Minutes of the NIHR Programme Grants for Applied Research (PGfAR) funding committee meeting to discuss stage 2 applications to Competition 41
Date and Location
6 November 2023 at ETC Venues Marble Arch Garfield House, 86-88 Edgware Road, London W2 2EA
In attendance
Professor Simon Heller (Chair)
Professor George Peat (Co-Chair)
Associate Professor Nathan Davies
Professor Vari Drennan
Professor Kimberly Goldsmith
Dr Manuel De Oliveira Gomes
Professor Catherine Haighton
Dr Irina Kinchin
Professor Belinda Lennox
Professor Carrie Llewellyn
Professor Catriona McDaid
Professor Gavin Murphy
Professor Kate O’Donnell
Mr John Pemberton
Professor Obioha Ukoumunne
Ms Mavis Wenham
Programme Director
Professor Marian Knight
Secretariat
Sana Bestwn (NIHR)
Chris Lambert (NIHR)
Rajinder Flora (NIHR)
Zaynab Manea (NIHR)
Ben Morgan (NIHR)
Rida Shah (NIHR)
Applications considered
Professor George Peat was not present during the vote for the first application.
NIHR206259: Developing, optimising and evaluating a conversion of standard smoking cessation support in pregnancy into a digital support package (eSupport)
Lead Applicant: Professor Felix Naughton
Conflicts: Professor Gavin Murphy
Outcome: Conditional Support (phased fund)
Professor George Peat assumed the chair.
NIHR206260: CO-ACTION: Personalised social and self-management support for better living with multiple long-term conditions in the community.
Lead Applicant: Dr Dorit Kunkel
Conflicts: Professor Simon Heller and Professor Obioha Ukoumunne
Outcome: Conditional Support (phased fund)
NIHR206263: Preventing food allergy in infants with early introduction of complementary feeding
Lead Applicant: Professor Graham Roberts
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Conditional Support (phased fund)
Professor Belinda Lennox and Dr Manuel De Oliveira Gomes left the meeting.
Professor Simon Heller resumed the chair.
NIHR206807: Clinical & cost effectiveness and implementation evaluation of the Early Psychosis Informatics Into Care [EPICare] digital psychosis registry and clinical decision support system
Lead Applicant: Professor James Kirkbride
Conflicts: Professor Belinda Lennox and Dr Manuel De Oliveira Gomes
Outcome: Conditional Support (phased fund)
Funding Committees score applications on a range of 1-10. This table displays the number of applications awarded by mean score. The PGfAR fundable range is 8-10. Applications with a mean score of 6.0-7.9 have the potential to be funded, at the discretion of the Department of Health and Social Care based on recommendations by the Stage 2 and Main Selection Committees.
| Mean Score | Range | Number of applications |
|---|---|---|
| 9.0 - 10.0 | Fundable | 0 |
| 8.0 - 8.9 | Fundable | 2 |
| 7.0 - 7.9 | Fundable | 0 |
| 6.0 - 6.9 | Fundable | 2 |
| 5.0 - 5.9 | Rejected | 0 |
| 4.0 - 4.9 | Rejected | 0 |
| 3.0 - 3.9 | Rejected | 0 |
| 2.0 - 2.9 | Rejected | 0 |
| 1.0 - 1.9 | Rejected | 0 |