We try to collate all dementia research funding opportunities that open to UK researchers. To find funding that is right for you, use the filters to the side of this page. The listings include summary information, and links to the source page. If you are searching for a PhD or Fellowship post, our jobs section may also be of interest.
If you are based elsewhere in the world you will find more grant calls on the Alz Forum.
If you are a dementia research funder, you can add your call directly to our listings via our advertise page (note you will need to register an account to do this).
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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 -
NIHR Building clinical trials experience
This NIHR funding opportunity is aimed at supporting capacity building to support future leaders in efficacy and effectiveness clinical trials research.
12/08/2026 | National Institute for Health and Care Research -
Pre-Application Support Fund
The NIHR Pre-Application Support Fund offers extra support to prepare a competitive application for an NIHR career development award.
16/07/2026 | National Institute for Health and Care Research -
NIHR Public Health Research – Researcher Led
NIHR PHR Programme invites outline applications for researcher led public health research, including workforce health, healthy homes and suicide prevention.
18/08/2026 | National Institute for Health and Care Research -
NIHR EME Programme researcher-led
NIHR EME Programme invites outline applications for researcher led funding. Two stage process supporting TBI and wider health research priorities.
05/08/2026 | National Institute for Health and Care Research -
Active travel facilitators and barriers within different populations
Public Health Research Programme seeks studies on active travel and health inequalities at population level, including methodological sub studies.
18/08/2026 | 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 -
Loneliness in the community
NIHR Public Health Research Programme seeks studies on how community initiatives affect loneliness and health at population level across the UK.
18/08/2026 | National Institute for Health and Care Research
Dementia Research Funders Forum
The Dementia Research Funders Forum (DRFF) is a meeting of UK charity and public sector funders of dementia research. The purpose of the DRFF is to exchange information and coordinate activity in order to help shape the dementia funding environment at the national level. From time to time the DRFF provides reports to the Department of Health Programme Board on Dementia, which is responsible for delivering the Government’s Challenge on Dementia to 2020.
Membership of the DRFF comprises representatives from: Alzheimer’s Research UK (Chair), Alzheimer’s Society, AHRC, Department of Health, EPSRC, ESRC, MND Association, MRC, NIHR, Parkinson’s UK, STFC, Stroke Association, Wellcome Trust.
For further information or for funders who wish to join the group please contact research@alzheimersresearchuk.org