Here is a list of some of the funding opportunities for dementia researchers.
For a list of UK wide funding opportunities go to the Dementia Funding Portal
Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation (EME) Programme
Applications are invited to the EME Programme for translational studies expected to lead to improvements in health and patient care. These should be clinical studies that test the efficacy of a novel interventions and which may also provide new understanding of a disease or treatment mechanism.
More details at http://www.nets.nihr.ac.uk/funding/eme-researcher-led
Deadline 15 March 2016.
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SCOTGOV HEALTHCARE
The Scottish Government’s Chief Scientist Office invites applications for its clinical academic training fellowship scheme. This encourages research-led clinical academics to lead development in their discipline by enabling them to undertake a PhD. Projects must address patient care or healthcare-oriented research. Fellowships cover salary, research costs of up to £30,000 over three years, PhD registration fees, and costs of up to £2,000.
Deadline: 18 March 2016 Email: [email protected]
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Clinical Research Fellowship in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
The Chief Scientist Office and the Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Association have announced a Clinical Research Fellowship for 3 years.
Salary cost of a fellow, PhD fees, and up to £10K per annum of research costs will be included. The fellowship is open for individuals currently training in medicine. The successful applicant is likely to be in the speciality phase of their training.
Application forms are on the CSO website http://www.cso.scot.nhs.uk/crf-pspa/
Deadline 18th March 2016.
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ALZHEIMER’S FELLOWSHIPS
The Alzheimer’s Society invites applications for its clinical and healthcare professionals training fellowships. These enable practising professionals, working in dementia health and care services, to undertake study towards a higher research degree, usually a PhD. Fellowships are worth up to £225,000 each over three years.
Deadline: 18 March 2016 Email: [email protected]
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ALZHEIMER’S RESEARCH
The Alzheimer’s Society invites applications for the following fellowships;
- Junior fellowships, worth up to £225,000 over three years;
- PhD studentships, worth up to £85,000 over three years, or up to £91,000 for students in London;
- Project grants, worth up to £400,000 each over three years;
- Senior fellowships, worth up to £400,000 over four years.
Deadline: 18 March 2016
Contact: Email: [email protected]
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MRC BIOMEDICAL CATALYST
The Medical Research Council invites outline proposals for its development pathway funding scheme, under the biomedical catalyst programme. This supports projects that aim to improve the prevention, diagnosis, prognosis or treatment of significant health needs, as well as projects that focus on research tools which increase the efficiency of developing interventions.
Deadline: 29 March 2016 Contact: [email protected]
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MRC CLINICAL FELLOWSHIPS
The Medical Research Council invites applications for the following fellowships:
- Clinician Scientist Fellowships;
- Senior Clinical Fellowships.
Deadline: 6 April 2016 Contact: [email protected]
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HEALTH TECHNOLOGY
The Department of Health’s National Institute for Health Research invites expressions of interest for its researcher-led workstream call for primary research, under the health technology assessment programme. This supports research that is immediately useful to patients, clinical practice, and policy and decision makers, assessing the effectiveness of technologies within the NHS.
Deadline: 8 April 2016 Contact: [email protected]
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MRC CAREER AWARD/FELLOWS
The Medical Research Council invites applications for the following opportunities:
- Career development award
- Senior non-clinical fellowship
Deadline: 27 April 2016 Contact: [email protected]
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MND PhD STUDENTSHIPS
The Motor Neurone Disease Association invites nominations for its biomedical PhD studentships. These enable students and young scholars to undertake full-time research for a PhD related to motor neurone disease. Scholarships cover living costs, laboratory expenses, conference attendance, and relevant tuition or bench fees over three years.
Deadline: 29 April 2016 Contact: [email protected]
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WELLCOME FELLOWSHIPS
The Wellcome Trust invites applications for the following fellowships:
- career re-entry fellowships in biomedical science;
- the Sir Henry Wellcome postdoctoral fellowships, worth £250,000 over four years.
Deadline: 2 May 2016: Email: [email protected]
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DEMENTIA CLINICAL TRIALS
Alzheimer’s Research UK invites expressions of interest for its global clinical trials fund. This supports clinical trials that have the potential to be of benefit to dementia patients. Grants are worth up to £500,000 per project.
