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Programme Development Grants - Competition 40

Applications are invited for Programme Development Grant funding. Programme Development Grants are available for researchers to undertake preparatory work to develop a future programme of research and to develop and enhance the quality and value of an ongoing or recently completed Programme Grants for Applied Research (PGfAR) award.

  • Closes: 13:00 on 18 September 2024

Research for Patient Benefit - Competition 55

Applications are invited for research proposals that are concerned with the day-to-day practice of health service staff, and that have the potential to have an impact on the health or wellbeing of patients and users of the NHS.

  • Closes: 06 November 2024

Global Health Research – Researcher-led bands 1 to 3

Our Global Health Research (GHR) – Researcher-led programmes are looking for applications to this new, annual funding opportunity. GHR – Researcher-led funds research that aims to improve health outcomes for the most vulnerable people in low and middle income countries (LMICs).

  • Closes: 1pm on 06 November 2024

Technology-Enabled Social Care Highlight Notice

NIHR Research Programme for Social Care (RPSC) is inviting proposals for collaborative research projects that examine the development and utilisation of digital technology in social care.

  • Closes: 30 October 2024

NIHR NICE rolling call

We are interested in receiving applications to meet recommendations in research identified in National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance.

  • Closes: 01 January 2025

24/33 PHR Programme researcher-led

The Public Health Research (PHR) Programme are accepting Stage 1 applications to their researcher-led workstream.

  • Closes: 13:00 on 09 August 2024

24/39 EME Programme researcher-led

The Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation (EME) Programme is accepting Stage 1 applications to their researcher-led workstream.

  • Closes: 13:00 on 20 August 2024

24/41 NIHR NICE rolling call

The Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation Programme is accepting Stage 1 applications to this funding opportunity.

  • Closes: 13:00 on 20 August 2024

Public Health Research Programme Rapid Funding Scheme

The RFS has been set up to provide the public health research community with an accelerated route to funding for small-scale, short and time sensitive proposals that demonstrate a need for a rapid commissioning process to be followed.

  • Closes: 27 December 2024