Mental health definitions contract opportunity at Wellcome – EOI by 13 Nov 2023
Bea ShelleyContract opportunity for a mental health definitions project at Wellcome Trust
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Weekly roundup 27/10/23: events, funding, & opportunities in mental health research
Lee EscheWelcome to your weekly roundup of funding, events, and webinars we’ve shared with our followers over @MHRIncubator. Here’s what’s coming up on the horizon for mental health research.
Weekly roundup 20/10/23: events, funding, & opportunities in mental health research
Welcome to your weekly roundup of funding, events, and webinars we’ve shared with our followers over on the Mental Health Research Incubator Twitter. Here’s what’s coming up on the horizon for mental health research.
Local Authority Short Placement Award for Research Collaboration – deadline 23 Nov 2023
The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) is providing opportunities for individuals working in local authority settings to undertake short placements to enhance their careers and develop skills and capabilities to co-create research that is more meaningful and better connected with practice. The placements include funding of up to £15,000 per individual and…
PhD programme for primary care clinicians – deadline 20 Dec 2023
A PhD programme for primary care clinicians funded by the School for Primary Care (SPCR) and Wellcome Trust is now open for applications with a closing date of 20 December 2023. Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners (PWPs) are among the mental health clinicians who should definitely take note of this fantastic opportunity! The programme is currently being…
Weekly roundup 13/10/23: events, funding, & opportunities in mental health research
Welcome to your weekly roundup of funding, events, and webinars we’ve shared with our followers over on the Mental Health Research Incubator Twitter. Here’s what’s coming up on the horizon for mental health research.
NIHR Pre-Application support fund launches
The NIHR has just launched a new fund aimed at helping researchers prepare for one of their larger career development funds or fellowships. This is great news for all mental health researchers and definitely worth considering if you don’t feel quite ready for a fellowship application! The Pre-Application Support Fund launched on 19 September,…
Weekly roundup 29/09/23: events, funding, & opportunities in mental health research
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Doctoral Local Authority Fellowship – deadline 7 Dec 2023
The NIHR have just launched their third annual call for Doctoral Local Authority Fellowship applications. The submission deadline is 7 December 2023. Mental health researchers in local authority settings have benefitted from this scheme in the past – do take a look at our case studies for examples. The NIHR Doctoral Local Authority Fellowship…
Kings PhD programme in mental health research for health professionals
The next round of applications for the King’s PhD programme in mental health research for health professionals has opened! Clinicians both from within and outside disciplines traditionally involved in mental health are strongly encouraged to apply. Supervisory teams will combine clinical and non-clinical academics to ensure that PhD fellows gain expertise in technical and scientific…
Wellcome Career Development Awards – deadline 16 Nov 2023
The November 2023 round of the Wellcome Trust Career Development Awards is now open for applications from midcareer researchers in any discipline
Weekly roundup 08/09/23: events, funding, & opportunities in mental health research
Welcome to your weekly roundup of funding, events, and webinars we’ve shared with our followers over on the Mental Health Research Incubator Twitter. Here’s what’s coming up on the horizon for mental health research.
Weekly roundup 01/09/23: events, funding, & opportunities in mental health research
Welcome to your weekly roundup of funding, events, and webinars we’ve shared with our followers over on the Mental Health Research Incubator Twitter. Here’s what’s coming up on the horizon for mental health research.
Weekly roundup 25/08/23: events, funding, & opportunities in mental health research
Welcome to your weekly roundup of funding, events, and webinars we’ve shared with our followers over on the Mental Health Research Incubator Twitter. Here’s what’s coming up on the horizon for mental health research.
NIHR Mental Health Research Initiative: Mental Health Research Groups
NIHR launched the application process on 22 September – sign up for the webinar on 10 October! This is amazing news for mental health research capacity and definitely something to keep a strong eye on in the coming weeks Expansion of mental health research capacity Coming in late September, the NIHR is launching a programme…
Weekly roundup 18/08/23: events, funding, & opportunities in mental health research
Welcome to your weekly roundup of funding, events, and webinars we’ve shared with our followers over on the Mental Health Research Incubator Twitter. Here’s what’s coming up on the horizon for mental health research.
Weekly roundup 11/08/23: events, funding, & opportunities in mental health research
Welcome to your weekly roundup of funding, events, and webinars we’ve shared with our followers over on the Mental Health Research Incubator Twitter. Here’s what’s coming up on the horizon for mental health research.
Weekly roundup 04/08/23: events, funding, & opportunities in mental health research
Welcome to your weekly roundup of funding, events, and webinars we’ve shared with our followers over on the Mental Health Research Incubator Twitter. Here’s what’s coming up on the horizon for mental health research.
Weekly roundup 28/07/23: events, funding, & opportunities in mental health research
Welcome to your weekly roundup of funding, events, and webinars we’ve shared with our followers over on the Mental Health Research Incubator Twitter. Here’s what’s coming up on the horizon for mental health research.
Weekly roundup 21/07/23: events, funding, & opportunities in mental health research
Welcome to your weekly roundup of funding, events, and webinars we’ve shared with our followers over on the Mental Health Research Incubator Twitter. Here’s what’s coming up on the horizon for mental health research.
