Funding: Housing, place and the built environment for an ageing populationDecember

08/12/2026 1:00 pm    NIHR    Mid-career;   Open - 55 days to go

The NIHR’s Public Health Research (PHR) Programme is looking to fund research into the health and health inequality effects of housing and the physical and social aspects of place, on older people’s health, including mental health.

This is a 2-stage funding opportunity. To apply for the first stage you should submit an outline application. If invited to the second stage, you will then need to complete a full application.

To be eligible for funding, proposed studies must:

• • evaluate the impact of real-world interventions on health and health inequalities in the UK
  • include interventions that are provided, delivered or funded outside of the NHS

be generalisable and have the potential to create impact at population-level

• focus on the wider determinants of health with health-related outcomes
• evaluate the impact of an intervention on the population

 

We frequently fund the following methods:

• natural experiments
• randomised controlled trials
• non randomised studies (where justified)
• mixed methods studies
• feasibility studies
• modelling studies
• health economics modelling
• cohort studies
• intervention optimisation before evaluation

We will screen all applications to ensure that they are in remit and competitive. Any applications that do not fit the criteria will not be considered. We will let you know if this is the case.

To be within remit of the PHR Programme applications must be within the scope of the programme and give robust evidence for the need, value and importance of the research to the public. The primary outcome of a study should be a meaningful and justifiable health-related outcome.

Eligibility

You can apply to an PHR funding opportunity if you are:

• a researcher with skills and experience relevant to the proposed study
• based in the UK

 2025,2026,2027,OPENENDED 2026-10-1405:06:40 2026-12-08 13:00:00

Funding: Transdisciplinary Placements (TDP) in prevention researchDecember

18/12/2026 12:00 pm    NIHR Three Schools Prevention Programme    Doctoral;   Pre-doctoral;   Open - 65 days to go

Applications are invited for the NIHR Three Schools prevention research programme transdisciplinary research placement scheme. This scheme offers short-term, flexible placements for two distinct groups of applicants:

• Professionals working outside of the NIHR Three Schools from disciplines not traditionally associated with research in a public health, primary care, or social care setting, who wish to contribute their expertise to applied, prevention-focused research projects. For example, Local Authority colleagues working in planning, environment, housing, etc.,; those working in the third sector or academic colleagues working in law, engineering, architecture, public policy, data science etc.,.
• Researchers already working in prevention research within one of the NIHR Three Schools who want to translate their research skills into a different setting (e.g., from public health into social care, or from primary care into public health).

Placement participants must be hosted by one of the 27 member universities across the NIHR Schools for Public Health Research (SPHR), Primary Care Research (SPCR), and Social Care Research (SSCR). They will undertake a placement aligned with the prevention programme’s priorities, working closely with an experienced supervisor to gain valuable applied research experience, enhance methodological skills, and explore opportunities for future cross-sector collaboration.

 2025,2026,2027,OPENENDED 2026-10-1405:06:40 2026-12-18 12:00:00

Funding: AHRC responsive mode – Curiosity Award

 UK Research and Innovation (UKRI): Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)    Any;   Open-ended

Flexible awards to fund fundamental research that leads to new research agendas, networking activity and idea generation, which enables the development of further research opportunities and new research agendas.

Awards are available for projects up to £100,000 full economic cost (FEC) and Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) will fund 80% of this. Funding is available for projects up to five years in duration.

Applications are welcomed from researchers across all career stages, from early career to established researchers.

Eligibility

The project lead and any project co-leads must be employed and supported by an eligible organisation for at least the duration of the UKRI support. It is not a requirement that a contract be in place at the point of application submission. It is also not a requirement to have a permanent employment contract to apply for funding.

 2025,2026,2027,OPENENDED 2026-10-1405:06:40 2028-01-01 00:00:00

Funding: ESRC responsive mode – research grants round two

 UK Research and Innovation (UKRI): Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)    Any;   Open-ended

This opportunity funds researcher-driven basic, applied, and strategic research from any disciplines and on any topics in ESRC’s remit. This includes standard research projects, methodological development, large-scale surveys or other infrastructures.

