MAY
13 May
Mental Health Summit
Opportunity: In-person conference
Organiser: University of Kent School of Psychology
Location: Canterbury
Dates: Saturday 13 May
Cost: Free
15 May
The Prudence Trust Fellowship: Improving Mental Health in Children and Young People
Opportunity: Research fellowship
Organiser: The Prudence Trust and the University of Oxford
Eligibility: Post-doctoral researchers in child and adolescent mental health
Deadline: Apply by 12pm Monday 15 May
16 May
Primary Care Mental Health Research Conference 2023: Digital health and remote care
Opportunity: In-person conference
Organiser: The Centre for Academic Primary Care at the University of Bristol
Location: Bristol
Dates: Tuesday 16 May
Cost: £50
17 May
Child & Youth Mental Health Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Opportunity: Webinar
Organiser: Universities of Manchester, Keele, Exeter and the McPin Foundation
Dates: Wednesday 17 May
Cost: Free
NIHR ARCs national webinar series: Mental health and world crises
Opportunity: Webinar
Organiser: NIHR Applied Research Collaborations: South London, Northwest London, and Oxford and Thames Valley
Dates: Wednesday 17 May
Cost: Free
19 May
Intensive Care Society and NIHR Clinical Research Awards 2023
Opportunity: Clinical Award
Organiser: The Intensive Care Society in partnership with NIHR
Eligibility: Clinical staff from all professions in adult critical care
Deadline: Apply by 5pm Friday 19 May
20 May
Council for Allied Health Professions Research East Anglia Conference: The Research Journey
Opportunity: In-person conference
Organiser: CAHPR East Anglia
Location: Keystone Innovation Centre, Norfolk
Dates: Saturday 20 May
Cost: £20, £10 for student AHPs
23 May
Mental Health Intervention for Children with Epilepsy
Opportunity: Webinar
Organiser: The Association for Child & Adolescent Mental Health
Dates: Tuesday 23 May
Cost: Free
26 May
Autistica Social Care Grant Development Awards 2023
Opportunity: Research funding
Organiser: Autistica
Eligibility: Researchers (including early career researchers) at a UK institution
Deadline: Apply by 11:59pm Friday 26 May
27 May
Poetry and Mental Health Symposium
Opportunity: In-person conference
Organiser: Institute of Mental Health, Nottingham
Location: Nottingham
Dates: Saturday 27 May
Cost: Free
Deadline: Register by 18 May
JUNE
4 June
Mental Health Internship Awards
Opportunity: Career development and research internship
Organiser: ARC Wessex
Eligibility: Wessex based mental health or social care practitioner
Deadline: Apply by Sunday 4 June
6 June
CANDAL Seminar series 2023: Neurodiversity and mental health
Opportunity: Webinar
Organiser: The Institute of Mental Health
Dates: Tuesday 6 June
Cost: Free
7 June
NIHR Doctoral Clinical and Practitioner Academic Fellowship Round 3
Opportunity: Career development and PhD fellowship
Organiser: NIHR
Eligibility: Health and care professionals
Deadline: Apply by 1pm on Wednesday 7 June
Wellcome Trust Mental Health Award: Finding the right treatment, for the right people, at the right time for anxiety and depression
Opportunity: Research funding
Organiser: Wellcome Trust
Eligibility: Researchers worldwide
Deadline: Apply by Wednesday 7 June
The Kings Fund Circles Speaker Series: Natasha Devon on on mental health as a gendered issue
Opportunity: Webinar
Organiser: The Kings Fund
Dates: Wednesday 7 June
Cost: £35
9 June
NIHR School for Primary Care Research PhD studentships in primary care
Opportunity: PhD studentship
Organiser: Queen Mary, University of London
Eligibility: Postgraduates with a first or upper-second class degree in a subject relevant to primary care
Deadline: Apply by Friday 9 June
16 June
NIHR Future-Focused Leadership Programme: Emerging Research Leaders - Cohort 2
Opportunity: Career development
Organiser: NIHR
Eligibility: Early to mid-career researchers who are NIHR Academy members
Deadline: Apply by 1pm on Friday 16 June
21 June
NIHR ARCs national webinar series: Mental health and social inclusion
Opportunity: Webinar
Organiser: NIHR Applied Research Collaborations: South London, Northwest London, and Oxford and Thames Valley
Dates: Wednesday 21 June
Cost: Free
22 June
7th UK Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) Research Conference: 'PROMs Across the Lifespan'
Opportunity: In-person conference
Organiser: University of Sheffield and NIHR Applied Research Collaboration Yorkshire and Humber
