Opportunities Update

Mental Health Award: Transforming early intervention for anxiety, depression and psychosis in young peopleNovember

11/11/2025 3:00 pm Wellcome Trust Post-doctoral; Ends in 3 days

This funding is for projects that robustly test the real-world effectiveness and assess implementation strategies of scalable transformative early interventions for anxiety, depression and psychosis in young people £200,000 is available for the Foundation Phase.

This first phase of the funding call will provide teams with £200,000 to build their teams and develop their detailed proposal for their research study over 12 months. We expect to make around 20 awards in the highly competitive Foundation phase of this funding call.

This research proposal must be for a definitive effectiveness study and assessment of strategies for implementation and scaling of a psychological and/or a social intervention. The research must take place in the UK or a low- and middle-income country (LMIC). The proposal must capture multiple outcomes that are relevant to people with lived experience and implementing partners, including mental health outcomes, functional outcomes and full economic evaluation.

Eligibility

You cannot apply for this call if:

You intend to carry out activities which involve the transfer of funds into mainland China.
You cannot demonstrate that you can dedicate enough time and resources to the project, if funded.
You are already an applicant on two applications for this funding call:
- You can only be a lead applicant on one application and a coapplicant on another one.
- You can be a coapplicant on two applications.
- You must demonstrate that you have sufficient capacity for both projects if funded. The applications should be for different projects with no overlap of activities.
You already have applied for, or hold, the maximum number of Wellcome awards for your career stage.
Your proposed research does not fit the aims of this award. Check if your research is right for this call.

Funding: Mental Health PPIE Activity/Event Funding SchemeNovember

12/11/2025 4:00 pm NIHR Mental Health-Translational Research Collaboration (MH-TRC) Mission Any; Ends in 4 days

The NIHR Mental Health-Translational Research Collaboration (MH-TRC) Mission Children and Young People’s Mental Health Theme are thrilled to share our new initiative to support inclusive and creative patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE).

We would like to invite you to apply for up to £400 funding, to carry out a PPIE activity or event. We are specifically looking for ideas which involve creative approaches to PPIE, diverse voices, build on existing networks, and demonstrate meaningful partnerships across mental health, social care, and community sectors.

Full eligibility is available at the Children and Young People PPIE Pitch Event Information Brochure, including information about what kind of PPIE Pitch Ideas we would love to see and who is eligible to apply.

Funding: Neuroscience Training GrantsNovember

15/11/2025 12:00 am International Brain Research Organisation (IBRO) Doctoral; Early career; Ends in 7 days

Specialized teaching and hands-on training experiences are crucial for the career development of neuroscience researchers. The IBRO Neuroscience Training Grants are designed to support these essential opportunities, covering costs directly associated with the attendance of a neuroscience training course or school, such as fees, travel and accommodation.

These grants are intended for those planning to attend a neuroscience training course starting between 1 January and 30 June 2026.

Eligibility

Applications are open to PhD students and early-career postdoctoral fellows who are within 5 years of starting their first postdoctoral fellowship.

Funding: PhD in Mental Health Research for Health ProfessionalsNovember

17/11/2025 1:00 pm Kings College London Doctoral; Early career; Pre-doctoral; Ends in 9 days

Applications are now open for October 2026 entry in the King’s PhD Programme in Mental Health Research for Health Professionals! This programme is funded by Wellcome and King’s College London. The fellowship offers full home (UK) fees, and a salary matched to the applicant’s clinical salary for three years (full-time study, pro rata for part-time study) as well as funding for research costs, training and travel. There may be a limited number of international fee waivers available for international applicants.

Three programmes of research will be available, representing emerging opportunities in mental health science:

🧠 Translational Neuroscience

📊 Data science and digital technologies

👥 Society, policy and mental health

Eligibility

The programme is open to a wide range of registered health professions, including but not limited to doctors, nurses, midwives, psychologists, pharmacists and professions allied to healthcare.

Funding: Career Development FellowshipNovember

19/11/2025 12:00 am The Royal Society Early career; Open - 11 days to go

The Career Development Fellowship (CDF) is a four-year, postdoctoral research fellowship that aims to support the retention in STEM of researchers from underrepresented backgrounds. Fellowships will provide funding to conduct high-quality research and a comprehensive programme of mentoring, training and networking opportunities to support award holders in establishing a successful research career in the UK.