NIHR Team Science Programme
The Team Science Programme, run by NIHR, is an event and funding award opportunity for researchers who want to focus on an interdisciplinary approach to research which can improve the lives of people living with multiple long term conditions (MLTC). It is the first time NIHR have run this programme and is made up of…
Mental Health Award: Understanding how anxiety- and trauma-related problems develop, persist and resolve
Wellcome have just launched a new mental health grant to support researchers to understand how the brain, body and environment interact in anxiety and trauma related disorders. It is a grant open globally to researchers at any level in any discipline with a value of up to £4m with duration of up to 5 years….
Weekly roundup 14/07/23: events, funding, & opportunities in mental health research
Welcome to your weekly roundup of funding, events, and webinars we’ve shared with our followers over on the Mental Health Research Incubator Twitter. Here’s what’s coming up on the horizon for mental health research.
Weekly roundup 07/07/23: events, funding, & opportunities in mental health research
Welcome to your weekly roundup of funding, events, and webinars we’ve shared with our followers over on the Mental Health Research Incubator Twitter. Here’s what’s coming up on the horizon for mental health research.
Small grants and training opportunities for ECRs
Funding is the bread and butter of research and landing a big grant can set you up for several years of support. However, not all grants offered for mental health research are multi-year ones with thousands, or hundreds of thousands if you are lucky, of pounds on offer. Does that mean they are not worth…
The NIHR RDS is evolving
Many of you will have heard of the NIHR Research Design Service – perhaps from our explainer post? – some of you might have used it. It provides help, support and advice to submit an application for research funding to the NIHR or another funder, but there the service ended. But no more! The NIHR…
Weekly roundup 23/06/23: events, funding, & opportunities in mental health research
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Transdisciplinary grants from MQ Mental Health
If you work in the field of tech, the arts, humanities, economics or another discipline and have an idea for how you can contribute towards understanding, treating or even preventing mental illness then apply for funding of up to £50,000 via a MQ Mental Health and Wellcome Trust transdisciplinary grant. Information webinar: 5 July, 2.3pm…
Weekly roundup 16/06/23: events, funding, & opportunities in mental health research
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MQ Mental Health Postdoctoral Scholarship
MQ has just announced its new Postdoctoral Scholarship programme. This brand new pilot scheme aims to support newly qualified postdoctoral researchers who are within 2 years of completing their doctoral degrees transition to the next stage of their mental health research career. The scholarship will provide up to £95,000 in funding for a 12-24 month…
Funded research opportunities for anyone working in mental health roles in North Thames region
Keen to take your research to the next level? Do you have an innovative research idea that could improve mental health and social care, which you would like to develop further? Already active in research but want to take things to the next level? ARC North Thames are delighted to advertise funding opportunities from Mental…
Starting out in clinical research: a video guide series by ARC Wessex
The DSE award is a post-doctoral level funding opportunity from the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) aimed at supporting early to mid-career researchers in gaining specific skills and experience to underpin the next phase of their research career. In a change from previous rounds, applicants are no longer required to be Academy members.
Weekly roundup 02/06/23: events, funding, & opportunities in mental health research
Welcome to your weekly roundup of funding, events, and webinars we’ve shared with our followers over on the Mental Health Research Incubator Twitter. Here’s what’s coming up on the horizon for mental health research.
Weekly roundup 26/5/23: events, funding, & opportunities in mental health research
Welcome to your weekly roundup of funding, events, and webinars we’ve shared with our followers over on the Mental Health Research Incubator Twitter. Here’s what’s coming up on the horizon for mental health research.
Weekly roundup 19/5/23: events, funding, & opportunities in mental health research
Welcome to your weekly roundup of funding, events, and webinars we’ve shared with our followers over on the Mental Health Research Incubator Twitter. Here’s what’s coming up on the horizon for mental health research.
Development and Skills Enhancement (DSE) Award – for mid-career researchers
The DSE award is a post-doctoral level funding opportunity from the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) aimed at supporting early to mid-career researchers in gaining specific skills and experience to underpin the next phase of their research career. In a change from previous rounds, applicants are no longer required to be Academy members.
Weekly roundup 12/5/23: events, funding, & opportunities in mental health research
Rowan DavisWelcome to your weekly roundup of funding, events, and webinars we’ve shared with our followers over on the Mental Health Research Incubator Twitter. Here’s what’s coming up on the horizon for mental health research.
NIHR ARCs mental health research opportunities – Spring-Summer 2023
To mark the new NIHR ARCs national webinars: Mental health and our modern world, kicking off on Web 17 May (see #NIHRARCs or #ARCseminar on Twitter), we’ve collated all the current NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (NIHR ARCs) opportunities aimed at those looking to get into and progress their mental health research careers. Listed below are details of local opportunties per Applied Research…
Internships for mental health research at ARC Wessex
The NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARC) Wessex is pleased to be offering six internships specific to mental health research. These unique opportunities are open to anyone working in or with mental health or social care services across the Wessex region, including staff from NHS Trusts, universities, local government, health, social care or community care organisations,…
Harkness Fellowship – international opportunity for mid-career professionals
The Harkness Fellowship is an opportunity for mid-career professionals to spend a fully funded year in the United States conducting internationally comparative research, honing leadership skills, and building a robust network for ongoing exchange and collaboration. UK mental health researchers have won this fellowship in previous years and recommend the scheme. The Commonwealth Fund, which…