Deadline: 11 May 2016 Contact: [email protected]
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VISITS PROFESSORSHIPS
The Leverhulme Trust invites applications for its visiting professorships. These enable UK institutions to host eminent researchers from overseas, primarily to enhance skills of academic staff or students at the host institution. Funding covers maintenance, travel expenses and research costs and supports visits that last between three and 12 months. Travel within the UK, laboratory consumables and essential technical assistance may also be covered.
Deadline: 12 May 2016 Contact: Andreas Heiner [email protected]
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PARKINSON’S DISEASE
Parkinson’s UK invites applications for its project grants. These support projects that tackle major research challenges related to Parkinson’s disease. Grants are provided for a maximum of three years.
Deadline: 25 May 2016 Contact: [email protected]
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MRC NEW INVESTIGATOR AWARDS
The Medical Research Council invites proposals for its new investigator research grant in neurosciences and mental health. This supports researchers who are capable of becoming independent principal investigators within the area of neurosciences and mental health. Grants are tenable for three years.
Deadline: 1 June 2016 Contact: [email protected]
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SOCIAL SCIENCE FELLOWSHIP
The Academy of Social Sciences invites nominations for its fellowships in social science. These contribute towards research in any area, discipline or interdisciplinary field of social science.
Deadline: 17 June 2016 Contact: [email protected]
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ALZEIMER’S FELLOWSHIP
Alzheimer’s Research UK invites applications for its clinical research fellowship. This supports research on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. The fellowship is tenable for up to three years, and provides a salary and a contribution of up to £20,000 per year towards research and travel costs.
Deadline: 6 July 2016 Contact: [email protected]alzheimersresearchuk.org
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MASTER SCHOLARSHIP GERIATRICS
The British Geriatrics Society invites applications for its master’s scholarship for trainees. This enables postgraduate students to obtain a degree in geriatrics, gerontology, medical education, medical ethics or health services research. The scholarship is usually worth up to £7,000.
Deadline: 30 September 2016 Email: [email protected]
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MOTOR NEURONE DISEASE PROJECT GRANTS
The Motor Neurone Disease Association invites outline applications for its biomedical research project grants. These support research aimed at understanding the causes of motor neurone disease, elucidating disease mechanisms and facilitating the translation of therapeutic strategies from the laboratory to the clinic. Proposals should not exceed £85,000 per year, and £255,000 in total over three years is available.
Deadline: 28 October 2016 Email: [email protected]
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SCOTGOV DEVELOPMENT GRANTS
The Scottish Government’s Chief Scientist Office invites applications for its development work grants. These support short-term projects that aim to provide key supporting evidence in order to underpin subsequent applications to other research funders related to applied or translational health research. Grants are worth up to £35,000 each over six months.
No deadline Email: [email protected]
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GENERAL PRACTICE RESEARCH
The Royal College of General Practitioners invites applications for its practitioners allowance grants. These support research on general medical practice and primary care, undertaken form a UK base and normally based on subjects within the UK. Grants are worth up to £1,000 each.
No deadline Email [email protected]
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SCOTTISH PHYSICIAN GRANTS
The Scottish Society of Physicians invites applications for the following opportunities:
- research grants, worth up to £5,000;
- sabbatical grants, worth up to £5,000;
- travel grants, worth up to £500 each.
No deadline Contact: [email protected]
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PARKINSON’S WORKSHOPS
Parkinson’s UK invites applications for its grants for themed research workshops. These enable UK researchers to set up meetings to tackle important challenges in Parkinson’s research. Grants are worth up to £5,000 per workshop.
No deadline Contact: [email protected]
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WELLCOME PORTFOLIO AWARDS
The Wellcome Trust invites applications for its portfolio awards. These fund programmes that require a portfolio of projects to deliver leading edge innovations in healthcare. Requested budgets may include modest equipment purchase and maintenance costs.
No deadline Contact: [email protected]
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HEALTH WORKSHOPS
The Public Health Agency invites applications for its conference and workshop support. This supports the running and organisation of research workshops and conferences promoting evidence-based practice and research dissemination relevant to health and social care. Awards are worth up to £2,500.
No Deadline. Contact: [email protected]
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PROJECT GRANTS
The Leverhulme Trust invites proposals for its research project grants. These support innovative and original research projects where the choice of research theme and design lies entirely with the applicant. Grants are worth up to £500,000.
No deadline Contact: Matt Dillnutt [email protected]
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GENERAL PRACTICE GRANT
The Royal College of General Practitioners invites applications for its practitioners allowance grant. This supports projects with direct relevance to the care of patients in the general practice setting. The grant is worth up to £1,000.
