March 2018
Details of funding opportunities for grants, investigator awards and fellowships are outlined in the IHW funding bulletin, with deadlines within the next 6 months.
Please contact your Project Co-ordinator to discuss the funding opportunities below. Please click on the arrows to expand/collapse details.
University of Glasgow
Internal Funding – Glasgow Knowledge Exchange (2015-18)
The University established the KE Fund in 2012 to support high-quality knowledge exchange activities and impact generation across the University and to support groups and individuals capable of influencing and creating impact. In its first three years, outcomes have included: contribution to ~22 impact case studies (current and potential, <£500k in translational research income, follow-on collaborations with research users and a contribution to a strong potential impact case study pipeline.
University of Glasgow MRC Proximity to Discovery Fund
The Proximity to Discovery scheme is aligned to MRC’s Confidence and Concept funding scheme and is intended to support early interactions and knowledge exchange between industry and academia to encourage engagement and collaboration.
Excellence with Impact Legacy Fund
A total of £80k has been allocated from BBSRC Excellence with Impact winner monies to enhance and accelerate the delivery of impact from MVLS Research. Funding is initially available until December 2018, when current spending and outcomes of the scheme will be evaluated with a view to determining future direction.
Flexible Talent Mobility Account
Applications are now being invited from staff, post graduate researchers and industrial partners for the Flexible Talent Mobility Account (FTMA). £90k of BBSRC funding has been allocated to enhance collaboration, skills training and knowledge exchange between the university and industry. Submitted proposals should be in line with the BBSRC's key strategic research priorities or enabling themes.
Alzheimer's Research UK
Connect immune research
This enables researchers to identify and develop research questions that can be tackled most effectively by collaborating across different conditions, and set out how these questions may be answered. Funding is worth up to £150,000 over up to 18 months.
Closing date: 19 Apr 18
Sabbaticals and secondments grants
These support tenure researchers who wish to enrich their research programmes and establish collaborations, by enabling them to experience new and interdisciplinary areas which would not be possible through existing funds. Grants are worth up to £50,000 each for a duration of six to 12 months.
Closing date: 18 Apr 18
Global clinical trials fund
This supports clinical trials in the UK or worldwide that have the potential to be of benefit to dementia patients. Grants are worth up to £1 million per project.
Closing date: 18 Apr 18
Target validation pathfinder grant
This provides funds for small, translational research projects that show potential for an application to the Dementia Consortium or collaboration with the Drug Discovery Alliance. The grant is worth up to £50,000 over a period of one year.
Closing date: 18 Apr 18
Dementia consortium funding
This supports collaborative target validation and drug discovery projects from academia and SMEs. Grants are worth between £100,000 to £250,000 each over two years.
Closing date: 23 Apr 18
Clinical research fellowship
This supports clinical or basic research on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. The fellowship is tenable for up to three years and cover salary and a contribution of up to £20,000 per year towards research, animal and travel costs.
Closing date: 04 Jul 18
Travelling research fellowship
This enables researchers to travel abroad to develop specific scientific skills that are essential for their independent careers in biomedical dementia research, and that cannot be learnt within the UK. The fellowship includes salary costs and up to £20,000 per year for travel and research costs.
Closing date: 04 Jul 18
Senior research fellowship
This enable researchers to manage their own independent research group become recognised within the field of biomedical dementia research. The fellowship is worth up to £420,000 over four years.
Closing date: 04 Jul 18
Research fellowships
These support PhD qualified non-clinical investigators pursuing research on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Fellowships are worth up to £20,000 per year for up to three years and support the costs of salary, research and travel.
Closing date: 04 Jul 18
Major project grants
These fund research projects on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Grants are worth up to £1 million each for a maximum period of five years, to cover salaries, equipment, and animal and running costs.
Closing date: 04 Jul 18
Interdisciplinary research grant
This encourages researchers from other fields into dementia research who have expertise and ideas which could benefit the field. The grant is worth up to £250,000 for up to three years to cover salaries, equipment, and animal and running costs.
Closing date: 04 Jul 18
Network accelerate scheme
This provides funds for research resources or tools that could be of benefit to biomedical dementia research in the ARUK network and beyond. The grant is worth up to £250,000 and this may cover staff salaries, equipment, animals, running costs, or any combinations of these.
Closing date: 04 Jul 18
Arts and Humanities Research Council
Victoria and Albert Museum/AHRC collaborative doctoral partnerships
These allow the museum and UK universities to collaborate on a project that falls within the council’s subject domain, and that can provide demonstrable benefits to both partners and the student they co-supervise. Studentships include tuition fees and a student maintenance grant for three years.
Closing date: 18 Aug 18 (Forecast)
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
Responsive mode research grants
These support investigator-led research activities addressing any topic within the council’s remit. Grants may support projects worth up to £2 million each at 100 per cent full economic costing over five years.
