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This is the lists of all awards which accept applications at any time
| Grant name | Funding | Amount | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| A - T Children's Project | |||
| Research Grant Program | Up to a maximum total direct cost of $75,000 per year. No administrative overhead or fixed costs are supported. | £50K - £100K | 1 year - 3 years |
| Academy of Medical Sciences | |||
| Bursary Scheme for Young Scientists and Clinicians | These bursaries will cover the cost of the meeting registration fee (where applicable) and contribute to the cost of travel and to and from the event. Bursaries are normally under £250. | < £5K | (Any) |
| AERC - (Alcohol Education and Research Council) | |||
| Small Grants | Up to £5,000 each. | < £5K | 6 mths - 1 year |
| AHRC - (Arts and Humanities Research Council) | |||
| Research Grants - Practice Led and Applied Route | The scheme maximum for RGPLA will be increased to £40,000 (see the Scheme Limits area of Section D: Costs and other funding (available in the AHRC Research Funding Guide) for more information. | £10K - £50K | 6 mths - 1 year |
| Fellowship Scheme | The new scheme allows for: • highly flexible funding for researchers seeking to devote between 50% and 100% of their time over periods of up to nine months to undertake research in any areas within the AHRC’s remit. • a route for early career researchers, which will provide for mentoring and career development support. • funding of up to £120,000 (100% FEC) to include research costs and communication and dissemination activities to maximise the impact of the research outcomes. | > £100K | 6 mths - 1 year |
| Research Networking | Proposals with full economic costs of up to £30,000 for a period of up to two years may be submitted. An additional £15,000 full economic cost may be sought to cover the costs of any international participants or activities in addition to the £30,000 fEC scheme limit. The costs for the additional £15,000 fEC can only be those which can be directly attributable to international collaboration such as overseas travel and subsistence, international calls and/or video conferencing. | £50K - £100K | 1 year - 3 years |
| Research Grants - Route for Speculative Research | Between £20,000 and £200,000 is available for up to 5 years. | > £100K | > 3 years |
| Research Grants - Route for Early Career Researchers | Between £20,000 and £200,000 is available for up to 5 years. | > £100K | > 3 years |
| Research Grants - Standard Route | Between £20,000 and £1,000,000 is available for up to 5 years. | > £100K | > 3 years |
| Alexander von Humboldt Foundation | |||
| Humboldt Research Award | The award is valued at € 60,000. The Humboldt Foundation grants up to 100 Humboldt Research Awards annually. In addition, the following services will be provided to Humboldt Awardees within the framework of an invitation to conduct research in Germany: a single lump sum to cover expenses for round trip travel between the country of origin of the Awardee and Germany, for the awardee, his/her spouse, and children under the age of 18, provided that they reside with the Awardee in Germany for at least 6 months; financial assistance for the Awardee and his/her spouse to attend an intensive German language course. | £10K - £50K | 6 mths - 1 year |
| Humboldt Research Fellowship for Postdoctoral Researchers | The Humboldt Foundation grants approximately 600 Humboldt Research Fellowships for postdoctoral researchers and experienced researchers annually. The fellowship is worth € 2,250 per month. This includes a mobility lump sum and a contribution towards health and liability insurance. A break down of funds can be found on the website. | £10K - £50K | 1 year - 3 years |
| Helmholtz-Humboldt Research Award | The Humboldt Foundation and the Helmholtz Association jointly grant up to 6 Helmholtz-Humboldt Research Awards annually. The award is valued at € 60,000. An additional sum of € 25,000 is provided by the Helmholtz Association to support co-operation with the partner at university in particular, provided that the award winner accepts the invitation to spend time on research in Germany. | £50K - £100K | 6 mths - 1 year |
| Humboldt Research Fellowship for Experienced Researchers | The Humboldt Foundation grants approximately 600 Humboldt Research Fellowships for postdoctoral researchers and experienced researchers annually. The fellowship is worth € 2,450 per month. This includes a mobility lump sum and a contribution towards health and liability insurance. Further information on funds can be found on the website. | £10K - £50K | 1 year - 3 years |
| Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award | The award is valued at € 45,000. In addition, the following services will be provided to the Awardees within the framework of an invitation to conduct research in Germany: a single lump sum to cover expenses for round trip travel between the country of origin of the Awardee and Germany, for the awardee, his/her spouse, and children under the age of 18, provided that they reside with the Awardee in Germany for at least 6 months; financial assistance for the Awardee and his/her spouse to attend an intensive German language course. | £10K - £50K | 6 mths - 1 year |
| Allen Lane Foundation | |||
| Grants | Single, one-off grants range from as little as £500 up to £15,000. Grants repeated for more than one year vary from about £500 per annum up to £5,000 per annum, for a maximum of three years. | £10K - £50K | Single Payment |
| Alpha-1 Foundation | |||
| Travel Grant to Receive Cross Training | Grants are generally funded at a level of $1,000 (approx £554). The funds are restricted for use during a specified period of time. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Travel Grant to Present Alpha-1 Research | Grants are generally funded at a level of $1,000. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Scientific Meeting Sponsorship Grant | Grants are generally funded at the $5,000 level. The funds are restricted for use during a specified period of time. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Alzheimer's Research Trust | |||
| Emergency Support Grant Scheme | The scheme provides up to £30,000 for up to 24 months. It is anticipated that most applications will be for smaller amounts than the maximum. Anyone contemplating an application in excess of this sum should first consult the Chief Executive, Rebecca Wood, and should also consider whether one of the ART’s other grant schemes might be more suitable. | £10K - £50K | Unspecified |
| Alzheimer's Society | |||
| Cochrane Review Special Project Grants | Awards are around £5000. Eligible costs include obtaining papers, hand searching of journals, translation, the costs of working for short periods at the editorial base in Oxford, and the costs of locum cover (where appropriate). | < £5K | Single Payment |
| American Physiological Society | |||
| G. Edgar Folk Senior Physiologists Award | The recipient receives up to $500 (approx £280) depending upon their need. | < £5K | (Any) |
| American Respiratory Care Foundation | |||
| Dr. Allen DeVilbiss Literary Award | The award will consist of a certificate of recognition, airfare, one night lodging and registration for the AARC International Respiratory Congress. | Unspecified | Unspecified |
| H. Frederic Helmholz, Jr., MD Educational Research Fund | This award consists of $3,000 (approx £1,700) cash, certificate of recognition, airfare, one night lodging and registration for the AARC International Respiratory Congress. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Parker B. Francis Respiratory Research Grant | The amount and frequency of this award is at the discretion of the Board of Trustees of the American Respiratory Care Foundation and dependent upon the quality of the proposals, however awards are generally limited to $10,000. | £5K - £10K | Single Payment |
| Jerome M. Sullivan Research Fund | The amount and frequency of this award is at the discretion of the Board of Trustees of the American Respiratory Care Foundation and dependent upon the quality of the proposals. | Unspecified | Unspecified |
| Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland | |||
| The Symington Memorial Prize | The award itself will consist of a bursary of £1,200 (to be presented at the summer meeting of the Anatomical Society) to be used in aid of the recipient’s research and teaching or other career development activities. At the end of the award period (three-years), the recipient will be asked to write a short report (one-page) on how the award was used. | < £5K | 1 year - 3 years |
| The Barclay-Smith Travelling Fund | Unspecified. | Unspecified | Single Payment |
| The Symington Bequest Fund | Unspecified. | Unspecified | Single Payment |
| Arthritis Research Campaign (arc) | |||
| Barbara Ansell Fellowships in Paediatric Rheumatology | Fellowships are tenable for one year only and cannot be extended. Salaries will be according to age and experience on the appropriate clinical salary scale (see Essential information for applicants). Application may also be made for reasonable running costs. | £10K - £50K | 6 mths - 1 year |
| Travel Support | The maximum total amount allotted for travel is a pro rata sum of £750 per year (project grants, clinical trials, academic posts and all categories of fellowship), £1,500 per year (programme grants), or £500 per year (PhD studentships). | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Scientific Exchange | Applicants may apply for full or partial costs of a visit, up to a maximum of £2,000. | < £5K | < 6 months |
| Association of Anaesthetists of GB and Ireland (The) | |||
| Travel Grant | Up to £1,000. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Association of Clinical Pathologists | |||
| Travel Fund | A maximum of £500 per application is available. | < £5K | < 6 months |
| Student Research Fund (Project) | The maximum amount available is £1,000. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Autism Speaks | |||
| Travel Award | Autism Speaks will pay 75% of meeting and travel costs up to a maximum of $1,500 for travel by the applicant, or by a graduate student, postdoctoral fellow or faculty investigator. | < £5K | Single Payment |
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| Barts and the London Charity | |||
| Project Grants (Themed Grants Programme) | Funding will be from £20,000 - £500,000. | > £100K | 1 year - 3 years |
| Small Project Grants | Funding will be up to £20,000. | £10K - £50K | 1 year - 3 years |
| Bayer AG | |||
| Clinical Training Award | Clinical scholarships will provide funding of $100,000 annually for two years. Up to five new awards will be made each year. | > £100K | 1 year - 3 years |
| Caregivers Award | Up to 10 awards of up to $25,000 (approx £12,319) will be made annually. Part of the Award may fund salary support. The candidate must spend at least 25% of his her time on the project in order to request salary support. | £5K - £10K | 6 mths - 1 year |
| Special Project Award | The maximum grant is US$200,000 (approx £106,244). Part of the Award may fund salary support. The candidate must spend at least 25% of his/her time on the project in order to request salary support. | > £100K | 1 year - 3 years |
| Early Career Investigator Award | Awards will provide funding of $100,000 (approx £53,106) annually for two years. Up to five new awards will be made each year. Part of the Award may fund salary support. The candidate must spend at least 25% of his/her time on the project in order to request salary support. | > £100K | 1 year - 3 years |
| BBSRC - (Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council) | |||
| New Investigators Scheme | The amount of funding available is unspecified. | Unspecified | Unspecified |
| International Scientific Interchange Scheme | Funding is limited to travel and subsistence costs only, and does not usually exceed £5,000. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Big Lottery Fund | |||
