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Funding Opportunities Medicine and Dentistry Funder Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council International Aids Society Programme Experimental Equipment Call Paediatric research grants Link https://www.bris.ac.uk/red/develop ment/opportunities/majorbids/majorbidscurrent.html#epsrcee 2014 21/10/2014 Summary Funding Available EPSRC has launched a call for refreshing and updating experimental Not specified equipment in universities. A total of £50M is available to support around 20 awards. This funding is available for all research areas in EPSRC's remit. Only capital funding is available from this call, associated running costs and other resources will need to be met by the institution. There is a major bids process in place for this call. For further information about the call or the internal process please contact [email protected] Intention to submit deadline: 21 October 2014 to [email protected] http://www.iasociety.org/Default. These support projects that address critical questions related to the longterm impact of HIV infection and treatment on growing children, or the aspx?pageId=730 $75,000 1 Deadline 21-Oct-14 5-Nov-14 9-Dec-14 31 Oct 14 consequences of HIV or antiretroviral perinatal exposure in uninfected children. Grants are worth up to US$75,000 for projects lasting up to two years. British Society of Interventional Bursaries Radiology http://www.bsir.org/learningzone/bsir-bursaries-2014/ These support research, educational and audit projects relevant to Not specified interventional radiology. Research bursaries may fund complete projects or pump prime more extensive research, and they be used towards the costs of equipment, laboratory investigations, staff salaries and travel. The total budget for all bursaries is £50,000. 01 Nov 14 European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grants https://www.bris.ac.uk/red/develop ment/opportunities/majorbids/majorbidscurrent.html?ticket=S T-1222056hLA7niNdsd7pPSA0w5kTnAC1004092095#ercstg2015 A UoB Major Bids process is in place for this call. ERC Starting Grants up to €2 million are intended to enable exceptional researchers between 2 and 7 years from PhD completion to become fully independent research leaders. They are particularly intended to enable the researcher to create or strengthen their own independent research team. If you are interested in applying for this funding please contact either [email protected] or [email protected] 04-Nov-14 Daiichi Sankyo Drug discovery programme http://www.daiichisankyo.com/rd/ This aims to generate pharmaceutical drugs for human health by promoting €300,000 new drug discovery themes, research and development technologies and taneds/eligibility/index.html 15 Nov 14 http://www.mrc.ac.uk/funding/br This supports research on methods development to underpin the biomedical Not specified and health sciences as well as methods in research for developing methods owse/methodology-researchand their implementation in research standards. Grants may be awarded for programme/ 19 Nov 14 http://www.lcirah.ac.uk/sites/defa ult/files/IMMANA%20Call%20for% 20applications%20for%20competit ive%20research%20grants_0.pdf 21-Nov-14 continued collaboration with external researchers and research groups. Grants are worth between €100,000 and €150,000 per year for a period of two years, plus overhead. Medical Research Council Methodology research programme – investigator-led research up to five years, but those of two years or less are for proof-of-principle or pilot work only. IMMANA London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Competitive Research Grants to Develop Innovative Methods and Metrics for Agriculture and Nutrition Actions Call for applications- Round 1 To accelerate the development of innovative and interdisciplinary methods, metrics and tools to advance scientific understanding of the linkages between agriculture and food systems, and health and nutrition outcomes, to better inform policy and programmatic actions in low and middle income countries (LMICs). 15-20 research grants of up to £250,000 to be awarded in two rounds up to £250,000 This document was generated by Research and Enterprise Development. For further information please contact Teresa Nurser ([email protected]) or visit our website; http://www.bris.ac.uk/red/ Funding Opportunities Medicine and Dentistry 21/10/2014 Funder Stroke Association Programme Priority programme awards Link Summary World Universities Network University of Bristol Researcher Mobility Programme http://www.bris.ac.uk/wun/collabora The Research Mobility Programme (RMP) provides funding for a period of Not specified tion/rmp/ overseas research for PhD students and research staff to establish and cultivate research links, at both an individual and institutional level, with the Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) partners. The 16 WUN partners include: University of Alberta, University of Auckland, University of Bergen, University of Bristol, University of Cape Town, Chinese University of Hong Kong, University of Leeds, Maastricht University, Pennsylvania State University, University of Rochester, University of Sheffield, University of Southampton, University of Sydney, University of Western Australia, University of York and Zhejiang University Cancer Research UK Tobacco advisory group project http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/ These provide support for policy research and policy advocacy activities in grants tobacco control. There is no set period or value of funding, although grants funding-for-researchers/ourare usually in the region of £20,000 to £50,000 over a period of one to two funding-schemes/tobacco-advisoryyears. http://www.stroke.org.uk/researc These support research into haemorrhagic stroke and the psychological consequences of stroke. Awards are worth up to £450,000 each over a h/priority-programme-awards Funding Available £450,000 2 Deadline 26 Nov 14 period of three to five years. 28-Nov-14 Not specified 30 Nov 14 International Agency for Research on Cancer Postdoctoral position in section http://www.iarc.fr/en/vacancies/p The section’s current projects include next generation sequencing to Not specified of molecular pathology elucidate genetic pathways and intratumoral genetic heterogeneity of brain ostdoc/ tumours. The fellowship will last for one year with possibility of renewal for up to three further years. The annual stipend is currently €33,000. The cost of travel for the fellow, and in certain circumstances for dependants, will be met, a dependant’s allowance paid, and health insurance covered. 30 Nov 14 Marsha Rivkin Center for Ovarian Cancer Research Scientific scholar awards group-tag-project-grants http://www.marsharivkin.org/rese These are intended to assist promising laboratory and clinical scientists in pursuing a career as an independent investigator in ovarian cancer arch/apply.html $60,000 02 Dec 14 up to €2.75 million 02-Dec-14 research. Awards are available for a period of one year and are worth US$60,000. European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grants https://www.bris.ac.uk/red/develop ment/opportunities/majorbids/majorbidscurrent.html#erccon2 015 Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research Improved biomarkers and clinical outcome measures 2014 https://www.michaeljfox.org/rese The aim of the programme is to support the development of biomarker and Not specified clinical outcome measures that enable objective decisions for advancing arch/grant-detail.php?id=23 A UoB Major Bids process is in place for this call. ERC Consolidator Grants are intended to enable exceptional researchers between 7 and 12 years from PhD completion to become fully independent research leaders. They are particularly intended to enable the researcher to strengthen their own independent research team or programme. If you are interested in applying for this funding please contact either [email protected] or [email protected] 03 Dec 14 therapies through various stages of clinical development. The total programme budget is US$4 million, no more than 25 percent for academic institutions or 10 percent for-profit organisations of the direct costs may go to indirect costs. The maximum project period is three years. This document was generated by Research and Enterprise Development. For further information please contact Teresa Nurser ([email protected]) or visit our website; http://www.bris.ac.uk/red/ Funding Opportunities Medicine and Dentistry Funder Asthma UK Programme Research grant competition Link 21/10/2014 Summary Funding Available £300,000 http://www.asthma.org.uk/resear This supports mid-career researchers in studies designed to answer a single question or a small group of related questions about a specific aspect ch-grants 3 Deadline 09 Dec 14 of asthma. The budget is worth £1.6 million. Awards are worth up to £300,000 over three years. International Association for Dental Research IADR GlaxoSmithKline innovation in oral care awards http://www.dentalresearch.org/i4 These enable investigators to conduct dental research that will have a a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3426 direct impact on the oral health of the public. The awards are worth up to $75,000 12 Dec 14 US$75,000. http://www.nihrtcc.nhs.uk/researc These enable candidates in the early part of their careers to lead research, Not specified promote effective translation of research and strengthen research hprofessor/ 17 Dec 14 Department of Health including Health services and delivery NIHR research programme – commissioned call 14/194 Measuring nursing input, workload, activity and care Department of Health including Health services and delivery NIHR research programme – commissioned call 14/195 Medical generalists (in hospitals) Department of Health including Health services and delivery NIHR research programme – commissioned call 14/196 Organisation and management of general practice http://www.nets.nihr.ac.uk/fundin This call focuses on methods to develop and test more reliable measures of Not specified inputs, activity and g/hsdr-commissioned 18 Dec 14 http://www.nets.nihr.ac.uk/fundin This call seeks to investigate the fact that it is increasingly recognised that hospitals are not well set up to care for people with multiple medical g/hsdr-commissioned Not specified 18 Dec 14 http://www.nets.nihr.ac.uk/fundin This call addresses the fact that relatively little research effort has been devoted to the organisation and management of general practice, despite g/hsdr-commissioned Not specified 18 Dec 14 Allen Foundation Human nutrition research grants https://www.allenfoundation.org/ These fund relevant nutritional research or support projects that benefit programmes for human nutrition in the areas of health, education, training commoninfo/aboutus.asp Not specified 31 Dec 14 Cancer Research UK New agents committee preclinical grants http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/ These fund preclinical in vitro and in vivo studies of new drug and radiotherapy combinations, including novel combinations with established funding-for-researchers/ourdrugs. Funding is worth up to £50,000 over six to 12 months. funding-schemes/new-agentscommittee-pre-clinical-grant £50,000 05 Jan 15 Not specified 07 Jan 15 Not specified 08 Jan 15 Department of Health including Research professorships NIHR leadership at the highest academic levels. Each award consists of a package to support a professorship for a fixed five-year duration. quality of nursing care in relation to the NHS context. Outline requested as first stage conditions and needs. rapid and profound change. and research. Department of Health including Health technology assessment http://www.nets.nihr.ac.uk/fundin This funds research to assess the effectiveness of technologies within the NIHR programme – researcher-led NHS. In this researcher-led work stream, grants are available for primary g/hta-researcher-led workstream research and evidence synthesis on topics proposed by the researchers. Proposals are encouraged on any aspect of mesothelioma, its prevention, earlier diagnosis, treatment or care where there are likely to be benefits for patients or their families. Biotechnology and Biological Responsive-mode research http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/funding/a These support investigator-led research activities addressing any topic within the council’s remit. Grants may be used for research projects, Sciences Research Council grants pply/deadlines.html technology development, equipment or use of existing facilities, new facilities or infrastructure provision, research networks and coordination, and summer schools. Funding is available for up to five years. This document was generated by Research and Enterprise Development. For further information please contact Teresa Nurser ([email protected]) or visit our website; http://www.bris.ac.uk/red/ Funding Opportunities Medicine and Dentistry Funder Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council Programme New investigator scheme Link 21/10/2014 Summary Funding Available http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/funding/g This assists early-career researchers in securing their first major element of Not specified research funding. Applicants should be newly employed university lecturers, rants/new_investigator.html 4 Deadline 08 Jan 15 fellows at the lecturer level whose awards were secured in open competition, or researchers in research council institutes at the unified research council band E or its equivalent. Funding is available for up to five years. Faculties of Medicine & Dentistry and Medical and Veterinary Sciences There is an internal process in place and the deadline is October 23rd, please contact [email protected] for further information or see the major bids page on the RED website Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council Industrial partnership awards http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/business/ These support science-led research projects that address any topic within Not specified collaborative_research/industrial_ the council’s remit and where industrial partners contribute in cash funding. Industrial partners must contribute in cash at least 10 per cent of the full partnership_awards.html 08 Jan 15 http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/science/in This supports applications that cut across national boundaries and involve ternational/fapesp-joint-funding- international collaborative teams. Proposals may be submitted in any area of science within the remit of both supporting organisations. Funding is research.aspx Not specified 08 Jan 15 Not specified http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/business/ This supports pre-competitive research projects that address any topic collaborative-research/stand-alone- within the council’s remit and where industry contributes at least 50 per cent of the full economic costs of projects. Applying teams must include at least link.aspx 08 Jan 15 economic costs of projects. Funding is available for up to five years. Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BBSRC/Brazil joint funding of research Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council Stand-alone LINK available for up to five years. one company, with preference given to small and medium-size enterprises, and one science-based partner. Funding is available for up to five years. Innovate UK Biomedical catalyst – business- https://www.innovateuk.org/com These enable businesses to develop solutions to healthcare challenges led feasibility studies through the exploration and evaluation of the commercial potential of an petition-display-page/early-stage scientific idea. The maximum project size is £200,000 for a /asset_publisher/RqEt2AKmEBhi/c duration of up to one year. If you are interested in applying for this ontent/biomedical-catalystfunding please contact [email protected] or [email protected]. £200,000 21 Jan 15 Innovate UK Biomedical catalyst – business- https://www.innovateuk.org/com This enables businesses to develop solutions to healthcare challenges by led early stage awards evaluating the technical feasibility of an idea and establishing proof-ofpetition-display-page/concept in a model system. The grant is worth up to £2.4 million for a /asset_publisher/RqEt2AKmEBhi/c duration of up to three years. If you are interested in applying for this ontent/biomedical-catalyst-early- funding please contact [email protected] or [email protected]. £2,400,000 21 Jan 15 Innovate UK Biomedical catalyst – academic- https://www.innovateuk.org/com This enables academic institutions to develop solutions to healthcare £3,000,000 led early stage award challenges by evaluating the technical feasibility of an idea and establishing petition-display-page/proof-of-concept in a model system. The grant is worth up to £3 million for a /asset_publisher/RqEt2AKmEBhi/c duration of up to three years. If you are interested in applying for this ontent/biomedical-catalyst-early- funding please contact [email protected] or [email protected]. 21 Jan 15 studies?p_p_auth=qT6kgROf awards?p_p_auth=yKqQ5oTD awards?p_p_auth=yKqQ5oTD This document was generated by Research and Enterprise Development. For further information please contact Teresa Nurser ([email protected]) or visit our website; http://www.bris.ac.uk/red/ Funding Opportunities Medicine and Dentistry 21/10/2014 Funder Innovate UK Programme Link Summary Biomedical catalyst - academic- https://www.innovateuk.org/com These enable academic institutions to develop solutions to healthcare led feasibility studies challenges through the exploration and evaluation of the commercial petition-display-page/potential of an early-stage scientific idea. These awards will be made /asset_publisher/RqEt2AKmEBhi/c available to reseachers in major universities through the Confidence in ontent/biomedical-catalystConcept Awards scheme. If you are interested in applying for this feasibilityfunding please contact [email protected] or studies?p_p_auth=qT6kgROf [email protected]. NIH: National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Definition of resilience and pre- http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide This R01 funding opportunity supports projects that seek to prospectively $750,000 symptomatic disease in lung define or validate pulmonary or immune system attributes associated with /rfa-files/RFA-HL-15-024.html health and disease (R01) pre-symptomatic disease states or resilience, with the goal of informing the development of primary prevention strategies for chronic lung diseases. The budget is worth US$2 million, to fund up to five awards in financial year 2015. Each project may request up to US$250,000 in direct costs per year, excluding costs associated with consortia, over a maximum of three years. European Foundation for the Study of Diabetes EFSD/Novo Nordisk programme for diabetes research in Europe http://www.europeandiabetesfou ndation.org/index.php/ct-menuitem-5/14-sample-dataarticles/230-efsd-novo-partnership NIH: National Institute on Drug Abuse Study of nuclear bodies and compartments (U01) This aims to support initiatives in all areas of diabetes research, to rapidly diffuse acquired knowledge and to facilitate its application. Funding is available for both basic and clinical research. Grants are worth up to €100,000 for basic research projects and up to €400,000 for clinical projects. Funding Available Not specified 5 Deadline 21 Jan 15 21 Jan 15 €400,000 01 Feb 15 http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide The purpose of this U01 funding opportunity announcement is to support projects to develop tools and strategies for studying the three dimensional /rfa-files/RFA-RM-14-008.html Not specified 02 Feb 15 http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide The purpose of this U01 funding opportunity announcement is to solicit the development and validation of imaging technologies for visualising the /rfa-files/RFA-RM-14-009.html Not specified 02 Feb 15 http://www.openlabfoundation.or This supports scientists in progressing their own innovative ideas in drug g/collaborate/cofundProposal.htm discovery for diseases of the developing world, while developing their capabilities as research leaders. Funding will cover personnel costs and l Not specified 04 Feb 15 architecture of the nucleus in relationship to the topography of nuclear bodies and transcriptional machineries, the structure and function of poorly characterised nuclear structures or the role of specialised proteins and RNAs in the assembly, organisation, function of nuclear bodies, nuclear structures, and specialised subnuclear domains. The total amount of funds available is US$3 million per year. It is anticipated that five to eight projects will be supported. NIH: National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering 4D nucleome imaging tools (U01) Tres Cantos Open Lab Foundation Cofund fellowship programme ERASMUS + structural and functional organisation of the mammalian genome and its spatiotemporal dynamics. The total amount of funds available is US$4 million per year. It is anticipated that six to 10 projects will be supported. Strategic partnerships in the field of youth accommodation during the stay. Other costs may be covered according to the project needs. https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasm These support the development, transfer and implementation of innovative Not specified practices at organisational, local, regional, national or European levels. us-plus_en Funding will cover up to 80 per cent of eligible costs. If you are thinking of applying for this call please contact [email protected] in the RED EU team. 04 Feb 15 This document was generated by Research and Enterprise Development. For further information please contact Teresa Nurser ([email protected]) or visit our website; http://www.bris.ac.uk/red/ Funding Opportunities Medicine and Dentistry Funder NIH: National Institute on Drug Abuse Programme Epidemiology of drug abuse (R01) NIH: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Studies in neonatal and paediatric resuscitation (R01) NIH: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Pregnancy in women with disabilities (R01) Department of Health including Health services and delivery NIHR research programme researcher-led workstream NIH: National Institute of Dental Biology of the and Craniofacial Research temporomandibular joint in health and disease (R01) Department of Health including Efficacy and mechanism NIHR evaluation programme – commissioned call for proposals: 14/199 NIH: National Institute of Child Studies in neonatal and Health and Human paediatric resuscitation (R03) Development NIH: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Studies in neonatal and paediatric resuscitation (R21) NIH: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Pregnancy in women with disabilities (R21) NIH: National Institute of Dental Biology of the and Craniofacial Research temporomandibular joint in health and disease (R21) Link 21/10/2014 Summary http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide These R01 grants support projects that enhance understanding of the nature, extent, distribution, aetiology, comorbidities and consequences of /pa-files/PA-15-003.html Funding Available Not specified drug use, abuse and addiction across individuals, families, communities and diverse population groups. Application budgets are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project. The maximum project period is five years. http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide These R01 grants support collaborative research projects on a wide range Not specified of topics related to neonatal resuscitation. Application budgets are not /pa-files/PA-14-350.html limited, but must reflect the actual needs of the project. The total project period may not exceed five years. http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide The purpose of this R01 funding opportunity announcement is to encourage Not specified research investigating the incidence, course and outcomes of pregnancy /pa-files/PAR-14-354.html among women with disabilities. Application budgets are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project. The maximum project period is five years. Not specified http://www.nets.nihr.ac.uk/fundin This supports research into the quality, effectiveness and accessibility of health services, including evaluations of how the NHS might improve g/hsdr-researcher-led delivery of services. NIHR will fund HEIs at a maximum of 80 per cent of full economic cost, and non-HEIs at 100 per cent of full economic cost. http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide This R01 funding opportunity encourages research that advances understanding of the temporomandibular joint in health and disease, and /pa-files/PA-14-358.html aims to stimulate research focused on the biology of joint function and the tissues that make up the joint. Budgets are not limited but must reflect the actual needs of the proposed project. http://www.nets.nihr.ac.uk/fundin This supports research into the efficacy of interventions for the diagnosis and management of complex injuries following major trauma. There are no g/eme-commissioned fixed limits on the duration or costs of projects. 