Funding Bulletin – September 2011
Deadline
Scheme
03/10/2011
European Research Area in Ageing – Active and Healthy Ageing
04/10/2011
Winston Churchill Memorial Trust – Travelling Fellowship
04/10/2011
BBSRC – Industrial Partnerships Award / Responsive Mode / New Investigator scheme
05/10/2011
MRC – Methodology Research Fellowship
06/10/2011
MRC Fellowships: Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
07/10/2011
Wellcome Trust – Intermediate Clinical Fellowship
07/10/2011
CRUK – Biological sciences project grants
10/10/2011
Wellcome Trust – Senior Clinical Fellowships
12/10/2011
Arthritis Research UK – Fellowships
13/10/2011
Leverhulme Trust – Visiting Professorship
13/10/2011
ESRC – Centres and large grants competition
14/10/2011
BBSRC/NC3Rs – Animal welfare: Measures & Assessments
14/10/2011
Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland – Research Fellowship
15/10/2011
Carnegie Trust – Small Research Grants
15/10/2011
CHSS - Project award and research fellowship
18/10/2011
Wellcome Trust – Multi-user Equipment Grants & Biomedical Resources Grants
18/10/2011
Sir Jules Thorn award for biomedical research
26/10/2011
Arthritis Research UK – Research & Equipment Grants
28/10/2011
Association for International Cancer Research – Project Grants
28/10/2011
Wellcome Trust - Postdoctoral training fellowships for MB/PhD graduates
31/10/2011
CRUK - Clinical and translational research committee programme grants
01/11/2011
NERC – Fellowship schemes
01/11/2011
Wellcome Trust - Sir Henry Wellcome postdoctoral fellowships
03/11/2011
MRC - Developmental pathway funding scheme
08/11/2011
Royal Society – Wolfson Research Merit Awards
09/11/2011
MRC – Programme Grants – Infections and immunity and molecular and cellular
medicine
10/11/2011
Royal Society – Research fellowships
10/11/2011
Leverhulme Trust – Research fellowships
11/11/2011
Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research – Bennett and Clinical Research Training
Fellowships and Project Grants
14/11/2011
CRUK – Biological Sciences Programme Grants
22/11/2011
Action Medical Research – Project Grants
29/11/2011
CRUK - Biomarkers and imaging discovery and development project grants
30/11/2011
Perry Foundation – Postgraduate Scholarships
30/11/2011
BHF – New Horizons Programme Grants/ Programme Grants and Special Project
Grants
01/12/2011
Wellcome Trust – Research Fellowships
02/12/2011
Scottish Government - Experimental and translational medicine research committee
grants
07/12/2011
MRC – Partnership and Programme Grants – Neurosciences and mental health and
population and systems medicine
12/12/2011
Cancer Research UK - Clinician scientist fellowship
14/12/2011
Arthritis Research UK – Programme Grant
11/01/2012
Arthritis Research UK – Clinical Research Fellowship
11/01/2012
Leverhulme Trust – Research Programmes
Leverhulme Trust – Research Project Grants
The aim of the Research Project Grant scheme is to provide financial support for innovative and original research
projects of high quality and potential, the choice of theme and the design of the research lying entirely with the
applicant. However, an exception is made for areas of research supported by specialist funding agencies and, in
particular, for medicine. Specific attention is paid to the reasons given by applicants in justifying their choice of
the Trust as the most appropriate agency for the support of their project.
International Network grants enable a Principal Investigator based in the UK to lead a research project where its
successful completion is dependant on the participation of relevant overseas institutions. A significant research
theme must be identified at the outset which requires international collaboration between one or more UK
universities, and two or more overseas institutions. Networks should be newly constituted collaborations. The
value of an award is normally up to £125,000, the activities involved lasting for up to three years.
