Securing funding
The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) is the nation’s largest funder of health and care research, spending £1 billion from the Department of Health and Social Care on research every year. However, a wide range of bodies fund health and social care research, including charities like the Alzheimer’s Society and the Medical Research Council, or industry organisations, and some fund projects jointly. Most have specific areas of interest, and many are disease specific. Click to visit websites and read more about the organisations providing research funding:
- Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC) is the national membership organisation for medical and health research charities. AMRC members support over one-third of all UK publicly funded medical research in the UK, with members investing over £1.2 billion in health research in the UK in 2012.
Browse AMRC news and opportunities here.
- Medical Research Council (MRC) funds research through a range of grants, calls, highlight notices, studentships and fellowships.
Search MRC funding opportunities here.
- National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) funds a range of programmes addressing a broad range of health priorities. Funding is based on the quality and relevance of the research to personal social services, public health and the NHS.
Find open NIHR funding opportunities here.
- UK Clinical Research Collaboration (UKCRC) many different organisations fund health research in the UK. The UKCRC has developed a coherent approach to health research funding by providing a forum to coordinate the activities of funding bodies and by developing an evidence base to inform strategic planning.
Check the latest UKCRC news and opportunities here.
- UK Research Office (UKRO) is the European office of the UK Research Councils. Activities include providing details on European Commission funding opportunities.