Location: University of Sheffield
Dates: Thursday 22 June
Cost: £50
30 June
HEE/NIHR Clinical Scholar Programme
Opportunity: Pre- and Post-Doctoral Bridging Programmes
Organiser: University of Nottingham
Eligibility: Clinicians in the East Midlands area who have completed a master degree or equivalent postgraduate qualification (Pre-Doctoral Programme) and clinicians in the East Midlands area who have been awarded a PhD (Post-Doctoral Programme)
Deadline: Apply by 5pm Friday 30 June
JULY
4 July
UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships Round 8
Opportunity: Early career research funding, applications now open
Organiser: UK Research and Innovation
Eligibility: Early career researchers
Deadline: Apply by 4pm on Tuesday 4 July
6 July
Collaborative Community Research to Tackle Health Inequalities
Opportunity: Research Funding, applications now open
Organiser: UK Research and Innovation
Eligibility: Interdisciplinary team / partnership who have or have not participated in previous phases
Deadline: Apply by 4pm on Thursday 6 July
Third UK and Ireland Mental Diversity Law Conference
Opportunity: Hybrid in-person and online conference
Organiser: The Institute of Mental Health at the University of Nottingham
Location: Nottingham
Dates: Thursday 6 and Friday 7 July, pre-conference on Wednesday 5 July
Cost: From £50
NIHR Advanced Fellowship Round 10
Opportunity: Postdoctoral research funding, applications now open
Organiser: NIHR Fellowship programme
Eligibility: Postdoctoral researchers or clinicians in the UK who do not already hold a position as a Chair
Deadline: Apply by 1pm on Thursday 6 July
12 July
NIHR Research for Patient Benefit - Competition 51
Opportunity: Research funding, applications now open
Organiser: NIHR Research for Patient Benefit Programme
Eligibility: Researchers in England
Deadline: Apply by 1pm on Wednesday 12 July
NIHR ARCs national webinar series: Young people's mental health
Opportunity: Webinar
Organiser: NIHR Applied Research Collaborations: South London, Northwest London, and Oxford and Thames Valley
Dates: Wednesday 12 July
Cost: Free
13 July
6th UK and Ireland Implementation Science Research Conference 2023
Opportunity: Hybrid in-person and online conference
Organiser: NIHR ARC South London and the University of Limerick
Location: Limerick
Dates: Thursday 13 and Friday 14 July
Cost: From €62.50
17 July
Summer School in Youth Mental Health Research
Opportunity: Online summer school
Organiser: The Wolfson Centre for Young People's Mental Health at Cardiff University
Dates: Monday 17 to Wednesday 19 July
Cost: Free
28 July
NIHR Development and Skills Enhancement Award (DSE)
Opportunity: Post-Doc skills development funding, applications now open
Organiser: NIHR
Eligibility: Hold a PhD or MD, no longer required to be Academy members
Deadline: Apply by 1pm on Friday 28 July
AUGUST
15 August
NIHR Health and Social Care Delivery Research Programme
Opportunity: Research funding, applications now open
Organiser: NIHR Health and Social Care Delivery Research Programme (HSDR)
Eligibility: Researchers in England
Deadline: Apply by 1pm on 15 August
NIHR Public Health Research Programme commissioned workstream: Effectiveness of interventions aimed at preventing domestic abuse
Opportunity: Research funding, applications now open
Organiser: NIHR Public Health Research Programme (PHR)
Eligibility: Researchers in England
Deadline: Apply by 1pm on 15 August
NIHR Public Health Research Programme commissioned workstream: Health impacts of having ‘No Recourse to Public Funds’
Opportunity: Research funding, applications now open
Organiser: NIHR Public Health Research Programme (PHR)
Eligibility: Researchers in England
Deadline: Apply by 1pm on 15 August
NIHR Public Health Research Programme commissioned workstream: Interventions to improve health outcomes for sex workers
Opportunity: Research funding, applications now open
Organiser: NIHR Public Health Research Programme (PHR)
Eligibility: Researchers in England
Deadline: Apply by 1pm on 15 August
SEPTEMBER
6 September
Refocus on Recovery 2023 international conference
Opportunity: In-person conference
Organiser: The Recovery Research Team at The Institute of Mental Health at the University of Nottingham
Location: Nottingham
Dates: Wednesday 6 and Thursday 7 September
Cost: £280