Closing date: Outline application: No deadline
Invited full application: 1st December 2011
European Research Area in Ageing – Active and Healthy Ageing
This call is dedicated to the achievement of enhanced and healthy ageing and, in particular, to address the major
priority established by the AHAIP (Active and Healthy Ageing Innovation Partnership) of a 2 year increase in
healthy life expectancy in the European Union by 2020. Twelve funders in nine countries have committed €4.2
million to fund research projects of up to three years. Applications are invited from multidisciplinary research
groups representing 3 to 5 funding countries. The call has three objectives:
 Generate new knowledge on the biological, clinical, behavioural, social and environmental factors that
enable individuals to live actively and healthily into later life.
 Explore comparatively different models, methods, approaches and good practices in societal responses
to increased longevity which emphasise both social inclusion and sustainability.
 Engage in effective knowledge exchange activities that will assist European and other countries to
achieve the goal of increasing healthy life expectancy by 2 years by 2020.
Closing date: 3rd October 2011
Winston Churchill Memorial Trust – Travelling Fellowship
100 Travelling Fellowship awards are made annually for overseas travel of between 4-8 weeks. The Fellowship
grant covers all travel, daily costs and insurance. Applicants must be British citizens and be involved in one of the
twelve categories highlighted for this year’s competition.
Closing date: 4th October 2011
BBSRC – Industrial Partnerships Award / Responsive Mode / New Investigator scheme
Industrial Partnership Awards are science-led, responsive mode grants where an industrial partner contributes in
cash (not ‘in-kind’) at least 10% of the full economic cost of the project. IPA projects are normally funded in
preference to standard grants of equivalent scientific merit, because of the industrial contribution. Applicants
should describe the value of the partnership and its mutual benefits.
Research Grants are suitable for focused research projects that may be short- or long-term in nature. Grants are
normally awarded for 3 years.
The New Investigator scheme assists early-career researchers - newly employed university lecturers and lecturer
level equivalent fellows whose awards were secured in open competition to secure their first major element of
research funding. Applicants must not have received competitive research funding from any source, as a
Principal Investigator, that included post-doctoral research assistant staff support costs.
Closing date: 4th October 2011
MRC – Methodology Research Fellowship
This fellowship is aimed at developing the next generation of research leaders who will advance the
development and application of innovative methodologies in the context of challenging biomedical and health
research problems. The scheme is aimed at researchers with a grounding in health research, not necessarily in a
methodological discipline.
Closing date: 5th October 2011
MRC Fellowships: Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
Career Development Award in Biostatistics - This aims to support outstanding individuals who have recently
completed their PhDs and who are working in - or seeking to move into – statistically based, health-related
research.
Special training fellowship in biomedical informatics - This supports specialist multi-disciplinary training aimed at
creating a research workforce able to take forward new developments in the fields of bioinformatics,
neuroinformatics, health informatics and computational biology.
Closing date: 6th October 2011
Wellcome Trust – Intermediate Clinical Fellowship
The Intermediate Clinical Fellowship scheme is for medical, dental, veterinary or clinical psychology graduates
who have had an outstanding start to their research career. It will enable successful candidates to continue their
research interests at a postdoctoral level and fellows are expected to develop towards independence with a
view to a long-term career in academic medicine during the course of the fellowship.
Closing date: 7th October 2011 (preliminary application)
CRUK – Biological sciences project grants
Project grants provide support for a defined piece of work with objectives that are hypothesis-driven and can be
achieved in the time specified.
Closing date: 7th October 2011
Wellcome Trust – Senior Clinical Fellowships
The Senior Research Fellowships in Clinical Science scheme provides support for clinical investigators to further
develop their research potential and to establish themselves as leading investigators in clinical academic
medicine. Applicants should be a clinical scientist with a medical, dental, veterinary or clinical psychology
qualification and will normally have no more than 15 years' clinical and research experience from the date of
your first medical, dental, veterinary or British Psychological Society-accredited psychology qualification.
Candidates will not normally hold a tenured academic post in a university or a consultant post in the NHS.
Closing date: 10th October 2011 (preliminary application)
Arthritis Research UK – Fellowships
Clinician scientist fellowships are awarded to medical graduates who have completed their first period of
research training (in most cases having obtained a PhD) and who are committed to a career in academic
medicine. They provide a combination of clinical training with a period of postdoctoral research in any discipline
relevant to arthritis and related musculoskeletal diseases.