Proposals can draw from the wider sciences, as long as the social sciences are more than 50% of the research focus and effort.

Applications are via the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Funding Service and will run as consecutive rounds with closing dates.

The full economic cost of your project can range from £350,000 to £1 million. ESRC will fund 80% of the full economic cost.

Eligibility

The project lead for this funding opportunity can be based at any organisation eligible for ESRC funding throughout the duration of the grant.

You can be at any stage of your academic career; but the project team must have a level of skills, knowledge and experience that is appropriate to the proposed project.

Applications may be submitted jointly by more than one applicant. In such cases, one person must be regarded as the project lead taking the lead responsibility for the conduct of the project and the observance of the terms and conditions. Correspondence regarding the proposal and grant will be addressed to the project lead only and, in the case of any offer letter, to their research office.

 2025,2026,2027,OPENENDED 2026-10-1405:06:40 2028-01-01 00:00:00

Funding: Capacity building – clinical research training fellowship

 UK Research and Innovation (UKRI): Medical Research Council (MRC)    Early career;   Open-ended

Apply for funding to reacquire research skills. Your research can focus on any area of Medical Research Council (MRC)’s remit.

You must:

• be a registered healthcare professional
• be a PhD graduate working outside of research, usually five or more years
• show plans to pursue a clinical academic research career and be at an appropriate point in your clinical training to undertake the fellowship

We will fund your salary and project costs for three years. We will fund 80% of the full economic cost (FEC).

You may also apply for joint funding from one of the collaborating organisations.

This is an ongoing funding opportunity. Application rounds close every January, April and September.

Eligibility

You can apply if you are a registered healthcare professional. This includes, but is not limited to:

• nurses
• midwives
• allied health professionals
• healthcare scientists
• pharmacists
• clinical psychologists
• doctors
• dentists
• general practitioners
• veterinarians

 2025,2026,2027,OPENENDED 2026-10-1405:06:40 2028-01-01 00:00:00

Funding: Grindley Grant

 Experimental Psychology Society    Any;   Open-ended

The purpose of the fund is to finance travel that supports the applicant’s work falling within the domain of EPS interests as defined by the content of the Society’s journal. Preference will be given to attendance at meetings of the Experimental Psychology Society.

Grants to attend non-EPS conferences are awarded only to those making a presentation and are available only after the applicant has presented at an EPS meeting. An EPS meeting is considered to be one of the three scientific meetings of the Society each year, presentations at EPS supported Research Workshops do not count toward this requirement. Only one application can be made to attend a non-EPS conference; once applicants have received a Grindley grant to attend a non-EPS conference they are no longer eligible to apply for future non-EPS conferences.

Applicants can apply to attend a maximum of two Grindley Grants per calendar year (including EPS meetings, EPS supported Research Workshops and non-EPS conferences), one application in order to present and one with no presentation requirements for EPS meetings and supported workshops. For non-EPS conferences, applicants must provide evidence that they will be presenting work at that conference.

Grants are strictly limited to a maximum of £500 per application.

Eligibility

To apply for an EPS Grindley Grant, you must be an EPS postgraduate member or a retired EPS member. In addition, recipients of an Undergraduate / New Graduate Research Bursary are eligible to apply for a Grindley grant to present the work resulting from their research project at an EPS meeting within one year of the bursary.

A condition of the award is that travel must originate from, or be destined to, the UK and it is understood that travel will be to / from the applicant’s normal residential address whilst attending or working at the institution where they have their primary affiliation. Where this is not the case, prior approval must be sought from the EPS administrator.

 2025,2026,2027,OPENENDED 2026-10-1405:06:40 2028-07-01 00:00:00

Funding: BBSRC new investigator award

 UK Research and Innovation (UKRI): Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)    Early career;   Open-ended

Apply for funding to support excellent investigator-led research across the breadth of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) scientific remit.