| Reaching Communities: England | The three-year programme, launched on 7th December 2005, will make up to £60 million available in 2008-09. Reaching Communities will give grants of more than £10,000 and up to £500,000, including a maximum of £50,000 for capital grants. They have set a maximum overall project size of £750,000 and £200,000 for the total capital element within a project. They will fund projects for up to five years. | > £100K | > 3 years |
| Investing In Communities | Most of the grants they make are between £500 - £10,000. If you think your project needs more you can contact the Big Lottery Fund to discuss your idea. | £5K - £10K | Unspecified |
| Awards for All | England - grants between £300 - £10,000 Northern Ireland - grants between £500 - £10,000 Scotland - grants between £500 - £10,000 Wales - grants between £500 - £5,000 | £5K - £10K | 1 year - 3 years |
| Biochemical Society | |||
| Student Travel Grants | Maximum of £150. - Society Focused Meeting: The grant for a one day meeting includes registration fees (up to £25) and travel up to £125. The grant for a 2-day focused meeting includes registration fees (up to £50), accommodation for one night (up to £50) and travel (up to a maximum of £50). - Independent Meeting: Sponsored by the Society Student members may claim a maximum travel grant of £50. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| BJU International | |||
| BJUI Overseas Clinical Research Award | A budget of £50,000 is available for the project, with up to an additional £10,000 available for family travel and subsistence. The bursaries for urological trainees will provide around £1,200 per month. | £50K - £100K | 6 mths - 1 year |
| Bob Krane Prize | Unspecified. | Unspecified | Unspecified |
| John Blandy Prize | Unspecified. | Unspecified | Unspecified |
| Don Coffey Prize | Unspecified. | Unspecified | Unspecified |
| Blackie Foundation Trust | |||
| Training Bursary | The amount of funding available is unspecified. | Unspecified | Unspecified |
| Research Grants | The amount of funding available is unspecified. | Unspecified | Unspecified |
| BOC Gases | |||
| Inspire Award Programme | Awards are generally limited to circa £150,000 per applicant, per year and are designed to supplement other forms of support for the investigation. Inspire grants will be awarded on a competitive basis. Funding decisions on individual applications will be based on the project’s scientific merit, availability of funds, and its relevance to the current BOC development programmes. The amount and frequency of this award is at the discretion of the Inspire Award Board and dependent upon the quality of the proposals. | > £100K | Unspecified |
| Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH | |||
| Travel Allowances | Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds provide a flat-rate contribution which may cover the expenses for travel, lodging and course fees. | Unspecified | < 6 months |
| British Association of Head & Neck Oncologists | |||
| BAHNO Travelling Scholarship | The amount of funding available is unspecified. | < £5K | Unspecified |
| British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons | |||
| Presidents Prize | Cheque (amount to be decided by the Council) to help pay for expenses to present the same paper overseas. | Unspecified | Unspecified |
| British Cardiovascular Society | |||
| Travel Awards | Each award will not exceed £1,500. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| British Dietetic Association | |||
| Small Grants | Up to £50,000. | £10K - £50K | 1 year - 3 years |
| British Federation of Women Graduates | |||
| Indian Federation of University Women's Associations - Amy Rustomjee International Scholarship | Recipient is provided free accommodation and partially free board in the Women Graduates Union's hostel for working women. In addition a small cash stipend is provided. The award does not cover travel or any other incidental expenses. | Unspecified | Unspecified |
| British Geriatrics Society | |||
| Specialist Registrar Start-Up and Travel Grants | For both types of grant, the maximum amount available is £10,000 although the majority of awards will be for less than this. On award, cheques will only be made payable to the host institution that should be stated in the application. | £5K - £10K | 1 year - 3 years |
| Young Doctor's Education Grant | Up to £450. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Medical Students' Elective and Vacation Project Grants | The Society offers a limited number of grants of up to £500. | < £5K | < 6 months |
| Therapists Study Grants in the Care of Older People | The Society offers a limited number of grants of up to £300. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Nurses Study Grants in the Care of Older People | Up to £300. | < £5K | < 6 months |
| British Heart Foundation | |||
| Clinical Research Leave Fellowship | The award may include: Reimbursement of reasonable costs to cover relinquished PAs and; Research consumables, directly attributable to the project. | £50K - £100K | 1 year - 3 years |
| Project Grants | Award may include: Staff (e.g. technician, research assistant, postdoctoral salaries) (N.B. excluding PhD studentships); Research consumables, directly attributable to the project; Research equipment essential for the project. Due to financial constraints the committee will only consider applications that do not exceed £300,000. | > £100K | 1 year - 3 years |
| Intermediate Basic Science Research Fellowships | Awards may include: Salary of applicant; Salary of a technician or research assistant if required and fully justified; Research consumables, directly attributable to the project; Research equipment essential for the project. | > £100K | 1 year - 3 years |
| Travel Fellowships | Awards may include: Standard class travel expenses, and a justified subsistence allowance for short visits (up to 6 months); For visits of more than 6 months, the fellowship will reimburse the university a replacement salary for a tenured member of staff, or pay the salary of a non-tenured fellow (N.B. research expenses will not be awarded; facilities must be provided by the host department). | < £5K | 6 mths - 1 year |
| Non-Clinical PhD Studentships | Award may include: Student stipend at current BHF rates; Tuition fees at standard home student rate (set by the research institution); Research consumables, directly attributable to the project, usually less than £10,000 per year. | £50K - £100K | 1 year - 3 years |
| Intermediate Clinical Research Fellowship | Award may include: Salary of applicant (if after CCT, normally up to 10 PAs); Salary for technician or research assistant if required and fully justified; Research consumables, directly attributable to the project; Research equipment essential for the project. | > £100K | > 3 years |
| Clinical Research Training Fellowship | Awards may include: Salary of applicant; Research consumables, directly attributable to the project, usually less than £10,000 per year. | £50K - £100K | 1 year - 3 years |
| Infrastructure Grants | Up to £500,000. | > £100K | Unspecified |
| Senior Basic Science Research Fellowship | Awards may include: Salary of applicant; Salary of technician or research assistant if required and fully justified; Research consumables, directly attributable to the project; Research equipment essential for the project. | £10K - £50K | > 3 years |
| Personal Chairs | Award may include: Salary of applicant; (for non-clinicians: up to the standard maximum level on the non-clinical professorial scale; for clinicians: normally 10 Pas on the consultant scale); Justified annual core support, and necessary start-up funds; In exceptional cases the BHF may be prepared to consider an additional infrastructure award to facilitate establishment of the chair. | Unspecified | > 3 years |
| MBPhD Studentships | Awards may include: Student stipend at current BHF rates; Tuition fees at standard home student rate (set by the research institution); Research consumables, directly attributable to the project, usually less than £10,000 per year. | £50K - £100K | 1 year - 3 years |
| Career Re-entry Research Fellowship | Award may include: Salary of applicant; Salary of technician or research assistant if required and fully justified; Research consumables, directly attributable to the project; Research equipment essential for the project | > £100K | 1 year - 3 years |
| Senior Clinical Research Fellowship | Award may include: Salary of applicant; Salary of technician or research assistant if required and fully justified; Research consumables, directly attributable to the project; Research equipment essential for the project | > £100K | > 3 years |
| Strategic Initiative Scheme | Unspecified. | > £100K | > 3 years |
| Advanced Training Award | Awards may include: Salary of applicant; Research consumables, directly attributable to the project, usually less than £10,000 per year. | £5K - £10K | 1 year - 3 years |
| British Institute of Radiology | |||
| BJR Young Investigator Award | The value of the award is £250.00. There will also be a certificate. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| British Microcirculation Society | |||
| Student Assistance Scheme | The grant is intended to cover the direct costs of attending a BMS Scientific meeting. The total sum set aside annually for this purpose will be £250, or some larger sum depending on the current financial circumstances of the society. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| British Nuclear Medicine Society | |||
| Ros Breen Fund | The Ros Breen Fund contains approximately £11,000. | £10K - £50K | Single Payment |
| British Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society | |||
| Research Grant | Up to £5,000 | £5K - £10K | Unspecified |
| British Pain Society | |||
| Patrick Wall Overseas Travel Bursary | Amount of funding available is unspecified. The funds are available throughout the year. | Unspecified | Unspecified |
| British Pharmacological Society | |||
| WDM Paton Historical Research Fund | Travel costs, photocopying costs and similar expenses. | Unspecified | Unspecified |
| Bain Awards to postgraduate student members for attendance at BPS meetings. | The Treasurer will set a per diem allowance for each meeting, taking into account the cost of accommodation, and there will also be an allowance for travel. | Unspecified | Unspecified |
| British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology | |||
| BSACI Travel Fellowship | Awards of £1000 each. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| British Society for Haematology | |||
| Meeting Support | The maximum amount of support is £1000 and this must be repaid in whole or part if the meeting makes a profit. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| BSH Travel Scholarships | The maximum value is £1000. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| BSH Student Elective Scholarships | Up to £600. | < £5K | 6 mths - 1 year |
| Scientific Fellowships | Scientific Fellowships have a maximum value of £2500. | < £5K | 6 mths - 1 year |
| Start-Up Grants | Up to approximately £7,000 each. | £5K - £10K | Unspecified |
| British Society for Haemostasis and Thrombosis | |||
| Congress Bursaries | Up to £500 per application. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| The J R A Mitchell Training Fund | A requested amount will be provided. | Unspecified | Single Payment |
| Travel Grants | The present maximum grant is £1500 per visit. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Educational Sub-Committee Grants | Amount of funding available is unspecified. | Unspecified | Unspecified |
| British Society for Surgery of the Hand | |||
| Bruce Bailey Travelling Fellowship | The salary for the duration of the fellowship is £750 to include food and accommodation. Also included is a one-week laboratory microsurgery course at the hospital and a trip to the Indian Society for Surgery of the Hand meeting or to attend the annual meeting of the Association of Plastic Surgeons of India. | < £5K | < 6 months |