Senior research fellowships are awarded to outstanding medical or scientific graduates committed to a research
career in any discipline relevant to arthritis and related musculoskeletal diseases who do not hold an established
academic post. Applicants should normally have between 6 and 12 years' postdoctoral research experience and
proven ability in establishing an independent research programme.
Closing date: 12th October 2011
Leverhulme Trust – Visiting Professorship
The objective of the Visiting Professorship award is to enable distinguished academics based overseas to spend
between three and ten months inclusive at a UK university, primarily in order to enhance the skills of academic
staff or the student body within the host institution.
Closing date: 13th October 2011
ESRC – Centres and large grants competition
This competition is to provide greater flexibility for applicants and is a major ESRC investment. This competition
is for experienced researchers requiring longer term or extended support for research groups, inter-institutional
research networks, linked-project programmes, medium-to-large surveys, other infrastructure or
methodological developments, or any related larger scale projects. Applications may range from £2 million up to
£5 million at 100 per cent full economic cost.
Closing date: 13th October 2011
BBSRC/NC3Rs – Animal welfare: Measures & Assessments
Proposals may focus on pain assessment in animals; the development of validated behavioral, physiological, and
cognitive indicators of welfare; the development of validated measures of affective states in animals; the
development of accurate welfare measurement tools that can be used under lab or field conditions; the
development of novel methods for the assessment of cumulative suffering and severity.
Closing date: 14th October 2011 (Expressions of interest)
Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland – Research Fellowship
This fellowship supports clinical or basic scientific work related to chest, heart or stroke illness. The fellowship is
worth a maximum of £90,000 for up to three years.
Closing date: 14th October 2011
Carnegie Trust – Small Research Grants
The Trust can help established members of academic staff (full-time or part-time) and retired members of staff
of a Scottish University to undertake personal research by the provision of small research grants (maximum
£2,200). The grants are awarded for travel and accommodation expenses incurred while undertaking the project
for up to three months.
Closing date: 15th October 2011
CHSS – Project awards and research fellowship
These project awards support research leading to the advancement of knowledge concerning the aetiology,
prevention, treatment or social aspects of chest, heart and stroke illness. Awards are worth up to £90,000 for a
period of up to three years.
This fellowship supports clinical or basic scientific work related to chest, heart or stroke illness. The fellowship
is worth up to £90,000.
Closing date: 15th October 2011
Wellcome Trust – Multi-user Equipment Grants & Biomedical Resources Grants
Multi-user Equipment Grants - These are intended to provide support for multi-user items of equipment,
including equipment required to create a central resource for a number of disparate scientific programmes. The
maximum amount of funding is expected to be £1 million.
Biomedical Resources Grants - These are intended to provide support for researchers wishing to establish or
maintain biomedical resources (including databases and collections) for the benefit of the wider scientific
community. Up to five years’ support is available.
Closing date: 18th October 2011 (Preliminary applications)
Sir Jules Thorn award for biomedical research
This award supports an original programme of translational biomedical research. Up to £1.25 million is available
for a period of five years or longer.
Closing date: 21st October 2011 (Preliminary applications)
Arthritis Research UK – Research & Equipment Grants
Research project grants are awarded to provide support for a project designed to seek an answer to a single
question or small group of related questions. Arthritis Research UK will consider support of clinical projects
relating to pathogenesis, diagnosis or treatment, as well as projects of a more fundamental scientific nature,
provided that they offer promise of advancement in the understanding of arthritis and related musculoskeletal
diseases.
Equipment grants are available for the purchase of one major item of equipment costing in excess of £30,000, or
exceptionally, several closely linked or complementary items of equipment together costing in excess of
£30,000. Funding toward the partial cost of a piece of equipment will also be considered. The equipment should
facilitate multiple projects and must be able to make a lasting impact on this research over a period of many
years. Applications will be considered only from established units with a track record of research in arthritis and
related musculoskeletal diseases.