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for BBSRC funding. Standard research grants are available for researchers at eligible research organisations.

The full economic cost (FEC) of your project can be up to £2 million. Funding is available for up to five years. BBSRC will fund 80% of the FEC.

Funding is available for:

• research projects, including data intensive and technology development projects
• equipment or use of existing facilities
• community resources, new facilities, or infrastructure
• research networks and coordination
• summer schools

You can apply to undertake biotechnology or biological research in:

• plants
• microbes
• animals and humans
• tools and technology underpinning biological research

Eligibility

Researchers who have been project co-leads (previously co-investigators) on successful grant applications are eligible to apply for a new investigator award.

You must not have received, or currently be in receipt of, competitively obtained research or support funding from any source as a project lead (previously principal investigator) where such funding includes or included research and innovation associate (previously postdoctoral research assistant) staff support costs. This includes grants associated with fellowships. If, however, research and innovation associate support has been provided by an institution as part of an internal support agreement or as part of the applicants start up package, this must be declared but would not render the applicant ineligible.

 2025,2026,2027,OPENENDED 2026-10-1405:06:40 2028-07-01 00:00:00

Funding: BBSRC new investigator award

 UK Research and Innovation (UKRI): Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)    Early career;   Open-ended

Apply for funding to support excellent new investigator-led research across the breadth of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) scientific remit.

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for BBSRC funding.

This scheme is designed to assist newly employed university lecturers, researchers (at a level equivalent to lecturer) in research council institutes, and fellows (at a level equivalent to lecturer) to secure their first major element of research support funding.

The full economic cost (FEC) of your project can be up to £2 million. Funding is available for up to five years. BBSRC will fund 80% of the FEC.

Eligibility

Researchers who have been project co-leads (previously co-investigators) on successful grant applications are eligible to apply for a new investigator award.

You must not have received, or currently be in receipt of, competitively obtained research or support funding from any source as a project lead (previously principal investigator) where such funding includes or included research and innovation associate (previously postdoctoral research assistant) staff support costs. This includes grants associated with fellowships. If, however, research and innovation associate support has been provided by an institution as part of an internal support agreement or as part of the applicants start up package, this must be declared but would not render the applicant ineligible.

 2025,2026,2027,OPENENDED 2026-10-1405:06:40 2028-07-01 00:00:00

Funding: EPS Carers Fund

 Experimental Psychology Society    Any;   Open-ended

The Society recognises that many of its members have caring responsibilities, whether this is for children, elderly or disabled relatives or friends. As a result, they are sometimes prevented from attending conferences and meetings because there is no provision for the extra costs incurred in paying for the additional care needed while they are away at the meeting and this can be a motivational hurdle in contributing to research meetings.

The EPS Carers Fund has been established to provide members with a grant to support them in attending EPS meetings and related events (e.g. workshops), that they might not otherwise be able to go to because of their care responsibilities. The aim of the fund is to contribute towards these additional costs of care when attending meetings.

The total grant fund available each year for awarding to successful applicants is limited.

We appreciate that the arrangements members have in place may be varied and we do not wish to place restrictions on how the grant will be used, except that:

• It must be used towards the costs associated with additional care for the person or people that the member cares for (i.e. not care that would be in place irrespective of the meeting)
• It must be an EPS meeting or EPS-funded workshop

 2025,2026,2027,OPENENDED 2026-10-1405:06:40 2028-07-01 00:00:00

Funding: MRC new investigator research grant: applicant-led

 UK Research and Innovation (UKRI): Medical Research Council (MRC)    Early career;   Open-ended

Apply for funding to take the next step towards becoming an independent researcher. Your research must be in the remit of the Medical Research Council (MRC).

You must have:

• the skills and experience to ‘transition to independence’
• the support of an eligible host research organisation

There is no limit to the funding you can apply for, but the typical full economic cost (FEC) of a project is under £1 million. MRC will usually fund 80% of the FEC. This funding usually lasts three years and covers up to 50% of your salary.

