Open dementia research funding calls, grants and fellowships — with deadlines, eligibility and direct links to apply.
We list opportunities across dementia and neurodegeneration research: doctoral studentships, early career and senior fellowships, project and programme grants, pump-priming and pilot awards, travel and networking funds. The bulk of what we carry comes from UK research councils and national charities, but we include international calls where they’re open to researchers outside the funder’s own country.
Each listing gives a summary, the closing date, who can apply, and a link straight through to the funder’s own page. Use the filters to narrow by funder, career stage or deadline.
- Looking for a post, not a grant? Funded PhD and fellowship positions are on our jobs board.
- Based outside the UK? We can’t claim to cover everything worldwide — Alz Forum carries a wider range of international calls.
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INSIGHT Competition
NIHR INSIGHT funding is open to institutions in Wales and three English regions to deliver engagement activities and research master’s studentships.
08/10/2026 | National Institute for Health and Care Research -
Public Health Research Funding Call (researcher-led)
Apply for Public Health Research Funding Call to evaluate real-world, non-NHS interventions addressing health inequalities across the UK.
08/12/2026 | National Institute for Health and Care Research -
HSDR researcher-led Grant Funding
Apply for NIHR HSDR funding for high-quality research addressing NHS and social care priorities and the needs of service managers and leaders.
19/11/2026 | National Institute for Health and Care Research -
NIHR Senior Research Leader (SRL) Programme
NIHR’s Senior Research Leader Programme funds health and care professionals to strengthen research leadership, capacity and collaboration.
07/10/2026 | National Institute for Health and Care Research -
Development and Skills Enhancement (DSE) Award
NIHR DSE Awards fund up to two years of salary, training, conferences and mentoring to help postdoctoral researchers compete for future NIHR funding.
04/11/2026 | National Institute for Health and Care Research -
Definitive social care evaluations
NIHR funding for definitive trials evaluating the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of social care interventions for adults, children, families and carers.
18/11/2026 | National Institute for Health and Care Research -
Faecal Incontinence Research Funding Call
NIHR funding for research evaluating the clinical and cost-effectiveness of interventions to improve outcomes for adults with faecal incontinence.
06/01/2027 | National Institute for Health and Care Research -
Using ‘big data’ to impact health and health inequalities
NIHR funding is available for research into how big data and data linkage in local or regional government affect health and health inequalities.
08/12/2026 | National Institute for Health and Care Research -
NIHR Health & Social Care Delivery Research – Researcher Led
NIHR HSDR Programme seeks high-quality research to support NHS and social care leaders. Submit your outline application for this 2-stage call.
16/09/2026 | National Institute for Health and Care Research -
NIHR Senior Investigators
Apply for the NIHR Senior Investigator award: £15k a year for 4 years to lead, mentor and shape applied health and social care research.
14/09/2026 | National Institute for Health and Care Research -
Health Technology Assessment Application Development Awards
NIHR HTA Application Development Awards fund work to shape future HTA applications on health and social care interventions.
25/11/2026 | National Institute for Health and Care Research -
Academy Member Event Fund
The NIHR Academy Member Event Fund provides support to plan and hold events that promote NIHR Academy programmes and strategic priorities.
31/12/2026 | National Institute for Health and Care Research -
Public Health Research Programme Rapid Funding Scheme
NIHR PHR Rapid Funding Scheme supports small time sensitive public health studies to enable rapid baseline data and feasibility work ahead of full evaluations.
16/12/2026 | National Institute for Health and Care Research
Before you apply
Advice from researchers who have won funding — and from the people who review it.