| Research Fellowship in Hand Surgery, Hong Kong | A monthly allowance of £1,000 is offered. | £5K - £10K | 6 mths - 1 year |
| British Society of Periodontology | |||
| BSP Case Study Requests | An honorarium of £100 will be paid for each posted case report. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| British Sociological Association | |||
| BSA Support Fund | The maximum award to any individual in any one BSA financial year (1st October - 30th September) is £200 and applicants can only apply for a maximum of three years. | < £5K | 1 year - 3 years |
| British Tinnitus Association | |||
| Marie & Jack Shapiro Prize | Prize of £250 | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Research Grants | Funding is variable. Please contact the Association for further information. | Unspecified | Unspecified |
| Bursaries | The funding is variable. | Unspecified | Unspecified |
| British Toxicology Society | |||
| Norman Aldridge Travelling Fellowship | The Fellowship is valued up to £1,000. | < £5K | Single Payment |
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| Cancer Research UK | |||
| Short Training Course Bursaries | The total requested grant should be less than £1000. | Unspecified | Single Payment |
| Support for Conferences and Meetings | Sponsorship for conferences - It is likely that the maximum sponsorship for any one meeting will be £500, if supporting a UK-based speaker, or £1000 for overseas speakers. Support for specialist meetings - It is likely that the maximum funding for any one meeting will be £2000. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Chest, Heart and Stroke Scotland | |||
| Action Research | The amount of funding available is unspecified. | Unspecified | Unspecified |
| Chief Scientist Office (CSO - Scotland) | |||
| Research Programme Grant Applications in Mental Health | There is no specific limit on the amount of funding and the period of the grant. Although, the limit for funding for programme and portfolio grants is £450,000. | > £100K | Unspecified |
| Programme Grants in Population Health | Applications may be for small grants (for studies costing up to £50,000 and lasting up to 12 months, project grants (for studies costing up to £225,000 and normally lasting up to 3 years) and programme grants (for multicentre studies costing up to £450,000, and lasting 3 or more years). The limit for funding for programme and portfolio grants is £450,000. | > £100K | > 3 years |
| Portfolio Grants in Cancer Research | It is important that a clear case is made to explain why funds in excess of the normal committee funding ceiling of £225,000 are requested or why the duration of funding should be beyond the normal 3 year funding cycle. The limit for funding for programme and portfolio grants is £450,000. | > £100K | 1 year - 3 years |
| Visiting Research Fellowships | The fellowship will cover: - the cost of reimbursing the fellow's employer for filling the post up to an amount equal to the fellow's salary (if required) - travel to and from the fellow's home institution at the beginning and end of the fellowship (for the fellow, partner and dependent children) - accommodation for the period of the fellowship - a contribution towards research expenses (to cover travel within the UK, access to datasets, etc.) - a contribution of up to 20% of the fellow's salary towards the costs incurred by the host institution in providing office space, access to library and computing facilities, and other essential services. No further overhead costs will be paid. The host institution will be expected to administer the budget for the fellowship, including reimbursement of the fellow's employer | £10K - £50K | 6 mths - 1 year |
| Children's Liver Disease Foundation | |||
| Paediatric Hepatology Nurses & Dietitians Education Bursary Scheme | £10,000 per annum. The money will be distributed quarterly with a maximum of £2,500 being awarded in any one quarter. Applicants may apply for up to £1,000 in a quarter. Successful applicants will not normally be eligible to apply for a further year following a bursary being made. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Small Grants Research Programme | £20,000 per annum will be made available. The money will be distributed quarterly with a maximum of £5,000 being awarded in any one quarter. | £10K - £50K | Unspecified |
| Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation | |||
| Core Pilot Program | The amount of funding available is unspecified. | Unspecified | Unspecified |
| Chronic Disease Research Foundation | |||
| Senior and Junior Clinical Research Fellowships | Amount of funding available is unspecified. | Unspecified | Unspecified |
| Project Grant | Amount of funding available is unspecified. | Unspecified | Unspecified |
| Commonwealth Fund | |||
| Grant Applications - Letters of Inquiry | The amount of funding available is unspecified. | Unspecified | Unspecified |
| Community Psychiatric Nurses Association (1994) | |||
| Project Grants | One single award of up to £1,500 each year. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| The Arthur Charnock Travel Award | Typically £500 - £1500 each year. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Small Grants | Awards of up to £250 are made four times per year. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Contraceptive Research and Development Program (CONRAD) | |||
| Matching Award (Consortium for Industrial Collaboration in Contraceptive Research) | Unspecified. Funding is not restricted to matching on a 50:50 basis, but preference is given to projects with a substantial level of industrial support. Funds for unsolicited proposals are very limited. | Unspecified | Unspecified |
| Feasibility Grants (Global Microbicide Project - GMP) | Unspecified. However, since the purpose of these grants is to permit a researcher to test a concept, such awards may be limited in time and amount. Once the concept is shown to provide a viable lead, larger amounts of funding can be provided. | Unspecified | Unspecified |
| Feasibility Grant (Consortium for Industrial Collaboration in Contraceptive Research) | Unspecified. | Unspecified | 6 mths - 1 year |
| Development of New Contraceptive Products | These subprojects are generally for one year or less in duration, and have a total budget of up to $50,000 (approx £31,000). | £10K - £50K | 1 year - 3 years |
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| Deafness Research UK | |||
| Small Grants | Less than £15,000. | £10K - £50K | Unspecified |
| Travel Grants | The maximum amount awarded is £750. Deafness Research UK award up to a maximum of £4,000 per annum to travel awards. £1,000 is available for allocation each quarter. This should fund at least five Travel awards per annum, depending on the sums requested. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Grants for Infrastructure | The amount of funding available is unspecified. | Unspecified | 1 year - 3 years |
| Meeting Grants | Amount of funding available is unspecified. | Unspecified | < 6 months |
| Equipment Grants | Amount of funding available is unspecified. | Unspecified | Unspecified |
| Project Grants | £15,000 and over. | £10K - £50K | 1 year - 3 years |
| Research Fellowships | The amount of funding available is unspecified. | > £100K | Unspecified |
| Department of Education, Science and Training | |||
| The Endeavour International Postgraduate Research Scholarship Scheme (IPRS) | The scholarship covers tuition fees and health cover costs for Scholarships holders, and health cover costs for their dependents. | £50K - £100K | 1 year - 3 years |
| Department of Health | |||
| The Social Enterprise Investment Fund | * Loans are provided at 6 percent interest * The minimum loan amount is £25,000 * The loan period will vary in length depending on circumstances * Penalties are not imposed for early repayment * Trustees/Directors are not held personally liable for loans (unless they’ve acted recklessly or fraudulently | > £100K | > 3 years |
| Diabetes UK | |||
| Medical Elective Grants | Support of up to £250 may be requested. This may be used towards the cost of travel and other expenses. | < £5K | < 6 months |
| Small Grant Scheme | A small grant offers a maximum of £15,000 under this scheme. Support is typically requested for up to one year; however, longer periods of time may be requested if scientifically justified. | £10K - £50K | 1 year - 3 years |
| Dunhill Medical Trust | |||
| Serendipity Awards | The Trustees do not place definite limits on the funding of Serendipity Awards but expect most awards to be in the region of £10,000 – £50,000 per annum. Awards will be made for up to 18 months in the first instance. In cases where outstanding progress has been made, there may be an opportunity to extend this to a maximum of 3 years. | £50K - £100K | 1 year - 3 years |
| Research Grant | Research grants for amounts up to £500k to cover salaries, consumables, small dedicated pieces of equipment and (exceptionally) travel costs, but not the full economic costs of research. | > £100K | 1 year - 3 years |
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| Endocrine Society | |||
| Medical Student Achievement Award | Unspecified. | Unspecified | 6 mths - 1 year |
| Endocrinology & Molecular Endocrinology Student Author Awards | Endocrinology and Molecular Endocrinology sponsor two awards each per year. Awardees receive a $1,000 (approx £570) award and free registration to the annual Endocrine Society meeting in June. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Endocrine Society and Pfizer, Inc. Int. Award for Excellence in Published Clinical Research | Four winning papers receive $10,000 each for a total of $40,000 awarded annually. In addition to the monetary prize, the award includes coach airline travel to and registration at the next Endocrine Society Annual Meeting, hotel accommodation for one night and one day's per diem at the standard ES rate for one author (only) of each awarded paper. | £5K - £10K | Single Payment |
| Enterprise Ireland | |||
| Intellectual Property Fund for the Higher Education Sector | Stage 1: Up to €7,000 (approx £5,546); Stage 2: Up to €20,000 (approx £15,849); Stage 3: The amount to be determined by Enterprise Ireland in each case but normally not more than €50,000 (approx £39,620). | £10K - £50K | Unspecified |
| Applied Research Enhancement (ARE) Programme | Phase 1: ARE Pioneer Call for Proposals - €250,000 per project Phase 2: New ARE Centre Start - €1.25m up to €2m for 4 years Phase 3: ARE+ - A baseline funding of €800,000 for 4 years will cover operational costs. | > £100K | > 3 years |
| Commercialisation of Research and Development (CORD) | CORD grants may be approved up to 50% of eligible expenditure with a ceiling of €38,000 (approx £30,109) per grant. Please see the website for details of maximum expenditure. | £10K - £50K | Unspecified |
| EPSRC - (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council) | |||
| Visiting Researchers | Funding is limited to 12 months per individual. | Unspecified | 6 mths - 1 year |
| Programme Grants | The amount of funding available is unspecified. | Unspecified | > 3 years |
| Overseas Travel Grant | No limit on amount of funding. | Unspecified | Unspecified |
| Network Grants | There is no limit on the amount of funding that can be applied for, although the network should last for no longer than three years and funding will not be renewed beyond the original length of the grant. Please see their website for full details. | £50K - £100K | 1 year - 3 years |