6 Deadline 05 Feb 15 05 Feb 15 05 Feb 15 05 Feb 15 Not specified 05 Feb 15 Not specified 10 Feb 15 http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide These R03 grants support collaborative research projects on a wide range $100,000 of topics related to neonatal resuscitation. Application budgets are limited to /pa-files/PA-14-351.html 16 Feb 15 http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide These R21 grants support collaborative research projects on a wide range $275,000 of topics related to neonatal resuscitation. Application budgets are limited to /pa-files/PA-14-350.html 16 Feb 15 US$50,000 in direct costs per year over a maximum period of two years. US$275,000 over a maximum of two years, and no more than US$200,000 may be requested in a single year. http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide The purpose of this R21 funding opportunity announcement is to encourage $275,000 research investigating the incidence, course and outcomes of pregnancy /pa-files/PAR-14-355.html among women with disabilities. Direct costs are limited to US$275,000 over a two-year project period. No more than US$200,000 may be requested in any single year. $275,000 http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide This R21 funding opportunity encourages research that advances understanding of the temporomandibular joint in health and disease, and /pa-files/PA-14-359.html aims to stimulate research focused on the biology of joint function and the tissues that make up the joint. Funding is worth up to US$275,000 over two years, and projects may request no more than US$200,000 per year. 16 Feb 15 16 Feb 15 This document was generated by Research and Enterprise Development. For further information please contact Teresa Nurser ([email protected]) or visit our website; http://www.bris.ac.uk/red/ Funding Opportunities Medicine and Dentistry 21/10/2014 Funder Programme Economic and Social Research Transformative research call Council Link ERASMUS + Jean Monnet modules https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmu These support modules or courses in the field of European Union studies at Not specified s-plus/actions/jean-monnet/jeanhigher education institutions. Funding will cover a maximum of 80 per cent monnet-modules_en of eligible costs. If you are thinking of applying for this call please contact [email protected] in the RED EU team. 26 Feb 15 ERASMUS + Jean Monnet centres of excellence https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmu This action supports centres that are a focal point of competence and s-plus/actions/jean-monnet/jeanknowledge on European Union subjects. Funding will cover a maximum of monnet-centres-excellence_en 80 per cent of eligible costs. If you are thinking of applying for this call please contact [email protected] in the RED EU team. Not specified 26 Feb 15 ERASMUS + Jean Monnet support to institutions and associations https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmu s-plus/actions/jean-monnet/jeanmonnet-support-institutions-andassociations_en This supports institutions enhancing teacher and training activities on Not specified European Union subject areas at postgraduate level or for other stakeholders as well as associations contributing to the study of the European integration process. Funding will cover a maximum of 80 per cent of eligible costs. If you are thinking of applying for this call please contact [email protected] in the RED EU team. 26 Feb 15 ERASMUS + Jean Monnet networks 26 Feb 15 ERASMUS + Jean Monnet projects https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmu This action supports the creation and development of consortia of Not specified s-plus/actions/jean-monnet/jeaninternational research groups in the area of European Union studies. monnet-networks_en Funding will cover a maximum of 80 per cent of eligible costs. If you are thinking of applying for this call please contact [email protected] in the RED EU team. https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmu This supports innovation, cross-fertilisation and the spread of European Not specified s-plus/actions/jean-monnet/jeanUnion content. Funding will cover a maximum of 80 per cent of total costs. If monnet-projects_en you are thinking of applying for this call please contact [email protected] in the RED EU team. ERASMUS + Knowledge alliances https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmu s-plus/actions/key-action-2cooperation-for-innovation-andexchange-goodpractices/knowledge_en This action aims to strengthen Europe’s innovation capacity and foster Not specified innovation in higher education, business and the broader socio-economic environment. The maximum EU co-financing rate will be 80 per cent. If you are thinking of applying for this call please contact [email protected] in the RED EU team. 26 Feb 15 ERASMUS + Sector skills alliances https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmu s-plus/actions/key-action-2cooperation-for-innovation-andexchange-good-practices/sectorskills_en This action aims to tackle skills gaps, and enhance the responsiveness of Not specified initial and continuing vocational education and training systems to sectorspecific labour market needs and demand for new skills with regard to one or more occupational profiles. The maximum EU co-financing rate will be 80 per cent. If you are thinking of applying for this call please contact [email protected] in the RED EU team. 26 Feb 15 http://www.esrc.ac.uk/fundingand-guidance/fundingopportunities/28599/pre-callannouncement-transformativeresearch-call.aspx Summary Funding Available This aims to provide a stimulus for genuinely transformative research ideas £200,000 at the frontiers of the social sciences, enabling research which challenges current thinking to be supported and developed. Proposals will be funded up to £250,000 at 100 per cent full economic cost, of which the ESRC will pay 80 per cent. Projects may have a duration of up to 18 months, and up to 20 projects will be funded. A major bid process will be in place for this call, if you are interested in applying please contact Patrick Lansley [email protected] 7 Deadline 19 Feb 15 26 Feb 15 This document was generated by Research and Enterprise Development. For further information please contact Teresa Nurser ([email protected]) or visit our website; http://www.bris.ac.uk/red/ Funding Opportunities Medicine and Dentistry Funder Breast Cancer Campaign Programme Pilot grants Link 21/10/2014 Summary Funding Available http://www.breastcancercampaig These enable established scientists to explore new, innovative ideas in the £25,000 field of breast cancer research and to determine whether a particular line of n.org/page.aspx?pid=396 8 Deadline 02 Mar 15 enquiry is worth pursuing. Grants are worth up to £25,000 for up to one year. ERASMUS + Mobility projects in the field of education and training https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasm Mobility projects can comprise one or more of the following activities: a Not specified us-plus/actions/key-action-1-study- study period abroad at a partner higher education institution; a traineeship (work placement) abroad in an enterprise or any other relevant workplace. and-volunteering-in-anotherStudents and staff will receive EU grants as a contribution to their costs for country_en travel and subsistence during the period of study or traineeship abroad. The 04 Mar 15 maximum EU co-finding rate will be 80 per cent. If you are thinking of applying for this call please contact [email protected] in the RED EU team. EUREKA Eurostars programme https://www.eurostarseureka.eu/funding This funds collaborative innovation projects that will be rapidly Not specified commercialised. It encourages and assists the development of new products, processes and services by offering support and funding to help innovations to access regional, national and international markets. Funding for Eurostars participants is provided on a country by country basis. 05 Mar 15 Wellcome Trust Society awards http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Fundi ng/Public-engagement/Fundingschemes/People-Awards-andSociety-Awards/index.htm These support projects that enable the public to explore biomedical science, Not specified its impact on society and culture, its historical roots and the ethical questions that it raises. Awards are worth over £30,000 for up to three years. 13 Mar 15 Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council UK-US lead agency pilot opportunity This aims to make it easier for research teams comprised of scientists from Not specified the US and UK to manage funding logistics and obtain funding from both countries. Proposals should fall within the areas of systems biology, computational biology and bioinformatics. 01 Jun 15 Broad Foundations Inflammatory bowel disease research grants http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/funding/i nternationalfunding/nsfbio-leadagencypilot.aspx?utm_source=feedburne r&utm_medium=feed&utm_camp aign=Feed%3A+bbsrcfunding+%28 BBSRC++Funding+opportunities%29 http://www.broadmedical.org/fun ding/overview.html Broad Foundations Differences in IBD incidence between developing and developed countries grants Medical Research Council Joint global research programme – women’s and children’s health These support innovative proposals that lead to improvements in the Not specified prevention, diagnosis or therapy of Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis. Grants are available for up to two years. Not specified http://www.broadmedical.org/fun These support innovative research into the possible reasons for low and high incidence of inflammatory bowel disease in different areas of the globe. ding/overview.html Funding can be requested for up to two years, but grants are generally funded one year at a time. http://www.mrc.ac.uk/funding/br This programme aims to address major health needs of women and children in low resource settings, with a focus on issues relating to topics such as owse/joint-global-researchmaternal, new born and child health, nutrition, and infectious diseases. programme-women-s-and-childrenUnless the proposal is a clinical trial, the total cost projects will not usually s-health/ exceed £1 million over a maximum period of three years. The total budget is £10m. Not specified Not specified 21 Oct 14 This document was generated by Research and Enterprise Development. For further information please contact Teresa Nurser ([email protected]) or visit our website; http://www.bris.ac.uk/red/ Funding Opportunities Medicine and Dentistry Funder NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Programme Link NINDS CREATE bio http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide development track: preclinical /pa-files/PAR-14-288.html and early-phase clinical development for biotechnology products and biologics (UH2/UH3) 21/10/2014 Summary Funding Available The purpose of this UH2/UH3 funding opportunity announcement is the development of therapeutic biotechnology products and biologics for disorders that fall under the NINDS mission. Applications should rarely exceed US$1million in direct costs per year during the UH2 phase and US$1.5million in direct costs per year during the UH3 phase. The proposed project period for the UH2 phase may not exceed two years and the UH3 phase may not exceed four and a half years. The total duration of UH2 and UH3 phases may not exceed five years. Blueprint neurotherapeutics http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide The purpose of this UH2/UH3 funding opportunity announcement is to help network: small molecule drug /pa-files/PAR-14-293.html neuroscience investigators seeking support to advance their small molecule discovery and development for drug discovery and development projects into the clinic. Application budgets disorders of the nervous are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project. system (UH2/UH3) The combined duration of the UH2 and UH3 award cannot exceed five years. US Department of Defense Breast cancer research The award will to support promising research that has high potential to lead http://www.grants.gov/search(DoD) programme: breakthrough grants.html?agencies%253DDOD% to or make breakthroughs in breast cancer. The estimated budget of US$20 Not specified award levels 3 and 4 million will be divided between approximately seven projects. The award 257CDepartment%2520of%2520D level 3 is worth up to US$2.5m and level 4 up to US$10m plus indirect costs efense for up to five years. Department of Health including Invention for innovation (i4i) http://www.nihr.ac.uk/funding/inv These support projects that bridge the gap between the innovation and NIHR challenge awards development of new medical technology and its adoption into clinical ention-for-innovation.htm pathways. Applications are sought in the area of biological therapeutics for Not specified cancer. Funding is awarded for up to three years and will cover between 80 and 100 per cent of eligible project costs depending on type of organisation. NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke European Society of Anaesthesiology Clinical trial network studies Department of Health including Innovation small funding NIHR competition NIH: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism http://www.esahq.org/research/cli These support research to improve the care of patients in the fields of nical-trial-network/call-for-study- anaesthesiology, intensive care, perioperative medicine, emergency medicine and pain medicine. Grants are worth up to Euro30,000. proposals Euro30,000 9 Deadline 21 Oct 14 21 Oct 14 22 Oct 14 23 Oct 14 23 Oct 14 https://brainhtc.org This supports the early development of novel technology-based solutions applicable to the acquired brain injury pathway, from the initial acute event through to long term rehabilitation. Grants are worth up to £10,000. If you £10,000 are interested in applying for this funding please contact Andrew Wray ([email protected]) or Andrew Wilson ([email protected]) Secondary analyses of existing http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa- These R01 grants support investigator-initiated research projects that either alcohol epidemiology data analyse previously collected data in order to address key issues that have files/PAR-14-338.html (R01) emerged from recent findings in alcohol epidemiology and prevention research, or develop new analytic techniques for conducting studies in alcohol epidemiology and prevention research. Application budgets are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project. The maximum project period is five years. 24 Oct 14 24 Oct 14 This document was generated by Research and Enterprise Development. For further information please contact Teresa Nurser ([email protected]) or visit our website; http://www.bris.ac.uk/red/ Funding Opportunities Medicine and Dentistry 21/10/2014 Funder Programme Link Summary Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey Brain circulation scheme http://www.cocirc.tubitak.gov.tr/ This aims to enhance career perspectives of experienced researchers and Not specified assist them in obtaining an independent research position. Awards include a living allowance, travel and mobility allowance and research cost contribution. The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) announces the Programme CO-FUNDED Brain Circulation Scheme (Co-Circulation Scheme). The main objective of the proposal is to attract research talent to Turkish Research Landscape which is an integral part of the European Research Area. The Programme is a Co-Funding Scheme and supported by TÜBİTAK and The Marie Curie Action COFUND, of the 7th. Framework Programme (FP7) of the European Commission. Sigma Theta Tau International Sigma Theta Tau http://www.nursingsociety.org/Rese This aims to stimulate clinically related oncology nursing research. One £25,000 International/Oncology Nursing arch/Grants/Pages/grant_ons.aspx grant, worth up to US$25,000, is available. Society grant Medical research awards £120,000 http://www.crohnsandcolitis.org.uk/a These support research into any aspect of inflammatory bowel disease bout-us/research/medical-research- relevant to a better understanding of the causes or mechanisms of IBD or to better treatment for patients. Awards are worth up to £60,000 in the first awards year and will not exceed £120,000 over a two-year period. Funding for pilot studies is worth up to £10,000. 24-Oct-14 Crohn’s and Colitis UK Funding Available 10 Deadline 24-Oct-14 27 Oct 14 Fight for Sight Project grants £170,000 http://www.fightforsight.org.uk/fu These grants support research in all fields of ophthalmology and vision nding-types/articles/fight-for-sight- science relevant to the charity’s mission and research priority areas. Grants are worth up to £170,000 over three years, to start in October 2015. project-grants 27 Oct 14 Fight for Sight Early-career investigator awards http://www.fightforsight.org.uk/fu These awards enable early-career investigators to undertake an nding-types/articles/fight-for-sight- independent project within the framework of the charity’s research priority areas. Awards are worth up to £200,000 over three years, to start in early-career-investigator-award £200,000 27 Oct 14 Progeria Research Foundation Research grants http://www.progeriaresearch.com These support investigators seeking to conduct research to find the cause, $300,000 /research_funding_opportunities.h treatment or cure for Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome. Funding is worth up to US$300,000 over a maximum period of three years. tml 27 Oct 14 Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research https://www.michaeljfox.org/rese This programme supports therapeutic development in Parkinson’s disease along the entire preclinical and clinical path. Applicants may request up to arch/grant-detail.php?id=9 29 Oct 14 October 2015. Therapeutic pipeline programme NIH: National Cancer Institute Innovative research in cancer nanotechnology (U01) British Renal Society Research grants Not specified two years of funding for preclinical development or up to three years of funding for clinical development. $450,000 http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide The purpose of this U01 funding opportunity announcement is to enable multi-disciplinary research and transformative discoveries in cancer biology /pa-files/PAR-14-285.html and oncology through the use of nanotechnology. Application budgets are limited to US$450,000 in direct costs per year. Applicants may request up to five years of support. http://www.britishrenal.org/Resea These support clinical research in the subject areas of renal disease and renal replacement therapy. Awards are typically worth between £5,000 and rch-for-Renal.aspx Not specified £25,000 per year, though outstanding applications may attract a higher award. 29 Oct 14 30 Oct 14 This document was generated by Research and Enterprise Development. For further information please contact Teresa Nurser ([email protected]) or visit our website; http://www.bris.ac.uk/red/ Funding Opportunities Medicine and Dentistry Funder Programme Department of Health including Efficacy and mechanism NIHR evaluation programme – researcher-led workstream Association for International Cancer Research Project grants Link 21/10/2014 Summary Funding Available http://www.nets.nihr.ac.uk/fundin This supports research into interventions based in or used by the NHS and Not Specified its partners. The remit of the programme includes clinical trials and g/eme-researcher-led evaluative studies of novel and repurposed interventions. There are no fixed limits on the duration of projects. http://www.aicr.org.uk/applyingfo These support fundamental and translational research into the causes, mechanisms, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of cancer. The maximum ragrant.stm budget allowed is £250,000, but most of the three-year grants awarded so £250,000 far have had a budget below £200,000. Projects should last between 12 and 36 months. 11 Deadline 30 Oct 14 31 Oct 14 Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council Responsive-mode research grants http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/funding/a These support investigator-led research activities addressing any topic pply/deadlines.html within the council's remit. Grants may be used for research projects, technology development, equipment or use of existing facilities, new facilities or infrastructure provision, research networks and coordination, and summer schools. Funding is available for up to five years. Not specified 31-Oct-14 Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council Industrial partnership awards 31-Oct-14 British Council Global Innovation Initiative grants http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/business/ These support science-led research projects that address any topic within Not specified collaborative_research/industrial_ the council's remit and where industrial partners contribute in cash partnership_awards.html funding. Industrial partners must contribute in cash at least 10 per cent of the full economic costs of projects. Funding is available for up to five years. http://www.britishcouncil.org/edu These support university consortia focusing on interdisciplinary STEM cation/ihe/opportunities/global- related issues of global significance that foster cutting-edge research and strengthen international partnerships. Funding is worth between £100,000 £150,000 innovation-initiative-grant 31 Oct 14 and £150,000. http://www.cancernurse.eu/awar dsgrants/major_research_grant.ht ml http://www.fulbright.org.uk/fulbri ght-awards/exchanges-to-theusa/scholars-andprofessionals/british-heartfoundation-scholar-award European Oncology Nursing Society Research grant This enables a European oncology nurse researcher to undertake a substantial research project of relevance to oncology nursing. The grant is worth €30,000 over two years. €30,000 Fulbright Commission Fulbright/British Heart Foundation scholar award International Society for Neurochemistry Financial support for neurochemistry conferences and symposia $20,000 http://www.neurochemistry.org/fundi This supports organisation of small conferences on specialised neurochemical topics and sponsors neurochemistry symposia within ng/isn-conference-committee-isnmeetings of other scientific societies or groups. ISN funds up to US$20,000 cc.html for a small conference. Symposium funding is worth up to US$7,000. 31 Oct 14 MAPI Research Trust Catherine Pouget award http://www.mapi-trust.org/about- This aims to support projects that improve the quality of care received by patients with terminal illness. Funding is worth up to US$10,000 over a the-trust/catherine-pougetperiod of maximum two years. award?start=1 31 Oct 14 Medical Research Council Access to MRC’s biomedical nuclear magnetic resonance centre http://www.nmrcentre.mrc.ac.uk/ This enables scientists to access the centre’s facilities for liquid-state nuclear magnetic resonance studies of biological macromolecules. The howtoapply.htm This enables a UK academic or professional to pursue laboratory-based research into the biomedical or clinical aspects of cardiovascular disease at any accredited higher education institution in the US. One award is available for 12 months. Support includes travel expenses for one round trip economy flight and a salary grant towards institutional fees, accommodation and general maintenance costs while in the US. $10,000 centre is equipped with a 950 MHz spectrometer, a 800 MHz spectrometer, Not specified a 700 MHz spectrometer and two 600 MHz spectrometers. 31 Oct 14 31 Oct 14 31 Oct 14 This document was generated by Research and Enterprise Development. For further information please contact Teresa Nurser ([email protected]) or visit our website; http://www.bris.ac.uk/red/ Funding Opportunities Medicine and Dentistry 21/10/2014 12 Funder NIH: National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering Programme Design and development of novel technologies for healthy independent living (R21) Link Summary Funding Available http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/p This R21 funding opportunity announcement supports the design and $275000 development of novel technologies to monitor health or deliver care in a reala-files/PAR-14-119.html time, accessible, effective and minimally obtrusive way. Application budgets are limited to US$275,000 over a two-year project period, with no more than US$200,000 in any year. Deadline 31 Oct 14 Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BBSRC/Brazil joint funding of research http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/science/in This supports applications that cut across national boundaries and involve Not specified ternational/fapesp-joint-funding- international collaborative teams. Proposals may be submitted in any area of science within the remit of both supporting organisations. Funding is research.aspx available for up to five years. 