Closing date: 26th October 2011
Association for International Cancer Research – Project Grants
AICR awards project grants to support fundamental or translational research into the causes, mechanisms,
diagnosis, treatment and prevention of cancer - they do not support clinical research.
Closing date: 28th October 2011
Wellcome Trust - Postdoctoral training fellowships for MB/PhD graduates
This scheme provides a unique opportunity for the most promising newly qualified MB/PhD graduates, or those
who have achieved a high-quality PhD during or before starting their medical degree. Fellowships are worth up
to £350,000 for a period of up to four years.
Closing date: 28th October 2011
Cancer Research UK - Clinical and translational research committee programme grants
These grants are intended to provide long-term support for high quality clinical and translational research with
the potential of advancing clinical practice in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer, including areas
of strategic priority to the charity, such as surgery and radiotherapy. Funding is provided for up to 60 months.
Closing date: 31st October 2011
NERC – Fellowship schemes
The NERC Fellowship scheme provides opportunities for outstanding environmental scientists through two
fellowship schemes:
Postdoctoral Research Fellowships - Early career development awards of up to three years, to provide further
post-doctoral experience and to support outstanding environmental scientists as they become independent
investigators.
Advanced Research Fellowships - Awarded for up to five years, to enable outstanding early/mid career
researchers to develop into team leaders of international standing.
Closing date: 1st November 2011
Wellcome Trust – Sir Henry Wellcome postdoctoral fellowships
These fellowships provide an opportunity for the most promising newly qualified postdoctoral researchers to
make an early start in developing their independent research careers, working in the best laboratories in the UK
and overseas. Fellowships are tenable for four years and provide an award of £250,000 to fund a basic salary and
research expenses.
Closing date: 1st November 2011
MRC - Developmental pathway funding scheme
This scheme aims to strengthen the translation of fundamental research towards patient benefit. The budget is
£25 million and awards range between £250,000 and £750,000 for a period of one to two years, or occasionally
longer.
Closing date: 3rd November 2011
Royal Society – Wolfson Research Merit Awards
The purpose of these awards is to give universities support to attract to, or keep in the UK, researchers of
outstanding achievement and potential. Funding of £10,000 to £30,000 per annum in form of salary
enhancements will be provided for up to five years.
Closing date: 8th November 2011
MRC – Programme Grants – Infections and immunity and molecular and cellular medicine
These grants provide larger, longer term and renewable programme funding. Grants are for a period of five
years and cover salary, support for additional posts, equipment, travel, data preservation, sharing and
dissemination costs. MRC will usually fund on the basis of 80 per cent of the full economic cost.
Closing date: 9th November 2011
Royal Society – Research Fellowships
These fellowships support experienced researchers, particularly those who are or have been prevented by
routine duties from completing a programme of original research. Fellowships are worth up to £45,000 for a
period of three to 24 months. Awards may cover research expenses or a contribution towards replacement costs
or loss of earnings.
Closing date: 10th November 2011
Leverhulme Trust – Research Fellowships
These fellowships support experienced researchers, particularly those who are or have been prevented by
routine duties from completing a programme of original research. Fellowships are worth up to £45,000 for a
period of three to 24 months. Awards may cover research expenses or a contribution towards replacement costs
or loss of earnings.
Closing date: 10th November 2011
Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research – Bennett and Clinical Research Training Fellowships and Project Grants
Bennett fellowships are awarded to outstanding clinical and non-clinical qualified 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.
Clinical Research Training Fellowships are for haematologists in training for the award of a PhD.
Project Grants support original and innovative research which will truly benefit patients affected by leukaemia,
lymphoma, myeloma and related blood disorders. Grants are awarded for up to three years usually for the
support of one technician, research assistant or post-doctoral scientist to carry out a clearly defined project.
Closing date: 11th November 2011
CRUK – Biological Sciences Programme Grants
These awards are intended to provide long-term support for broad, multidisciplinary research where the aim is
to answer an interrelated set of questions.