Closing date: 24 Apr 18
New investigator scheme
This assists early-career researchers in securing their first major element of research funding.
Closing date: 24 Apr 18
Stand-alone LINK programme
This supports pre-competitive research projects including the collaboration between at least one company and one academic partner. Grants are worth up to £400,000.
Closing date: 24 Apr 18
Industrial partnership awards
These support academic-led research projects and where industrial partners contribute in cash funding. The industry partners must contribute in cash at least equivalent to 10 per cent of the full project costs.
Closing date: 24 Apr 18
UK-Brazil BBSRC-FAPESP joint research funding
This supports applications that cut across national boundaries and involve international collaborative teams.
Closing date: 24 Apr 18
David Phillips fellowships
These support researchers who wish to establish their first independent research group in any area of science within the council’s remit, which includes research on plants, microbes, animals, and tools and technology underpinning biological research. Each fellowship is worth up to £1 million at 80 per cent full economic cost over five years.
Closing date: 09 May 18
British Council
COMING SOON: Newton prize
*** This opportunity will be available soon. The next call is expected to open in March 2018. The following information is subject to change. This prize recognises research and innovation in support of economic development and social welfare in Newton Fund partner countries. At least five prizes worth up to £200,000 each are available. ***
Closing date: 19 Jun 18 (Forecast)
British Heart Foundation
Project Grants, Programme Grants and Fellowships
Information on project grants, programme grants and fellowships can be found here, together with a full list of other grant types offered by the BHF.
There are no closing dates.
Cancer Research UK
Pioneer award
This supports high-risk, high-reward research projects that have a clear relevance to cancer, and enables the exploration of novel ideas which may lead to new discoveries or approaches. Grants are worth up to £200,000 over two years.
Closing date: 26 Apr 18
Biotherapeutic drug discovery project awards
The scheme funds translational research projects at all stages of drug discovery, from target and pathway identification and validation, through to early preclinical studies. Awards are typically worth up to £300,000 for up to three years.
Closing date: 15 May 18
Population research committee project grants
These provide support for focused research proposals centred on key questions in population research. Grants are worth up to £300,000 each for up to three years.
Closing date: 22 May 18
Small molecule drug discovery project awards
These support research towards identification or validation of new targets, and the discovery of novel small molecule therapeutic or preventive agents. Awards are typically worth £100,000 per year for a period between one and three years.
Closing date: 22 May 18
Tobacco advisory group project grants
These support researchers and advocacy organisations in policy research and advocacy activities in tobacco control. Grants usually range between £20,000 and £50,000 per year over a period of one to two years.
Closing date: 22 May 18
Early detection project award
This supports research projects that drive forward a transformational change in how and when early cancers and pre-cancerous states are detected. Awards are worth up to £500,000 each for up to three years, or four years when funding a PhD.
Closing date: 21 Jun 18
Multidisciplinary project award
This supports collaborations between cancer researchers and scientists from engineering and physical science disciplines. Projects may receive up to £500,000 each over a maximum period of four years.
Closing date: 24 Jul 18 (Forecast)
Department of Health including NIHR
Clinical excellence awards
These recognise and reward NHS consultants and academic GPs who perform over and above the standard expected of their role. Applications for new national awards and for some national award renewals are accepted.
Closing date: 12 Apr 18
EXTENDED DEADLINE: Health technology assessment programme – mental health themed call: 17/113
*** The closing date for this opportunity has been extended. The previous deadline of 28 March 2018 has been extended to 25 April 2018. All other call details remain unchanged. This call promotes good mental health and the prevention or treatment of mental ill health across the whole life course. ***
Closing date: 25 Apr 18
Health services and delivery research programme – mental health themed call: 17/112
This supports research that produces evidence on the quality, accessibility and organisation of health and social care services relating to the promotion of good mental health and the prevention or treatment of mental ill health. There are no fixed limits on the duration of projects or funding.
Closing date: 26 Apr 18
COMING SOON: Invention for innovation (i4i) – mental health themed call
*** This opportunity will be available soon. The next call is expected to open on 24 April and close on 6 June 2018. The following information is subject to change. This programme supports the development of innovative technological solutions with potential to influence the care pathway, improving outcomes for mental health service users. Grants are worth between £50,000 and£150,000 each over six to 12 months. ***
Closing date: 06 Jun 18
Invention for innovation (i4i) product development awards
These support translational research and development of healthcare technologies, devices and interventions in any area of existing or emerging clinical need. There is no funding limit and awards are tenable for up to three years.
Closing date: 06 Jun 18
Diabetes UK
Project grants
These support high-quality, diabetes-related research. There is no limit to research expenses that may be requested, but applicants applying for more than £500,000 should contact Diabetes UK.