01 Nov 14 Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council Stand-alone LINK 01-Nov-14 Department of Health including NIHR Health services and delivery research programme researcher-led workstream http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/business/ This supports pre-competitive research projects that address any topic Not specified collaborative-research/stand-alone- within the council's remit and where industry contributes at least 50 per cent of the full economic costs of projects. Applying teams must include at link.aspx least one company, with preference given to small and medium-size enterprises, and one science-based partner. Funding is available for up to five years. http://www.nets.nihr.ac.uk/fundin This workstream focuses on research into the quality, appropriateness, Not specified g/hsdr-researcher-led effectiveness, equity and patient experience of health services. NIHR will fund HEIs at a maximum of 80 per cent of full economic cost, and non-HEIs at 100 per cent of full economic cost. Department of Health including NIHR Highlight notice: health http://www.nets.nihr.ac.uk/fundin This supports projects addressing knowledge gaps relating to community services and delivery research g/hsdr-researcher-led pharmacies and opportunities for these to make a contribution to programme - community people's health and wellbeing. pharmacy: harnessing the potential for health and health care European diabetes research http://www.europeandiabetesfou This aims to stimulate and accelerate research and encourage projects programme in cellular plasticity ndation.org/index.php/ct-menuaimed at advancing current knowledge in this field. Each grant is worth up underlying the pathophysiology to €100,000 for one year or longer. item-5 European Foundation for the Study of Diabetes 01-Nov-14 Not specified 01-Nov-14 €100,000 01 Nov 14 - 01 Nov 14 of type 2 diabetes European Foundation for the Study of Diabetes Clinical diabetes research programme in macrovascular complications of diabetes European League Against Rheumatism Scientific training bursaries Hertie Foundation Hertie senior professorship in neuroscience http://www.europeandiabetesfou ndation.org/index.php/ct-menuitem-5/14-sample-dataarticles/229-az-bms-macro http://www.eular.org/index.cfm?fr amePage=/scientific_training_burs aries.cfm This aims to stimulate and accelerate European clinical research and encourage projects aimed at advancing current knowledge of macrovascular complications of diabetes. Each grant is worth up to €300,000 for up to three years. These aim to improve the standard of research and care and to foster Euro7,000 collaboration across rheumatological, clinical and research units in Europe. Bursaries are worth up to Euro7,000. Stays may have a duration of between three and six months. 01-Nov-14 http://www.ghst.de/unserearbeitsgebiete/neurowissenschaft en/hertie-seniorforschungsprofessur/ This supports senior neuroscience researchers who wish to dedicate the final years of their career solely to research. The professorship is tenable for up to eight years and has a budget of €1 million. A bonus may also be awarded for extraordinary research achievements. 01 Nov 14 €1,000,000 This document was generated by Research and Enterprise Development. For further information please contact Teresa Nurser ([email protected]) or visit our website; http://www.bris.ac.uk/red/ Funding Opportunities Medicine and Dentistry Funder Nuffield Foundation Programme Grants for research and innovation Link 21/10/2014 Summary http://www.nuffieldfoundation.or These support research, practical experiments or development work in the areas of children and families, education, law in society and social g/children-and-families-lawwellbeing. Grants normally range from £10,000 to £250,000, with the society-education-and-open-door 13 Funding Available Deadline £250,000 01 Nov 14 majority worth between £50,000 and £150,000. Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BrightFocus Foundation Eradication of bovine tuberculosis through basic research and discovery http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/funding/o This scheme enables UK scientists to carry out fundamental bioscience research that provides the foundation for the development of effective pportunities/2014/eradbtb.aspx - 04 Nov 14 Standard awards in national glaucoma research http://www.ahaf.org/research/ap These support researchers who have already generated preliminary data, but still require significant progress before they can apply to governmental ply/openawards.html $100,000 04 Nov 14 http://www.escardio.org/commun These support specialised research in the field of non-invasive modalities ities/EACVI/grants/research/Pages in order to help young candidates obtain research experience in a high standard academic centre in an ESC member country other than their /welcome.aspx own. Grants are worth Euro25,000 for a period of one year. Euro25,000 04 Nov 14 - 05 Nov 14 bovine tuberculosis control and eradication strategies. The total budget is £6 million. Grants from Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council are worth up to £2m over a maximum period of five years. or industrial funding agencies. Each award is worth US$100,000 over a maximum period of two years. European Society of Cardiology EACVI research grants NIH: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Patient safety in the context of http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide This R01 funding opportunity announcement encourages collaborative perinatal, neonatal and research projects related to patient safety in the context of perinatal, /pa-files/PA-14-312.html paediatric care (R01) neonatal and pediatric care both in routine hospital settings and in the intensive care units. The total project period may not exceed five years. NIH: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism International research collaboration on alcohol and alcoholism (U01) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide The purpose of this U01 funding opportunity is to foster international collaborations between alcohol research investigators within the US and /pa-files/PAR-14-268.html Not specified 05 Nov 14 Frick Foundation for ALS Research Research grants http://frickfondation.ch/index.html SFr.100,000 06-Nov-14 US Department of Defense (DoD) Psychological health and http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/reftab This award supports research on the causes, development and innovative $2,500,000 traumatic brain injury research le.shtml treatment of mental health, substance use disorders, traumatic brain injury programme: community and suicide prevention. Approximately US$5 million is available to fund partners in mental health approximately two projects, each of which may be worth up to US$2.5m in research award total costs over a maximum period of three years. Funding may be awarded to cover the entire value of the project. 06 Nov 14 US Department of Defense (DoD) Psychological health and http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/phtbi. Research must focus on new clinical trials or leveraging existing studies in $2,500,000 traumatic brain injury research shtml the treatment of traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder. programme: investigational Investigational treatments may include a device, drug, biologic, surgical treatments for traumatic brain procedure, rehabilitative modality, behavioural intervention or other relevant injury and post-traumatic stress intervention. Funding is worth up to US$2.5 million over a maximum of three disorder clinical trial award years. 06 Nov 14 investigators located at non-US laboratories and performance sites, for the mutual advancement of the understanding of alcohol problems and of clinical and public health approaches to their solutions. Grants are worth up to US$250,000 per year for direct costs. The maximum project period is five years. These aim to encourage basic biomedical research related to understanding the cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Grants are worth CHF100,000 each over two years. This document was generated by Research and Enterprise Development. For further information please contact Teresa Nurser ([email protected]) or visit our website; http://www.bris.ac.uk/red/ Funding Opportunities Medicine and Dentistry Funder Cancer Research UK Programme Link Population research committee http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/fun project grants ding-for-researchers/our-fundingschemes/population-researchcommittee-prc-project-grants 21/10/2014 14 Summary Funding Available These support projects that address clinical and public health epidemiology, £300,000 educational and behavioural research in areas of prevention, screening and early diagnosis, clinical trials methodologies or statistics, and secondary physical effects of treatment. Grants are worth up to £100,000 per year for a maximum of three years. Deadline 07 Nov 14 Department of Health including Innovation challenge prizes NIHR http://www.nhschallengeprizes.org/ These prizes encourage, recognise and reward front line innovation and drive spread and adoption of these innovations across the NHS. The total prize budget is £650,000. £100,000 07 Nov 14 European Crohn's and Colitis Organisation Inflammatory bowel disease research grants The grants aim to promote innovative scientific research in the area of inflammatory bowel diseases in Europe. Up to five grants, each worth Euro20,000 for one year, are available. Euro20,000 07-Nov-14 Fondation Louis Bonduelle – Louis Bonduelle Foundation Louis Bonduelle research award http://www.eccoibd.eu/science/fellowships-andgrants.html http://www.fondationlouisbonduelle.org/france/en/heal th-professionals/searchsupport/louis-bonduelle-researchaward.html#axzz2iR1ggJWe NIH: National Institute of Allergy Innovative assays to quantify and Infectious Diseases the latent HIV reservoir (R01) This aims to help the awardee to cover a part of his or her personal financial needs while finishing work or a thesis on nutrition or food behaviours in a unit, hospital department or research laboratory. The award is worth €10,000. €10,000 http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide The purpose of this R01 funding opportunity is to support research on new or improved methods for quantifying latently infected cells in HIV-positive /rfa-files/RFA-AI-14-020.html Not specified 07 Nov 14 07 Nov 14 individuals on effective antiretroviral therapy. The NIAID intends to commit US$1.3 million to fund two to four awards. The maximum project period is five years. NIH: National Institute of Mental Health Wellcome Trust Dimensional approaches to research classification in psychiatric disorders (R01) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide This R01 funding opportunity announcement addresses strategy 1.4 of the $400,000 /rfa-files/RFA-MH-15NIMH strategic plan, namely the development of new ways of classifying mental disorders based on dimensions of observable behaviour and 500.html#_Section_I._Funding neurobiological measures. Direct costs are limited to US$400,000 over a five-year period. Arts awards – small to medium- http://www.voluntaryarts.org/201 These support experimental arts projects that investigate biomedical sized projects science. Awards are worth up to £30,000 for a maximum period of three 4/06/20/wellcome-trust-public£30,000 years. engagement-arts-award-2/ Climb - Children Living with Inherited Metabolic Diseases Metabolic diseases research grants http://www.climb.org.uk/ These support research in propionic acidaemia and its relation to inherited metabolic diseases. Grants are likely to be up to a maximum of £15,000. Medical Research Council Molecular pathology nodes call http://www.mrc.ac.uk/funding/br MRC and EPSRC invite proposals to establish high-quality molecular owse/molecular-pathology-nodes- pathology nodes. This supports the establishment of high-quality molecular pathology nodes. call/ Each node will be a multidisciplinary centre of innovative molecular diagnostic test discovery and development bringing together the research base, pathology or genetic services and industry. The joint budget is £17.5 million to fund up to eight awards of three to four years duration. If you are interested in applying please contact [email protected] (RED contact for FMD) NIH: National Cancer Institute New approaches to synthetic lethality for mutant KRasdependent cancers (U01) 07-Nov-14 08 Nov 14 £15,000 10-Nov-14 - 10 Nov 14 http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide This U01 funding opportunity supports projects which identify targets whose $3,000,000 inhibition would induce synthetic legality in cancers dependent on the /pa-files/PAR-14-314.html 10 Nov 14 expression of mutant KRas alleles. Funding may not exceed US$750,000 in direct costs each year, and the total project period may not exceed four years. This document was generated by Research and Enterprise Development. For further information please contact Teresa Nurser ([email protected]) or visit our website; http://www.bris.ac.uk/red/ Funding Opportunities Medicine and Dentistry Link 21/10/2014 Funder Programme EPSRC Bridging the gaps between the http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/funding/c Highlight notice: Not specified The opening (16/09/14) and closing dates (11/11/14) given are estimated engineering and physical alls/epsantimicrobialresistance/ dates at this stage. When details of the call have been finalised they will be sciences and antimicrobial changed to the actual dates. resistance As part of the cross-council initiative in Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) the Summary Funding Available 15 Deadline 11-Nov-14 EPSRC is highlighting this future call which will aim to engage engineering and physical sciences (EPS) researchers with the AMR challenge and to develop networks within their institutions focussed on the four multidisciplinary themes in the cross-council AMR initiative. These networks will support people to build capacity and understanding which could lead to future research proposals. This intervention is based on the success of 'Bridging the Gaps' which allowed institutions to undertake a range of people-focussed activities to facilitate interdisciplinary collaborations, funding for which can be difficult to find elsewhere. We expect that Universities will focus on a part of the research agenda, depending on their individual strengths, but a key requirement will be the engagement of engineering and the physical sciences (including mathematical sciences) as part of the multidisciplinary networks. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Grand challenges explorations http://www.grandchallenges.org/Expl Grants support early-stage research projects and innovative ideas that $1,100,000 grants orations/Pages/ApplicationInstruction could lead to new vaccines, diagnostics, drugs and other technologies targeting diseases that claim millions of lives each year. Funding is worth up s.aspx to US$100,000 in the first instance. Grantees will then have the opportunity to apply for phase two funding of up to US$1 million. Horizon 2020: Societal Challenges H2020-JTI-IMI2-2014-01 IMI2 call Arthritis Research UK Senior research fellowship Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council China partnering awards British Council for Prevention of Blindness Research grants http://ec.europa.eu/research/parti cipants/portal/desktop/en/opport unities/h2020/calls/h2020-jti-imi22014-01.html 12 Nov 14 Proposals may address the following two topics: Not specified IMI2-2014-01-01 translational approaches to disease modifying therapy of type 1 diabetes mellitus; IMI2-2014-01-02 discovery and validation of novel endpoints in dry age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy. The indicative budget is €49.26 million. http://www.arthritisresearchuk.org/r This supports candidates who have six to 12 years of postdoctoral research Not specified esearch/grants-you-can-applyexperience and a proven ability to establish an independent research for/types-of-grant/fellowships/senior- programme. The fellowship is awarded for five years and covers salary, technician costs, running costs and essential equipment. The budget is £1 research-fellowship.aspx million. £30,000 http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/science/inter The scheme aims to set up partnership links between UK and overseas laboratories, promote the exchange of scientists, particularly those in the national/china.aspx early stages of their career, and promote access to facilities. Awards are typically worth up to £30,000 for a period of four years for partnerships with one or more Chinese life science laboratories. 12 Nov 14 http://www.bcpb.org/training.htm These aim to support research that has direct clinical or epidemiological l relevance to prevention of blindness in low-income countries. Up to £60,000 is available for research and studentship grants for projects expected to last three years. 13 Nov 14 £60,000 13 Nov 14 13 Nov 14 This document was generated by Research and Enterprise Development. For further information please contact Teresa Nurser ([email protected]) or visit our website; http://www.bris.ac.uk/red/ Funding Opportunities Medicine and Dentistry 21/10/2014 Funder Programme Link British Council for Prevention of Blindness Research mentorship awards http://www.bcpb.org/training.htm These seek to build research capacity in low-income countries by funding £15,000 l research and training links between institutions in the low-income countries and the UK. Awards will be paid to the host institution in the UK, which must agree to hold the award and manage the funds. Awards are worth between £5,000 and £15,000 for any period from six months up to a maximum of two years. Colt Foundation Fellowships in occupational or environmental health http://www.coltfoundation.org.uk/bo These are awarded each year to persons qualified in science or medicine Not specified and carrying out research within the area of occupational and environmental dy_prog.html health at a UK university. Each fellowship normally supports three years and has a first-year rate of up to £16,000, rising with inflation for the following years. Payments include UK/EU fees, as well as a sum to cover research expenses. Department of Health including NIHR Programme development http://www.ccf.nihr.ac.uk/PGfAR/ These are designed to increase the rate and number of successful £100,000 grants for applied research PDG/Pages/default.aspx applications for a full programme grant by supporting the completion of including long-term conditions the necessary preparatory work involved in a competitive stage-2 grant in children and young people application. Applications for the long-term conditions in children and themed call young people themed call are accepted through this competition. Grants are worth between £20,000 and £100,000 for a period of six to 18 months. European League Against Rheumatism Health professionals research grant Imperial College London Neonatal Update young investigator award Medical Research Council Biomedical catalyst – http://www.mrc.ac.uk/funding/br This supports the translation of fundamental discoveries toward benefits to regenerative medicine research owse/biomedical-catalysthuman health. It funds the pre-clinical development and early clinical testing of novel regenerative medicine therapies. Proposals are funded on the committee regenerative-medicine-researchbasis of 80 per cent of full economic costs. Ministry of Defence Defence medical sciences http://www.eular.org/index.cfm?fr amePage=/health_professionals_r esearch_grants.cfm http://www.symposia.org.uk/neon atal/main.asp?sti=2&sts=Now%20 booking Summary This supports one project in the field of arthritis and rheumatism. Awards are worth up to €30,000. Funding Available €30,000 This enables two young investigators to present resumes of their research Not Specified achievements at the Neonatal Update, and discuss the relevance of their past and future work to neonatal medicine. The award covers registration, return economy class travel and accommodation for up to five nights. 16 Deadline 13 Nov 14 13 Nov 14 13 Nov 14 13 Nov 14 13 Nov 14 13 Nov 14 committee/ NIH: National Cancer Institute Paediatric preclinical testing consortium: research programmes (U01) https://www.gov.uk/government/ publications/cde-themedcompetition-defence-medicalsciences This call aims to identify new and innovative science and technology that enhances the level of medical care for MOD armed forces. There is no cap on the value of proposals, however MOD is more likely to fund a larger Not specified number of lower value proposals, for example up to £100,000, than a small number of higher value proposals. The total budget available is £500,000. 13 Nov 14 http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide The main goal of this U01 funding opportunity announcement is to develop a rigorous preclinical testing system for pediatric anticancer drug candidates /rfa-files/RFA-CA-14-018.html and to generate reliable data that can be used to inform new agent Not specified prioritisation decisions. Application budgets are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project. NCI intends to commit approximately US$2.15 million to support four to six awards. The maximum project period is five years. 13 Nov 14 This document was generated by Research and Enterprise Development. For further information please contact Teresa Nurser ([email protected]) or visit our website; http://www.bris.ac.uk/red/ Funding Opportunities Medicine and Dentistry 21/10/2014 Funder Programme Link NIH: National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Exploratory clinical trials of mind and body interventions for NCCAM high priority research topics (R34) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide The goal of this R34 funding opportunity is to support early phase clinical /pa-files/PAR-14trials of mind and body approaches for conditions that have been 182.html#_Section_III._Eligibility identified by NCCAM as high priority research topics. Proposals may request up to $450,000 over a maximum of three years. NIH: National Institute on Drug Abuse Interventions for youth who http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide The purpose of this U01 funding opportunity announcement is to conduct misuse and abuse prescription /rfa-files/RFA-DA-15-010.html either hypothesis-driven or hypothesis-generating controlled research to stimulant medications in high build an evidence base to address the problem of prescription stimulant school or college-attending medication misuse in youth. The institute intends to commit US$1 million to youth (U01) fund up to two awards. The maximum period is five years. 13 Nov 14 Stiftelsen Promobilia Grants for research and development projects http://www.promobilia.org/inEngli The foundation supports research and the development of technical aids Not specified sh for persons with disabilities as well as measures intended to get these aids into production. The total budget is worth SEK10 million. 13 Nov 14 Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International Discovery and validation of biomarkers for recent-onset human type 1 diabetes http://jdrf.org/grant-center/grantopportunities-and-deadlines/ 14 Nov 14 NIH: National Institutes of Health Scottish Government Summary Funding Available 17 £450,000 This programme supports biomarker research in the recent onset setting, $500,000 both at the early stages of discovery and development as well as at the more advanced stages of biomarker confirmation and validation. Funding is worth up to up to US$250,000 per year including 10 per cent indirect costs for up to two years. Cancer intervention and http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide This aims to generate sophisticated, evidence-based decision tools that surveillance modelling network /rfa-files/RFA-CA-14-012.html could inform international, national, regional and local decisions on the most (CISNET) (U01) efficient utilisation of existing and emerging technologies for the control of cancer. The total budget is US$8.4 million. Projects may last for up to five years. Health informatics research These grants aim to apply and facilitate the use and linkage of information £30,000 http://www.cso.scot.nhs.uk/chiefgrants from health, biomedical and non-biomedical sources for research to support scientist-office-nhs-scotland-healthimprovements or greater efficiencies in health and understanding of informatics-research-challengedisease. Approximately 10 grants, worth up to £30,000 each, are available. grants/ American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Pilot research grants American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Distinguished investigator awards Cancer and Polio Research Fund Research grants Cancer Research UK Cancer immunology project awards Cancer Research UK Multidisciplinary project award http://www.afsp.org/research/researc h-grant-information/research-grantcategories http://www.afsp.org/research/researc h-grant-information/research-grantcategories Deadline 13 Nov 14 14 Nov 14 14 Nov 14 The purpose of this grant is to provide seed money for projects that show promise in opening up new areas of suicide research. Each grant is worth up to US$30,000 over a period of one to two years. These support research on suicide from a variety of disciplines including psychiatry, medicine, psychology, genetics, epidemiology, neurobiology, sociology, nursing and health services administration. Each award is worth up to US$50,000 per year for up to two years. http://www.cprf.org.uk/Applying-for- These support research into cancers, with particular reference to the a-grant causes, development and treatment of these diseases, or research into polio and other crippling diseases. http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/ This aims to to catalyse research and build the UK’s research base in cancer immunology, by funding immunologists in non-cancer fields. Funding funding-for-researchers/oursupport is provided for salaries, running expenses and equipment. The funding-schemes/cancermaximum funding amount per project is £300,000 over a period of 36 immunology-project-awards months. $30,000 15 Nov 14 $100,000 15 Nov 14 Not specified 15-Nov-14 £300,000 16 Nov 14 http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/ These aim to support collaborations between cancer researchers and scientists from engineering or physical science disciplines. The maximum funding-for-researchers/ourfunding amount per project is £500,000 over a period of up to four years. funding-schemes/multidisciplinaryproject-award £500,000 17 Nov 14 This document was generated by Research and Enterprise Development. For further information please contact Teresa Nurser ([email protected]) or visit our website; http://www.bris.ac.uk/red/ Funding Opportunities Medicine and Dentistry Funder Action Medical Research Programme Project grants Link 21/10/2014 Summary Funding Available http://www.action.org.uk/our_res These support clinical research or research at the interface between clinical £200,000 earch/apply_research_grant/apply and basic science aimed at preventing disease and disability, and alleviating physical disability. Research should focus on child health, _project_grant including problems affecting pregnancy, childbirth, babies, children and adolescents. Grants are worth a maximum of £200,000. http://www.alzheimersresearchuk.o The scheme supports a full three-year PhD programme. Scholarships last rg/grant-schemes/ for three years and provide a stipend of £15,000 per year (£16,000 in London), full PhD tuition fees at home rate, and research and travel costs. 