Closing date: 14th November 2011
Action Medical Research – Project Grants
These grants support clinical research or research at the clinical/basic science interface aimed at preventing
disease and disability and alleviating physical disability. Research should focus on child health, including
problems affecting pregnancy, childbirth, babies, children and adolescents. The average award is in the region of
£125,000.
Closing date: 22nd November 2011
CRUK - Biomarkers and imaging discovery and development project grants
These awards support research in all types of biomarkers using invasive and imaging technologies.
Closing date: 29th November 2011
Perry Foundation – Postgraduate Scholarships
The Perry Foundation invites applications for its postgraduate scholarships. These support research projects in
agriculture and related fields, including veterinary projects. Applications are invited from holders of 1st class or
2:1 honours degrees, in appropriate subjects. Scholarships must be undertaken at universities, colleges and
research institutes in the UK. Scholarships are for a period of up to three years and should lead to the award of a
doctorate.
Closing date: 30th November 2011
BHF – New Horizons Programme Grants/ Programme Grants and Special Project Grants
New Horizons Programme Grants encourage scientists from outside traditional cardiovascular biology to engage
in cardiovascular research. Grants are worth up to £300,000 for a period of up to three years and cover staff
salaries, research consumables, and equipment costs.
Programme Grants support pioneering, vital research into the causes, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of
diseases of the heart and circulation. Awards are on a five-year rolling basis and may cover staff, research
consumables and equipment.
Special Project Grants fund research projects costing more than £300,000, including clinical trials. Grants may
last for up to five years and may cover staff salaries, research consumable and equipment.
Closing date: 30th November 2011
Wellcome Trust – Research Fellowships
This fellowship scheme supports individuals at all stages of a career not in established academic posts, wishing
to undertake a period of research in medical history and humanities. Fellowships provide a salary and research
expenses, including travel, for a period of up to three years.
Closing date: 1st December 2011
Scottish Government - Experimental and translational medicine research committee grants
These grants support applications aiming to advance and transform scientific knowledge towards a practical
clinical use. Funding is worth up to £225,000 over up to three years, costed at 80% of the full economical cost.
Closing date: 2nd December 2011
MRC – Partnership and Programme Grants – Neurosciences and mental health and population and systems
medicine
This partnership grant aims to provide support for collaborative activities that add value to existing research or
helps galvanise researchers in a particular field, or complementary fields, to address important issues that
cannot be addressed through other funding arrangements. MRC will usually fund up to 80 per cent of the full
economic cost of a project.
These programme grants provide larger, longer term and renewable programme funding. Grants are for a period
of five years and cover salary, support for additional posts, equipment, travel, data preservation, sharing and
dissemination costs. MRC will usually fund on the basis of 80 per cent of the full economic cost.
Closing date: 7th December 2011
Cancer Research UK - Clinician scientist fellowship
This is a postdoctoral fellowship available to clinicians whose research is relevant to the prevention, diagnosis or
treatment of cancer and who wish to make the transition from doctoral research training to an independent
clinical academic post. The fellowship provides up to four years’ support, salary for the fellow and a research
assistant and consumables costs, and may be renewed for a further four years.
Closing date: 12th December 2011
Arthritis Research UK – Programme Grant
These grants provide longer-term support where the aim is to answer an interrelated set of questions on a
broader front than would be feasible with projects and, at the same time, should provide an opportunity for
innovation and creativity. Grants are worth up to £1.2 million for a period of over five years.
Closing date: 14th December 2011
Arthritis Research UK – Clinical Research Fellowship
These fellowships are awarded to encourage young clinicians in rheumatology, or any related field (including
general practice) concerned with the treatment of arthritis and related musculoskeletal diseases, to undertake a
period of dedicated research leading to a higher degree, usually a PhD.
Closing date: 11th January 2012
Leverhulme Trust – Research Programmes
Proposals are invited for programme awards on one of the following three topics: conspiracies, patronage and
values. Grants are approximately between £500,000 and £1.75 million each for a period of up to five years.
Closing date: 11th January 2012