Funding Opportunities

Applications are open for the 2027–28 Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health at UCSF. Join a global hybrid fellowship. Apply by 2 November.

Apply for the Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health and join a global community advancing brain health and equity. Closes 18 September 2026.

Could you lead a new dementia research network? ARUK offers up to £200,000 a year for five years. Join the information session on 12 August.

NIHR funding is available for research into how big data and data linkage in local or regional government affect health and health inequalities.

Applications are open for KQ Labs, a five-month accelerator supporting 10 UK data-driven health ventures. Apply by 5pm on 12 August.

The British Academy Postdoc Fellowship is a 3 year award made to an annual cohort of outstanding early-career researchers in the humanities or social sciences

Up to £500k for AI and machine learning RAD X UKDRI fellowships supporting pioneering dementia research, global collaboration and emerging research leaders.

Clinical Lecturers can apply for up to £40,000 in start-up research funding over two years. Apply by 1 September 2026 at 16:00 GMT.

The BRIDGES for Dementia Network+ is now accepting applications for small, early-stage projects focused on improving indoor and outdoor spaces for people living with dementia

The Alzheimer’s Association Research Grant offers newly independent dementia researchers up to $200,000. Letters of intent close 14 August 2026.

The Alzheimer’s Association Research Fellowship offers postdoctoral dementia researchers worldwide up to $200,000. Apply by 14 August 2026.

Alzheimer’s Association – Clinician scientists worldwide can apply for up to $200,000 for dementia research. Letters of intent close 14 August 2026.

ARUK’s Clinical Research Award funds ambitious experimental medicine studies, early-phase trials and trial sub-studies to advance dementia therapies.

Alzheimer’s Research UK Doctoral Clinical Fellowships offer up to £400,000 to help UK clinicians gain a PhD and build careers in dementia research.

Alzheimer’s Research UK Advanced Clinical Fellowships support UK clinicians combining dementia research and practice, with up to 50% protected research time.

Alzheimer’s Research UK Project Awards offer up to £500,000 over four years for ambitious, hypothesis-driven dementia research with clear outcomes.

Alzheimer’s Research UK Programme Awards offer up to £1.5m over five years for ambitious, integrated programmes tackling major challenges in dementia.

Alzheimer’s Research UK Pilot Awards offer up to £100,000 for bold, early-stage dementia research ideas, new collaborations and multidisciplinary work.

Up to £100,000 is available through the Race Against Dementia Ignition Fund for UK researchers pursuing bold ideas from unexpected findings.

Neurology trainees can apply for up to three years of fully funded PhD support through the ABN Clinical Research Training Fellowship. Closes 20 September.

UKRI ESRC will invest up to £5.85m in a doctoral focal award plus to build data-driven research skills across social science career stages.

Invited applicants can seek MRC Proof of Concept stage two funding to develop therapeutics, devices, diagnostics and interventions up to phase 2a.

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

BioFAIR Fellows call now open: funding for 20% of your time to champion FAIR data management across UK life sciences. Apply for 2026/27.

AI-BOND Pilot Awards support African scientists using bioinformatics and secondary data analysis to advance brain health and dementia research.

Early career researchers in Scotland can apply for up to £25k seedcorn funding to test new ideas in neurological research. Closes 1 Sept 2026.

NIHR HSDR Programme seeks high-quality research to support NHS and social care leaders. Submit your outline application for this 2-stage call.

Apply for the NIHR Senior Investigator award: £15k a year for 4 years to lead, mentor and shape applied health and social care research.

ADDF Prevention RFP funds human studies testing precision prevention, combination therapies and comparative research to reduce dementia risk.

ADDF Biomarkers RFP supports PET, CSF, MRI and EEG biomarker work for Alzheimer’s and related dementias, with clear clinical need.

BrightFocus Foundation funds Alzheimer’s research by US and international scientists working on disease understanding, prevention and treatment.

MRFF Early to Mid Career Researcher grants support emerging health researchers to test ideas, build programmes and translate findings into practice.

MRFF Consumer Led Research grants support consumer partnered studies to address health priorities, self care, quality of life and survivorship.

MRFF Genomics Health Futures grants support cancer genomics, gene discovery, risk scores, clinical uptake and data sharing to improve genomic healthcare.

MRFF International Clinical Trial Collaborations fund Australian sites in global trials, helping patients access evidence based treatments.

These IBRO grants ensure continuity for scientific projects run by early-career researchers who are approaching parental leave

NIHR HTA Application Development Awards fund work to shape future HTA applications on health and social care interventions.

British Academy Innovation Fellowships fund UK SHAPE researchers to work with policy partners on resilient communities and digital society challenges.

UKRI Policy Fellowships offer 18 month placements linking research and policy, with up to 50 roles across government and What Works hosts.

British Academy SHAPE Involve and Engage awards offer up to £8,000 for UK researchers to create public engagement projects with GLAM or arts partners.

UKDTN Clinical Trial fellowships support dementia trial delivery by building skills, career pathways and a stronger specialist workforce.

The NIHR Academy Member Event Fund provides support to plan and hold events that promote NIHR Academy programmes and strategic priorities. 

ERC Plus Grants offer up to €7m for bold research in Europe, backing outstanding PIs with ideas beyond standard ERC schemes.

MRC experimental medicine grants: fund mechanistic studies with an experimental intervention or challenge in humans. No funding cap. Round closes October

Funding to support excellent new investigator-led research across the breadth of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council scientific remit

BBSRC standard research grants: up to £2m FEC over 5 years for investigator-led bioscience at eligible UK research organisations. BBSRC funds 80% of costs.

This NIHR funding opportunity is aimed at supporting capacity building to support future leaders in efficacy and effectiveness clinical trials research.

TEDI Network Plus funding call, offering up to £100,000 to fund projects that help people with dementia use technology to live more independently.

Wellcome Discovery Awards fund established researchers and teams to pursue bold ideas that advance health and wellbeing research.

Wellcome Accelerator Awards support UK researchers of Black, Bangladeshi and Pakistani heritage to build skills, networks and career momentum.

New research initiative to unlock progress in late-stage clinical studies to advance treatments in Lewy body, frontotemporal and vascular dementia.

NIHR PHR Programme invites outline applications for researcher led public health research, including workforce health, healthy homes and suicide prevention.

ERC Proof of Concept Grants offer €150,000 over 18 months for ERC funded PIs to explore commercial or social innovation from their research.

BRACE Dementia Research invites South West England and South Wales researchers to apply for PhD, pilot and equipment grants advancing dementia science.

NIHR EME Programme invites outline applications for researcher led funding. Two stage process supporting TBI and wider health research priorities.

Public Health Research Programme seeks studies on active travel and health inequalities at population level, including methodological sub studies.

ISTAART offers grants for PIA led conferences workshops and events that encourage collaboration mentoring and new ideas in dementia research worldwide

UK Human Functional Genomics Initiative launches a bursary to help researchers build academia industry partnerships in functional genomics. Apply now.

Vivensa Foundation funding supports PhD by Publication routes for UK ageing researchers with existing peer reviewed work covering fees and submission costs UK.

NIHR PHR Rapid Funding Scheme supports small time sensitive public health studies to enable rapid baseline data and feasibility work ahead of full evaluations.

NIHR Public Health Research Programme seeks studies on how community initiatives affect loneliness and health at population level across the UK.

Bridge funding for early career researchers hit by federal changes. Support for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and related studies. Apply via LOI, rolling deadlines.