| Discipline Hopping in Information and Communication Technologies | While there is no limit on the amount that can be applied for, proposals should be between 3 and 12 months in duration. The awards may be held on a part time basis for a maximum of 24 months. Resources requested will principally include salary, travel and subsistence, plus any funds that are required towards the study of feasibility type research. Under FEC, EPSRC will pay the full cost of the PI salary (including estates and indirect costs). | Unspecified | 6 mths - 1 year |
| Bilateral Research Workshops | The amount of funding available is unspecified. | Unspecified | Unspecified |
| First Grant Scheme | Capped at £125,000 (calculated at 100% full economic costs - with EPSRC contributing at 80% fEC) and a maximum duration of 2 years. | > £100K | 1 year - 3 years |
| Physical Sciences | Budgets: Research: £97 million commitment for 2008/09 | Unspecified | Unspecified |
| Public Communication Training Funds | Unspecified. | Unspecified | Unspecified |
| Opportunities in Defence Research | The amount of funding available is unspecified. | > £100K | Unspecified |
| ESCMID (European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases) | |||
| Travel Grants for Training in Foreign Institutions | Financial support of €600 or €1000 is available to help cover travel costs for training in Europe or outside Europe, respectively. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Attendance Grants for ESCMID Postgraduate Education Courses | The amount of funding available is unspecified. | Unspecified | Single Payment |
| ESPID (European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases) | |||
| ESPID Training Fellowships | The awards will cover round trip travel costs (standard class, between home centre and host centre) and subsistence (accommodation, food etc. maximum €500 per week pro rata) while away. The host centre will be offered €100 for administration expenses plus a maximum €200 per week to cover infrastructure costs. Please see website for further information. | < £5K | < 6 months |
| ESRC - (Economic and Social Research Council) | |||
| Postdoctoral Fellowships | Unspecified. | £50K - £100K | 1 year - 3 years |
| Mid-Career Development Fellowships | The ESRC currently expects to support between 10 and 15 Mid-Career Development Fellowships each year. The limit for Mid Career Development Fellowships is reviewed regularly, but is currently set at £250,000 (at full economic costing). | £10K - £50K | 1 year - 3 years |
| ESRC Placement Fellows Scheme | During the fellowship, the fellow will remain employed by her/his academic institution. All agreed costs will be shared equally by the ESRC and the host department | £10K - £50K | 6 mths - 1 year |
| CASE Studentships | The standard non-academic partners’ minimum contribution to both 'full time' students and the relevant outlet for 2009 is £4,000 per annum (£2,000 to the student and £2,000 to the academic outlet). Exceptions to this can be made in specific cases. Please contact the ESRC as early as possible to discuss this. For part-time students the minimum contribution to the relevant outlet is £1,200 per annum. There is no requirement to make a contribution to the student by non-academic partners but they may do so if they wish. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Research Grants (Small Grants Scheme) | Funding awards of less than £100,000 (100% fEC). | £50K - £100K | Unspecified |
| Research Grant Linked Studentships | Studentships are not costed under FEC arrangements, but if awarded, the grant will meet the full 100% cost of the normal provision. All costs associated with the studentship(s) must be costed as part of the overall value of the application in the Other Staff Section of your application. | £50K - £100K | > 3 years |
| Bilateral Agreements | Funded projects will be managed in accordance with the normal rules and procedures of each funding agency. | > £100K | Unspecified |
| Research Grants (Standard Grants Scheme) | Funding awards of more than £100,000 (100% FEC). | > £100K | > 3 years |
| European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology | |||
| Educational Grants | Unspecified. | Unspecified | Single Payment |
| European Association of Nuclear Medicine | |||
| EANM Marie Curie Training Grant | Up to five grants in the amount of € 1000 each are awarded every year. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| European Calcified Tissue Society | |||
| Training Course Travel Grants | Grants awarded will be as a contribution towards costs to attend the meeting and will be allocated as follows: For travel within Europe: €250; For travel from outside Europe: €500. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Exchange Scholarship Grants | The amount will be calculated according to the budget available, the number of applicants and the total amount of expenses claimed. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| European Consortium for Sociological Research | |||
| Workshop Grants | Up to € 5000 available per year. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Grants for PhD Students | Maximum of 3 yearly grants of € 2000 each. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| European Foundation for the Study of Diabetes | |||
| Albert Renold Fellowships for Young Scientists | Each Fellowship is in the sum of up to €7,000. | £5K - £10K | < 6 months |
| European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) | |||
| Short Term Fellowship | The fellowships cover travel plus subsistence of the fellow only, and not of any dependents. | Unspecified | < 6 months |
| Travel Grants for EMBO Practical Courses | Economy travel costs will be reimbursed (e.g. second class rail, Apex or low cost air travel and transit to/from airport, bus/rail). Please note that the following costs will NOT be covered: visa costs, accommodation and subsistence. | Unspecified | Single Payment |
| European Neuro Muscular Centre | |||
| Workshop Grants | ENMC is able to cover the costs of travel and accommodation. Travel costs will need to be booked according to the cheapest airfare, actual train costs or by car @ €0.28 (approx. £0.22) per km. Airfares will be reimbursed up to € 300 (Approx £239). | < £5K | Single Payment |
| European Science Foundation | |||
| Conference & Symposium Travel Grants | The amount of funding is unspecified. | Unspecified | Single Payment |
| ConGen Short Visits Grants | Short Visit Grants are reimbursed on a per diem basis of 85 EUR (approx £67) plus actual travel expenses up to a maximum of 500 EUR (approx £397). Travel will be refunded on the basis of actual costs and on the basis of APEX type airfares or 2nd class train travel for shorter distances. | < £5K | < 6 months |
| European Society for Medical Oncology - (ESMO) | |||
| Translational Research Unit (TRU) Visits Grants | The total grant amount for a 3 to 4 days TRU visit is € 1000 in favour of each fellow. | < £5K | < 6 months |
| European Society for Organ Transplantation (ESOT) | |||
| Basic Science Travel Grant | Six annual awards of €500. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Student Travel Grant | Six annual awards of €500. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| EuroSpine | |||
| International Spine Surgery Fellowship | The amount of funding available is unspecified. | £10K - £50K | 6 mths - 1 year |
| International Basic Science Fellowship | The amount of funding available is unspecified. | £10K - £50K | 6 mths - 1 year |
| International Spine Physical Medicine/Rehabilitation/Conservative Treatment Clinical Fellowship | The amount of funding available is unspecified. | £10K - £50K | 6 mths - 1 year |
| Experimental Psychology Society | |||
| Grindley Grants for Conference Attendance | Grants are limited to £500. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Grants for Postgraduate and Postdoctoral Workshops | A maximum of £3500 may be awarded to any individual proposal. | < £5K | Single Payment |
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| Faculty and Institute of Actuaries | |||
| External Research | Unspecified. | Unspecified | Unspecified |
| Memorial Education and Research Fund (MERF) | The fund has a total value of around £150,000. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Member-led Research | Bids for more than £1,000 for a prize and £5,000 for a student would not normally be approved. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS) | |||
| FEBS Short-Term Fellowships | Short-Term Fellowships are intended to cover subsistence and travel costs for the Fellow only; expenses incurred by dependents are not provided for. The daily subsistence allowance will be reviewed and adjusted annually by the FEBS Fellowships Committee, in consultation with the FEBS Treasurer (EUR 60 per diem in 2009). Travel costs will provide for a second-class rail fare or an economy flight between the place of residence and the host laboratory. | < £5K | < 6 months |
| FEBS Distinguished Young Investigator Award | The sum awarded will be determined from time to time by the FEBS Fellowships Committee, in consultation with the FEBS Treasurer. €10,000 in 2009. | £5K - £10K | Single Payment |
| Foundation for the Sociology of Health and Illness (FSHI) | |||
| Symposia and Workshops | A maximum of £2000 will be available per single meeting for expenses related to speakers' travel, hiring a venue and hospitality. For proposals relating to a series of workshops, a maximum of £15,000 is available over a maximum two-year period. | £10K - £50K | 1 year - 3 years |
| Postgraduate International Conference Travel Grants | Up to £750 per person is available. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Foyle Foundation | |||
| Grants | The majority of grants will be in the range of £10,000 to £50,000. Applications for less than £10,000 will generally not be accepted. The maximum amount of a large grant will not normally exceed £500,000 and may be payable over several years. In exceptional circumstances, occasional grants over this amount will be considered but only where an overriding factor is that this will enable something that could not occur without the Foundation grant, or when the project is of national importance. | £10K - £50K | 6 mths - 1 year |
| FWF Austrian Science Fund | |||
| Lise Meitner Program for Scientists Abroad | Dependent on the level of qualification: PostDoc salary (EUR 54.180 p.a.) or senior PostDoc salary (EUR 61.240 p.a.) plus EUR 8,000 for material, travel, assistance etc. | £50K - £100K | 1 year - 3 years |
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| Genetics Society (The) | |||
| Travel Grants for Junior Scientists | Up to 5300. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Meetings Sponsorship | Several levels of sponsorship are possible: (a) single lecture: £200 (b) session: £500-£1000 (c) major sponsor: £1500-2000. The grant may be claimed in advance of the meeting, but no longer than one month after the meeting. | < £5K | Single Payment |
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| Health Effects Institute | |||
| Health Effects of Air Pollution | The total funds available for this RFPA are $350,000 (approx £177,550) per year and HEI would hope to fund three studies per year from these funds. | > £100K | Unspecified |
| Help the Hospices | |||
| Professional Development Grants | There is an annual fixed budget for the PDG Programme of £400K. maximum of 50% of course or module fees, up to £750 over 12-months may be awarded to any one individual for any one course. For conferences, a maximum of £75 per day or 50% of the total cost, may be awarded, whichever is the lower. £1,500 is the maximum that can be awarded to any one individual over a 4-year period. | > £100K | > 3 years |
| Henry Smith Charity | |||
| Revenue Grants | Requests must be for £10,000 or more, per annum. | £10K - £50K | 1 year - 3 years |
| Special List Grants | Requests must be for £10,000 or more for one year only. | £10K - £50K | 6 mths - 1 year |
| Small Grants Programme | Applications can be made for between £500 and £10,000. | £5K - £10K | Unspecified |
| Hereditary Disease Foundation | |||
