Dementia Research Funding

Grants, fellowships and studentships — mostly UK, some international

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.

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  • BBSRC Mid-Range Equipment for Biosciences Research: ALERT 2026

    BBSRC funding for a single piece of shared mid-range equipment for bioscience research. Up to three bids per organisation. Closes 14 January 2027.

    14/01/2027   |   Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research CouncilUK Research and Innovation
  • MRC Capacity Building Clinical Research Training Fellowship

    MRC fellowship for clinicians with a PhD who have been away from research for five or more years and want to get back into it. Closes 13 January 2027.

    13/01/2027   |   Medical Research CouncilUK Research and Innovation
  • MRC Experimental Medicine

    MRC funding for mechanistic studies that use an experimental intervention or challenge in people. New investigators can apply. Stage one closes 14 April 2027.

    14/04/2027   |   Medical Research CouncilUK Research and Innovation
  • Professional Doctorate Clinical Research Training Fellowship

    MRC fellowship funding a professional doctorate for registered healthcare professionals, with salary and project costs. Applications close 13 January 2027.

    13/01/2027   |   Medical Research CouncilUK Research and Innovation
  • MRC New Investigator Research Grant

    MRC funding for researchers ready to lead their first substantial project and move towards independence. Runs continuously, aim for 14 April 2027.

    14/04/2027   |   Medical Research CouncilUK Research and Innovation
  • MRC Research Grant

    Flexible MRC funding for discovery and early translational research into human health and disease. Runs continuously, aim for 14 April 2027.

    14/04/2027   |   Medical Research CouncilUK Research and Innovation
  • MRC Early Independence Clinician Scientist Fellowship

    MRC fellowship for clinically active researchers with a PhD who are ready to establish their own research niche. Applications close 13 January 2027.

    13/01/2027   |   Medical Research CouncilUK Research and Innovation
  • MRC Partnership Grant

    MRC funding for ambitious research partnerships, networks and shared resources. Runs continuously, with 14 April 2027 as the date to aim for.

    14/04/2027   |   Medical Research CouncilUK Research and Innovation
  • MRC Small Molecule High Throughput Screen Using AstraZeneca Facilities

    MRC funds academic teams to screen compounds from AstraZeneca’s 2 million molecule library, with up to four projects a year. Applications close 28 January 2027.

    28/01/2027   |   Medical Research CouncilUK Research and Innovation
  • EPSRC New Investigator Award

    Apply for an EPSRC New Investigator Award to develop your research vision, establish a research group and build independence and leadership.

    31/12/2026   |   UK Research and Innovation
  • MRC Proof of Concept: Stage one

    Apply for MRC Proof of Concept funding to develop and test therapeutics, devices, diagnostics and interventions, from prototype to phase 2a.

    18/11/2026   |   UK Research and Innovation

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