusive ageing

For researchers based at universities, institutions of higher education or registered charities with university-equivalent research capacity, to undertake an innovative and original research project.

Nuffield Foundation has a two-stage application process. Applicants submit a short outline application, and those that meet our criteria are invited to submit a full application, which is subject to independent peer review and considered by Trustees.

Our call for seed funding proposals on the topic of the ageing immune system is now open – deadline 23rd July 2021

Senior Research Fellowships support independent researchers who are emerging as global leaders in their field and want to tackle the most important questions in science.

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