This fellowship aims to:

Support talented early career researchers from underrepresented backgrounds in taking the first step towards establishing their research in a UK institution
Provide researchers with the opportunity to undertake high-quality curiosity-led research
Provide the most promising researchers with the mentoring, networking opportunities, training and support required to establish a successful research career in the UK
Support talented researchers from underrepresented groups to pursue a career in STEM and strengthen the UK scientific workforce

Eligibility

This scheme is for you if:

You self-identify as being from a Black heritage, including mixed Black background;
You are a UK national or you have completed a part of your education in the UK through your Undergraduate, Master’s or PhD degree studies or you hold/have held a postdoctoral researcher position in the UK;
You have a PhD, or will have one by the time the funding starts, but have less than 24 months post-doctoral experience
and
Your research is within the Royal Society’s remit of natural sciences. For a full list, please see the breakdown of subject groups and areas supported by the Royal Society.
- Experimental Psychology; Behavioral Neuroscience and Development and Control of Behaviour are all within the Royal Society’s remit.

Both UK and non-UK domiciled researchers who wish to conduct their research in the UK are eligible. Applicants can be of any nationality and those requiring a visa are eligible to apply for a Global Talent Visa under the fast-track process of endorsement.

Funding: Short Placement Award for Research CollaborationNovember

20/11/2025 1:00 pm NIHR Any; Open - 12 days to go

This award offers a unique opportunity to design and undertake a short, bespoke placement within a part of the NIHR. Tailored to your individual research training needs and background, the award aims to enhance your research career, skills, and professional network.

This award provides funding of up to £15,000 per individual which can be used for:

salary or stipend support to cover the time you will be undertaking the placement
travel, accommodation and subsistence to undertake the short placement
relevant short training courses
relevant UK conferences, up to £1,500
production of relevant placement outputs

You must remain registered/employed at your employing organisation, which will continue to support your salary/stipend (and award costs) for the duration of the placement, and will be reimbursed when the award has ended. The aim of the award is to cover the incidental expenses of working from another institution for a short period of time.

Funding: Wellcome Career Development AwardsNovember

20/11/2025 3:00 pm Wellcome Trust Post-doctoral; Open - 12 days to go

This scheme provides funding for mid-career researchers from any discipline who have the potential to be international research leaders. They will develop their research capabilities, drive innovative programmes of work and deliver significant shifts in understanding related to human life, health and wellbeing.

As a mid-career researcher, you will be in the early stages of your independent research career. You will usually have completed one or two substantial periods of research after your PhD (or equivalent research training). You may have directed, or closely guided, the work of others. You may recently have been appointed to your first independent academic position.

You must be ready to lead a substantial and innovative research programme. You must aim to make a key contribution to your field by:

generating significant shifts in understanding and/or
developing methodologies, conceptual frameworks, tools or techniques that could benefit health-related research.

During the award, we expect you to:

develop your research capabilities and leadership skills
support others to undertake research responsibly and promote a positive and inclusive culture
start training the next generation of researchers and develop their research skills and careers.

Eligibility

You are not eligible to apply if:

you hold, have held, or have accepted an offer for an equivalent award at this career stage (an exception to this is that our current Wellcome grantholders at an equivalent stage can apply to this scheme)
you have made an application to this scheme and you are waiting for a decision.

You cannot apply to carry out activities that involve the transfer of grant funds into mainland China.

Funding: Senior Clinical and Practitioner Research Award (Cohort 3)November

25/11/2025 1:00 pm NIHR Post-doctoral; Open - 17 days to go

The Senior Clinical and Practitioner Research Award (SCPRA) provides up to 5 years of funding for individuals at the postdoctoral level to engage in research activities.

This award is open to senior clinicians and senior practitioners who have already been awarded a PhD or a MD.

One aim of this award is to support underrepresented groups and professions. We also encourage applications from individuals who are:

typically underrepresented in research
from a range of backgrounds and communities (including applicants who may be from medical specialties, rather than the specialisms listed above)
whose research career to date has been affected by personal circumstances

Eligibility

This award is open to senior clinicians and senior practitioners who have already been awarded a PhD or a MD.

You do not have to be employed in a specific band or grade to be eligible to apply. However, you should be able to demonstrate evidence of clinical or practice leadership as part of your application.

Funding call: What are the social and mental wellbeing benefits of intergenerational practices in care homes and schools?November

27/11/2025 1:00 pm NIHR Post-doctoral; Open - 19 days to go

The NIHR’s Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme invites applications for the following research question: What are the social and mental wellbeing benefits of intergenerational practices in care homes and schools?

