MRC AWARDS
The Medical Research Council
The MRC invites proposals under the following programmes: improved measurement methods for population research - highlight notice. The council’s population and systems medicine board has identified a need for research that would lead to improved measurement of exposure/outcomes suitable for use in populations studies. RR id: 253450; Methods research for complex interventions highlight notice. Proposals are sought which through generalisable methods development research seek to strengthen the knowledge base or evaluation of the impact of complex interventions in health research. RR id: 253455; Patient reported outcome methods highlight notice. Applications are sought to develop a portfolio of research aimed at improving the methodology underpinning the application and evaluation of Proms in health research and healthcare decision making. RR id: 253459.
Deadline: No deadline
Contact: Web http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Fundingopportunities/Highlightnotices/index.htm
BRAIN TUMOUR RESEARCH
The Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Trust
The above Trust invites applications for its research grants. Projects in basic, clinical, translational and quality of life research relating to all br ain tumours are welcome. Up to £200,000 is available.
RR id: 253669.
Deadline: 5pm, 22 July 2009
Contact: Email research@sdbtt.co.uk
Web http://www.braintumourtrust.co.uk/Grantround.htm
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CALCIFIED TISSUE AWARDS
The European Calcified Tissue Society
The above Society invites applications from members for the following awards: PhD studentships.
Grants support PhD students conducting research relevant to calcified tissues and related topics.
Grants are worth 75,000 e uros (£63,854). RR id: 202804; Postdoctoral fellowships. These enable postdoctoral fellows to conduct projects on calcified tissues or related topics. Grants are worth up to 60,000 euros. RR id: 202409; Career establishment award. This enables newly-appointed faculty members to launch a successful research career. Grants are worth up to 50,000 euros. RR id: 203468; The ECTS/Servier fellowship. Invited topics include pathophysiology of osteoporosis.
The fellowship is worth 40,000 euros. RR id: 253473; Bone biology fellowships in collaboration with Amgen. These support scientists in the field of bone biology. Awards are worth 125,000 euros. RR id: 253475; The Iain T Boyle award with the Alliance for Better Bone Health. This recognises young scientists who have made significant progress and contributions in the field of bone and calcified tissue. The prize is worth 5,000 euros. RR id: 253477.
Deadline: 13 November 2009
Contact: Web http://www.ectsoc.org/grants.htm

ONCOLOGY PROFESSORSHIP
The Royal College of Radiologists
The above College invites applications for the Cochrane Shanks-Jalil travelling professorship. The professorship is open to teams consisting of at least one of each of the following: a clinical oncologist, a clinical radiologist and a radiotherapy physicist. Up to £5,000 is available. RR id:
253837.
Deadline: 5.15 pm, 10 July 2009
Contact: Cilla Heath Email cilla_heath@rcr.ac.uk
Web http://www.rcr.ac.uk/content.aspx?PageID=656
MRC METHODOLOGICAL
RESEARCH
The MRC has issued a call for proposals to conduct methodological research to underpin National
Institute for Clinical Excellence decision making. The scope of the call reflects the breadth of issues and methodological research questions that have been highlighted within the scoping study commissioned by MRC to identify more precisely NICE’s methodological research needs. Up to
£2 million is available at 80% full economic costs. RR id: 253404.
Deadline: 4pm, 22 July 2009
Contact: Jane Fisher Email jane.fisher@headoffice.mrc.ac.uk
Web http://tinyurl.com/n803v9
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
The British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
The above Society invites applications for the Martin J Wood travelling fellowship. The award enables a young investigator working in the field of infectious diseases to present a paper or poster on antiviral therapy at the annual interscience conference on antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy. The fellowship is worth up to £1,500.
RR id: 253866.
Deadline: 25 July 2009
Contact: Web http://www.bsac.org.uk/grants_&_awards/martin_wood_travelling_fellowship.cfm
OPTHALMOLOGY AWARD
Fight for Sight
Fight for Sight invite applications for the Dr Hans and Mrs Gertrude Hirsch awards scheme. The scheme supports ophthalmology research. Up to £15,000 is available. RR id: 253485.
Deadline: 13 July 2009
Contact: Email grants@fightforsight.org.uk
Web http://tinyurl.com/lztplg
DH/NIHR PATIENT CARE
The Department of Health’s National Institute for Health Research
The DoH’s National Institute for Health Research invites applications for grants under its research and innovation speculation and creativity programme. The programme supports potentially paradigmchanging projects in health services and public health research. Up to £200,000 is available. RR id: 253734.
Deadline: applications 4pm, 4 August; declaration and signatures 4pm, 11 August 2009.

