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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Digital Health Inclusion and Inequalities
Application Development Award (ADA): Digital Health Inclusion and Inequalities – Awards made under this ADA opportunity will be between £50,000 and £150,000
09/08/2024 | National Institute for Health and Care Research -
Housing Developer Contributions
Funding call to understand the health and health inequality impacts of housing developer contributions – Closes 13:00 on the 09 August 2024
09/08/2024 | National Institute for Health and Care Research -
Evaluating clinical & cost-effectiveness of nursing interventions
The NIHR HTA programme are interested in proposals for studies that evaluate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of fundamental nursing interventions.
04/09/2024 | National Institute for Health and Care Research -
Digital technology enabled interventions in Social Care
The HTA Programme is interested in proposals for the evaluation of a wide range of digital technologies for social care – Closes 24 July 2024
24/07/2024 | National Institute for Health and Care Research -
Research for Patient Benefit
NIHR Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) programme funding for research proposals that are concerned with the day-to-day practice of health service staff
10/07/2024 | National Institute for Health and Care Research -
Innovation Fellowships in Health & Care 2024/25
Zinc and NIHR are delighted to launch this call for applications to our 2024-2025 Innovation Fellowships in Health and Care.
07/04/2024 | National Institute for Health and Care Research -
Impact of new or extended roles in primary & community health & social care
Funding for research to investigate the impact of new & extended clinical & non-clinical roles on the delivery of primary care, community health, & social care
25/07/2024 | National Institute for Health and Care Research -
Application Development Award for Health & Care Professionals
Seeking 10 Application Development Awards to carry out development work prior to research applications, with a requirement for applicant teams to involve Health and Care Professionals.
26/09/2024 | National Institute for Health and Care Research -
Global Advanced Fellowships
NIHR Global Advanced Fellowship awards support postdoctoral researchers in LMICs and the UK working in applied global health research.
01/07/2024 | National Institute for Health and Care Research -
Global Health Policy & Systems Research (HPSR)
Awards of up to £800k for Global Projects with questions which specifically target an identified health policy and/or system(s) challenge or evidence gaps
19/06/2024 | National Institute for Health and Care Research -
Programme Grants for Applied Research
The NIHR Programme Grants for Applied Research is inviting applications for research proposals to develop individual programmes of applied health research
03/04/2024 | National Institute for Health and Care Research -
In-Practice Fellowship (IPF)
NIHR In-Practice Fellowship offers academic training qualified GPs and Dentists Dentists, who are in NHS practice in England. Closes 03 April 2024.
03/04/2024 | National Institute for Health and Care Research -
PhD Studentship – Dementia research
NIHR ARC East Midlands is pleased to announce an open, competitive call for a PhD studentship in dementia research. Apply by 21st April.
21/04/2024 | National Institute for Health and Care Research -
NIHR ARC PhD Funding
NIHR ARC East Midlands is pleased to announce an open, competitive call for PhD funding – available to study in a local institution in an area of priority.
28/04/2024 | National Institute for Health and Care Research -
Public Health Research Programme Rapid Funding Scheme
The RFS offers researchers funding to conduct rapid baseline data collection, as well as other feasibility work, prior to intervention implementation.
27/12/2024 | National Institute for Health and Care Research -
Health Technology Assessment Programme Researcher-led (ES)
NIHR Funding from the UK NIHR Health Technology Assessment Programme to evaluate the clinical and cost effectiveness of a health technology.
01/05/2024 | National Institute for Health and Care Research -
Health Technology Assessment Programme Researcher-led (PR)
NIHR Funding from the UK NIHR Health Technology Assessment Programme to evaluate the clinical and cost effectiveness of a health technology.
01/05/2024 | National Institute for Health and Care Research -
Development & Skills Enhancement Award
Post-doc funding aimed at supporting early to mid-career researchers in gaining specific skills & experience to underpin the next phase of their research career
29/03/2024 | National Institute for Health and Care Research -
Continuing areas of research interest to the PHR Programme
The Public Health Research (PHR) Programme is accepting Stage 1 applications to their commissioned workstream for these topics. Closes 13:00 on 23 April 2024
23/04/2023 | National Institute for Health and Care Research -
Public Health Programme researcher-led
The NIHR Public Health Research (PHR) Programme are accepting Stage 1 applications to their researcher-led workstream. Closes 13:00 on 23 April 2024
23/04/2023 | National Institute for Health and Care Research -
Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation Programme researcher-led
The NIHR Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation (EME) Programme is accepting Stage 1 applications to their researcher-led workstream – deadline 23rd April
23/04/2024 | National Institute for Health and Care Research -
Under-represented disciplines highlight notice: AHPs
The NIHR RfPB programme invites applications from allied health professionals to strengthen careers of under-represented disciplines and specialisms.
24/04/2024 | National Institute for Health and Care Research -
Faith-based groups & impact on health & health inequalities
Funding from the NIHR Public Health Programme to ask “How can engagement with faith-based groups impact health and health inequalities?”
23/04/2024 | 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