| Research Grants | The maximum award for research grants is $50,000 (approx £32,000). Grants are usually for one year with a possibility of renewal. Grants are considered seed money. If the project shows promise, it is hoped that other institutions will fund it thereafter. | £10K - £50K | 6 mths - 1 year |
| John J Wasmuth Postdoctoral Fellowships | $37,000 to $56,000 (approx £22,000 to £34,000) per annum depending on time since award of PhD and $8,000 (approx £5,000) for supplies. Funded fellowships will be renewed for a second year, subject to satisfactory progress reports. | £10K - £50K | 1 year - 3 years |
| Hospital Infection Society | |||
| Travel Grant | The size of the grant awarded is at the discretion of the Grants Committee but will not normally exceed £500. The grant is intended to cover travel, accommodation and meeting registration fee only. | < £5K | 6 mths - 1 year |
| Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) | |||
| Short Term Fellowships | Short-Term Fellowships will cover the following expenses, round-trip travel expenses (the shortest route, the most economical means of travel) and a daily living allowance for the days spent in the host country which varies from country to country. | £5K - £10K | < 6 months |
| Hunter's Hope Foundation | |||
| Postdoctoral Research Fellowship | Two-year award of $40,000 to $60,000 (approx £21,045 - £31,565) per year, at a level consistent with the schedules set forth by the sponsoring institution and competitive and commensurate with the years of postdoctoral study and training of the applicant. | £10K - £50K | 1 year - 3 years |
| Pilot Projects | Maximum award of $30,000 (approx £15,785) for the one-year project. | £10K - £50K | 6 mths - 1 year |
| Major Research Grants | Maximum Award of $100,000 (approx £52,605) per year for one to three years. | > £100K | 1 year - 3 years |
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| Immune Tolerance Network | |||
| JDRF/ITN Partnership in Immune Tolerance Program | Total amount of funding available for this initiative is $ 3-5 million per year. The size and duration of individual awards will vary depending upon the proposed research and total remaining funds available. Individual project funds will be limited to 10% indirect cost recover rate and can be used for drug development, pre-clinical/toxicology and Phase I safety. | > £100K | Unspecified |
| Institut Curie | |||
| Post-doctoral Fellowships | The value of the fellowship (approximately € 2368 (approx £1,608) or € 2992 (approx £2,032) net per month) takes into account the experience and the age of the awardee. To this amount is possibly added a premium of gross mobility from approximately € 263 gross (approx £178) per month, and a refunding of a round trip from the usual place of residence of the researcher in Paris. | £5K - £10K | 6 mths - 1 year |
| Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine | |||
| Endeavour Prize | Prize of £250. The prize winner will have free attendance at the scientific meeting for one day, free attendance at the Annual Dinner and free accommodation for one night. The prize winner is responsible for their own travel costs to attend the Annual Scientific meeting. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Jack Perkins Prize | The prize winner will receive £250 and have free attendance at the scientific programme for one day, free attendance at the Annual Dinner and free accommodation for one night. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| The Roberts Prize | The prize winner will have free attendance at the scientific programme for one day, free attendance at the Annual Dinner and free accommodation for one night. | Unspecified | Unspecified |
| Nightingale Prize | The prize winner will receive £250 and have free attendance at the scientific programme for one day, free attendance at the Annual Dinner and free accommodation for one night. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Martin Black Prize | The prize winner will receive £250 and have free attendance at the scientific programme for one day, free attendance at the Annual Dinner and free accommodation for one night. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) | |||
| IOSH Development Fund | The granting of development funds by IOSH is a single-stage process and the awards granted to successful applications will normally be up to £5,000, though larger grants may be considered on a case-by-case basis. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Insulin Dependent Diabetes Trust (IDDT) | |||
| General Research Awards | Consideration given to applications for up to £30,000 for any one project, but are happy to consider joint funding. | £10K - £50K | Unspecified |
| International Headache Society | |||
| Cephalalgia Lecture Award | Selected papers will be presented at the IHC and the recipient receives an honorarium. | Unspecified | Unspecified |
| International Society of Nephrology | |||
| Roscoe R. Robinson Award | The amount of funding available is unspecified. | Unspecified | Single Payment |
| The Jean Hamburger Award | $10,000 USD (approx £5,500) payable in American funds to an individual winner will be made at the biennial congress of the ISN. A joint award for the same discovery or contribution may be given, usually to no more than two individuals. | £5K - £10K | Unspecified |
| Visiting Scholars Program | The stipend is at the discretion of the ISN after approval of the proposed budget by the Secretary General. Reasonable expenses related to travel, accommodation, and cost of living related to the visiting scholarship will be reimbursed by ISN | Unspecified | < 6 months |
| International Union Against Cancer | |||
| UICC International Cancer Technology Transfer Fellowships | Approximately 120 awards available per year with an average award value for 1 month stipend and travel of $3,400 (approx £1,939). | < £5K | < 6 months |
| Ipsen Fund, The | |||
| Training Bursaries | Training bursaries of up to £3,000 are available for a single event. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Medical Lecture / Seminar / Symposium Award | Educational grants of up to £5,000 are available for a single event. Organisers are required to plan the costs of their proposed programme so as to ensure that any expenditure exceeding this amount is met from another source, which should be disclosed on the application form. | < £5K | Single Payment |
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| James S McDonnell Foundation (USA) | |||
| Collaborative Activity Awards | The budgets for collaborative activities will vary greatly depending on the scope of the proposed problem or project and on the number of people involved. | Unspecified | Unspecified |
| Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRF) | |||
| Academic Research & Development Award | The amount of funding available is not specified but applicants are advised to speak to the Foundation prior to application. | Unspecified | Unspecified |
| Industry Discovery & Development Partnerships | JDRF is prepared to fund applied research programmes at different stages of development up to a level of $5 million per programme. | > £100K | 1 year - 3 years |
| Conference Grants | a) Requests of less than $10,000 and; b) Requests of $10,000 or more | £5K - £10K | Unspecified |
| Human Islet Transplantation | Investigators proposing studies with budgets in excess of $1 million over three years must submit letters of intent to JDF. | > £100K | Unspecified |
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| King’s Fund | |||
| Bursaries | Awards will cover up to half of applicants' programme fees. | Unspecified | Unspecified |
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| Laura Ashley Foundation | |||
| Fellowship Awards | Two awards per year of around £12,000 - £25,000. | £10K - £50K | 1 year - 3 years |
| Laura Crane Trust | |||
| Postdoctoral Research Grant | Amount of funding available is up to £80,000 in total. | £50K - £100K | Unspecified |
| PhD Studentships | Up to £80,000 available in total. | £50K - £100K | Unspecified |
| Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (USA) | |||
| Focused Group Workshops | One or two workshops may be sponsored each year by the Society. The maximum award for a workshop will be $30,000. | £10K - £50K | < 6 months |
| Leverhulme Trust | |||
| International Networks | The value of an award is normally up to £125,000, and a network grant can last for up to three years. Where additional costs can be justified further funding may be available. | > £100K | 1 year - 3 years |
| Large Research Project Grants | Grants of between £250,000 and £500,000, for up to five years. For further details please see their website. | > £100K | > 3 years |
| Small Project Grants | up to £250,000 over a duration of two to three years. | > £100K | 1 year - 3 years |
| Standard Research Project Grants | The great majority of awards involve a spend of up to £250,000 over a duration of two to three years. If compelling evidence is provided, awards may be made for sums between £250,000 and £500,000 for research over a period of up to five years. | > £100K | > 3 years |
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| ME Research UK | |||
| Small Grants | The amount of funding available is unspecified. Applications can include items of medical equipment, consumables associated with laboratory tests, or salaries. | Unspecified | Unspecified |
| Larger Grants | Projects up to a maximum £30,000. This limit may be exceeded in exceptional circumstances as determined by the trustees. | £10K - £50K | Unspecified |
| Medical Futures | |||
| Innovation Awards | Unspecified. | Unspecified | Unspecified |
| Menieres Society | |||
| Research Grants | Proposals are invited up to the order of £100,000. | £50K - £100K | Unspecified |
| Mercers’ Charitable Foundation | |||
| General Welfare Grants | For the Reducing Offending Initiative grant sizes will normally be in the region of £5,000 to £15,000, although a few larger grants may be considered. For the other initiatives please contact the company for further details. | £5K - £10K | Unspecified |
| Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research | |||
| Rapid Response Innovation Awards | The maximum total budget allowed for applications is $75,000 (approx £38,672), with indirect costs equalling no more than 10% of direct costs. The maximum allowable project length for the Rapid Response Innovation Awards programme is one year (12 months). | £10K - £50K | 6 mths - 1 year |
| MRC - Medical Research Council | |||
| Alexander Fleming Dissemination Scheme | Awards will be made to meet the costs of the dissemination activities and will be no greater than £30,000. | £10K - £50K | Unspecified |
| Multiple Sclerosis International Federation | |||
| Du Pré Grant | Each grant is likely to be between £1,000 and £2,000, to a maximum grant of £5,000. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Multiple Sclerosis Society | |||
| MS Nurse Fund | Partnership, pump priming grants. Induction training and support for the specialist. Amount of funding available is unspecified as each application is looked at on a case by case basis. | Unspecified | 1 year - 3 years |
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| National HIV Nurses Association | |||
| NHIVNA and Boehringer Ingelheim Scholarships | Research Grants - Up to £2,000, Travel Scholarships - Up to £5,000, Science Scholarships - Up to £2,000. | £5K - £10K | Unspecified |
| National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) - Research Design Service South East | |||
| Public Involvement Grants | Up to £350 can be requested. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Research Design Service Yorkshire and the Humber | |||
| Public Involvement in Grant Applications Funding Awards | Grants of up to £500 are available. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| National Institute for Health Research, Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre (NETSCC) | |||
| Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme HTA Clinical Evaluation and Trials | The amount of funding available is unspecified. | Unspecified | Unspecified |
| NATO | |||
| NATO Science Partnership Prize - Prize for Collaboration under the NATO Science Programme | The Prize will consist of a cash award of €10,000 (approx £8,000) per recipient to be used to support research activity, as well as a special Medal and Certificate. | £5K - £10K | Single Payment |
| Security Through Science: Advanced Study Institutes | The level of funding awarded to organise an ASI is determined by NATO on a case by case basis, taking into account the number of lecturers, and the size and location of the meeting. | Unspecified | < 6 months |
| NERC - (Natural Environment Research Council) | |||
| Consortium Grants | The maximum limit on proposals is £3·5m. This limit is on the total cost (100% full economic cost, including any project studentships and major facility costs such as ship time, air time). Proposals with a more modest budget are also encouraged. | > £100K | > 3 years |
| CONNECT Scheme - Connect A | The maximum funding that may be sought is £4,000 for the total directly incurred costs. NERC pays the standard proportion of full economic costs | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Follow-on Fund Pathfinder | Up to £20,000 can be sought through this scheme. | £10K - £50K | Unspecified |
| NIH - National Institute of Mental Health | |||
| Rapid Assessment Post-Impact of Disaster (R03) | Budgets for direct costs of up to $50,000 per year and a project duration of up to two years may be requested for a maximum of $100,000 direct costs over a two-year project period. | £50K - £100K | 1 year - 3 years |
| Rapid Assessment Post-Impact of Disaster (R21) | Budgets for direct costs of up to $50,000 per year and a project duration of up to two years may be requested for a maximum of $100,000 direct costs over a two-year project period. | £50K - £100K | 1 year - 3 years |
| Novartis AG | |||
| Novartis Venture Fund | Amount of funding available is unspecified. | Unspecified | Unspecified |
| Nuffield Foundation | |||
| Social Science Small Grants Scheme | Awards are normally up to £7,500, although in exceptional circumstances awards may be made of up to a maximum of £12,000. | £5K - £10K | Unspecified |
| PhD Training Oliver Bird Rheumatism Programme in the Biosciences | A tax-free starting stipend of over £16,000 (plus London allowance where appropriate) with annual increases, UK/EU fees, research expenses and a meeting and travel allowance. Four years in duration. | £50K - £100K | > 3 years |
| Nutrition Society | |||
| Travel Grants | £350 for each member to attend an overseas meeting over a three-year period or £125 for each member to attend a meeting within the UK over a three-year period. You may take either the full amount of grant for one meeting or only part of it and keep a sum in reserve for another meeting within the three year period. | < £5K | > 3 years |
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| Obstetric Anaesthetists' Association | |||
| Bursaries | Up to £1000 each. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Research Grant | A grant of up to £15,000 (no sum too small to be considered). | £10K - £50K | Unspecified |
| Orthotic Education and Training Trust | |||
| Grants for Postgraduate Training/Study | It should be noted that 67% funding of post graduate training costs is a general guideline for applicants. The Trustees do however welcome and encourage applicants to make a case for funding in excess of 67% of their proposed post graduate training / study costs, should an applicant feel their personal circumstances warrant such consideration. | Unspecified | Single Payment |
| Grants for Short Courses and Workshops | A limited number of places will be funded ( fee, plus travel and accommodation, up to a specified limit), on a first come first served principle. | < £5K | < 6 months |
| Grants for Conferences and Seminars | Fee, plus travel and accommodation to a specific limit. | Unspecified | Single Payment |
| Grants for Technician Transfer Scheme and Support of Mature Students | Unspecified. | Unspecified | Unspecified |
| Grants for Continuing Professional Development Visits | Unspecified. | Unspecified | Single Payment |
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| Pan Birmingham Primary Care Nursing R & D Group | |||
| Conference Bursaries | A maximum of £500 to cover registration fees and expenses. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Training Bursaries | A maximum of £500. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Small Scale Research Studies and Feasibility/Pilot Studies | A maximum of £1,000 to cover material costs and expenses. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Dissemination of Research Findings | Funds will assist nurses wishing to gain more research expertise. | Unspecified | Unspecified |
| Pancreatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland | |||
| Travel Bursaries | Value of £300 each. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| International Travel Bursaries | Value of £300 each. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Travel Fellowships | £1500. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland | |||
| Travel and Conference Bursary | A sum of up to £500 will be available to cover costs of travel and /or registration fees and must supplement monies from other sources. Evidence of monies from other sources must be provided with the application. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Pelican Cancer Foundation | |||
| Research Funding | Unspecified. | Unspecified | 6 mths - 1 year |
| Physiological Society | |||
| Departmental Seminar Scheme | The funds are determined by the number of Ordinary Members and Affiliates at institution. The maximum funding for over 70 members will be £1,500. | < £5K | Unspecified |
| Special Research Symposium | 2 awards of £5,000 per year. | £5K - £10K | Single Payment |
| Affiliate Travel Grant Scheme | Up to the value of £500 a year. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Research Symposium grants | £4,000. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Members Grant Scheme | Up to the value of £700, although more may be available for lab visits and courses. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Physiotherapy Research Society | |||
| Presentation Bursary | PRS will award up to £100 to cover expenses. There will be up to 2 awards per meeting. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Private Physiotherapy Educational Foundation | |||
| Scheme A1: Research Awards (Novice Researchers) | Up to £15,000. | £10K - £50K | Unspecified |
| Scheme B2: Individual Scholarship Awards | Maximum funds available £2000. | < £5K | Unspecified |
| Scheme B1: Individual Scholarship Awards | Maximum funds available £2000. | < £5K | Unspecified |
| Scheme A2: Research Awards | Up to £30,000. | £10K - £50K | Unspecified |
| Prostate Cancer Charity (The) | |||
| Bursaries | Ten bursaries of £250. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Public Health Agency for Northern Ireland | |||
| Knowledge Transfer Scheme | The Knowledge Transfer Scheme offers awards of up to £100,000 (at 80 per cent full Economic Cost for University based researchers) for a maximum duration of two years. This ceiling may be increased if the HSC R&D Office can secure an appropriate funding partner. Applicants can include costs for staff, consumables, conference expenses and relevant specialist services. Knowledge transfer proposals would normally be based on research completed within the last five years. | £50K - £100K | 1 year - 3 years |
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| Queen's Nursing Institute Scotland (QNIS) | |||
| QNIS Long Service Award | The award takes the form of a certificate and badge. | Unspecified | Unspecified |
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| REMEDI | |||
| Research Awards | Funding available dependent on the nature of the project. In addition the Trustees are committed to supporting a major research project annually in one particular field of disability/rehabilitation and this grant is circa £100,000. | £50K - £100K | 1 year - 3 years |
| Resuscitation Council (UK) | |||
| Research Grants | Research grants up to a maximum of £10,000 can be awarded for capital cost, data analysis and administrative support. Successful applicants will normally receive the grant in one payment at the beginning of the project. | £5K - £10K | 6 mths - 1 year |
| Royal Academy of Engineering | |||
| Research Chairs | The Academy will fund one third of 80% of the Full Economic Costs or fEC (previously one full third of costs). Allowable costs include the gross salary, indirect cost and estates. The contribution of the industrial sponsor should be agreed between the university and the sponsor. The host university is expected to provide a well-found laboratory and administrative support for the incumbent. Funding is provided for five years. | > £100K | > 3 years |
| International Travel Grant | Grants of up to 50% of approved costs may be awarded to applicants. Costs that will be considered are: Air, train or ferry fares. Applicants should formulate their requests for funding using APEX and other low cost fares. Conference fees. Accommodation and meals. | Unspecified | < 6 months |
| Senior Research Fellowships | The Academy will fund one third of 80% of the Full Economic Costs or fEC (previously one full third of costs). Allowable costs include the gross salary, indirect cost and estates. The contribution of the industrial sponsor should be agreed between the university and the sponsor. The host university is expected to provide a well-found laboratory and administrative support for the incumbent. Funding is provided for five years. | > £100K | > 3 years |
| Global Research Award | The Royal Academy of Engineering will provide a grant of 50% of the total agreed costs of the secondment, up to a ceiling of £40,000. Allowable costs include salary, employer’s National Insurance and superannuation contributions, travel, accommodation and language training. A contribution towards the support of an accompanying family will be considered. Applications must be costed on the basis of full economic costs (FEC). The Royal Academy of Engineering will provide funding at 80%. FEC for directly incurred cost, please contact the scheme manager for further advice. | £10K - £50K | 6 mths - 1 year |
| Sainsbury Management Fellowships in the Life Sciences | The award covers the cost of activities related to an individual's personal development plan, subject to approval. For further information, please see their website. | Unspecified | Unspecified |
| Royal College of General Practitioners | |||
| Scientific Foundation Board - Practitioners Allowance Grant | £1,000 or less. | < £5K | Unspecified |
| Royal College of Nursing | |||
| HSA Charitable Trust Health Care Assistant Awards | Up to £250 per applicant. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| RCN TB Nurses Travel & Research Awards | Awards up to £10,000 each. | £5K - £10K | Unspecified |
| RCN Blood Transfusion Forum bursaries | The maximum amount available will be £500 per applicant and there should be evidence of a willingness to self fund some of the total costs involved. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Rea Bequest Fund | Funds will assist with the costs of undertaking further education. | Unspecified | Unspecified |
| North West Practice Nurse Education Fund | Awards will not normally exceed £2000. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Barbara Saunders Award - Stoma Care | Funding to attend professional meetings, courses, undertake research or study to improve stoma care. | Unspecified | Unspecified |
| Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists | |||
| Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare - The 4-O-8 Sheffield Fund | Approximately £1000 will be allocated every 3 months either as a single award or divided between applicants. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Royal College of Physicians | |||
| Rowell Travelling Bursary | Amount of funding available is unspecified. | Unspecified | Single Payment |
| Royal College of Psychiatrists | |||
| Robert W Kerwin Prize in Psychopharmacology | The prize money is to facilitate the attendance of one person at the College Annual meeting. | Unspecified | Unspecified |
| Northern and Yorkshire Division Trainee Prize | £200 and a certificate of merit for the best presentation. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Poster Presentation Prize For SHOs, SpRs - Faculty of the Psychiatry of Old Age | Prize of £150. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Faculty of Addictions Psychiatry Bursaries | The bursaries may be awarded to a value of £250 each, up to an annual award total of £2,500. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Medical Student Essay Prize in Addictions Psychiatry | The prize of £200 will be awarded at the Faculty's Annual Residential Meeting. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Faculty of the Psychiatry of Learning Disability - Bursaries | Specialist Registrars and Staff grades/Associate specialists may apply for a bursary of up to £200. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Faculty for General & Community Psychiatry Oral & Poster Prize for Trainees and New Consultants | The value of the prize is £250. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Gaskell Medal and Prize | The nature of the medal and prize is unspecified. | Unspecified | Unspecified |
| North West Division Trainee Prize | £200 and a certificate of merit for the best presentation. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Lifetime Achievement Award in Older People's Mental Health | The award is commemorated by a framed certificate, presented by the Faculty and signed by the Faculty Chair. | Unspecified | Unspecified |
| Poster Prize for Trainees in Addictions Psychiatry | The prize is valued at £300. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Royal College of Radiologists | |||
| Breast Group Bursaries | up to £1,500 | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Royal Microscopical Society | |||
| RMS Special International Bursary | Maximum of £500. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Travel Bursary Scheme for Members | UK bursary maximum of £100 and International bursary maximum of £250. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Royal Society of Chemistry | |||
| Conference Bursaries | The award is worth £150 per recipient per conference. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Stop-overs in Commonwealth Countries | Unspecified. | Unspecified | Unspecified |
| Stop-overs in Developing Countries | Unspecified. | Unspecified | Unspecified |
| Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | |||
| George Macdonald Medal | The medal bears on its obverse a likeness of Professor Macdonald with the inscription "Professor George Macdonald 1903-67" and on the reverse the words "For services to tropical hygiene". | Unspecified | Unspecified |
| Robert Cochrane Fund for Leprosy | Minimum value of £1,000. | < £5K | Single Payment |
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| Science Foundation Ireland SFI | |||
| SFI Workshops and Conference Grants | Grants normally ranging up to €50,000 per event. | £10K - £50K | Unspecified |
| North-South Research Partnership Supplement | SFI’s supplementary contribution to the collaborative project can be up to 20% of the remaining direct costs of the original award, distributed annually on a pro rata basis (i.e. the supplemental in-year spend must not exceed 20% of the annual budget allocation for that year). Supplements will typically be less than € 50K per annum, with awards of greater value granted only in exceptional circumstances. | £10K - £50K | Unspecified |
| International Research Partnership | Budget – SFI eligible costs include: Collaborative research consumable costs in Ireland. Travel cost of SFI researcher travelling to/from foreign partnering country. Accommodation/subsistence cost of foreign researcher(s) while in Ireland. SFI will contribute a 30% indirect cost (overhead) on top of the supplement award in Ireland. | Unspecified | Unspecified |
| US-Ireland R&D Partnership Programme | The funding available to the Irish component of the US-Ireland R&D programme will be in accordance with that available under the SFI Principal Investigator Programme i.e. funds may range from €50,000 to €1,000,000 direct costs per year and may be up to 5 years duration. | > £100K | > 3 years |
| US-Ireland R&D Partnership Planning Grant | The budget available, on a competitive basis, is up to €5,000 direct costs per grant to cover travel and accommodation costs during grant preparation with US and Northern Ireland collaborators. The SFI US-Ireland R&D Partnership Planning Grants are not subject to an overhead contribution. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| President of Ireland Young Researcher Award (PIYRA) | Up to €1 million direct costs. | > £100K | > 3 years |
| Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society | |||
| George Bugliarello Prize | A prize of $5,000 will be awarded biennially. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| The Common Wealth Award for Science and Invention | The award includes a cash prize of $50,000. | £10K - £50K | Unspecified |
| Sir Halley Stewart Trust | |||
| Project Grants | The total grant budget for April 2008 to March 2009 is £910,000 | Unspecified | 1 year - 3 years |
| Society for Applied Microbiology | |||
| Joint Regional Meeting Grant | The grant will cover reasonable speakers’ expenses for travel, meals and one night’s accommodation where this is necessary, together with the costs of room hire, AV equipment and assistance, poster board hire and a contribution towards the costs of publicity and printing as appropriate. The maximum claim is £2,000. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Sponsored Lecture Grant | Normally, up to £500 can be made available for this purpose and a condition of the award is that the lecture appears in the group’s programme as ‘The Society for Applied Microbiology’ lecture. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Conference Studentships | These grants cover registration, accommodation, meals (where appropriate) and modest travel expenses. Applicants MUST hold/have access to a legitimate UK bank account. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| The President's Fund | The maximum grant available is normally £1,000. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Society for Endocrinology | |||
| Sponsored Poster Sessions | Up to £3000 per grant. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Sponsored Seminars | Up to £3000 per grant | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Young Endocrinologists Grants for Lab Visits | Up to £2000 per grant. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Young Endocrinologists Grants for Clinical Departmental Visits | Up to £2,000 | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Society for General Microbiology | |||
| Education Development Fund | Applicants may seek support, normally within the range £200-£3500, for: (i) Purchase of consumable materials, but not capital equipment. (ii) Short-term assistance, e.g. vacation employment of an undergraduate, or exceptionally a postgraduate after expiry of a studentship. Applicants may seek funding of no more than £1000 for small projects to promote the public understanding of microbiology. These might include talks, workshops, demonstrations, posters, leaflets, broadcasts, activities at science festivals and audio-visual or computer-based packages. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Retired Member Grants | Applicants may claim for the total cost of bed and breakfast accommodation in an en suite room, which must be booked through the SGM Meetings Office, and the cost of the Society Dinner. | Unspecified | Unspecified |
| Student Societies Sponsored Lectures | The invited speakers will be reimbursed directly for reasonable costs of travel and accommodation. The maximum claim for each lecture is £150, even if the speaker comes from overseas or from Ireland. The Student Society will be reimbursed directly if the speaker is entertained to dinner before the Lecture, but only the costs for the speaker and ONE member of the committee may be claimed. All claims are paid retrospectively and must be supported by receipts. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Seminar Speakers Fund | Grants of up to £200 towards the travel, and if necessary, accommodation expenses of an invited speaker are available. Up to two speakers may be funded each year, provided the total award to the institution does not normally exceed £200. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Joint One-Day Regional Meeting Grants | up to a maximum of £2,000 | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Technician Meetings Taster Grants | A maximum grant of £250. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Society for Reproductive and Infant Psychology | |||
| Development Grant | The Society will provide up to £1000 to cover travel and accommodation for participants and other small incidental costs. | < £5K | < 6 months |
| Society for the Study of Addiction | |||
| Bursaries | Up to £750 to cover course fees. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Support for Projects | For projects requiring support of more than £10,000, co-sponsors should be sought. | £5K - £10K | Unspecified |
| Society of Orthopaedic Medicine | |||
| Research Grants (over £500) | Up to £5,000 per annum available (£2,000 of this allocation per annum will be available in the form of smaller grants of up to £500) | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Research Grants (under £500) | £2,000 will be available in the form of smaller grants of up to £500. | < £5K | Unspecified |
| Society of Radiographers | |||
| CoR Research Fund | Bids may be made up to £2,000 for small projects and up to £5,000 for one larger project. Bids exceeding this amount will be considered but the total of the bids accepted by the college cannot exceed £25,000. Matched funding or other institutional funding would be advantageous. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Overseas Placement Fund | A total of £1,000 per annum is available for awards. This amount will be split so that £500 is available at each of the two meetings at which applications are considered. Applicants who wish to apply for amounts above £500 should expect the decision process to last longer than 6 months in order that the application may be fairly considered across two meetings. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Society of Vascular Nurses | |||
| Bursary Awards | The current bursary awards are Four per annum of up to £500 each. The bursary will be given in total and not in two halves (as previously). | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Steel Charitable Trust | |||
| Grants | Grants are made at regular intervals during the year and the total level of grants is approximately £1,000,000 per annum. Grants are generally made as single payments between £1,000 and £25,000. | £5K - £10K | Single Payment |
| Systematics Association | |||
| Conference Organisation Grant | Funding is provided in advance of a meeting to allow organisation to proceed smoothly. Any unused funding should be returned to the Systematics Association, who will re-invest it in future meetings. | Unspecified | Unspecified |
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| The Lancet | |||
| Travel Grants | Applications are assessed competitively by the Travel Grants Committee, and will not exceed £500. | < £5K | < 6 months |
| Thomas Pocklington Trust | |||