This funding call operates on a rolling basis; shortlisting decision meetings will be held twice a year (or more frequently), and funding decision meetings will be held twice a year. Applicants will be informed of funding decisions within 10 working days of the funding decision meeting.

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply as a new investigator you must:

• have research organisation support
• be able to show that your skills and experience match those in the ‘transition to independence’ stage of the MRC applicant skills and experience table
• use this grant to support your long-term career goals and chosen career route
• be able to demonstrate you are the sole intellectual leader of the application and the proposed work

If you meet the eligibility criteria, you can also apply if you:

• are employed as a postdoctoral research assistant, although this grant cannot start until your current work finishes
• hold a lecturer appointment, a junior fellowship or another research staff position
• hold, or have held, an early career training fellowship such as an MRC skills development fellowship
• are not currently based at the eligible research organisation that has agreed to host your new investigator award
• are either a non-clinical or clinically active researcher
• have any number of years of experience

 2025,2026,2027,OPENENDED 2026-10-1405:06:40 2028-07-01 00:00:00

Funding: MRC research grant: applicant-led

 UK Research and Innovation (UKRI): Medical Research Council (MRC)    Early career;   Mid-career;   Open-ended

Apply for funding to support research within the remit of the Medical Research Council (MRC).

• You must be employed by an eligible research organisation.
• You can involve more than one research group or organisation in the project.

There is no limit to the funding you can apply for, but it should be appropriate to the project. We will usually fund up to 80% of your project’s full economic cost (FEC). Funding is available for between 18 months to five years.

This funding call operates on a rolling basis; shortlisting decision meetings will be held twice a year (or more frequently), and funding decision meetings will be held twice a year. Applicants will be informed of funding decisions within 10 working days of the funding decision meeting.

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply for this funding opportunity you must show that you will direct the project and be actively engaged in the work.

For applicants who do not have a contract of employment for the duration of the proposed project, by submitting an application, the research organisation is confirming if it is successful:

• contracts will be extended beyond the end date of the project
• all necessary support for the project and the applicants will be provided, including mentorship and career development for early career researchers

 2025,2026,2027,OPENENDED 2026-10-1405:06:40 2028-07-01 00:00:00

Funding: MRC partnership grant: applicant-led

 UK Research and Innovation (UKRI): Medical Research Council (MRC)    Mid-career;   Open-ended

Apply for funding to support partnerships to carry out novel collaborative activities between a team of researchers, with interdisciplinarity encouraged where appropriate. You must be employed by an eligible research organisation.

The grant will allow you to:

• establish novel high-value collaborative activities or capabilities
• add value to high-quality research activities supported by existing funding, or underpin future funding in our remit build capacity in an area of unmet need

Funding is available for between 18 months and five years. You are strongly encouraged to contact us before applying for advice. Applications out of scope will be rejected.

This funding call operates on a rolling basis; shortlisting decision meetings will be held twice a year (or more frequently), and funding decision meetings will be held twice a year. Applicants will be informed of funding decisions within 10 working days of the funding decision meeting.

Eligibility

This funding opportunity is open to organisations with standard eligibility. Check if your organisation is eligible.

To be eligible to apply for this funding opportunity you must:

• show that you will direct the project and be actively engaged in the work, or contribute to the academic leadership of the partnership
• demonstrate that you and your team have the right expertise and experience to deliver the aims of the partnership, using interdisciplinary approaches where appropriate

For applicants who do not have a contract of employment for the duration of the proposed project, by submitting an application the research organisation is confirming, if it is successful:

• contracts will be extended beyond the end date of the project
• all necessary support for the project and the applicants will be provided, including mentorship and career development for early career researchers

 2025,2026,2027,OPENENDED 2026-10-1405:06:40 2028-07-01 00:00:00

Funding: Daphne Jackson fellowship

 Daphne Jackson Trust    Early career;   Mid-career;   Open-ended

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply, you must fulfil the basic criteria as outlined below:

• you should currently be on a research career break of at least two years’ duration from a paid research position taken for family, health or caring reasons
• you need to be resident in the UK at the time of application and have the right to work in the UK for at least 12 months with a clear route to subsequent visa progression
  • please contact us first if you are planning to apply for a fellowship in the Republic of Ireland
• you should hold a research doctorate
  • or alternatively, have had at least three years’ research experience before your career break, with evidence of research impacts and outcomes
  • we define a doctorate to be completed on the date of its successful examination/viva
  • qualification and experience requirements vary for Research Technical Professional Fellowships

You should not have undertaken the following during your career break from research:

• paid research work of any number of hours per week or duration
• lectured to undergraduate degree level for more than six hours a week
• studied for a Master’s or any form of professional qualification in a field related to the proposed fellowship as this could be defined as retraining even if it did not involve a research component

Limited voluntary and unpaid research during your career break will be considered on a case-by-case basis

 2025,2026,2027,OPENENDED 2026-10-1405:06:40 2028-07-01 00:00:00

Funding: MRC partnership grant applicant-led

 Medical Research Council (MRC)    Early career;   Mid-career;   Open-ended

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply for this funding opportunity you must:

• show that you will direct the project and be actively engaged in the work, or contribute to the academic leadership of the partnership
• demonstrate that you and your team have the right expertise and experience to deliver the aims of the partnership, using interdisciplinary approaches where appropriate

Partnership grants are not designed to primarily support research. If you would like to apply for funding for a research project, you should instead consider a research grant.

You are also not eligible to apply for this funding opportunity as a project lead if you are based at an international research organisation. This does not include project leads from MRC Unit The Gambia or MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

 2025,2026,2027,OPENENDED 2026-10-1405:06:40 2028-07-01 00:00:00

Funding: MRC new investigator research grant: applicant-led

 Medical Research Council (MRC)    Early career;   Open-ended

Apply for funding to take the next step towards becoming an independent researcher. Your research must be in the remit of the Medical Research Council (MRC).

You must have the skills and experience to ‘transition to independence’ and the support of an eligible host research organisation.

There is no limit to the funding you can apply for, but the typical full economic cost (FEC) of a project is under £1 million. MRC will usually fund 80% of the FEC. This funding usually lasts three years and covers up to 50% of your salary.

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply as a new investigator you must:

• have research organisation support
• be able to show that your skills and experience match those in the ‘transition to independence’ stage of the MRC applicant skills and experience table
• use this grant to support your long-term career goals and chosen career route
• be able to demonstrate you are the sole intellectual leader of the application and the proposed work

If you meet the eligibility criteria, you can also apply if you:

• are employed as a postdoctoral research assistant, although this grant cannot start until your current work finishes
• hold a lecturer appointment, a junior fellowship or another research staff position
• hold, or have held, an early career training fellowship such as an MRC skills development fellowship
• are not currently based at the eligible research organisation that has agreed to host your new investigator award
• are either a non-clinical or clinically active researcher
• have any number of years of experience

You are limited to submitting a maximum of two applications as project lead across MRC’s applicant-led responsive funding opportunities (research, partnership and new investigator) in a rolling 12-month period

 2025,2026,2027,OPENENDED 2026-10-1405:06:40 2028-07-01 00:00:00

Funding: UK Gut-Immune-Brain Axis Network Mobility Awards

 UK Gut-Immune-Brain Axis Network (GIBA)    Early career;   Mid-career;   Open-ended

Funds are available to encourage and support mobility between academic institutions and also with industry partners. The awards aim to promote the movement of researchers and technicians between different research settings to facilitate knowledge transfer between academics. Beneficiaries of the mobility awards can be at any career stage. The mobility award funds may be used to:

Initiate a new collaboration; Strengthen an existing collaboration; Learn a new technique; Make use of existing resources outside the host institute; Facilitate the integration of different GIBA-relevant techniques; Lead to a funding application; Explore new technology transfer projects

Mobility awards may be between £500 for short-term visits to facilitate in-person collaborative activities, and up to £5,000 for longer-term and/or bilateral visits. Maximum duration is 3 months.