18 Deadline 18 Nov 14 Not specified 18-Nov-14 http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide This supplement announcement aims to support research in which the /pa-files/PAR-14-201.html supplemental funding would investigate the role of dietary supplements or their ingredients in health maintenance and disease prevention. Proposals may request up to US$100,000. £100,000 18 Nov 14 Research grants http://www.irp.ch/attribution_de_ The grants aims to promote basic and clinical research related to spinal fonds/projets_de_recherche/dossi cord injury. Each proposal retained will be financed for one or two years, er_de_candidature.php/irp_applic to the value CHF75,000 or CHF150,000 respectively. ation_for_research_funding.doc SFr.150,000 19 Nov 14 Wellcome Trust Translation fund http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Fundi ng/Technologytransfer/Awards/TranslationFund/index.htm This aims to develop innovative and ground breaking new technologies in Not specified the biomedical area. Projects must address an unmet need in healthcare with a demonstrated proof of principle supported by experimental data. The fund covers direct costs of the project, including modest equipment purchase and maintenance costs. 19 Nov 14 King Baudouin Foundation Prize for medical scientific research on retinopathies This recognises a significant contribution in the field of pathologies of the retina. The laureate will receive an award of €15,000, which must be reinvested in further research on retinopathies. €15,000 20 Nov 14 NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Prevention of lower urinary tract symptoms in women: bladder health clinical centres (U01) http://www.kbsfrb.be/call.aspx?id=301771&back= 2067&langtype=1033 http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide /rfa-files/RFA-DK-14-004.html The purpose of this U01 funding opportunity announcement is to establish the knowledge and information base necessary to permit future studies of prevention of lower urinary tract symptoms in adolescent girls and women. Grants are worth between US$350,000 and US$500,000 in direct costs over a maximum project period of five years. $500,000 20 Nov 14 NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Prevention of lower urinary http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide The purpose of this U01 funding opportunity announcement is to establish $750,000 tract symptoms in women: the knowledge and information base necessary to permit future studies of /rfa-files/RFA-DK-14-018.html bladder health scientific and prevention of lower urinary tract symptoms in adolescent girls and data coordinating centre (U01) women.Grants are worth up to US$750,000 in direct costs over a maximum project period of five years. Research using subjects from http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide The purpose of this DP3 funding opportunity is to accelerate the pace of Not Specified selected type 1 diabetes scientific research towards prevention, more effective treatment, or cure of /pa-files/PAR-14-258.html clinical studies (living biobank) type 1 diabetes and its complications. NIDDK intends to commit (DP3) approximately US$7 million to fund two to four awards. The maximum project period is three years. Research using biosamples $4,000,000 http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide The purpose of this DP3 funding opportunity is to promote scientific from selected type 1 diabetes /pa-files/PAR-14-257.html discoveries on disease mechanisms, disease pathogenic processes, and clinical studies (DP3) biomarkers of disease progression or clinical responses. Application budgets are limited to US$4 million total costs but need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project. The maximum project period is three years. Alzheimer's Research UK PhD scholarship NIH: National Institutes of Health Administrative supplements for research on dietary supplements (Admin Supp) International Foundation for Research in Paraplegia NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases 20 Nov 14 20 Nov 14 20 Nov 14 This document was generated by Research and Enterprise Development. For further information please contact Teresa Nurser ([email protected]) or visit our website; http://www.bris.ac.uk/red/ Funding Opportunities Medicine and Dentistry Funder Programme NIH: National Institute of Allergy Mucosal environment and HIV and Infectious Diseases prevention (R01) Link 21/10/2014 Summary http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide These support innovative proof-of-concept and feasibility non-vaccine biomedical prevention research needed to support and advance the /rfa-files/RFA-AI-14-036.html development of safer and more effective microbicides, and pre-Exposure prophylaxis strategies. The institute intends to commit US$1.2 million in 2015 to fund one to two awards. Grants are limited to US$400,000 per year over a maximum of four years. These R34 support activities that include, but are not limited to: the development of the behavioural or social intervention manual and procedures for training interventionists; development of the clinical protocol that will guide a subsequent clinical trial; the tools for data management, participant safety and operational oversight; and other activities to prepare for a subsequent clinical trial. Funding is worth up to US$150,000 for a period of maximum of one year. This R34 call for funding supports activities to develop a draft clinical protocol, the clinical investigators brochure, tools for data and quality management, safety and operational oversight plans, recruitment and retention strategies, a study team and other essential documents. Direct costs may not exceed US$150,000 over a period of one year. The aim of this R01 funding is to support novel basic and translational research projects that focus on the biology of residual oral reservoirs for HIV and opportunistic oral pathogens. Application budgets are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project. These enable groups of up to eight researchers, plus additional guests, to convene at IIAS for periods of up to 10 months. Three to four collaborative groups will be hosted each year. Funding Available $400,000 Deadline 21 Nov 14 $150,000 21 Nov 14 $150,000 21 Nov 14 Not specified 21 Nov 14 Not Specified 23 Nov 14 NIH: National Institute of Dental Behavioural or social and Craniofacial Research intervention clinical planning grant (R34) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pafiles/PAR-14-342.html NIH: National Institute of Dental NIDCR clinical trial or and Craniofacial Research biomarker clinical validation study planning grant (R34) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pafiles/PAR-14-346.html NIH: National Institutes of Health Approaches to eliminate HIV and opportunistic pathogens from oral reservoirs (R01) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide /rfa-files/RFA-DE-15-003.html Israel Institute of Advanced Studies Research groups http://www.as.huji.ac.il/research_ groups British Contact Lens Association Dallos award British Tinnitus Association Small research grants https://www.bcla.org.uk/resource This funds a research project that is likely to further the understanding of £8,000 s/member-benefits/awards/1647 a topic related to contact lenses or the anterior eye. The award is worth £8,000 over one year. http://www.tinnitus.org.uk/small- These encourage research in tinnitus by funding small research projects that conduct feasibility or early phase research. Grants of up to £5,000 are research-grants £5,000 available to support the development of larger-scale projects. Cancer Research UK Drug development office project Cancer Research UK New agents committee trial grants http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/fun This supports the development of new cancer treatments from preclinical development through to early phase patient trials. Projects are supported ding-for-researchers/our-fundingfor three to eight years. schemes/drug-development-officeproject http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/ The aim to provide funding for early phase patient trials of new cancer treatments including combinations of treatments and radiotherapy. Grants funding-for-researchers/ourare worth up to £100,000 for a minimum of two years. Biomedical research project grants 24-Nov-14 24 Nov 14 - 24 Nov 14 £100,000 24 Nov 14 http://www.mndassociation.org/rese These support research of scientific excellence with relevance to motor £255,000 arch/for_researchers/research_gra neurone disease. The grants support single pieces piece of work designed to answer a single question or a small group of related questions. Proposals nts/more_about.html should not exceed £85,000 per year and £255,000 in total over three years. 24 Nov 14 funding-schemes/new-agentscommittee-trial-grantsendorsements Motor Neurone Disease Association 19 This document was generated by Research and Enterprise Development. For further information please contact Teresa Nurser ([email protected]) or visit our website; http://www.bris.ac.uk/red/ Funding Opportunities Medicine and Dentistry Funder Programme NIH: National Institute of Mental Gut-microbiome-brain Health interactions and mental health (R21/R33) 21/10/2014 Link Summary Funding Available $1,850,000 http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa- The purpose of this R21/R33 funding opportunity announcement is to encourage multidisciplinary teams of investigators to initiate hypothesisfiles/RFA-MH-15-850.html driven research that will begin to investigate mechanisms by which gut microbiota may influence pre- and postnatal neurodevelopment as well as genes, signalling cascades, synaptic plasticity, and brain circuits that subserve domains of function of direct relevance to mental health and mental disorders. Direct costs are limited to a maximum of US$175,000 per year for the R21 phase and to US$500,000 per year for the R33 phase. The total project period may not exceed five years, and neither phase may exceed three years. £750,000 http://www.mrc.ac.uk/funding/brows This aims to strengthen research leadership and capacity across subSaharan Africa by attracting and retaining researchers of high ability, and to e/mrc-dfid-african-research-leaderbuild on existing strong research partnerships between African and UK scheme-2014-15/ research organisations. Awards are worth up to £750,000 for a period of up to five years. NIH: National Institute of Dental Building genetics and genomic http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa- This R01 funding opportunity announcement encourages research into Not specified and Craniofacial Research knowledge about dental, oral dental, oral, and craniofacial diseases and disorders for which there is files/PA-14-347.html and craniofacial diseases and evidence for genetic heritability but for which there is no strong disorders (R01) understanding of the genetics or genomics of the disease or disorder. The maximum project period is five years. Cancer Research Institute Clinic and laboratory http://www.cancerresearch.org/prog These support qualified scientists working to explore clinically relevant £200,000 integration programme grants rams/CLIP/ questions aimed at improving the effectiveness of cancer immunotherapies. Grants provide up to US$100,000 per year for two years. Medical Research Council MRC/DFID African research leader scheme 20 Deadline 25 Nov 14 27 Nov 14 28 Nov 14 30 Nov 14 Diabetes UK Small grants £15,000 http://www.diabetes.org.uk/Resea These grants enable researchers to undertake small research projects or rch/For-researchers/Apply-for-a- pilot studies related to diabetes. Grants are worth up to £15,000 for projects lasting up to one year. grant/Small-grants/ 01 Dec 14 European Association for Endoscopic Surgery Research grant project http://www.eaes.eu/activities/res These aim to strengthen the clinical, educational and basic science Euro50,000 earch-grants.aspx research in minimally invasive interventions by supporting novel research activities. Grants are worth between Euro10,000 and Euro50,000. 01 Dec 14 Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research Bennett fellowships Not specified 01 Dec 14 Cancer Research UK Population research postdoctoral fellowship Not specified 03-Dec-14 NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Type 1 diabetes TrialNet clinical centres (U01) http://leukaemialymphomaresearch. These are awarded to outstanding clinical and non-clinical qualified org.uk/funding-opportunities postdoctoral researchers to establish themselves as independent investigators in any aspect of haematological research relevant to the charity's mission. Fellowships are up to five years in duration together with one research assistant or postdoctoral post. http://science.cancerresearchuk.org This provides support for postdoctoral researchers to carry out research in /funding/find-grant/all-fundingthe field of population science. The fellowship is awarded for three years and provides funding for the salary for the fellow, research expenses and schemes/population-researchpostdoctoral-fellowships/ equipment. http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide These U01 grants support clinical centres that participate in studies aimed at preventing or delaying the onset or progression of type 1 diabetes. The /rfa-files/RFA-DK-14-016.html estimated budget of US$2 million supports up to five awards. Application budgets are expected to range from US$200,000 to US$450,000. The maximum project period is four years. $1,800,000 03 Dec 14 This document was generated by Research and Enterprise Development. For further information please contact Teresa Nurser ([email protected]) or visit our website; http://www.bris.ac.uk/red/ Funding Opportunities Medicine and Dentistry 21/10/2014 Funder Programme Link NIH: National Institute of Mental Health Longitudinal assessment of post-traumatic syndromes (U01) US Department of Defense (DoD) Breast cancer research programme: breakthrough award levels 1 and 2 http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide The purpose of this U01 funding announcement is to acquire longitudinal Not specified /rfa-files/RFA-MH-15-110.html data on an acutely traumatised population to identify objective markers of specific phenotypes of distress or dysfunction. The NIMH intends to commit up to US$5 million in fiscal year 2015 for the initial year of funding for this initiative to fund one award. The maximum project period is five years. The award will to support promising research that has high potential to lead http://www.grants.gov/searchgrants.html?agencies%253DDOD% to or make breakthroughs in breast cancer. The estimated budget of US$25 million will be divided between approximately 25 projects. The award level 1 Not specified 257CDepartment%2520of%2520D is worth up to US$350,000 and level 2 up to US$700,000 plus indirect costs efense for up to three years. Cancer Research UK Dystonia Society Summary Funding Available Population research committee http://science.cancerresearchuk.org These support research in clinical and public health epidemiology; Not specified programme grants /funding/find-grant/all-fundingeducational and behavioural research in areas of prevention, screening and early diagnosis; proposals concerning clinical trails methodologies or schemes/population-researchstatistics; and proposals concerning secondary effects of treatment. Grants committee-programmegrants/index.htm?script=true are generally held for up to five years. Seed grant scheme http://www.dystonia.org.uk/index. This funds seed projects for research in all aspects of dystonia such as php/professional-research/funds- molecular and genetic studies, chemical pathways, neuroplasticity and treatment techniques. The budget is worth up to £50,000. 21 Deadline 03-Dec-14 03 Dec 14 10-Dec-14 10 Dec 14 available-for-dystonia-research Department of Health including Public health research NIHR programme - researcher-led call for proposals Psoriasis Association Small grants http://www.nets.nihr.ac.uk/fundin This supports research that evaluates public health interventions, specifically to provide new knowledge on the benefits, costs, acceptability g/phr-researcher-led - and wider impacts of non-NHS interventions intended to improve the health of the public and reduce inequalities in health. These support small or pilot projects promoting and funding research into https://www.psoriasis£10,000 association.org.uk/pages/view/res the causes, nature and care of psoriasis. Funding is worth £10,000 for a duration of one year. 11 Dec 14 12 Dec 14 earch/recruitment European Society of Surgical Oncology Training fellowships NIH: National Institute on Aging Epigenetic analyses of ageing as risk factor for multiple chronic conditions (U34) Department of Health including Public health research NIHR programme - commissioned calls for proposals: 14/180, 14/181, 14/182, 14/183, 14/184, 14/185 http://www.essoweb.org/eursso/201 These enable young surgeons to visit a specialist centre outside their own Euro10,000 2-02-29-22-05-50/trainingcountry in order to expand their experience and learn new techniques. Up fellowships.html to 10 standard training fellowships, each worth Euro2,000, are available and one major training fellowship, worth Euro10,000, is available. NB Applicants must be or become ESSO members before the start date of the award. http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa- The purpose of this U34 funding opportunity is to identify components in the Not specified biology of ageing that are the underlying risk for multiple chronic diseases files/RFA-AG-15-004.html and degenerative conditions in the field of geroscience. A total of US$800,000 is available for two awards in 2015. 15-Dec-14 http://www.nets.nihr.ac.uk/fundin Proposals may address one of the following subjects: interventions for hand hygiene to reduce incidence of infectious disease in g/phr-commissioned 18 Dec 14 - 15 Dec 14 schools; needle and syringe programmes; interventions to reduce sexually transmitted infections in young people; interventions to reduce substance use by children and young people; social marketing interventions to reduce unintended teenage pregnancy; weight loss services for men. This document was generated by Research and Enterprise Development. For further information please contact Teresa Nurser ([email protected]) or visit our website; http://www.bris.ac.uk/red/ Funding Opportunities Medicine and Dentistry 21/10/2014 Funder Programme Link Department of Health including Health technology assessment - http://www.nets.nihr.ac.uk/fundin NIHR commissioned calls: 14/157, g/hta14/160, 14/161, 14/166, 14/168 Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Fresh ideas fund British Retinitis Pigmentosa Society European Academy of Neurology Research grants Fellowship programme 22 Summary Funding Available Proposals are sought on the following topics: mproving the mental health of Not specified children and young people with long term conditions; treatment of first-time traumatic shoulder dislocation; fibre for uncomplicated symptomatic commissioned?src=hta_comm_jul diverticular disease of the large bowel; prevention of parastomal hernia _14 formation; minimally invasive autopsy for fetuses and children based on combination of post-mortem MRI and endoscopic autopsy examination. Deadline 18 Dec 14 http://medeinnovation.ac.uk/innovationchallenges-and-research/fresh-ideasfund/ 19 Dec 14 This fund supports the development of short or small projects that identify £50,000 key challenges in class III musculoskeletal medical device manufacturing. Awards are worth up to £50,000 and cover 80 per cent of full economic costs, including directly incurred staff and a small budget for consumables. Projects may last for up to six months. http://www.brps.org.uk/index.php?tl Grants support high-quality research projects looking at the causes, Not specified potential treatments and potential cure for retinitis pigmentosa. n=research&pageid=16 http://www.eaneurology.org/Fello The aim is to support young neurologists wishing to expand their knowledge in the field. The net salary will be in accordance with the salary scale of the wship-Programme.1533.0.html Not specified host institution up to a maximum of €2,000 per month plus travel expenses. 31-Dec-14 31 Dec 14 NIH: National Institute of Sustained release for Allergy and Infectious Diseases antiretroviral treatment or prevention of HIV infection (UM1) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide The purpose of this funding opportunity is to solicit applications from Not specified /rfa-files/RFA-AI-14-008.html single institutions and consortia of institutions to participate in the sustained release for antiretroviral treatment or prevention of HIV infection programme. Applicants may request the following maximum direct costs per year based on the number of sustained release strategies proposed in the application: one SRS US$800,000, two SRSs US$1.6 million and three SRSs US$2.4m. The maximum project period is five years and between two and four awards will be made. 31-Dec-14 NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Diabetes impact award closed loop technologies: clinical, physiological and behavioural approaches to improve type 1 diabetes outcomes (DP3) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide This DP3 funding opportunity announcement encourages applications £2,500,000 /rfa-files/RFA-DK-14-014.html from institutions or organisations proposing human studies to develop or test a highly reliable, wearable, portable, easy to operate system linking continuous glucose monitoring and pancreatic hormone delivery in a closed loop system. This mechanism aims to fund three to five awards worth up to US$2.5 million over a maximum project period of five years. Total funding of US$10m is available. 31-Dec-14 Parkinson's UK Senior research fellowships 31-Dec-14 Parkinson’s Disease Foundation PDF/Parkinson Study Group mentored clinical research award National Eye Research Centre Project grants http://www.parkinsons.org.uk/conte These enable senior researchers to establish their own research group for £250,000 the study of Parkinson's disease, with a particular focus on finding new uses nt/senior-research-fellowships for old drugs. Fellowships are initially offered at up to £250,000 for three years and award holders can formally apply for a further two years of funding. http://www.pdf.org/en/grant_fun This supports new investigators in patient oriented research in Parkinson’s disease or other Parkinsonian disorders under the mentorship of an ding_fellow $50,000 experienced investigator. An award of US$50,000 is available for a oneyear project. http://www.nerc.co.uk/application These fund research into the causes and treatment of eye disease and blindness and publishing and disseminating the useful results thereof. The s.htm Not specified maximum grant which will normally be considered is for £60,000 over three years. 02 Jan 15 05 Jan 15 This document was generated by Research and Enterprise Development. For further information please contact Teresa Nurser ([email protected]) or visit our website; http://www.bris.ac.uk/red/ Funding Opportunities Medicine and Dentistry Funder NIH: Fogarty International Center Programme Global brain and nervous system disorders research across the lifespan (R21) Link 21/10/2014 Summary http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide This R21 funding opportunity announcement encourages the development of innovative, collaborative research projects on brain and other nervous /pa-files/PAR-14-331.html NIH: National Institute of Allergy Role of the microbiome in HIV- http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide and Infectious Diseases 1 vaccine responses (R21) /pa-files/PAR-14-318.html NIH: National Institute of Allergy Role of the microbiome in HIV- http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide and Infectious Diseases 1 vaccine responses (R01) /pa-files/PAR-14-317.html system function and disorders throughout life, relevant to low- and middleincome countries. Application budgets are limited to US$125,000 per year in direct costs for up to two years. The purpose of this R21 funding opportunity announcement is to stimulate research focused on elucidating the role of the microbiome in shaping the host immune responses to HIV-1 transmission and vaccination in the gastrointestinal and genital mucosa. Direct costs are limited to US$275,000 over two years. The purpose of this R01 funding opportunity announcement is to stimulate research focused on elucidating the role of the microbiome in shaping the host immune responses to HIV-1 transmission and vaccination in the gastrointestinal and genital mucosa. Application budgets are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project. The maximum project period is five years. This encourages innovation and improvement in health sciences education by providing research opportunities to individuals in pursuit of advancing the science of radiology education. The grant is worth up to US$10,000 for one year. This R01 funding opportunity announcement encourages research that enables the identification of the longitudinal progression of Alzheimer’s disease in adults with down syndrome using clinical, cognitive, imaging, genetic and biochemical biomarkers. Funding is worth up to US$2.5 million over five years. The ITN scheme supports a joint research training or doctoral programme across a minimum of 3 different organisations throughout Europe (other than the European Industrial Doctorate scheme which has a minimum of 2). Please could potential applicants let the RED EU Team, ([email protected]) know if you are planning to be involved or lead an ITN. If anyone would like to discuss the scheme further pleases contact [email protected] Radiological Society of North America Radiology education research development grant http://www.rsna.org/Radiology_E ducation_Research_Development_ Grant.aspx NIH: National Institutes of Health Biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease in down sydrome (R01) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide /rfa-files/RFA-AG-15-011.html ERC Marie Sklodowska-Curie Innovation Training Networks https://ec.europa.eu/research/par ticipants/portal/desktop/en/oppor tunities/h2020/calls/h2020-mscaitn-2015.html NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Rebuilding a kidney: cells to organ (UH2/UH3) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide The aim of this UH2/UH3 funding opportunity announcement is to support new research projects to participate in the NIDDK rebuilding a kidney /rfa-files/RFA-DK-14-010.html 23 Funding Available Deadline $250,000 05 Jan 15 $275,000 07 Jan 15 - 07 Jan 15 $10,000 10 Jan 15 $2,500,000 12 Jan 15 Not specified 13-Jan-15 consortium. The direct costs for UH2 awards are expected to be approximately US$200,000 to US$300,000 per year. Total costs for the entire UH2 phase are limited to US$500,000. For the UH3 phase, the direct Not specified cost amount is expected to be approximately US$500,000 to US$600,000. Total costs for the UH3 phase are limited to US$1 million per year. The UH2 phase is limited to two years. The UH3 phase is limited to three years. 