For general information about funding for academic research click here

Most academic institutes subscribe here

Research and development funding in Health and Social Care

Scientific Research: Looking for industrial or academic partners?

Some Funding Opportunities organised according to application deadline, with a separate section for opportunities with no fixed deadline.

• EPSRC/MRC: Call for Exploration Studies for Grand Challenges within the Information-Driven Health Initiative Details
  EPSRC and the Medical Research Council (MRC) are calling for exploration studies for grand challenges in Information-Driven Health. This is the preparatory stage of a potential major initiative in this area, looking at the potential of novel Information and Communications Technology (ICT) to improve health and transform care provision.
  
  Link: Grant Webpage
  
• The Health Foundation: Quality Improvement Fellowships
  
  Link: Grant Webpage
  Closing Date:
• MRC: Discipline Hopping Grants
  
  Link: Grant Webpage
  Closing Date:
  
  
• Medical Research Council:
  
  Link: Grant Webpage
  Closing Date:
  
  
• International Association for Dental Research: IADR/GlaxoSmithKline Innovation in Oral Care Awards
  Link: Grant Webpage
  Closing Date: 30 November 2007
  
  
• European Foundation for the Study of Diabetes: Clinical Research Grant
  
  Link: Grant Webpage
  Closing Date:
  
  
• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention: Distinguished Investigator, Postdoctoral Fellowships, Standard Grants and Young Investigator
• 
  Link: Grant Webpage
  Closing Date:
  
  
• NEW
  NIHR Fellowship Scheme: Research Training Fellowship, Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Career Development Fellowship, Senior Research Fellowship
  
  Link: Grant Website
  Closing Date:
  
• European Research Advisory Board: Research Grants
  The Independent European Research Advisory Board (ERAB) invites applications for funding of any aspect of biomedical or psychosocial research into beer or alcohol from researchers from an established European research institution or university. Applications are independently externally peer reviewed. The maximum length of project is two years.
  
  Closing Date: 31 March 2008
  Link: Grant Webpage
  

Funding Opportunities with No Fixed Deadline

• Wellcome Trust Flexible Travel Fellowship Award
  To provide enhanced opportunities for mobility and collaboration, and to enable successful scientists to obtain experience in new disciplines, interdisciplinary areas or in an emerging aspect of their own field. These fellowship awards will provide personal support for up to two years for researchers to obtain experience either in a new discipline or in an emerging aspect of their own field. The preliminary application form should be submitted in hard copy, with the accompanying information, at any time.
  
  Link: Grant Webpage
  Closing Date: Apply anytime
  
  
• NCC - Research Capacity Development Programme: Call for Applications for SpR Posts with Academic Training Opportunities
  The Academic Clinical Fellowship programme is designed to provide support for doctors and dentists (including GPs and GDPs) entering specialist training who have outstanding potential for development as a researcher and/or educationalist and enable them to work towards a higher degree.
  Link: Grant Webpage
  Closing Date: Apply anytime 
  
  
• King’s Fund: Bursaries
  The King's Fund has a limited number of bursaries available for people from black and minority ethnic groups applying to our Top Manager programme, Leadership for Senior Managers programme, Successful Nurse Leader and Athena programme for Executive Women. The bursaries will primarily be offered to those working within health in London and awards will cover up to half of applicants' programme fees.
  
  Link: Grant Webpage
  Closing Date: Apply anytime
  
  
• Royal College of Nursing: HSA Charitable Trust Health Care Assistant Awards
  For Health Care Assistants working towards S/NVQs at levels 2, 3 or 4. Awards of up to £250 are available for funding study days, short courses, or awarding body registration fees.
  
  Link: Grant Webpage 
  Closing Date: Apply anytime
  
  
• AERC: Small Grants
  Priority will be given to evidence based projects, pilot research studies or demonstration projects with a strong evaluation component. The main aims of the council are to increase the capacity of individuals and organisations to deal with alcohol issues and also to develop the evidence base relating to alcohol issues. The overall aim is to make a difference.
  
  Link: Grant Webpage
  Closing Date: Small grants will be rapidly processed throughout the year with no deadline.
  
  
• Wellcome Trust: Biomedical Science Project Grant in Influenza Research
  The Wellcome Trust is currently actively seeking high-quality research proposals that aim to further the understanding of avian and human flu via the project grant and programme grant schemes. Research proposals addressing questions that are particularly urgent and timely will be fast-tracked through our assessment procedures. All applications will be assessed on the basis of the excellence of the science presented.
  
  Closing Date: Apply any time
  Link: Grant Webpage 
  

Need help? Contact us at info@forem.org.uk