This is a rolling call where applications will be reviewed bimonthly by the network leadership team. Successful applicants will be notified within a week of the review meeting.

 2025,2026,2027,OPENENDED 2026-10-1405:06:40 2028-07-01 00:00:00

Funding: Sir Halley Stewart Trust Small Grants

 Sir Halley Stewart Trust    Doctoral;   Early career;   Mid-career;   Open-ended

The Trust has three priority areas: Medical, Social and Religious, with education being a central theme that runs across all grants. The Trust funds projects that focus on the prevention (rather than the alleviation) of human suffering

Up to £5,000 in total, is available; this should cover the entire project or be the major funding contribution. The total project should cost no more than £5,000. This grant is aimed at small scoping or pilot projects. A limited number of Small grants are awarded each year.

 2025,2026,2027,OPENENDED 2026-10-1405:06:40 2028-07-01 00:00:00

Funding call: Courses and conferences for early career researchers

 NIHR MH-TRC Mission    Doctoral;   Early career;   Pre-doctoral;   Open-ended

The NIHR Mental Health Translational Research Collaboration Mission (MH-TRC Mission) Capacity Development workstream presents an exciting opportunity for early career researchers linked to the MH-TRC Mission. To support your training and development we are launching a rolling funding call for fees and travel expenses to enable attendance at relevant courses and conferences. Applications are also welcome from PhD candidates seeking co-funding for PhD tuition fees. You can apply for funding covering up to 50% of PhD tuition fees (up to £15,000) provided you have already secured the rest of the funding.

We ask you to complete an application form below with details of the funding you require and how the PhD/course/conference relates to the objectives of the MH-TRC Mission.

Successful applicants must use the best value for money method of travel. Accommodation and subsistence (meals, beverages and limited incidental costs) should be in line with value for money principles, and claimants should not benefit.

All applications will be reviewed and applicants notified of the outcome on a monthly basis. We intend to have this rolling funding call open until 31 October 2027.

Eligibility

Funding requests must be well aligned with Mission objectives.

 2025,2026,2027,OPENENDED 2026-10-1405:06:40 2028-07-01 00:00:00

Funding: Children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing

 Rayne Foundation    Mid-career;   Open-ended

The Rayne Foundation funds project and salary costs of usually £10,000 to £30,000 per year for up to three years for projects that support children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing.

They specifically focus on projects that offer mental health and wellbeing support to children and young people and their families/carers in challenging circumstances and where there is a lack of help. They fund work that:

– Supports early childhood (0-5 years including the perinatal period) with family/carer interventions that aim to reduce the impact of early childhood trauma.

– Supports children and young people who are care experienced, on the edge of care, or leaving care, with interventions that prioritise improved mental health and well-being.

Applications for creative and artistic approaches to achieving progress in this priority area are also strongly encouraged.

Eligibility

This is a rolling, open grants programme with no deadline. Individuals and/or organisations must be working or based inside the UK.

 2025,2026,2027,OPENENDED 2026-10-1405:06:40 2028-07-01 00:00:00

Wellcome Early-Career Awards

 Wellcome Trust    Early career;   Open-ended

You can apply to this scheme if you are an early-career researcher and you are ready to design, plan and deliver your own innovative research project that aims to:

• advance understanding in your field

and/or

• develop methodologies, conceptual frameworks, tools or techniques that could benefit health-related research.

Eligibility

You should be able to demonstrate the ability to conduct independent, original research that makes a meaningful contribution to knowledge.

This can be achieved through:

• completion of a PhD or equivalent higher research degree. You must have passed your thesis defence (Viva examination) by the date you submit your application.

or

• at least four years’ research experience equivalent to a PhD.
  Any periods of research undertaken during an undergraduate or Master’s degree are not counted as equivalent research experience. You must not have started a PhD or equivalent higher research degree.

 2025,2026,2027,OPENENDED 2026-10-1405:06:40 2028-12-31 00:00:00