Target group: Residents in care homes and children in primary education (applicants are invited to specify and justify age brackets used for each group; applicants should specify whether or not exclusion criteria will include residents with dementia)

Intervention: Intergenerational Practice, bringing the care home residents and primary school students together for group activities (applicants are invited to specify and justify the design of the intergenerational programme used, ensuring there is PPI input in the development, and should include a relevant plan for safeguarding in their application)

Comparators: Care homes and/or schools running the same activities with no intergenerational links

Important outcomes:

children – happiness with a measure of feeling of isolation, confidence to engage with others of a different or same generation, attitudes towards older people
care home residents – quality of life, happiness with a measure of feeling of isolation, confidence to engage with others of a different or same generation, attitudes towards younger people
care providers – mental health, attitudes towards both target groups

Other outcomes:

children – adverse events resulting from the intervention
care home residents – adverse events resulting from the intervention
care providers – financial implications of the intervention, job satisfaction/retention

Funded PhD: Conversational AI for Global Adolescent Mental Health – Evidence and Co-design with Young PeopleDecember

02/12/2025 12:00 pm University of Oxford Doctoral; Open - 24 days to go

Adolescence is a formative stage of life and a critical window for mental health. Half of all lifetime mental health conditions begin before 18, yet access to effective care is grossly unequal. Globally, most young people live in low- and middle-income countries where specialist services are scarce. Addressing this gap is a priority for improving health, reducing inequalities, and preventing lifelong disadvantage. Digital technologies offer a potential way to extend access to mental health support. AI-driven conversational agents (text- or voice-based digital companions) are emerging as scalable and cost-effective interventions. However, evidence on their effectiveness and safety, especially in underrepresented and low-resource settings, remains limited. This doctoral project will generate urgently needed insight into how conversational AI can be designed, implemented, and evaluated to support adolescent mental health in diverse contexts.

Eligibility

To apply to this PhD, you must apply through the following course: DPhil in Psychiatry

Funding: NIHR Invention for Innovation (i4i) Product Development Award (PDA) Researcher LedDecember

08/10/2025 1:00 pm → 03/12/2025 1:00 pm NIHR Post-doctoral; Open - 25 days to go

The NIHR Invention for Innovation (i4i) programme is inviting outline applications to its Product Development Awards (PDA) funding opportunity. This is a two-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.

The i4i programme funds collaborative research and development projects of medical devices, in vitro diagnostic devices and high-impact patient-focused digital health technologies for use in the NHS or social care systems. As a minimum, applicants must have demonstrated proof-of-concept, which is generally described as TRL3, and supporting evidence should be provided in the application.

Applicants are expected to have generated experimental data and/or to provide evidence from a robust review of existing literature to support the case for further development and illustrate technical feasibility.

Funding: Greenspace and natural environmentsDecember

09/12/2025 1:00 pm NIHR Early career; Post-doctoral; Open - 31 days to go

The NIHR Public Health Research (PHR) Programme is looking to fund research which evaluates the health impacts of the interventions which change access to green and blue space. 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.

Research question: What are the health impacts of the interventions which change access to green and blue space?

Funding: NIHR Research ProfessorshipsDecember

10/12/2025 1:00 pm NIHR Post-doctoral; Open - 32 days to go

NIHR Research Professorships award funds research leaders of the future to promote effective translation of research and strengthen health, public health and care research leadership at the highest academic levels.

Research Professors focus on translating research into practice. The objective of the award is to address research leadership gaps by translating new discoveries into improved treatments and evaluating promising ideas for routine clinical and care practice. We expect successful award holders to establish significant international collaborations and demonstrate leadership at a national level.

This 5-year award allows outstanding academics of all professions to work at a professorial level based at a higher education institution (HEI), in partnership with an NHS organisation or another provider of health, public health or care services.

We will award up to 5 professorships in this cohort. Each award will consist of a package to support the professorship, including:

1 doctoral post
2 postdoctoral posts
funding for research running costs
a travel fund
a leadership and development programme that includes access to the NIHR Leadership Programme
the opportunity to request a sabbatical
funding for your basic salary costs, plus indirect costs if applicable for the lead nominating body

Eligibility

To become an NIHR Research Professor, you must be nominated by a suitable contracting organisation.

We particularly encourage applications from health and care professionals working outside medicine and dentistry.

To apply, you must:

be based in England
be nominated by a Higher Education Institution (HEI), NHS organisation, or other provider of health, public health or care services based in England
have a HEI as a host or partner organisation
be a health, public health or social care researcher or methodologist
have an outstanding research record of clinical and applied health and care research
have demonstrated effective translation of research for improved health and care
spent no more than five years at their current level of seniority at the time of application (see award page for details and exceptions)

Funding: MQ 2026 Fellows AwardDecember

12/12/2025 12:00 am MQ Mental Health Research Early career; Post-doctoral; Open - 34 days to go

The MQ Fellows Award supports the best and brightest early career scientists from across the globe, who are asking challenging questions that will contribute to transformative advances in mental health research.