14 Jan 15 This document was generated by Research and Enterprise Development. For further information please contact Teresa Nurser ([email protected]) or visit our website; http://www.bris.ac.uk/red/ Funding Opportunities Medicine and Dentistry Funder ESRC-BBSRC 21/10/2014 Programme Link Joint Research Call On Epigenetics http://www.esrc.ac.uk/funding-and2014/15 guidance/fundingopportunities/32152/esrcbbsrc-jointresearch-call-on-epigenetics201415.aspx Economic and Social Research Future research leaders Council Parkinson's UK Training fellowships Wellcome Trust New investigator awards in society and ethics Wellcome Trust Senior investigator awards in society and ethics Economic and Social Research ESRC Impact Acceleration Council Account awards 24 Summary Funding Available The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and Biotechnology and up to £3m Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) are pleased to announce a joint call for research projects in the area of Social and Behavioural Epigenetics. Up to £3 Million is available for this call. The goal of this call is to encourage new, innovative and collaborative work between the social and biological sciences in the area of epigenetics. We are seeking truly interdisciplinary proposals which will make a significant contribution towards the development of this emerging field. Networking event In order to enable potential applicants to network with each other and for us to provide more information about this specific call, a one day meeting will be held on 5 November in London (Location TBC). Places at this event will be limited so we recommend that you contact us as soon as possible if you are interested in attending this event. Please contact [email protected] to express an interest in attending this by 20 October. £280,000 http://www.esrc.ac.uk/funding-and- This scheme supports outstanding early-career researchers to carry out excellent research and to develop all aspects of their research and guidance/fundingopportunities/15938/carousel-future- knowledge exchange skills. Grants will last a maximum of three years with an overall limit of £350,000 at 100 per cent full economic cost of which the research-leaders.aspx ESRC will pay 80 per cent. There is a major bids process in place for this call. For further information please contact Patrick Lansley ([email protected]) Deadline 15-Jan-15 http://www.parkinsons.org.uk/conte These provide support for qualified health and social care professionals nt/training-fellowships who wish to train in research relevant to drug repositioning within Parkinson's disease. Funding of up to £250,000 is available to support salary costs, research expenses and attendance at conferences or short courses. http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Funding/ These enable new researchers to address important questions about health and disease and their social, political and historical contexts. Awards range Ethics-and-society/fundingfrom £100,000 to £200,000 per year over a maximum period of five years. schemes/Investigatorawards/WTDV031466.htm http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Funding/ These enable senior researchers to address important questions about health and disease and their social, political and historical contexts. Awards Ethics-and-society/fundingrange from £100,000 to £200,000 per year over a maximum period of five schemes/Investigatoryears. awards/WTDV031467.htm http://www.bristol.ac.uk/red/industry RED is running an open call for four types of project within our ESRC /esrc-iaa/ Impact Acceleration Account; Impact Travel awards up to £300 for visits to explore impact opportunities; Exploratory Impact awards of £1,000-£3,000 to identify the potential impact of research and first steps to impact; Impact Project awards up to £20,000 to develop the impact of University of Bristol social science research; Knowledge Exchange Secondments up to £20,000 for secondments (in and/or out) between Bristol and partner organisations. See the webpage for more details and/or contact Andrew Wray or Nikki Hicks at RED (http://www.bristol.ac.uk/red/industry/esrc-iaa/) £250,000 20-Jan-15 £1,000,000 23 Jan 15 £1,000,000 23 Jan 15 Not Specified 26-Jan-15 20 Jan 15 This document was generated by Research and Enterprise Development. For further information please contact Teresa Nurser ([email protected]) or visit our website; http://www.bris.ac.uk/red/ Funding Opportunities Medicine and Dentistry Funder NIH: National Institutes of Health Programme Immune and inflammatory mechanisms in Alzheimer’s disease (R01) Link 21/10/2014 Summary http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide This aims to establish the role of the brain innate immune system, the systematic immune system, and the crosstalk and changes with age /rfa-files/RFA-AG-15-018.html Funding Available $500,000 between the two in the development and progression of Alzheimer’s disease. Funding is worth up to US$500,000 per year. The maximum project period is five years. http://www.arthritisresearchuk.org/r These provide longer-term support where the aim is to answer an £1,200,000 esearch/grants-you-can-applyinterrelated set of questions on a broader front than would be feasible with projects and, at the same time, should provide an opportunity for innovation for/types-of-grant/researchand creativity. Grants are worth up to £1.2 million over five years. grants/programme-grants.aspx Arthritis Research UK Programme grants Servier Research grant in hypertension http://www.servier.com/content/servi This aims to support a high-quality European research proposal in hypertension and related disease, with a focus on end-organ damage, er-research-grant-hypertension-0 surrogate markers and biomarkers. The grant is worth €30,000. Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation Butterfield awards http://www.gbsf.org.uk/butterfiel These aim to encourage and facilitate exploratory exchanges and Not specified dawards/index.html collaborations between qualified professionals in Japan and the UK, as well as investigation of scientific, clinical, social and economic aspects of medicine in which Japanese and British scientists, practitioners and policy makers may learn from each other. A number of awards are available, worth up to £5,000 per year over a maximum of three years. Applications for smaller and, exceptionally, larger sums may be considered. NIH: National Institutes of Health Interdisciplinary research to understand the vascular contributions to Alzheimer's disease (R01) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide This R01 funding announcement aims to support interdisciplinary research that will lead to a greater understanding of the mechanisms by which /rfa-files/RFA-AG-15-010.html Understanding factors in infancy and early childhood that influence obesity development (R01) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide The purpose of this R01 funding opportunity announcement is to characterise or identify factors in early childhood that may increase or /pa-files/PAR-14-323.html NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases NIH: National Institute of Nursing Research Self-management for health in chronic conditions (R01) Novo Nordisk UK Research Foundation Clinical project grants €30,000 vascular factors contribute to the complex aetiology of Alzheimer's disease. NIH intends to fund an estimate of three to five awards, corresponding to a $750,000 total of US$4 million. Application budgets are limited to no more than US$750,000 direct costs per year and the maximum project period is five years. mitigate risk for obesity or excessive weight gain or to fill methodological Not specified research gaps relevant to the understanding of risk for development of obesity in children. Application budgets are not limited, but need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project. The maximum project period is five years. http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa- These R01 grants support activities that focuses on self-management as a Not specified mainstream science in order to reduce the burden of chronic illnesses and files/PA-14-344.html conditions. The maximum project period is five years. http://www.novonordiskfoundatio These grants may be awarded for clinical research and are intended mainly n.org.uk/documents/article_page/ as support for younger researchers working in the field of diabetes. Grants £10,000 of up to £10,000 per project are available. document/the_grant.asp European Federation of Gruenenthal grants International Association for the Study of Pain Chapters http://www.e-g-g.info/grtThese enable young scientists to conduct innovative and grants are egg/EFIC_GRUENENTHAL_GRAN intended for clinical and human experimental pain research. Research proposals on animals, computer simulations, cell lines etc. will not be T/About_E-G-G/77000194.jsp considered. Grants are worth up to Euro40,000 over a maximum of two years. Euro40,000 25 Deadline 29 Jan 15 31-Jan-15 31 Jan 15 01-Feb-15 03 Feb 15 05 Feb 15 05 Feb 15 06 Feb 15 11-Feb-15 This document was generated by Research and Enterprise Development. For further information please contact Teresa Nurser ([email protected]) or visit our website; http://www.bris.ac.uk/red/ Funding Opportunities Medicine and Dentistry Funder NIH: National Institute of Nursing Research NIH: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism 21/10/2014 Programme Self-management for health in chronic conditions (R21) Link Summary Funding Available $275,000 http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa- These R21 grants support research in self-management focused across conditions. The combined budget for direct costs for the two-year project files/PA-14-343.html period may not exceed US$275,000. The maximum project period is two years. Secondary analyses of existing http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa- These R21 grants support investigator-initiated research projects that either $275,000 alcohol epidemiology data analyse previously collected data in order to address key issues that have files/PA-14-336.html (R21) emerged from recent findings in alcohol epidemiology and prevention research, or develop new analytic techniques for conducting studies in alcohol epidemiology and prevention research. Grants are worth up to US$275,000 in direct costs over a maximum period of two years. 26 Deadline 16 Feb 15 16 Feb 15 International Glaucoma Association Nursing research awards http://www.glaucomaassociation.com/researchgrants/rcn---iga-research-awards2011.html European Orthodontic Society Research grants 28-Feb-15 Wellcome Trust New Investigator awards http://www.eoseurope.org/eos/grant This seeks to award grants on the basis of scientific merit of the proposed £20,000 research and the relevance to orthodontics. The maximum grant available is s_and_awards £20,000. http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Fundi Highlight Notice There will be a Major Bids process associated with this Not Specified call and the next deadline for submission of internal applications is January ng/Biomedical-science/Funding7th 2015. Please refer to RED website via SSO for more information schemes/Investigatorhttps://www.bris.ac.uk/red/development/opportunities/majorAwards/WTX059284.htm bids/majorbidscurrent.html#wtinv Wellcome Trust Senior Investigator awards http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Fundi ng/Biomedical-science/Fundingschemes/InvestigatorAwards/WTX059285.htm 01-Mar-15 NIH: National Institutes of Health Consortium on beta-cell death and survival (UC4) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide This UC4 funding opportunity announcement encourages the adaptation of medium- to high- throughput omics technologies with single cell or near /rfa-files/RFA-DK-14-021.html These facilitate research into supporting patients during their glaucoma care. Patient-orientated research and research directly concerned with the improvement of the management of glaucoma is encouraged. Awards are worth up to £25,000. £25,000 Not Specified Highlight Notice There will be a Major Bids process associated with this call and the next deadline for submission of internal applications is January 7th 2015. Please refer to RED website via SSO for more information https://www.bris.ac.uk/red/development/opportunities/majorbids/majorbidscurrent.html#wtinv single cell-resolution to the exploration of the human pancreas, with the aim of extracting complex biological information from paraffin-embedded or frozen tissues in order to help answer fundamental questions about the cellular and functional organisation of the human pancreas, the early cellular $4,500,000 and molecular events leading to type 1 diabetes in humans, and to assist in the discovery of biomarkers specific for the asymptomatic phase of human T1D. Funding is worth up to US$900,000 per year over five years. The total budget is US$8 million to fund approximately two to four awards. 27 Feb 15 01-Mar-15 03 Mar 15 This document was generated by Research and Enterprise Development. For further information please contact Teresa Nurser ([email protected]) or visit our website; http://www.bris.ac.uk/red/ Funding Opportunities Medicine and Dentistry Funder ERC Programme 2015 Consolidator Grant UK Space Agency Space studies programme scholarships UK Space Agency Vinnova Verket för Innovationssystem – Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation Systems 21/10/2014 Link Summary Funding Available Highlight Notice Information about this call is due to be published in mid- € 2m over 5 years November Consolidator Grants are intended to enable exceptional researchers between 7 and 12 years from PhD completion to become fully independent research leaders. They are particularly intended to enable the researcher to strengthen their own research team or programme. Proposals to the call will be handled though the University's Major Bids process. Applicants are required to complete a brief University stage application form for internal review, available on the RED website (see weblink) Further information on the Consolidator Grant scheme is also available at this link. The deadline for internal applications is Tuesday 2nd December 2014 at 12pm. Scholarships support UK citizens wishing to attend the International Space https://www.gov.uk/apply-forfunding-academic-community-and- University’s nine week space studies programme at the central campus in Not specified Strasbourg. The budget is worth £30,000. https://www.bris.ac.uk/red/develo pment/opportunities/majorbids/majorbidscurrent.html#ercco n2015 educational MSS programme scholarships http://www.bis.gov.uk/ukspaceag Scholarships support UK citizens who wish to enrol on the International Space University’s one-year master of space studies programme. A total of Not specified ency/news-and-events VINNMER Marie Curie incoming http://www.vinnova.se/sv/Ansokaochrapportera/Utlysningar/Effekta/VINN MER-Marie-Curie-Incoming/ £30,000 is available through this scheme. The purpose of this call is to strengthen qualification opportunities for Not specified international researchers through increased mobility opportunities, by visiting and working in Swedish host organisations. Vinnova funding for the programme as a whole will amount to SEK120 million, with an additional €10m in EU funding through Marie Curie actions. Co-financing from applicants is expected to amount to SEK100m to SEK150m. Type 1 diabetes complications http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide This DP3 funding opportunity announcement encourages research that IMPACT award (DP3) explores new concepts and novel approaches to identify biomarkers of /rfa-files/RFA-DK-14-017.html peripheral tissue damage or dysfunction in diabetic complications. The $2,000,000 award is worth up to US$2 million in direct costs over a maximum period of four years. The total budget is US$20m for the first fiscal year and will fund approximately six to eight awards. European Society of Regional Research grant http://esraeurope.org/education/gra This aims to: encourage specialisation of anaesthesiologists and others in Euro10,000 Anaesthesia and Pain Therapy nts/ this field; promote research in experimental, epidemiological or clinical settings; help anaesthesiologists in under-resourced countries to develop their programmes. Up to two grants are available per year, each worth up to Euro10,000 over a minimum of three months. 27 Deadline 12-Mar-15 15 Mar 15 15 Mar 15 17 Mar 15 NIH: National Institutes of Health 19 Mar 15 20 Mar 15 Crohn's and Colitis Foundation Innovations in inflammatory of Canada bowel disease research http://www.ccfc.ca/site/c.ajIRK4N Funding supports innovative projects that refine hypotheses or produce CA$50000 LLhJ0E/b.6326399/k.4BD2/Opport preliminary data that will help seed larger projects and have the potential to improve diagnosis, therapy and prevention of inflammatory bowel unities_For_Researchers.htm disease. Grants are worth up to CA$50,000 for a maximum period of one year. 31-Mar-15 Kids Kidney Research Research grants http://www.kidskidneyresearch.org/r Grants support paediatric research into the prevention and cure of renal esearch-projects/how-to-apply-for-a- illness and associated areas. The maximum grant available is £100,000. Kids Kidney Research will not pay the full economic cost of research. research-grant/ 31-Mar-15 Dowager Countess Eleanor Peel Trust Major medical research grants http://www.peeltrust.com/medical_g These grants support medical research, mainly focussing on improving the £50,000 rants.html well-being and health of the elderly. Major grants are worth at least £10,000 and up to £50,000 per year, over a period of one to three years. £100,000 13-Apr-15 This document was generated by Research and Enterprise Development. For further information please contact Teresa Nurser ([email protected]) or visit our website; http://www.bris.ac.uk/red/ Funding Opportunities Medicine and Dentistry Funder NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Novo Nordisk UK Research Foundation 21/10/2014 Programme Advanced clinical trials to test artificial pancreas device systems in type 1 diabetes (UC4) Link Summary Grants for healthcare professionals http://www.novonordiskfoundatio These support clinical projects, training and education within the field of n.org.uk/documents/article_page/ diabetes mellitus. The annual amount available varies each year and is decided by the foundation. document/the_fund.asp 28 Funding Available Deadline Not specified 15 Apr 15 Not specified 24 Apr 15 http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide The purpose of this UC4 funding opportunity announcement is the conduct of advanced clinical trials designed to test the outpatient clinical safety and /rfa-files/RFA-DK-14-024.html efficacy of artificial pancreas device systems in type 1 diabetes, with the objective of improving glycemic control and reducing acute and chronic complications of the disease. The institute intends to commit up to US$20 million to fund one to three awards. International Glaucoma Association Glaucoma care research awards These facilitate research into supporting patients during their glaucoma http://www.glaucomacare. Awards are worth up to £25,000. association.com/researchgrants/college-of-optometristsigaresearch-awards-2011.html £25,000 01 May 15 Society for Pediatric Dermatology Paediatric dermatology research grants http://www.pedsderm.net/section These support scholarly clinical or basic research and study initiations in the $27,500 field of paediatric dermatology. Three pilot project awards worth up to s/research_grant.php 01 May 15 schemes/Capitalfunding/WTD018048.htm Not specified 29 May 15 http://www.ecu-researchGrants are intended to promote and support scientific research that will update.org/ECU_researchStrategy. improve knowledge and understanding in the field of chiropractic. The php annual budget is Euro62,000. Not specified 31 May 15 http://www.3ieimpact.org/en/funding This supports internal replications of influential, innovative, or controversial Not specified impact evaluations of biomedical, behavioural, social and structural HIV /replication-window/replicationprevention interventions. There is no pre-set funding limit, however, all window-3-hiv-prevention/ proposals will be judged on cost-reasonableness. British Society for Antimicrobial Terry Hennessey microbiology http://bsac.org.uk/funding/terryThis enables a young investigator working in the field of infectious diseases £1,500 Chemotherapy fellowship hennessey-microbiology-fellowship/ to present a paper or poster at the annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy meeting, to be held from 18 to 21 September 2015 in San Diego, US. The fellowship is worth up to £1,500. 31 May 15 Wellcome Trust European Chiropractors ' Union Capital funding for public engagement and medical history Research grants US$7,500 each and one William Weston research award of up to US$20,000. http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Fundi This scheme provides capital funding for large-scale projects that support public engagement or medical history. Awards are normally worth over ng/Public-engagement/Funding£200,000. International Initiative for Impact Replication window 3: HIV Evaluation prevention Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research Clinician scientist award Department of Health including Clinical lectureships NIHR http://leukaemialymphomaresearc This enables PhD-qualified haematologists in training to combine h.org.uk/research/researchers/fun postdoctoral research with the completion of specialist training. The award is at specialist registrar grade. ding-opportunities http://www.nihrtcc.nhs.uk/intetacatr These are specialty training posts that incorporate academic training. Lectureships are aimed at those who are advanced in their specialty ain/nihrcls2014 training, have completed a research doctorate or equivalent and show outstanding potential for continuing a career in academic medicine. The maximum duration of a lectureship is four years, or until completion of clinical training is reached, whichever is sooner. 31 Jul 15 Not specified 01 Aug 15 Not specified --- This document was generated by Research and Enterprise Development. For further information please contact Teresa Nurser ([email protected]) or visit our website; http://www.bris.ac.uk/red/ Funding Opportunities Medicine and Dentistry Link 21/10/2014 Funder German Academic Exchange Service Programme DAAD/Roche Diagnostics postdoctoral programme German Research Foundation Heisenberg programme Royal College of Nursing Barbers company clinical nursing scholarship http://www.rcn.org.uk/developme This enables nurses in clinical nursing to undertake further education, nt/scholarshipsawards/other research or a clinical project. The award is worth up to £7,500. Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst - German Academic Exchange Service Research stays for university academics and scientists Medical Research Council Trial grants in global health https://www.daad.de/deutschland /stipendium/datenbank/en/21148findingscholarships/?status=2&origin=&s ubjectGrps=&daad=1&q=research %20stays&page=1&detail=100000 14 http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Fundingop portunities/Grants/Trialgrant/Glob alhealthtrials/index.htm Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council Industrial partnership awards Medical Research Council Trial grants in global health Wellcome Trust Strategic translation awards https://www.daad.de/deutschland /stipendium/datenbank/en/21148scholarshipdatabase/?status=&origin=&subje ctGrps=&daad=&q=roche&page=1 &detail=10000035 http://www.dfg.de/en/research_f unding/programmes/individual/he isenberg/index.html 29 Summary Funding Available This offers scholarships for advanced research placements at the Not specified biotechnology centre in Penzberg, Germany. Funding includes a monthly allowance of €2,250, a supplementary family allowance, travel costs, insurance and a German language course. Scholarships have a duration of 12 months, with a possible extension of a further 12 months. Deadline --- This provides young researchers who are qualified for a professorship with Not specified the opportunity to prepare for a leading position in science and research, and to use the time to work on an advanced research topic. There are both professorships and fellowships available in the programme. --- £7,500 --- These enable university academics and scientists to carry out a research Euro6,450 project at a university or state recognised higher education institution in Germany. Grants are worth Euro2,000 per month for assistant professors and lecturers and Euro2,150 per month for professors for a duration of one to three months. --- Council invites applications for its trial grants in global health. These provide support for clinical trials to provide high quality evidence on the comparative efficacy and effectiveness of interventions in medicine and health services. MRC will usually meet up to 80 per cent of the full economic cost. --- Not Specified http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/business/co These are science-led, responsive mode grants where an industrial partner Not specified llaborative_research/industrial_part contributes at least 10 per cent of the full economic cost of the project. Funding covers the remainder of the cost at 80 per cent of full economic nership_awards.html cost rate. If you are interested in applying for this call, please liaise with the Research Commercialisation Team ([email protected]) to discuss the IPA aspect. http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Fundingoppor Trials in global health are those whose focus is on evidence of efficacy and Not specified tunities/Grants/Trialgrant/Globalhea effectiveness of interventions related to a major health need predominant in developing countries, such as combating tropical disease. MRC will usually lthtrials/index.htm meet up to 80 per cent of the full economic cost. Not specified http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Funding /Technologytransfer/Awards/StrategicTranslation-Awards/ Not specified Projects must address an unmet need in healthcare or in applied medical Not specified research, offer a potential new solution and have a realistic expectation that the innovation will be developed further by the market. Awards will normally be for periods of two to three years. If you are interested in applying for this call, please liaise with the Research Commercialisation Team ([email protected]) to discuss the IPA aspect. Not specified This document was generated by Research and Enterprise Development. For further information please contact Teresa Nurser ([email protected]) or visit our website; http://www.bris.ac.uk/red/ Funding Opportunities Medicine and Dentistry Funder Medical Research Council Programme Tackling AMR – A Thematic Approach Link 21/10/2014 Summary http://www.mrc.ac.uk/research/in These themes will foster collaboration between diverse disciplines, share information across the public and private sectors, allow access to tools, itiatives/antimicrobialcompound libraries, datasets and screens to acquire new insights into the resistance/tackling-amr-a-thematicemergence and spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria, the evolution of approach/#Theme1 resistance and to drive the discovery of new diagnostic, preventative and Funding Available Not specified 30 Deadline 01/09/2014 onwards therapeutic strategies for bacterial infections particularly antibiotic resistant strains. The four themes identified under the Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance initiative are: Theme 1: Understanding resistant bacteria in context of the host (Open Call, Deadline September 2nd) Theme 2: Accelerating therapeutic and diagnostics development (Open Call, Deadline September 2nd) Theme 3: Understanding the real world interactions Theme 4: Behaviour within and beyond the health care setting European Starting Grants 2015 https://www.bris.ac.uk/red/developHighlight notice: Not specified ERC Starting Grants are intended to enable exceptional researchers between 2 and 7 years from PhD completion to become fully independent research leaders. They are particularly intended to enable the researcher to create or strengthen their own independent research team. Major Bids process: Applicants are required to complete a brief University stage application form for internal review, available on the RED website. If you plan to make an application or would like advice, please contact [email protected] or [email protected] 04 -Nov-14 Internal Deadline International Glaucoma Association Nursing research awards Medical Research Council (MRC) Industry Collaboration Award (MICA) Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council European Research Council These facilitate research into supporting patients during their glaucoma £30,000 care. Patient-orientated research and research directly concerned with the improvement of the management of glaucoma is encouraged. Awards are worth up to £30,000. This funds collaborations between academia and industry which aim to Not specified translate research into healthcare improvements. Application must involved at least one commercial organisation. This enables scientists to add an international dimension to their BBSRC£5,000 funded research by making and establishing new contacts with international counterparts. There is no set deadline for this call but candidates must apply at least 6 weeks before travel. 28 Mar 15 (Forecast) International scientific interchange scheme http://www.glaucomaassociation.com/researchgrants/rcn---iga-research-awards2011.html http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Fundingoppor tunities/Grants/MICA/Specification/ MRC005438 http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/international /bbsrc/isis.html Found Animals Michelson grants in reproductive biology http://michelson.foundanimals.org/ michelson-grants The foundation seeks proposals for research toward development of a safe, $750,000 effective, practical and permanent single-dose nonsurgical sterilant for use in cats and dogs. For Michelson grants, the foundation will consider proposals for up to $250,000 per year for three years to include salaries, supplies, research animals and eight percent indirect costs. No Deadline Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International Clinical strategic research agreement http://www.jdrf.org/index.cfm?page These are intended to support early-stage clinical trials to test therapeutic Note specified _id=114016 approaches, as well as non-interventional patient oriented studies, that are intended to lead to the development of clinical interventions and monitoring tools for diabetes and its complications. The budget and duration of funding are variable and continued funding is dependent on satisfactory progress. Depends on funding scheme chosen. No deadline No Deadline This document was generated by Research and Enterprise Development. For further information please contact Teresa Nurser ([email protected]) or visit our website; http://www.bris.ac.uk/red/ Funding Opportunities Medicine and Dentistry Funder Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International Resuscitation Council (UK) Action for A-T Alcohol Research UK Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Programme Clinical trials and assays and biomarkers proposals 21/10/2014 31 Link Summary http://www.immunetolerance.org/pr This initiative will support novel clinical trials in the areas of islet ofessionals/proposals/guidelines transplantation, kidney and liver transplantation, autoimmune diseases, and allergy and asthma, as well as the development of novel tolerance assay or mechanistic studies. Funds will be available to academic, government or industry-based researchers. Industry discovery and http://www.jdrf.org/index.cfm?page JDRF encourages proposals for research on the discovery, development development partnerships _id=103207 and commercialization of therapeutics for type one diabetes and its program complications. Discovery partnerships support early stage proof-of-concept programs, and are worth up to €250,000 over two years. Development partnerships provide two to three years’ support for promising mid-stage research programs. Multi-project strategic research http://www.jdrf.org/index.cfm?page This was created to stimulate new collaborations between clinical and basic agreement _id=103207 scientists or between scientists from diverse backgrounds as a means to conceive and develop new approaches to major challenges, potential breakthroughs, or persistent obstacles to the prevention, treatment or cure of type one diabetes and its complications. The budget and duration of funding is variable and continued funding depends on satisfactory progress. Funding Available Not specified Deadline No Deadline Note specified No Deadline Note specified No Deadline Single-project strategic research agreements Note specified No Deadline £20,000 No Deadline Not specified Not specified £5,000 Not specified Not specified Not specified http://www.humboldtThese enable foreign scientists and scholars from all disciplines and € 60,000 foundation.de/pls/web/wt_show.text countries, with internationally recognised academic qualifications, to conduct an original research project in close collaboration with an _page?p_text_id=6446 appropriate colleague in Germany. The maximum award is €60,000. Humboldt research fellowship http://www.humboldtFunding enables scientists and scholars from all disciplines and countries to Not specified for experienced researchers foundation.de/web/humboldtconduct projects lasting for six to 18 months at a research institution in fellowship-experienced.html Germany. Funding is worth €2,450 per month, including a mobility lump sum and contribution towards health and liability insurance, plus an allowance for research costs of €800 per month for projects in the natural sciences and engineering or €500 per month for projects in the humanities and social sciences. Humboldt research fellowships http://www.avh.de/web/humboldt- This enables scholars of all nationalities and disciplines to conduct research Not specified fellowship-postdoc.html at a laboratory of their choice in Germany for a period of six to 24 months. The fellowship is worth €2,250 per month, plus a research allowance of €800 per month for natural sciences and engineering projects or €500 per month for humanities and social sciences projects. Not Specified http://www.jdrf.org/index.cfm?page These enable single or multiple investigators to address critical gaps and _id=103207 challenges and potential breakthroughs in type one diabetes research. Funding lasts for up to three years. Research grants http://www.resus.org.uk/pages/resg The purpose of these awards is to support research into the science and rant.htm practice of resuscitation medicine. Funding is for a maximum of £20,000 for a duration of up to one year. Research grants http://www.actionforat.org/research. These aim to fund scientific research that will lead to a greater html understanding of ataxia telangiectasia and may slow down, halt or reverse its progression, with the ultimate goal of realising a cure. Small grants http://alcoholresearchuk.org/grants/ These support evidence-based projects, pilot research studies or demonstration projects with a strong evaluation component. small-grants/ Humboldt research fellowships http://www.avh.de/web/humboldt- These enable scholars of all nationalities and disciplines to conduct for postdoctoral researchers fellowship-postdoc.html research at a laboratory of their choice in Germany for a period of six to 24 months. The fellowship is worth EURO 2,650 per month, plus a research allowance of up to EURO 800 per month. Travel costs, a language fellowship, family allowances and a Europe allowance are also available. Humboldt research awards to outstanding scholars residing outside Germany Not Specified Not Specified This document was generated by Research and Enterprise Development. For further information please contact Teresa Nurser ([email protected]) or visit our website; http://www.bris.ac.uk/red/ Funding Opportunities Medicine and Dentistry Funder Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung Programme Humboldt research fellowship for experienced researchers Alpha-1 Foundation Scientific meeting sponsorship http://alpha1foundation.org/research-grantgrant opportunities/ Travel grant http://alpha1foundation.org/research-grantopportunities/ Research grants http://www.afsafund.org/grant.htm Alpha-1 Foundation American Fibromyalgia Syndrome Association Link http://www.humboldtfoundation.de/web/humboldtfellowship-experienced.html 21/10/2014 32 Summary Funding Available This enables scientists and scholars from all disciplines and countries to Not specified conduct projects lasting for six to 18 months at a research institution in Germany. Funding is worth EURO 3,150 per month, including a mobility lump sum and contribution towards health and liability insurance, plus an allowance for research costs of EURO 800 per month for projects in the natural sciences and engineering or EURO 500 per month for projects in the humanities and social sciences. Deadline Not specified This supports scientific meetings, workshops or conferences relevant to alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency and the foundation's mission statement. The grant is generally worth US$5,000. This supports travel to scientific events or cross-training at established alpha-1 laboratories. The grant is generally worth US$1,000. Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified These grants seek to develop better diagnostic tools and treatments for patients with fibromyalgia syndrome and its overlapping conditions. The grants are generally worth up to US$50,000 for a period of one year. $50000 Not specified Antimicrobial Resistance Themed Call Public Health Research Programme http://www.themedcalls.nihr.ac.uk/a The PHR Programme funds research that evaluates public health mr/meet-the-programmes/phrinterventions, specifically to provide new knowledge on the benefits, costs, acceptability and wider impacts of non-NHS interventions intended to programme improve the health of the public and reduce inequalities in health. Not specified Not specified AO Foundation ARI medical research fellowships These provide motivated surgeons with on-site research training to gain experience in R&D projects which focus on relevant clinical problems. A living cost stipend will be provided for a period of 12 months. Not specified Not specified Arthritis Research UK GP training bursaries Not specified Suzanne and Bob Wright trailblazer award program £100,000 Not Specified Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council FAPESP pump-priming awards http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/funding/inte rnationalfunding/fapesp-pumppriming.aspx These support GPs wishing to develop a specialist interest in musculoskeletal medicine and surgery. Bursaries will provide an opportunity to gain qualifications that will promote the delivery of high-quality local care to patients. Arthritis Research UK will fund up to half of the tuition fees for a postgraduate course. These awards will support highly novel autismrelevant research that addresses significant roadblocks or that can open new avenues to understanding the causes, diagnosis, subtyping, prevention, treatments and cure of autism spectrum disorders. Awards are limited to a period of 12 months and an amount up to $100,000. These aim to provide short-term pump-priming to new collaborations between BBSRC-funded research groups in the UK and Brazilian research groups in São Paulo state. Awards are worth up to £35,000 for a period of two years. The aim of this programme is to support research relating to Bloom's syndrome, and a possible therapy and cure. These enable junior researchers to pursue experimental projects in basic biomedicine. Grants are awarded for visits of up to three months to cover the expenses for travel, lodging and course fees. These help junior researchers pursue experimental projects in basic biomedicine. Grants are awarded for visits of up to three months to cover the expenses for travel, lodging and course fees. Not specified Autism Speaks https://www.aofoundation.org/Struct ure/research/exploratory-appliedresearch/research-institute/medicalresearch-fellowship/Pages/arifellows.aspx http://www.arthritisresearchuk.org/r esearch/grants-you-can-applyfor/types-of-grant/educationalgrants-fellowships-and-prizes/gptraining-bursary.aspx http://www.autismspeaks.org/scien ce/research/grants/open_grants_ho w_to_apply.php £35,000 Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified Bloom's Syndrome Foundation Grants for research into Bloom's syndrome Travel grants Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds Travel grants http://www.bloomssyndrome.org/re search.htm http://www.bifonds.de/cgibin/show.pl/travel_grants/travel_gran ts.html http://www.bifonds.de/cgibin/show.pl/travel_grants/travel_gra nts.html This document was generated by Research and Enterprise Development. For further information please contact Teresa Nurser ([email protected]) or visit our website; http://www.bris.ac.uk/red/ Funding Opportunities Medicine and Dentistry Funder Breast Cancer Campaign Programme Tissue bank Link 21/10/2014 Summary http://www.breastcancertissueba This initiative enables academic researchers in the UK or Ireland to utilise tissue for breast cancer research purposes. The bank consists primarily of nk.org/about-tissue-bank.php cancerous and normal tissue collected from consenting donors for use in research. This is an initiative where tissue samples donated by patients from across the UK will be safely and consistently stored. The samples are available to scientists to study how and why breast cancer develops and spreads, and to devise the best possible treatments. These are available to all senior cardiovascular scientists, and contribute towards the cost of providing essential infrastructure to support cardiovascular science in any academic institution. Grants are worth up to £1 million, but cost-sharing is required. A significant proportion of the required funds, usually half, must be available locally. 33 Funding Available Not Specified Deadline Not Specified Not specified Not specified £1,000,000 Not specified Not Specified Not Specified Breast Cancer Campaign Tissue bank http://www.breastcancertissuebank. org/about-tissue-bank.php British Heart Foundation Infrastructure grants http://www.bhf.org.uk/research_heal th_professionals/apply_for_research_ grants/grant_types__guidelines/infras tructure_grants.aspx British Heart Foundation Clinical study grants http://www.bhf.org.uk/research/r These support clinical trials and other clinical studies costing more than £300,000. Grants are available for a maximum duration of five years and esearch-grants-1/what-wemay cover staff salaries, research consumables and essential research fund/clinical-study.aspx British Heart Foundation Programme grants http://www.bhf.org.uk/researchhealth-professionals/apply-forresearch-grants/grant-types-guidelines/programme-grants.aspx equipment. The foundation supports research into the causes, prevention, diagnosis Not specified and treatment of diseases of the heart and circulation. Awards are on a fiveyear rolling basis and may cover staff, research consumables and equipment. British Heart Foundation New horizons programme grants http://www.bhf.org.uk/research_hea lth_professionals/apply_for_researc h_grants/grant_types__guidelines/n ew_horizons_programmes.aspx These encourage scientists from outside traditional cardiovascular biology £300,000 to engage in cardiovascular research. Grants are worth up to £300,000 for a period of up to three years and cover staff salaries excluding PhD students, research consumables and essential equipment. British Heart Foundation Special project grants British Heart Foundation Advanced training award http://www.bhf.org.uk/research/rese arch-grants/what-we-fund/specialproject-grant.aspx http://www.bhf.org.uk/research_hea lth_professionals/apply_for_researc h_grants/grant_types__guidelines/a dvanced_training_award.aspx British Heart Foundation Clinical study grants British Heart Foundation Project grants British Heart Foundation Strategic capital grants Not specified Not specified These fund research projects costing more than £300,000, except clinical Not specified studies. Grants may last for up to five years and cover staff salaries, research consumables and equipment. These provide younger researchers within one year of submitting a PhD Not specified with an opportunity to re-train and gain additional expertise in an established research institution in the UK. Grants will last two to three years and may include a salary as well as research consumables of up to £10,000 per year. http://www.bhf.org.uk/research/rese These support clinical trials and other clinical studies that cost more than Not specified arch-grants-1/what-we-fund/clinical- £300,000. Grants are available for a maximum duration of five years and may cover staff salaries, research consumables and essential research study.aspx equipment. There are no closing dates, please just submit when ready. Not specified http://www.bhf.org.uk/research_hea lth_professionals/apply_for_researc h_grants/grant_types__guidelines/p roject_grants.aspx http://www.bhf.org.uk/research/rese arch-grants/what-we-fund/strategicinitiatives.aspx £300,000 Not Specified Not specified Not specified These support research into the causes, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of heart disease. Grants are awarded for short-term projects lasting up to three years and may cover salaries, research consumables and equipment up to £300,000. These support major research institutions with large capital needs for their cardiovascular research strategy. It is unlikely that more than one such award will be made to any institution in a five-year period. There is an internal selection process in place for this scheme. Please contact Kathleen Sedgley ([email protected]). Not specified Not specified This document was generated by Research and Enterprise Development. For further information please contact Teresa Nurser ([email protected]) or visit our website; http://www.bris.ac.uk/red/ Funding Opportunities Medicine and Dentistry Funder British Heart Foundation Programme Travel fellowship Link http://www.bhf.org.uk/research_hea lth_professionals/apply_for_researc h_grants/grant_types__guidelines/tr avel_fellowship.aspx British Medical Association BMA 2014 research grants www.bma.org.uk/researchgrants Cancer Research UK Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research Foundation 21/10/2014 Summary The scheme enables experienced researchers to undertake a visit to a distinguished laboratory abroad, either for a short period to acquire specialist knowledge or expertise, or for a longer period to carry out a research project that could not be done in the UK. Awards normally last between one month and one year. Grants include travel expenses and a subsistence allowance for short visits. Highlight notice: Call will be announced on 10 December 2013 Subject specifications for each grant vary. For example, in 2014, research areas range from rheumatism and arthritis, cardiovascular disease and cancer to neurological disorders and clinical outcome measures. 34 Funding Available Not Specified Deadline Not Specified Not specified Not specified Tobacco advisory group project http://science.cancerresearchuk.org Project grants provide support for a defined piece of work with objectives Not specified grant /funding/find-grant/all-fundingthat can be achieved in the time specified, where there is a direct policy schemes/tobacco-advisory-group- relevance to tobacco control. Grants are normally in the range of £20,000 project-grants/ to £40,000 and rarely exceed £50,000 per year. Research grants http://cfsrf.org.uk/index.php?opti These support biomedical research in chronic fatigue syndrome and myalgic Not Specified on=com_content&view=article&id encephalomyelitis. The foundation welcomes grant applications for a duration of one to three years. Not specified 1 to 2 year project grants Not Specified Not Specified =53&Itemid=60 CICRA - Children with Crohns and Colitis CurePSP Foundation Dana Foundation http://www.cicra.org/what-weeither to support a single project or part of a larger ongoing project Not Specified do/research/grant-applications Research grants http://www.psp.org/mission/researc The programme supports and promotes research that can advance the $300,000 h/research-grants.html understanding and treatment of progressive supranuclear palsy and corticobasal degeneration. The maximum award is ordinarily US$100,000 per year for up to three years. Clinical neuroscience research http://www.dana.org/grants/clinical/ These fund researchers to set up controlled clinical studies in patients with $300,000 grants a specific brain disease, based on promising animal studies suggesting that a specific therapy either treated the condition or prevented it from getting worse. Grants are worth up to US$300,000 for three years. Department of Health including Round 5 - Clinical Academic NIHR Training and Healthcare Science Fellowships Department of Health including Innovation challenge prizes NIHR breakthrough challenges Diabetes UK Small grant scheme Diamond Blackfan Anemia Foundation Dunhill Medical Trust Research grants General grants http://www.nihrtcc.nhs.uk/cat/ The CAT schemes offer doctoral and post-doctoral level funding for Nurses, Not specified Midwives and AHPs (with Pharmacists eligible for Doctoral funding) whilst the HCS schemes offer doctoral and post-doctoral level funding for clinicians within the area of Biology, Physiology and Physics and Engineering. http://www.challengeprizes.institute These recognise and reward major clinical breakthroughs in diabetes, £1,000,000 .nhs.uk/thestroke or dementia. Each challenge has a prize fund of up to £1 million. challenges/breakthroughchallenges/ http://www.diabetes.org.uk/Researc The small grants scheme enables researchers to undertake small research £15,000 h/For-researchers/Apply-for-aprojects or pilot studies in the area of diabetes. Grants are typically for a grant/Small_grants/ one-year period and are worth up to £15,000. http://www.dbafoundation.org/grant. This programme funds research that helps to gain a clear understanding of Not specified Diamond Blackfan anemia. php http://www.dunhillmedical.org.uk/pa These grants are available to fund work other than primary research, under Up to £1,000,000 ge_viewer.asp?page=general+gran the following categories: building grants equipment grants; core costs/staffing grants; small grants under £10,000. Applications that address ts&pid=11 the following are of particular interest to the Trust: the care and environment of older people the delivery of solutions that address disability, disease and frailty related to ageing. Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified Not Specified This document was generated by Research and Enterprise Development. For further information please contact Teresa Nurser ([email protected]) or visit our website; http://www.bris.ac.uk/red/ Funding Opportunities Medicine and Dentistry 21/10/2014 Summary Funding Available These aim to encourage and support high-quality research with focus on £500,000 improving the health and wellbeing of older people. Applications in the following areas are of particular interest to the Trust: care of older people, including rehabilitation and palliative care and / or reseach into the causes and treatments of disease, disability and frailty related to ageing. Grants are worth between £10,000 and £500,000 for a period of up to three years for project grants, and up to five years for programme grants. 35 Funder Dunhill Medical Trust Programme Medical research grants Link http://www.dunhillmedical.org.uk/pa ge_viewer.asp?page=research+gra nts&pid=12 Dunhill Medical Trust Serendipity awards http://www.dunhillmedical.org.uk/pa These are intended to fund the testing of a novel idea that comes from an £150,000 ge_viewer.asp?page=serendipidity unexpected clinical or laboratory observation, or from well-grounded practice, with the objective of obtaining proof of concept. There are no +awards&pid=13 definite funding limits, but most awards are in the region of £10,000 to £50,000 per year. Awards will initially be made for up to 18 months and may be in any area of medicine/medical science/health. There may be an opportunity to extend this to a maximum of three years. Not specified Economic and Social Research RCUK-FAPESP bilateral Council (ESRC) agreement for the research grants scheme http://www.esrc.ac.uk/funding-andguidance/fundingopportunities/16961/rcuk-fapespbilateral-agreement-for-theresearch-grantsscheme.aspx?utm_source=feedbur ner&utm_medium=feed&utm_camp aign=Feed%3A+ESRCCurrentFund ingOpportunities+%28ESRC+Curre nt+Funding+Opportunities%29 Not specified Economic and Social Research Research grants Council (ESRC) http://www.esrc.ac.uk/funding-andguidance/fundingopportunities/3717/standardgrants.aspx Under this scheme, collaborative research proposals may be submitted in Not specified any area of the social sciences within the remit of both the ESRC and FAPESP. The combined cost of the entire collaborative project should be a minimum of £200,000. Deadline Not specified These support individuals or teams at eligible institutions to conduct research projects, large-scale surveys and other infrastructure or methodological developments in any area within the council's remit. Grants range from £200,000 to £2 million and cover 100 per cent of economic costs. http://www.efortfoundation.org/inde This enables orthopaedic and trauma specialists to undertake a stay of x.php/fellowships/visiting-fellowship- three to six months at an institute of choice for clearly defined projects and objectives. Between two and three grants are available, worth between zimmer/ Euro7,000 and Euro13,000 each. http://www.efortfoundation.org/inde This is to enable orthopaedic or trauma specialists as well as residents in x.php/fellowships/visiting-fellowship- their last year of residency to undertake a four-week stay at a recognised hosting centre. A minimum of 30 grants will be available, worth a maximum zimmer/ of Euro3,000 each. http://www.efortfoundation.org/inde These are available to orthopaedic specialists for a stay at a recognised x.php/fellowships/visiting-fellowship- host centre. Grants are worth between Euro1,500 and Euro15,000 depending on the duration of the stay. For intercontinental travel, an medacta/ additional sum of Euro1,000 will be available. £2,000,000 Not specified Euro 13,000 Not specified Euro 3,000 Not specified Euro 15,000 Not specified EMF Biological Research Trust Research grants http://emfbrt.org/grants.shtml Not Specified Not specified Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/funding/call Researchers from UK higher education institutions can apply to use Not Specified s/open/Pages/newmaterials.aspx equipment at new services. These provide free access at point of use to UK academic researchers, including travel and accommodation. Not specified EFORT Foundation Long-term research visit programme EFORT Foundation Short-term research visit programme EFORT Foundation Visiting fellowships Research equipment services The trust promotes research on the biological effects of extremely-lowfrequency electric and magnetic fields and related matters. Project grants may be for up to three years and programme grants for up to five years. This document was generated by Research and Enterprise Development. For further information please contact Teresa Nurser ([email protected]) or visit our website; http://www.bris.ac.uk/red/ Funding Opportunities Medicine and Dentistry Funder ERA Foundation Programme Commercialisation projects Esme Fairbairn Foundation Food strand Link Summary Funding Available http://www.erafoundation.org/apply. Projects should build on innovative research outcomes and be based on £50,000 htm well-founded business ideas. The foundation will provide between £25,000 to £50,000 to develop a good idea, explore market opportunities, develop a business plan and identify a potential team to commercialise the idea. http://www.esmeefairbairn.org.uk/fu This strand aims to promote an understanding of the role of food in nding/food.html enhancing quality of life. The strand supports work that influences policy and practice across a range of food-related areas. It will prioritise the enjoyment and experience of food rather than its production and we seek to enable as many people in the UK as possible to access, prepare and eat nutritious, sustainable food. A total of £1 million is available under this strand in 2012. European Foundation for the Albert Renold travel fellowships http://www.europeandiabetesfound These enable young scientists to travel and stay at other laboratories in Study of Diabetes ation.org/index.php/ct-menu-item- order to learn different scientific techniques. Awards are worth up to EURO 8,000 over a maximum period of three months. 5/9-general-pages/154-albertrenold European Society of Clinical Study group research grants http://www.escmid.org/profession_c These support official study group research projects in the fields of clinical areer/awards_grants/study_group_r biology and infectious diseases. The maximum amount granted per project Microbiology and Infectious esearch_grants/ Diseases is €30,000. Fanconi Anemia Research Research grants http://www.fanconi.org/index.php/re These seek to improve the lives of individuals with Fanconi anaemia Fund search through research that focuses on the rapid discovery and development of therapies or strategies that treat, control or cure Fanconi anaemia. Funding is available for research activities and sponsoring conferences and symposia. Forces in Mind Trust Research grants http://www.fim-trust.org/how-toThese are for research projects that improve the understanding of transition apply-top-menu and the welfare support provided to service men, women, veterans and their families. Foundation for the Sociology of Research initiation grants http://www.shifoundation.org.uk/?q These provide pump-priming funds for the development of high-quality, =node/20 Health and Illness innovative and multi-disciplinary research in the field of medical sociology or the sociology of health and illness. Grants are worth up to £10,000 each. Friedreichs Ataxia Research Alliance 36 Deadline Not specified Not specified Not specified EURO 8,000 Not specified € 30,000 Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified £10,000 Not Specified The aim of the research grants is to support research projects that aim to Not specified slow, stop and reverse the damage caused by the disorder. The usual funding amounts are in the region of US$25,000 to US$150,000 per year for one or two years. $100 million healthymagination http://challenge.healthymagination. Open call to action for businesses, entrepreneurs, innovators and students Not Specified challenge: Assembling Tools to com/health?login=6 with breakthrough ideas for accelerating early detection and enabling more personalized treatment for breast cancer. Fight Cancer For further information, please contact [email protected]. Not specified Guarantors of Brain Salary support for trainee neurologists Not specified Guarantors of Brain Neurology entry and exit scholarship http://www.guarantorsofbrain.org/in This scheme supports young clinicians intending to pursue careers in Not specified neurology who wish to combine clinical training with research. Bursaries last dex.php?content=info up to three years. http://www.guarantorsofbrain.org/in This scholarship provides bridging salary support for early-career clinicians £50,000 based in the UK. Funding is available for up to one year and consists of a dex.php?content=info full-time salary on the specialty registrar scale from £10,000 to £50,000. Help the Hospices Wolfson UK bursaries http://www.helpthehospices.org.uk/ The purpose is to improve the quality of care given to patients in need of £7,500 our-services/grants/ukpalliative care, and to their families and carers. Individuals may apply for up grants/professional-development- to £3,000 over three years. The maximum a hospice can receive is £7,500. grants/ Not specified GE Research grants 21/10/2014 http://www.curefa.org/types-ofgrants.html Not Specified Not specified This document was generated by Research and Enterprise Development. For further information please contact Teresa Nurser ([email protected]) or visit our website; http://www.bris.ac.uk/red/ Funding Opportunities Medicine and Dentistry Funder Henry Smith Charity 21/10/2014 Link Summary Funding Available http://www.henrysmithcharity.org.uk These grants are available to specialist organisations with expertise in Not specified /medical-research.html specific areas of practice and research. Funding will normally be considered up to three years. Janelia postdoctoral associates http://www.janelia.org/profession These enable postdoctoral scientists to work in the field of biomedical Not Specified science at the Janelia laboratories. Appointments are made for a one year al-opportunities/researchperiod and may be extended for a total of five years. Deadline Not specified Inspire Foundation Medical research grants Not specified Not specified Institut Curie Foreign postdoctoral fellowships Not specified Not specified £30,000 Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified Howard Hughes Medical Institute Programme Medical research grants 37 Not Specified positions Insulin Dependent Diabetes Primary care research grants Trust James S McDonnell Foundation Collaborative activity awards http://www.inspireGrants are available to support projects designed to help and improve the foundation.org.uk/Funding_Applicat quality of life of the spinal cord injured. Funding is limited and will cover only ion.asp essential costs. http://www.curie.fr/fondation/accueil- These support young postdoctoral researchers interested in conducting chercheurs/jeunescancer research in one of the institutes laboratories. Fellows are funded for chercheurs.cfm/lang/_gb.htm up to one year. http://www.iddtinternational.org.uk/ The trust provides funding of up to £30,000 for research in the area of primary care relating to diabetes. grants/ http://www.jsmf.org/apply/collaborat These aim to initiate interdisciplinary discussions on problems or issues, ive/index.htm launch interdisciplinary research networks, or fund communities of researchers and practitioners dedicated to developing new methods, tools, and applications of basic research to applied problems in brain research. A maximum institutional base salary of US$200,000 may be used for salary requests. http://www.jdrf.org/index.cfm?page These provide support to companies or for-profit entities for research and _id=111304 development projects on novel therapeutic approaches for diagnosis, prevention or treatment of type 1 diabetes and its complications. Funding is available for a period of up to three years. Applications must be lead by a commercial group, HEI's may partner. Please contact the Reseaech Commercialisation if you intend to apply to this scheme: http://www.bris.ac.uk/red/research-commercial/contactus.html Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International Industry discovery and development partnerships Leverhulme Trust Research project grants http://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/funding These support innovative and original research projects where the choice of £500,000 research theme and design lies entirely with the applicant. Grants may be /RPG/RPG.cfm held for up to five years for a maximum sum of £500,000. Not specified Leverhulme Trust International networks http://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/fun These enable a principal investigator based in the UK to lead a research project where its successful completion depends on the participation of ding/IN/IN.cfm Not Specified Leverhulme Trust Artists in residence Leverhulme Trust Research project grants ME Research UK Research grants Not Specified relevant overseas institutions. The network award is normally worth up to £125,000 for a maximum of three years, though requests for higher amounts may be made. http://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/fundin The programme supports the residency of an artist of any kind or nationality £15,000 g/AIR/AIR.cfm in a UK institution to foster a creative collaboration between the artist and the institutions staff or students. The term ‘artist’ encompasses visual artists, creative writers, musicians, poets and other producers of original creative work. The maximum total cost can be up to £15,000 overall for a typical residency of 10 months. http://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/fundin These support innovative and original research projects where the choice of £500,000 g/RPG/RPG.cfm research theme and design lies entirely with the applicant. The great majority of awards involve a spend of up to £250,000 over a duration of two to three years. http://www.meresearch.org.uk/rese These fund novel clinical and biomedical studies that help unravel the Not specified arch/funding/ biology of myalgic encephalomyelitis (chronic fatigue syndrome), and studies that may point towards therapeutic strategies. Not specified Not specified Not specified This document was generated by Research and Enterprise Development. For further information please contact Teresa Nurser ([email protected]) or visit our website; http://www.bris.ac.uk/red/ Funding Opportunities Medicine and Dentistry Funder ME Research UK Medical Research Council Medical Research Council Medical Research Council Medical Research Council Medical Research Council Medical Research Council Medical Research Council (MRC) Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research 21/10/2014 Programme Research funding 38 Link Summary Funding Available http://www.meresearch.org.uk/rese The programmes priority is novel clinical and biomedical studies that help to Not specified arch/funding/index.html unravel the biology of myalgic encephalomyelitis and chronic fatigue syndrome, and studies that may point towards therapeutic strategies. Grants may cover items of medical equipment, consumables associated with laboratory tests or salaries. Environmental exposure and http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Fundingoppor This supports research that will offer a better understanding of the Not specified chronic disease highlight notice tunities/Highlightnotices/exposure/ associations between environmental exposures and health effects to inform risk assessment by policymakers and individuals, and facilitate the MRC008961 development of strategies for the prevention of diseases. Proposals are welcomed across the range of areas specified, including the following: The development of improved personal measures of environmental exposure that can be applied in population studies to address pressing research questions; and Mechanistic and system-based approaches exploring the causal pathways between exposure and chronic diseases. Collaborative partnerships between the disciplines required to tackle the development of these measures (for instance between population health scientists and physical/engineering scientists, chemical biologists or fundamental biomedical researchers) are strongly encouraged. Deadline Not Specified Alexander Fleming dissemination scheme £30,000 Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified Not Specified $125,000 Not Specified http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Sciencesociet This scheme provides funding to support the dissemination of MRC and y/MRF/MRFopp/Fleming/index.htm Medical Research Foundation-funded research results beyond the scientific peer reviewed press, to patients, participants, practitioners and policy makers. Maximum funding amount is £30,000. Awards are unlikely to last for longer than one year. Partnership awards http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Fundingoppor The awards offer both financial and advisory support for existing MRC tunities/Fellowships/WorkingwithInd fellows. These aim to stimulate collaborative, mutually beneficial research ustry/MRCFellowshipand partnership between industry and academia and to enhance MRC PartnershipAward/index.htm fellows' development as research leaders. There is no financial cap on the awards, however, the council does not anticipate applications exceeding £200,000. Chronic fatigue http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Fundingoppor Proposals should address the mechanisms underlying the chronic changes syndrome/myalgic tunities/Highlightnotices/CFSME/M related to chronic fatigue syndrome and myalgic encephalomyelitis in one or encephalomyelitis cross-board RC001747 more of the following areas: immune dysregulation, pain, improved subhighlight notice phenotyping and stratification of CFS/ME, mechanisms of CFS/ME in children, and neuropathology. Environmental exposure and http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Fundingoppor This is for research that will offer a better understanding between chronic disease highlight notice tunities/Highlightnotices/exposure/ environmental exposures and health effects to inform risk assessment by policymakers and individuals, and facilitate the development of strategies MRC008961 for the prevention of diseases. Industry collaboration awards http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Fundingoppor This funds collaborations between academia and industry which aim to tunities/Grants/MICA/Specification/ translate research into healthcare improvements. MRC welcomes both MRC005438 basic and applied research projects. Working with industry http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Fundingoppor The aim is to put together an industry-academic consortium, fully inclusive developing a consortium to tunities/Calls/Workingwithindustry/ of key academic and industry interests, on disease stratification in type two stratify diabetes diabetes. Up to £6 million is available to develop the consortium. MRC008207 LRRK2 challenge https://www.michaeljfox.org/rese This seeks to support work that can significantly contribute to a better understanding of the gene or protein leucine-rich repeat kinase 2, its arch/grant-detail.php?id=4 Not specified relevance to Parkinson’s disease and effective ways to translate LRRK2 research into therapies for new patients. Funding of up to US$125,000 is available for one year. This document was generated by Research and Enterprise Development. For further information please contact Teresa Nurser ([email protected]) or visit our website; http://www.bris.ac.uk/red/ Funding Opportunities Medicine and Dentistry Funder Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research Programme Dyskinesia challenge Link 21/10/2014 Summary https://www.michaeljfox.org/rese This seeks proposals focused on identifying and validating novel and innovative targets that will complement current foundation efforts in the arch/grant-detail.php?id=5 Funding Available $125,000 discovery and development of dyskinesia therapies. Funding of up to US$125,000 is available for one year. Neurotrophic factors challenge https://www.michaeljfox.org/rese This scheme supports work that can accelerate neurotrophic factor $125,000 therapeutic development for Parkinson’s disease. The programme supports arch/grant-detail.php?id=6 one-year grants worth up to US$125,000. Rapid response innovation awards https://www.michaeljfox.org/researc This programme supports high-risk, high-reward projects with little to no h/grant-detail.php?id=3 preliminary data, but potential to significantly impact understanding or treatment of Parkinson's disease. Applicants may request up to US$75,000 over a one-year period. Dyskinesia challenge https://www.michaeljfox.org/researc This seeks proposals focused on identifying and validating novel and h/grant-detail.php?id=5 innovative targets that will complement current foundation efforts in the discovery and development of dyskinesia therapies. Funding of up to US$125,000 is available for one year. LRRK2 challenge https://www.michaeljfox.org/researc This seeks to support work that can significantly contribute to a better h/grant-detail.php?id=4 understanding of the gene or protein leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2), its relevance to Parkinson's disease and effective ways to translate LRRK2 research into therapies for new patients. Funding of up to US$125,000 is available for one year. MJFF resource: assay https://www.michaeljfox.org/researc This promotes the study of putative Parkinsons fluid biomarkers in qualification samples h/grant-detail.php?id=7 improving assay sensitivity and specificity, and aims to expand the understanding of how these markers may change within a 24-hour period. Grants are available for up to a year. Neurotrophic factors challenge https://www.michaeljfox.org/researc This scheme supports work that can accelerate neurotrophic factor h/grant-detail.php?id=6#crumb therapeutic development for Parkinson's disease. The programme supports one-year grants worth up to US$125,000. Post-doctoral students or fellows are not eligible to apply as PI or Co-PI for this program Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research Rapid response innovation awards Multiple Sclerosis Trust Multiple sclerosis therapist education fund Myrovlytis Trust Research grants National Brain Tumor Society Innovation research grant 39 Deadline Not Specified Not Specified £75,000 Not specified $125,000 Not specified $125000 Not specified Not specified Not specified $125000 Not specified http://www.michaeljfox.org/research This program supports high-risk, high-reward projects with little to no $75,000 _openFundingPrograms_program.c preliminary data, but potential to significantly impact understanding or treatment of Parkinsons disease. Applicants may request a maximum total fm?ID=49 budget of $75,000 over a one-year project period. http://www.mstrust.org.uk/professio The purpose of this fund is to enable therapists to best meet the needs of Not specified nals/professionalpeople with MS by expanding their MS knowledge and skills and to enable therapists to develop services in their locality. A maximum of 75 per cent of development/bursariesthe cost of the course will be paid for by the fund. funding/therapistfunding.jsp Not specified http://www.myrovlytistrust.org/getinvolved/apply-for-funding/ Not specified These promote, advance and exploit research into molecular genetics, Not specified clinical investigations and therapeutic technologies to better understand, prevent, diagnose, relieve and cure symptoms cause by rare kidney disorders such as Birt-Hogg-Dubé Syndrome syndrome; or support the free dissemination of such research to the public. http://www.braintumor.org/research The programme supports transformative research projects that will $300000 significantly move the field of brain tumour research forward. Grants are /research-initiatives/innovationgrants.html worth up to US$150,000 per year for a two-year period. Not