Contact: Julian Hughes Email julian.hughes@nihr-ccf.org.uk
Web http://www.nihr-ccf.org.uk/site/callsproposals/risc/default.cfm
FSA DIETARY SURVEY
The Food Standards Agency
The FSA invites applications under its research, surveillance and monitoring in Scotland programme. Proposals are invited to measure the intake of non-milk extrinsic sugars, saturated and total fat in children living in Scotland and investigate influences on children’s food choices and eating practices. S14R0033. RR id: 253578.
Deadline: 5pm, 17 August 2009
Contact: Fiona Comrie Email fiona.comrie@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Web http://tinyurl.com/npfgns
DH (NIHR) PUBLIC HEALTH
The Department of Health’s National Institute for Health Research
The above institute invites outline proposals under its public health research programme. The scheme evaluates public health interventions, providing new knowledge on the benefits, costs, acceptability and wider impacts of non-NHS interventions intended to improve the health of the public and reduce inequalities in health. RR id: 253708.
Deadline: outline proposals 1pm, 23 September 2009
Contact: Email info@phr.ac.uk
Web http://www.phr.ac.uk/Founding opportunities/index.htm
LABORATORY VISITS
The Harold Hyam Wingate Foundation
The above Foundation invites applications for its medical travel grants. Funding is available for visits to laboratories for the acquisition of new clinical can laboratory skills, and for setting up interinstitutional collaborative research. Up to £1,000 is available. RR id: 213946.
Deadline: 28 August 2009
Contact: Web http://www.wingatefoundation.org.uk/foundation-medical.php
MRC TRANSLATIONAL INFECTION
The Medical Research Council
The MRC has issued a call for proposals under the UK Clinical Research Collaboration translational in fection research initiative. Applications are invited for consortium grants. Up to £4 million is available. RR id: 253410.
Deadline: outline applications 4pm, 1 September 2009
Contact: Email IIB.infections@headoffice.mrc.ac.uk
Web http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Fundingopportunities/Calls/Translationalinfectionresearchphase2/index.htm

PATHOLOGY RESEARCH GRANTS
The Pathological Society of
Great Britain and Ireland
The above Society invites applications for its open scheme grants. These support projects relating to understanding disease. Up to £10,000 is available. RR id: 212878.
Deadline: 1 September 2009
Contact: Julie Johnstone Email Julie@pathsoc.org.uk
Web http://tinyurl.com/ml3v7e
MRC NEUROSCIENCE AWARDS
Medical Research Council
The MRC invites applications for the following awards: neurosciences and mental health research grants. Funding at a rate of 80% of full economic costs will be provided. RR id: 212136; collaboration grants in the area of neurosciences and mental health. These are available to holders of MRC research grants, new investigator research grants and senior fellowships, who wish to promote and enhance collaboration between themselves and other researchers. Awards are wor th up to £1 million FEC. RR id: 212135; Neurosciences and mental health new investigator research grants. Up to £600,000 FEC may be requested. MRC will usually meet up to 80% of
FEC. RR id: 212138.
Deadline: 4pm, 23 September 2009
Contact: Rob Buckle Email Rob.Buckle@headoffice.mrc.ac.uk
Web http://tinyurl.com/bgpol3
MRC POPULATION MEDICINE
The Medical Research Council
The MRC invites applications for the following awards: population and systems medicine research grants. Funding at a rate of 80% of full economic costs will be provided. RR id: 212006; collaboration grants in the area of population and systems medicine. These are available to holders of MRC research grants, new investigator research grants and senior fellowships, who wish to promote and enhance collaboration between themselves and other researchers. Up to £1 million is available. RR id: 212015; population and systems medicine new investigator research grants. Up to £600,000 FEC may be requested. MRC will usually meet up to 80% of FEC.
RR id: 212016.
Deadline: 4pm, 16 September 2009
Contact: Joe McNamara Email joe.mcnamara@headoffice.mrc.ac.uk
Web http://tinyurl.com/bgpol3
DIABETES RESEARCH
Diabetes UK
Diabetes UK invites applications for the following awards: Project grants. These support larger pieces of diabetes related research. RR id: 210483; Research into diabetes. Up to £100,000 is available. RR id: 210486.
Deadline: 1 December 2009
Contact: Email info@diabetes.org.uk
Web http://www.diabetes.org.uk/Research/For_researchers/Applying-for-a-grant/