The MQ Fellowships are grants of up to £250,000. This year, we are particularly interested in supporting high-calibre research in the following areas:

Children & young people’s mental health
Digital and emerging technologies in mental health
Eating disorders
Suicide and suicide-associated comorbidities
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy*

We also welcome projects which cut across these focus areas, encouraging interdisciplinary and innovative approaches that drive real-world impact.

Eligibility

If you are a mental health researcher working in any scientific discipline, and are 3-7 years postdoc, then you can submit your expression of interest today.

You cannot hold other substantial research funding (over £100,000/year) .

Funding: Postdoctoral Award (Cohort 2)December

16/12/2025 1:00 pm NIHR Early career; Post-doctoral; Open - 38 days to go

The NIHR Postdoctoral Award is aimed at anyone with a PhD or a submitted PhD thesis under assessment who hasn’t yet been appointed to a professorial post. This award provides funding to help you develop your research career across a broad range of postdoctoral career stages.

The award will support you to undertake research in any scientific discipline or sector. You’ll need to demonstrate a contribution to improving health and care within the NIHR’s remit.

It also supports individuals who wish to develop their academic careers while continuing as practitioners, including health and care professionals and PhD holders in local authority settings.

Eligibility

To be eligible for the award, you must:

hold a relevant PhD or MD, or have submitted your thesis for examination at the time of application. You must have been awarded your PhD or MD by the time you attend the interview
- if you hold a Professional Doctorate, you must contact us before you start your application and we will help to confirm your eligibility.
propose to undertake the award at a Higher Education Institution (HEI), NHS body, Local Authority or other provider of health or social care services, either in England or a participating devolved nation
not already hold a chair position at the point of application
for clinical applicants, you must have completed relevant pre-registration training

Funding: Predoctoral Clinical Research Training FellowshipJanuary

14/01/2026 4:00 pm Medical Research Council (MRC) Early career; Post-doctoral; Open - 67 days to go

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 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).

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

Funding: Clinician Scientist FellowshipJanuary

14/01/2026 4:00 pm Medical Research Council (MRC) Early career; Open - 67 days to go

Apply for support to become an independent researcher in a medical research field.

Your research can focus on any area of Medical Research Council’s (MRC) remit to improve human health.

You must:

be a registered healthcare professional
have a PhD or equivalent
show evidence of career development
show clear plans for developing as a leader in your field

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

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

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

To be eligible for the clinician scientist fellowship, you must:

have completed a PhD or equivalent
have the skills and experience that match those of the ‘transition to independence’ career stage in the MRC applicant skills and experience criteria, such as showing evidence of career development and productivity across past appointments
have your own research plans that do not significantly overlap with those of your current group leaders or proposed sponsors
have the support of an eligible research organisation
intend to be clinically active during or after the award

Funding: Predoctoral Clinical Research Training FellowshipJanuary

14/01/2026 4:00 pm Medical Research Council (MRC) Pre-doctoral; Open - 67 days to go

Apply for funding to undertake a PhD.

Your research can focus on any area of Medical Research Council (MRC)’s remit to improve human health.

You must:

be a registered healthcare professional
be at an appropriate point in your training to undertake a PhD
show plans to pursue a research career

We will fund your salary and project costs for three years. We will fund 100% of the justified costs.

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

Eligibility

You can apply if you’re 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

Funding: Doctoral Award (Cohort 2)January

15/01/2026 1:00 pm NIHR Pre-doctoral; Open - 68 days to go

The Doctoral Award is a 3-year funding opportunity designed to support the career development of all health and social care professionals through PhD research.

The Doctoral Award provides comprehensive funding to support you in undertaking a PhD by research.

Funding covers:

the full salary of the award holder for the entire duration of the fellowship at the requested FTE
costs for the approved research project
associated conference fees
costs for a suitable training and development plan which will lead to further professional development.
working with people and communities costs

Eligibility

To apply, you must:

hold a 1st class or 2:1 bachelor’s degree or equivalent
- if you do not meet this requirement, you must normally have a masters degree
your proposed contracting organisation must be an English recognised Higher Education Institution (HEI), NHS body, local authority, social care organisation, or another provider of health or care services in England
- if you are applying to the Addictions Healthcare Goals Programme partnership award, you must have an equivalent UK-wide contracting organisation in the devolved nations
- if you plan to undertake clinical/practice time as part of your award, or your host organisation is not a HEI, a partner organisation must be listed in the application. For more information, read our choosing a contracting organisation page
you should have some prior research experience or research training
if you are already registered for a PhD, or MPhil with transfer to PhD, you must not have been registered for more than 12 months full-time (100% FTE) by the time the award starts
your proposed research must be within the NIHR remit

Funding: Addiction Healthcare Goals Doctoral Award (Cohort 2)January

15/01/2026 1:00 pm NIHR Pre-doctoral; Open - 68 days to go

This Doctoral Award, in partnership with the Addiction Healthcare Goals (AHG) is a 3-year funding opportunity designed to support the career development of all health and social care professionals through PhD research.