No deadline Email: [email protected]
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GLOBAL HEALTH TRIALS
The Medical Research Council invites applications for its trial grants in global health. These support clinical trials that provide evidence on the comparative efficacy and effectiveness of interventions in medicine and health services. MRC usually meets up to 80% of the full economic costs.
No deadline Email: [email protected]
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ALZHEIMER’S CONFERENCES
Alzheimer’s Research UK invites applications for its scientific conference grants. Conferences should promote networking, collaborations, communication and dissemination of research results. The lead applicant must be based in the UK. Funding is worth up to £2,000.
No Deadline. Email: [email protected]
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SMALL SCOTTISH RESEARCH GRANTS
The Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland invites applications for its small research grants. These help with costs incurred while pursuing personal research benefiting the universities of Scotland. Applicants must be established members of academic staff at a Scottish university. Awards are worth up to £1,000.
No Deadline. Email: [email protected]
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STUDENTSHIPS
The Economic and Social Research Council invites applications for its grant-linked studentships. These offer students the opportunity to develop their substantive research skills, alongside broader professional development. Up to three studentships can be applied for on any single application.
No deadline. Email: [email protected]
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GENETICS AWARDS
The Genetics Society invites applications for its heredity fieldwork grants. These provide up to £1,500 to cover the costs of a field-based project or a visit to another laboratory for training. The scheme is open to any member of the society of at least one year’s standing.
No deadline. Email: [email protected]
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SCIENCE FELLOWSHIPS
The Daphne Jackson Trust invites applications for its fellowships. These aim to return scientists, engineers and technologists to their careers after a break. Applicants must have a good first degree in a STEM discipline and at least three years in research or a PhD qualification prior to the career break.
No deadline Email: [email protected]
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FEASIBILITY AND R&D PROJECTS
Scottish Enterprise invites applications under its Smart: Scotland initiative. Grants support technical feasibility studies and R & D projects with a commercial endpoint. Feasibility studies cover proof-of-concept R & D on the technical feasibility of a new product or process and are worth up to £100,000. R & D projects support the development of a pre-production prototype and are worth up to £600,000.
No deadline Email: [email protected]
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DH (NHS) INNOVATION PRIZES
The National Health Service invites applications for its innovation challenge prizes – breakthrough challenges. Funding for each challenge is worth up to £1 million.
No deadline Email: [email protected]
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BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH
The Rosetrees Trust invites applications for its grants. These support research in biomedical science. The following categories are available: part funding for young researchers doing PhD studentships, PhD top-ups, postdoctoral research and MBPhD studentships; seed-corn funding for cutting-edge projects; practical research with potential for short-term benefits; long-term projects to solve illnesses that affect millions of people; new imaging and diagnostic techniques to improve, monitor and speed up treatments; travel bursaries. Awards are worth up to £60,000.
No deadline. Contact: Sam Howard [email protected]
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MRC RESEARCH RESULTS
The MRC’s Medical Research Foundation invites applications to the Alexander Fleming dissemination scheme. Funding will support the dissemination of research results to patients, participants, practitioners and policymakers. MRC and Medical Research Foundation grant and fellowship holders whose funding is within one year of termination may apply. Awards are worth up to £30,000.
No deadline. Contact: [email protected]
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AGEING MEDICAL RESEARCH
The Dunhill Medical Trust invites applications for its medical research grants. These support research with a focus on improving the health and wellbeing of older people. The following areas are of particular interest: care of older people; research into the causes and treatments of disease, disability and frailty related to ageing. Grants are worth up to £500,000.
No deadline. Email: [email protected]
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MRC HIGHLIGHT NOTICE
The MRC invites applications under its environmental exposure and chronic disease highlight notice. This is for research that offers a better understanding of the associations between environmental exposures and health effects to inform risk assessment by policymakers and individuals, and facilitate the development of strategies for the prevention of diseases.
No deadline. Email: [email protected]
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WELLCOME Research Fellowship
The Wellcome Trust invites applications for Principal research fellowship. This provides long-term support for researchers who have a well-established track record and consists of a salary and research funding.
No deadline. Email: [email protected]
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MRC PARTNERSHIP AWARDS
The MRC invites applications for its partnership awards. These aim to stimulate collaborative, mutually beneficial research and partnership between industry and academia, and to enhance MRC fellows’ development as research leaders. Awards may be used to build on current research and will not normally exceed £200,000
No Deadline Email: [email protected]