| General Research Proposals | Each year they commit around £300,000 to fund social and public health research and development projects. | Unspecified | Unspecified |
| Thrasher Research Fund (USA) | |||
| Project Grants | Amounts awarded and time periods vary depending on the specific needs of each proposal. The Fund’s median award is $230,000 with the majority between $150,000 - $300,000. | Unspecified | 1 year - 3 years |
| Tissue & Cell Engineering Society | |||
| TCES Travel Bursary | A maximum of £150 will be awarded to post-graduate and post-doctoral researchers (studying/working in the UK) only. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance (TS Alliance) | |||
| Rothberg Award for Courage in Research | An award of $100,000 (approx £50,000). | < £5K | Single Payment |
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| UK Dermatology Clinical Trials Network (UK DCTN) | |||
| Nursing Prize | Up to two nursing prizes per year of £750 each. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| University of York | |||
| Postgraduate Studentships | Eight Department of Health Studentships in Health Economics are available for the academic year 2009/10. These cover the tuition fees and maintenance award of £12,978. | £10K - £50K | 6 mths - 1 year |
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| Wales Office of R&D for Health & Social Care | |||
| Welsh Assembly Government Social Care Studentship Award | WORD would not expect to be asked to support studentships costing more than £60,000. | £50K - £100K | 1 year - 3 years |
| Welsh Assembly Government Health Studentship Award | WORD would not expect to be asked to support studentships costing more than £60,000. | £50K - £100K | 1 year - 3 years |
| Waterloo Foundation (The) | |||
| Child Development Grants | No upper limit but usually not exceeding £100,000. | £50K - £100K | Unspecified |
| Wellcome Trust | |||
| R&D for Affordable Healthcare in India | This is a five-year, £30 million India-specific funding initiative. | > £100K | > 3 years |
| Dissemination Grants | Salaries and associated costs for research assistants and other project support staff are available. Applicants may request a research leave award as part of the grant. Also available are funds to cover travel, equipment and other expenses essential for the dissemination activities. Dissemination grants will usually run for three to six months. | Unspecified | < 6 months |
| International Collaborative Research Initiative Grant | Support is provided for up to three years. Awards provide research expenses for the overseas applicant, including support for local research assistance. Support is also provided to cover the costs of travel and subsistence for short annual visits between the overseas and UK or Irish groups, and a travel allowance is supplied for the overseas applicant to attend the history of medicine symposia. | Unspecified | 1 year - 3 years |
| Medical Humanities Seminars and Other Capacity Development Initiatives (Developing Countries) | The normal maximum contribution is £5,000. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Biomedical Science University Awards for Research Technologists and Analysts | -The scheme provides support for up to five years, after which time the applicant takes up a post in the institution which is guaranteed for at least five years. -The Trust requires that the university makes a 25 per cent contribution to the candidate's salary over the five-year period of the award. Please see their website for further details. | > £100K | > 3 years |
| Biomedical Science University Awards for Research Staff | The Trust normally provides the candidate's full salary for three years, 50 per cent in the fourth year and 25 per cent in the fifth year. Travel expenses to attend meetings are provided for five years but research expenses are provided for only the first three years of the award. | Unspecified | > 3 years |
| Biomedical Science Principal Research Fellowships | Awards are for seven years in the first instance, and provide both a personal salary and research programme funding in full. After the first period of award, the fellowship will be subject to a competitive scientific review, which will subsequently occur on a rolling basis every five years. Fellowships will be renewed on a partnership basis; the Trust and the host institution will jointly fund the Principal Research Fellow's basic salary through a '50:50' arrangement for the duration of any renewal period. The Trust will provide research programme costs throughout the entire period of the fellowship. Please see their website for further details. | > £100K | > 3 years |
| Biomedical Sciences Flexible Travel Awards : Fellowships | Awards will be made for periods of up to two years (three years in exceptional circumstances) and can provide: a basic salary as determined by the host institution; basic science fellows will also be provided with a Trust salary enhancement; research expenses (materials and consumables, animals, support to attend scientific meetings, travel and subsistence and small items of equipment). | Unspecified | 1 year - 3 years |
| Biomedical Science Flexible Travel Awards: Sabbatical Awards | Awards can be made for periods of six to twelve months and can provide research expenses (consumables, animals, support to attend scientific meetings, small items of equipment, travel and subsistence). | Unspecified | 6 mths - 1 year |
| Biomedical Science Programme Grants | The level of support available depends on the scientific needs of the work but applicants should note that recent awards have rarely exceeded £1,200,000. | > £100K | > 3 years |
| Biomedical Science Equipment Grants | The maximum amount awarded is £1 million. Applications for less than £75,000 will not normally be considered under this scheme. Small, project-dedicated items of equipment can, however, form part of a project, programme or fellowship application. It is expected that applications will normally include a contribution from the host institution or other source, proportional to the total request. | > £100K | Unspecified |
| Biomedical Science Project Grant | Three-year project grant awards are usually in the region of £150,000 to £300,000. For applications exceeding £400,000 or longer than three years, applicants are advised to contact the Trust prior to submitting their application. | > £100K | > 3 years |
| Medical Humanities History of Medicine Research Expenses | Funding may be provided for a maximum of two years. The normal maximum award payable to postdoctoral scholars is £5000. For self-funded doctoral students, the normal maximum award payable is £1500. Awards provide a contribution towards expenses normally incurred in travelling to consult libraries or archives, and photocopying costs. They may include the costs of overseas visits, but cannot be used exclusively for this purpose. Support does not include university fees. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Medical Humanities: History of Medicine Travel Grants | The award provides a contribution towards travelling expenses and, in some cases, subsistence expenses at approved rates. The maximum under this award is £1,500 | < £5K | Single Payment |
| Biomedical Science Strategic Awards | Awards are normally for five years and can provide funds for equipment, support staff, consumables, training programmes. Please see their website for full details. | Unspecified | > 3 years |
| Biomedical Resources Grant | The cost of a biomedical resources grant can be expected to vary, but a typical three-year award would normally not exceed £1 million. | > £100K | > 3 years |
| Biomedical Science: Technology Development Grant | The cost of a technology development grant can be expected to vary, but a typical three year award might be in the region of £350,000. | > £100K | > 3 years |
| Medical Humanities: Short-term Research Leave Awards for Clinicians and Scientists | Funding is provided in the form of a salary of a locum or replacement lecturer for the duration of the award, and a set amount for travel to conferences. | £10K - £50K | < 6 months |
| Capital Funding for Learned Societies | Normally above £200,000. | > £100K | Unspecified |
| Technology Transfer Strategic Translation Awards | Awards will normally be up to £500 000. Pilot projects will also be considered up to a maximum of £50 000. | > £100K | Unspecified |
| Biomedical Science - Wellcome Trust/Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Exchange Programme | Funding will be provided for between three to 12 months for a Trust-funded postdoctoral researcher to visit the laboratory of a HHMI investigator or group leader/fellow in the Janelia Farm Research Campus. Costs will be provided for the postdoctoral researcher's return flight to the USA and subsistence (an allowance of £1500 for each month of the proposed visit). | Unspecified | 6 mths - 1 year |
| Joint Basic and Clinical PhD Programmes | Support is provided for four years and includes: - a stipend for basic candidates - a clinical salary for medically qualified candidates - PhD registration fees at UK/EU student rate - research expenses - contribution towards travel - contribution towards transferable-skills training. | > £100K | > 3 years |
| Medical Humanities Support for Conferences, Symposia, Seminar Series | The normal maximum contribution is £5,000. | < £5K | Single Payment |
| World Cancer Research Fund International (WCRF International ) | |||
| Marilyn Gentry Fellowship Programme | The Fellows will receive a stipend each year ($35,000 - $45,000 (approx £17,745 - £22,815) for fellows with a PhD degree; $50,000 (approx £25,352) for those with the MD degree). The usual term of the fellowship will be two years (on special occasions the selection committee can approve a third year of funding.) Each fellow will receive $25,000 (approx £12,676) per year to be spent on research expenses. An additional $3,000 (approx £1,520) per year will be available to support expenses for attending AICR grant review panels and annual meetings, and up to two scientific meetings. Please see "Stipend Allowances" on their website for full details. | £50K - £100K | 1 year - 3 years |
| World Health Organisation | |||
| Directors Initiative Fund (DIF) | Directors initiative fund grants do not exceed $15,000 (approx £7,500) and are not renewable. | £5K - £10K | Single Payment |
| Collaborative Research Grants | The amount available is unspecified. | Unspecified | 1 year - 3 years |
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| X Prize Foundation | |||
| The Archon X Prize for Genomics | A $10,000,000 (Approx. £5,347,188) prize. | > £100K | Single Payment |
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| Yorkshire Cancer Research | |||
| Researcher Awards | The award will support the salary of the individual with associated costs for up to a maximum of three years. | > £100K | 1 year - 3 years |
| Clinical Research Training Fellowship | The award will cover the salary of the individual (not to exceed a previously determined spinal point) and related expenses for the costs of the work itself. | £50K - £100K | Unspecified |
| Senior Research Awards | The award would be for a maximum of three years although the appropriate time scale could be less depending on the circumstances. It is proposed that the total award for the three years span would not exceed £250,000. Normally no more than two awards would be made at any one time. | > £100K | 1 year - 3 years |
| Capital Awards | Over £100,000. | > £100K | Single Payment |
| Travel Grant | Amount of funding available is unspecified. | Unspecified | < 6 months |
| Summer Studentships | Funding normally runs for 8-10 weeks. | Unspecified | < 6 months |
| Programme Awards | A normal programme will be for a span of 5 years with the possibility of continuation for a further period of time so that a strong body of expertise is created and maintained. | Unspecified | > 3 years |
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