The NIHR has recently announced changes to its funding and application process, in order to facilitate inclusion in health and care research.
In order to support the NIHR’s mission of improving the nation’s health and wealth, applicants will now be required to demonstrate how inclusion is is found in all areas of the research design. This includes, but is not limited to:
- the research question and design
- the participants recruited
- the research methods
- data collections
- analysis
- dissemination of findings
No award will be conferred if applicants do not satisfactorily justify their approach to inclusion and any associated costs.
This funding condition will take effect from autumn 2024, for all NIHR domestic programme awards. NIHR infrastructure and global health awards will come on stream from 2025 onwards.