specified Not specified This document was generated by Research and Enterprise Development. For further information please contact Teresa Nurser ([email protected]) or visit our website; http://www.bris.ac.uk/red/ Funding Opportunities Medicine and Dentistry 21/10/2014 40 Funder National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Programme Diagnosis and monitoring of cardiovascular disease Link Summary Funding Available http://www.nihr.ac.uk/Pages/default This competition will open on 27 February 2012 and will address the No formal limit .aspx diagnosis and monitoring of cardiovascular disease (a range of diseases of the heart or blood vessels including coronary heart diseases such as angina and heart attack, stroke and peripheral arterial diseases etc...). Project teams will need to be led by a clinician based in an NHS Trust in England, with teams working in collaboration with a university or an industry partner commercialising their innovation. Deadline Not Specified National Multiple Sclerosis Society Outside meeting support programme http://www.nationalmssociety.org/fo These support meetings, workshops and conferences with a clear and r-professionals/researchers/getdistinct relevance to research on multiple sclerosis. Funding of up to US$5,000 is available for organisations and meetings worldwide. funding/outside-meeting-supportprogram/index.aspx Not specified Parkinson’s Disease Foundation Conference awards http://www.pdf.org/grant_funding These support gatherings of experts in order to address emerging clinical or basic science questions about Parkinson’s disease. The total budget is _conference $15,000 Not specified £30,000 Not specified £15,000 Not specified £150,000 Not Specified £200,000 Not specified Not Specified Not specified US$45,000 with each grant worth up to US$15,000. However, most grants will be worth US$10,000. These grants are for full projects, pilot projects or pump-prime projects on any topic relevant to physiotherapy. Awards are worth up to £30,000. $5,000 Private Physiotherapy Educational Foundation Research awards www.physiofirst.org.uk Private Physiotherapy Educational Foundation Research awards for novice researchers www.physiofirst.org.uk Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Association Funding for research in http://www.pspeur.org/research/info progressive supranuclear palsy rmation_for_researchers/applying_f or_a_grant/ Remedi Project grants http://www.remedi.org.uk/research_ applications.htm Resuscitation Council (UK) Research fellowship http://www.resus.org.uk/pages/resf ellw.htm Rockefeller Foundation Practitioner residencies http://www.rockefellerfoundation.or g/bellagio-center/residencyprogram/practitioner-residency Not specified Not specified Rockefeller Foundation Practitioner residencies Not specified Rosetrees Trust Biomedical research grants http://www.rockefellerfoundation.or These are for working professionals whose projects focus on improving the Not specified g/bellagio-center/residencywell-being of humankind, or relate to global health; climate and environment; urbanisation; social and economic security; or health, water program/practitioner-residency and housing. Residencies typically last four weeks although shorter stays may also be requested. http://www.rosetreestrust.co.uk/fun These are for research into all aspects of biomedical science. Awards are Not specified ding-researchers/ typically in the region of £5,000 to £20,000 a year for the duration of one, two or three years. These grants are for full projects, pilot projects or pump-prime projects for novice researchers on any topic relevant to physiotherapy. Awards are worth up to £15,000. Grants may be awarded for research in progressive supranuclear palsy as project grants, for doctoral studentship allocations or as research fellowships. In previous years the grant amounts have been between £13,000 and £150,000. Remedi supports research projects relating to any medical condition that causes impairment, activity limitation, restriction in participation and reduced quality of life for which rehabilitation is an appropriate response. Grants normally range between £1,000 and £60,000 for a period of up to two years. One major project grant worth up to £200,000 is also available annually. These provide the salaries of research fellows based in the UK to conduct research into the science and practice of resuscitation medicine. A fellowship would normally be for a period of one year, although two years may be offered exceptionally. These are for practising professionals whose projects focus on improving the wellbeing of humankind, or connect with the foundation's issue areas of advance health, revalue ecosystems, secure livelihoods or transform cities. Residencies typically last between two and four weeks. Not specified This document was generated by Research and Enterprise Development. For further information please contact Teresa Nurser ([email protected]) or visit our website; http://www.bris.ac.uk/red/ Funding Opportunities Medicine and Dentistry 21/10/2014 Funder Royal College of Physicians Programme Travelling bursaries in endocrinology and diabetes mellitus Royal Society Brian Mercer feasibility awards http://royalsociety.org/Brian-Mercer- These provide initial support to test the feasibility of a project and enable £30,000 holders to investigate the technical and economical feasibility of Feasibility-Awards/ commercialising an aspect of their scientific research, possibly in conjunction with a third party. Four awards are available, worth up to £30,000 each. One is for electrotechnology feasibility studies and three are for biomedical science feasibility work. Research funding http://www.scottishcotdeathtrust.or These aim to increase knowledge and understanding of why some babies £80,000 g/research/applying-for-a-grant.php die suddenly and unexpectedly with no cause of death to be found. The majority of awards will be in the region of £30,000 to £80,000 over three years. Small grants of up to £5,000 per year will also be considered. Not specified Simons Foundation Explorer award http://sfari.org/funding/grants/explor This support innovative, high-risk research that advances understanding of $60,000 er-awards-rfa the mechanisms underlying autism spectrum disorders or potential therapeutic approaches. The award is worth up to US$60,000 for one year. Not specified Sir Halley Stewart Trust Medical research http://www.sirhalleystewart.org.uk/ medpriority.html Not specified Technology Strategy Board Knowledge transfer partnerships Projects should be simple, not molecular, and capable of clinical application Not Specified within five to 10 years, which may include a social or ethical element. Grants are normally given in the form of a salary and are normally limited to two or three years, but are sometimes extended. Small grants are also available. http://www.ktponline.org.uk/academ These facilitate the transfer of knowledge, technology and skills between a Not Specified ics/ company and an academic institution. Each partnership employs one or more recently qualified associate to work in a company on a project of strategic importance to the business, while also being supervised by the knowledge base partner. Average annual project costs are around £60,000 and projects vary in length between 12 and 36 months. Please contact [email protected] if you are interested in applying or have any questions about this call. The Broad Foundations Inflammatory bowel disease research grants Not specified The Broad Foundations Differences in IBD incidence between developing and developed countries grants Thrasher Research Fund E.W. "Al" Thrasher Awards http://www.broadmedical.org/fundin These support innovative proposals that lead to improvements in the Not specified g/overview.html prevention, diagnosis or therapy of Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis. Grants are available for up to two years. http://www.broadmedical.org/fundin These support innovative research into the possible reasons for low and Not specified g/overview.html high incidence of IBD in different areas of the globe. Funding can be requested for up to two years, but grants are generally funded only one year at a time. http://www.thrasherresearch.org/sit These aim to improve children's health through medical research, with an Not specified es/www_thrasherresearch_org/Def emphasis on projects that have the potential to translate into clinically meaningful results within a few years. Awards may support periods of up to ault.aspx?page=220 three years and their value is based on actual budgetary needs. Tropical Health and Education Trust Strategic start-up grants Scottish Cot Death Trust Link Summary http://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/educati These bursaries enable trainees in endocrinology and diabetes mellitus to on/funding-and-awards/travelling- attend any conference organised by the college on, or including, fellowships-bursaries/endocrinology- endocrinology or diabetes mellitus. Bursaries may cover conference registration fees, travel and accommodation, if necessary. diabetes-mellitus http://www.thet.org/healthpartnership-scheme/funding-andactivity/strategic-start-up-grantsnow-available Funding Available Not specified 41 These grants aim to facilitate the development of new health partnerships, including the completion of needs assessments and the development of project plans, with the goal to strengthen the capacity of overseas countries’ £7,000 health services. Grants ranging between £3,000 and £7,000 are available for up to nine months duration. Deadline Not specified Not specified Not Specified Not specified Not specified Not specified This document was generated by Research and Enterprise Development. For further information please contact Teresa Nurser ([email protected]) or visit our website; http://www.bris.ac.uk/red/ Funding Opportunities Medicine and Dentistry 21/10/2014 42 Funder Union for International Cancer Control Programme Link International cancer technology http://www.uicc.org/technologytransfer fellowships transfer Summary Funding Available Funding enables fellows to spend one month at an institution abroad to Not specified conduct research, acquire skills or gain expertise. Between 120 and 150 awards, worth on average US$3,400 each, are available per year. The fellowship may be extended by a further two months, without UICC funding. Deadline Not specified VolkswagenStiftung Volkswagen Foundation Summer schools http://www.volkswagenstiftung.de/e n/funding/challenges-for-academiaand-society/symposia-andsummerschools.html?tx_itaofundin ginitiative_itaofundinginitiativekeyda tes[controller]=FundingInitiative&cH ash=16f8133d244d06a981e3fe746 23a2daf Funding is available for events where new knowledge important for the further development of a particular research area will be taught to selected young academics, doctoral candidates and post doctoral researchers, from Germany and abroad. The number of participants should not exceed 60 persons. Not specified Not specified Waterloo Foundation Child development dissemination support Principal research fellowship These support the dissemination of knowledge and best practice to children £10,000 and their carers, and to related professionals. Grants are typically worth up to £10,000. This provides long-term support for researchers of international standing Not specified who have a well-established track record in research at the highest level. The fellowship consists of a personal salary and research programme funding for an initial period of seven years. The trust may supplement the grant with a distinction award of up to £50,000. Not Specified Wellcome Trust http://www.waterloofoundation.org. uk/ChildDevelopmentWhatWeFund Dissemination.html http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Funding /Biomedical-science/Fundingschemes/Fellowships/Principalresearch-fellowships/index.htm Wellcome Trust Small grants http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Funding This scheme supports small-scale research projects, scoping exercises or /Medical-history-andmeetings in the medical humanities, including projects in research humanities/Funding-schemes/Small- resources. The normal maximum that can be applied for is £5,000. grants/index.htm Wellcome Trust Translational medicine and therapeutics programmes http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Funding /Biomedical-science/Fundingschemes/PhD-funding-andundergraduateopportunities/WTD027975.htm Wellcome Trust Society and ethics small grants http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Funding These support small-scale research projects, scoping exercises or meetings £5,000 /Ethics-and-society/fundingwhose subject matter falls within the remit of the ethics and society programme. The normal maximum that can be applied for is £5,000. schemes/Small-grants/index.htm Not specified Wellcome Trust Strategic awards in biomedical http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Funding These provide flexible forms of support to excellent research groups with Not specified science /Biomedical-science/Fundingoutstanding track records in their field. Awards are funded in partnership with the host institution. Awards are normally for five years and can provide schemes/Strategic-awards-andfunds for: equipment, support staff, consumables, networking, biological, initiatives/WTD018098.htm clinical or epidemiological research resources. Limited capital building or refurbishment essential to the programme can also be requested. Not specified Wellcome Trust Principal research fellowship Not specified http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Funding /Biomedical-science/Fundingschemes/Fellowships/Principalresearch-fellowships/index.htm £5,000 These offer an opportunity for translational medicine training in the UK. Four Not specified programmes have been established, based in centres of excellence, which can provide research training for clinicians from across the range of specialties. The duration and nature of support provided varies between the schemes, but may include a clinical salary, PhD registration fees at UK or EU rate, research expenses, and costs for travel and training. This provides long-term support for researchers of international standing who have a well-established track record in research at the highest level. The fellowship consists of a personal salary and research programme funding for an initial period of seven years. The trust may supplement the grant with a distinction award of up to £50,000. Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified This document was generated by Research and Enterprise Development. For further information please contact Teresa Nurser ([email protected]) or visit our website; http://www.bris.ac.uk/red/ Funding Opportunities Medicine and Dentistry 21/10/2014 Funder Programme Economic and Social Research Research grants Council Link http://www.esrc.ac.uk/funding-andguidance/fundingopportunities/3717/standardgrants.aspx Immune Tolerance Network Clinical trials and assays, and biomarkers proposals http://www.immunetolerance.org/pr ofessionals/proposals/guidelines Medical Research Council Systems biology for medicine - http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Fundingoppor tunities/Highlightnotices/Systemsbi cross-board highlight notice ologyformedicine/MRC006120 Association of Clinical Pathologists Career development award http://www.pathologists.org.uk/awar ds-page/awards.htm British Heart Foundation Infrastructure grants http://www.bhf.org.uk/research_hea lth_professionals/apply_for_researc h_grants/grant_types__guidelines/i nfrastructure_grants.aspx ME Research UK Large grants http://www.meresearch.org.uk/rese These are to fund research projects on myalgic encephalomyelitis. The arch/funding/ priority is novel clinical and biomedical studies that help to unravel the biology of ME/CFS, and studies that may point towards therapeutic strategies. They particularly welcome applications for pilot studies or seedcorn projects, including those which seek support for consumables rather than staff costs, from researchers anywhere in the world. Economic and Social Research Centres and Large Grants Council (ESRC) Department for Business, Innovation & Skills http://www.esrc.ac.uk/funding-andguidance/fundingopportunities/3672/centres-andlarge-grants.aspx Summary These support individuals or teams at eligible institutions to conduct research projects, large-scale surveys and other infrastructure or methodological developments in any area within the councils remit. Grants range from £200,000 to £2 million and cover 100 per cent full economic cost. This initiative will support novel clinical trials in the areas of islet transplantation, kidney and liver transplantation, autoimmune diseases, and allergy and asthma, as well as the development of novel tolerance assay or mechanistic studies. Funds will be available to academic, government or industry-based researchers. The aim of these grants is to encourage a wider range of applications applying systems approaches to medical research. Applications in systems medicine will be welcomed across the MRCs broad remit, especially at programme-level. This may support a period of service training, personal development or study for management qualifications beneficial to clinical pathology service delivery, which may be undertaken at home or overseas. A total of £10,000 is available for one or more awards. These contribute towards the cost of providing essential infrastructure to support cardiovascular science in any academic institution. Up to £500,000 is available. Funding Available £2,000,000 Deadline Not Specified Not Specified Not Specified Not Specified Not Specified £10,000 Not specified £500,000 Not specified Not specified Not specified Highlight notice: Not yet known This call will open in mid-April. As in previous years we expect that, in addition to the open route, the competition will feature steers in areas of strategic priority, as identified by the ESRC Council. These steers will be announced when the competition opens. The upper threshold for any single award is £10 million (100 per cent fEC). It is currently anticipated that the budget for the next round will be £22 million. The ESRC Council expects to make around four awards. Please note that a major bids process will be in place - further information to follow. Newton Fund: building science https://www.gov.uk/government/ Funding available to develop science and innovation partnerships that and innovation capacity in publications/newton-fund-building- promote the economic development and welfare of developing countries. developing countries 43 Not yet known TBC science-and-innovation-capacity-in- The countries include: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mexico, Philippines, South Africa and developing-countries wider Africa, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam. For more information please contact Simon Glasser, [email protected] in RED. This document was generated by Research and Enterprise Development. For further information please contact Teresa Nurser ([email protected]) or visit our website; http://www.bris.ac.uk/red/ Funding Opportunities Medicine and Dentistry 21/10/2014 44 Funder Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) Programme Various Link Summary Funding Available http://www.alzdiscovery.org/researc The ADDF is committed to investing in a diverse portfolio of research Not specified h-and-grants/request-for-proposal programs and strengthening our network of partnerships until we discover a cure. Several calls are available - please see the website for further details. Deadline Various British Council Euraxess http://www.britishcouncil.org/new/e We provide information and advice for researchers looking for new jobs and Various uraxess/ funding inside or outside the UK, and for UK research institutions. Funding opportunities include travel to conferences, organising meetings, short research visits, fellowships etc. Various c/o University of Bristol New Enterprise Fund http://www.bristol.ac.uk/red/nec Various Horizon 2020 Various Department for Business, Innovation & Skills Newton Fund: building science https://www.gov.uk/government/ Highlight notice: and innovation capacity in publications/newton-fund-building- Information on forthcoming £375 million Newton Fund and the partner developing countries Do you have a business idea? Would you appreciate some expert feedback Various and/or a grant to kick-start it? The main competition round (with £35k in prize money) will be opening in May 2014 - but there is also two early events to provide formative feedback and small grants of around £500 in December and March. Funding can include cash prizes, packages of legal support, and business acceleration services. Please contact Rhys Pearce ([email protected]) to discuss sponsorship in further detail. http://www.bristol.ac.uk/red/develop Horizon 2020 is a funding programme designed for all people involved in Various ment/international/horizon2020.html research and innovation - academia, research, industry and other stakeholder organisations. It contains a number of different funding programmes and mechanisms, and is based on a structure of three pillars: Excellent Science; Industrial Leadership & Societal Challenges. Within these pillars there are opportunities for individual researchers and groups of researchers to apply for funding. The choice of pillar and underlying programme depends on what a researcher is looking for funding for in terms of the size of the planned project, whether it is basic or applied or whether someone is interested in moving to Bristol from another country. The RED website has a wealth of information available on Horizon 2020 as well as details of who to contact. Various Not Specified science-and-innovation-capacity-in- countries under the fund. It also sets out 3 broad categories of activity: people: improving science and innovation expertise (known as ‘capacity developing-countries building’), student and researcher fellowships, mobility schemes and joint centres; programmes: research collaborations on development topics; translation: innovation partnerships and challenge funds to develop innovative solutions on development topics Department of Health including Health technology assessment - http://www.nets.nihr.ac.uk/fundin commissioned calls: 14/176, NIHR g/hta14/158, 14/159, 14/162, commissioned?src=hta_comm_jul 14/163, 14/165, 14/167, _14 14/169, 14/170, 14/171, 14/172, 14/173 Expressions of interest, outline proposals and evidence syntheses are sought on a number of topics under the commissioned funding stream of the institute’s health technology assessment programme. See below for specific call guidance This document was generated by Research and Enterprise Development. For further information please contact Teresa Nurser ([email protected]) or visit our website; http://www.bris.ac.uk/red/ Funding Opportunities Medicine and Dentistry Funder Programme Department of Health including NIHR Dental clinical lectureships ESRC/ University of Bristol Link 21/10/2014 Summary Funding Available 45 Deadline http://www.nihrtcc.nhs.uk/intetac These provide opportunities for post-higher degree research and Not Specified atrain/2014DentalCL facilitates applications for further research funding for dentists working towards completion of speciality training. The maximum duration of a lectureship is four years, or until completion of clinical training is reached, whichever is sooner. Transformative Social Science http://www.bristol.ac.uk/red/devel The ESRC has awarded prize funds to the University of Bristol in order to Not specified foster and encourage transformative research across the social sciences. Seedcorn Scheme Transformative research is defined as research at the frontiers of the social sciences, which challenges current thinking. These awards are to enable preliminary or developmental projects which have significant transformative potential, and which lead to the development of a funding bid to an appropriate external funder. European Foundation for Alcohol Research Research grants Medical Research Council Industry collaboration awards scheme University of Bristol http://www.erab.org/content.php These support research on any aspect of biomedical or psychosocial ?doc_id=465&class_id=57 research into beer or alcohol. Research on lifestyle and drinking patterns is encouraged. Grants are worth up to Euro50,000 per year over one to two years. http://www.mrc.ac.uk/innovation/ This encourages and supports collaborative research projects between academic and industry researchers through an agreement to undertake mrc-industry-collaborationcollaborative research. It can be applied to the majority of MRC’s funding agreement/ schemes and calls. Transformative Social Science http://www.bristol.ac.uk/red/deve Two new calls have now been made live under the University of Bristol's scheme lopment/opportunities/transforma Transformative Social Science scheme. They are: Networking Awards Networking Awards - funding for themed one-off events that bring tivesocialscience.html Sandpit Awards Euro100,000 Not Specified Not Specified together university researchers with stakeholders, policy makers, practitioners etc from outside academia to share information and develop new collaborations. Sandpit Awards - funding to bring together a group of academic staff to develop research projects on a chosen theme. Seedcorn funds can be made available for projects resulting from the sandpit events. Both of these calls are to be run on an open basis, without deadlines. However the total funding available is limited. This document was generated by Research and Enterprise Development. For further information please contact Teresa Nurser ([email protected]) or visit our website; http://www.bris.ac.uk/red/