Closing date: 01 Jun 18
Dunhill Medical Trust
Grants for academic or clinical research
These support research projects aiming to understand the mechanisms of ageing, treating disease and frailty, and identifying and developing new and effective ways to improve the lives of older people. Grants are worth between £25,000 and £300,000 for up to three years.
Closing date: 11 May 18
Innovate UK
Digital health technology catalyst – round 2
This aims to address major healthcare challenges and grow the UK digital healthcare industry through the innovate use of digital technologies. The total budget is worth £8 million, and project costs should be between £300,000 and £1m.
Closing date: 18 Apr 18
Point-of-use treatment for organic-rich surface water
This supports feasibility studies to explore the development of a point-of-use water treatment system. Successful applicant may receive up to £180,000 in total.
Closing date: 18 Apr 18
Glasgow, technology for monitoring risk management at home
This supports the development of a remote digital alarm monitoring system to help people with complex needs manage risks at home. Funding is worth up to £180,000 for phases 1 and 2.
Closing date: 25 Apr 18
Leverhulme Trust
Visiting professorships
These enable UK institutions to host distinguished researchers from overseas, primarily to enhance the skills of academic staff or students at the host institution. Funding is worth between £10,000 and£150,000 for up to 12 months.
Closing date: 10 May 18
Macmillan Cancer Support
COMING SOON: Research grants
*** This opportunity will be available soon. The next call is expected to open in April 2018. The following information is subject to change. These grants support projects in cancer care. The total budget is worth £750,000 ***
Closing date: 08 May 18 (Forecast)
Medical Research Council
Senior non-clinical fellowship – transition to leadership
This enables experienced non-clinical researchers to transition into research leaders. The fellowship cover salary costs, support for research staff, consumables expenses, capital equipment for the research project and travel costs for a period of up to five years.
Closing date: 25 Apr 18
Career development award
This enables postdoctoral researchers to lead their own research plans and establish their own research team to make the transition from postdoctoral researcher to independent investigator. Funding is provided for five years and its covers salary, support for research staff, consumables, travel costs and capital equipment.
Closing date: 25 Apr 18
New investigator research grant – molecular and cellular medicine
This supports researchers who are capable of becoming independent principal investigators and who are ready to take the next step towards that goal within the areas of molecular and cellular medicine. Grants are for three years.
Closing date: 02 May 18
Research grants – molecular and cellular medicine
These support focused research projects that may be short- or long-term in nature. Grants are worth up to £1 million for up to five years.
Closing date: 02 May 18
Partnership grant – molecular and cellular medicine
This supports collaborative activities that add value to high-quality scientific programmes that are already supported by grants from the MRC and other funders. Grants are tenable for one to five years.
Closing date: 02 May 18
Programme grants – molecular and cellular medicine
These provide large and long-term renewable funding for a coordinated and coherent group of related projects that may be developed to address an interrelated set of questions across a broad scientific area. Grants are tenable for up to five years.
Closing date: 02 May 18
Population and systems medicine –programme grants
These provide large and long-term renewable funding to the medical community to think bigger and conduct a coordinated and coherent group of related projects that may be developed to address an interrelated set of questions across a broad scientific area. Individual grants are worth up to 80 per cent of the full economic costs of the research for a period of up to five years.
Closing date: 23 May 18
Population and systems medicine – partnership grant
This provides core funds to support partnerships between diverse groupings of researchers, and can be used for infrastructure support, platform activities and for bringing together managed consortia or multidisciplinary collaborations. Funds are available for one to five years.
Closing date: 23 May 18
Population and systems medicine – research grants
These are suitable for focused research projects that may be short- or long-term in nature. Grants are usually worth up to £1 million for a maximum period of five years.
Closing date: 23 May 18
Population and systems medicine – new investigator research grant
This supports researchers capable of becoming independent principal investigators and who are ready to take the next step towards that goal within the areas of population and systems medicine. Grants are tenable for three years; however, in exceptional cases applications for longer periods of time may be accepted.
Closing date: 23 May 18
Health systems research initiative fifth call – providing evidence to strengthen health systems in low- and middle income countries, foundation grants
This supports multidisciplinary preliminary studies that address key questions on strengthening and improving health systems in developing countries. Grants are worth up to £200,000 each over 12 to 18 months.
Closing date: 05 Jun 18
Methodology research programme
This supports research on methods development to underpin the biomedical and health sciences as well as methods in research for developing methods and their implementation in research standards. Grants may be awarded for up to five years.
Closing date: 20 Jun 18
Methodology for stratified medicine – highlight notice
Funding supports high-quality, investigator-led, methodological research into the challenges raised by stratifying patient groups.
Closing date: 20 Jun 18
Methodology research programme reporting guidelines for non-communicable disease public health modelling studies – highlight notice
This enables research teams to scope, design and lead the development of a reporting guideline addressing non-communicable disease public health modelling.