The Addiction Healthcare Goals (AHG) supports UK-wide research into drug and alcohol addiction, with a focus on developing innovative approaches to treatment, recovery, and harm prevention across diverse care settings. The awards we fund are aimed at those pursuing addiction focused research from organisations such as the NHS, academic, third sector, local authority, and the criminal justice system. Alignment with the JLA Priority Setting Partnership’s top 10 addiction research priorities is welcomed but not required. Applications related to nicotine or behaviour addictions are not in scope for these awards.

Funding covers:

the full salary of the award holder for the entire duration of the fellowship at the requested FTE
costs for the approved research project
associated conference fees
costs for a suitable training and development plan which will lead to further professional development.
working with people and communities costs

Eligibility

To apply, you must:

hold a 1st class or 2:1 bachelor’s degree or equivalent
- if you do not meet this requirement, you must normally have a masters degree
your proposed contracting organisation must be an English recognised Higher Education Institution (HEI), NHS body, local authority, social care organisation, or another provider of health or care services in England
- if you are applying to the Addictions Healthcare Goals Programme partnership award, you must have an equivalent UK-wide contracting organisation in the devolved nations
- if you plan to undertake clinical/practice time as part of your award, or your host organisation is not a HEI, a partner organisation must be listed in the application. For more information, read our choosing a contracting organisation page
you should have some prior research experience or research training
if you are already registered for a PhD, or MPhil with transfer to PhD, you must not have been registered for more than 12 months full-time (100% FTE) by the time the award starts
your proposed research must be within the NIHR remit

Funding: Arts, Health and Wellbeing Lottery FundingJanuary

19/11/2025 12:00 am → 21/01/2026 1:00 pm Arts Council of Wales Post-doctoral; Starts in 11 days

The aim of this programme is to support partnerships from across the arts, health, social care and third sectors to provide high-quality creative projects that deliver health and wellbeing benefits for the people of Wales.

The Arts Health and Wellbeing Fund is open to partnership bids from across the arts, health, social care, nature, environmental and third sectors. Between £500 to £50,000 is available for funding but over £50,000 is available in rare and exceptional cases. Projects that address one or more of the following health challenges and priorities are eligible to apply:

Nature – projects that aim to improve people’s health and wellbeing by increasing their connection with nature through the arts;
Mental health – including tackling loneliness, social isolation and social prescribing schemes that aim to build resilience and support better mental health;
Health inequalities – Arts projects designed to address health inequalities by bringing health and wellbeing benefits to people from more diverse and under-represented backgrounds;
Physical health and wellbeing – arts projects that support improved physical health or keep people physically active ;
Staff wellbeing – within the healthcare and/or arts workforce.

Eligibility

Applications should be developed by a partnership/consortium of organisations and artists and must include both a health and arts partner (as well as a nature partner if your project focuses on Arts, Health & Nature). One of the partners will need to assume the lead, submitting the application and acting as the accountable body.

Funding: Application Development Award for Health and Care ProfessionalsFebruary

04/02/2026 1:00 pm NIHR Early career; Open - 88 days to go

The NIHR are commissioning up to 10 Application Development Awards (ADAs) to carry out development work prior to research applications, with a requirement for applicant teams to involve a specific group of Health and Care Professionals (HCP).

This opportunity helps HCPs to develop as highly skilled researchers and research leaders, and to move towards a more multi-professional approach to addressing the health and care challenges of today and the future. These ADAs are intended to support future applications for funding from NIHR research programmes, however, they are not programme-specific in nature.

This is a 1-stage funding opportunity.

Eligibility

To be eligible for this funding opportunity as an early-mid career researcher HCP, you must be a registered professional within 1 of the following eligible HCP groups:

nurses (including nurses that work in social care)
midwives
pharmacists
healthcare scientists
allied health professions (as specified by NHS England)

In addition to this, you must have:

recently been, or are about to be awarded a PhD, or have equivalent demonstrable years of research knowledge and experience
not yet been the chief investigator for a substantial research award of £100,000+

Funding: Clinical Future Leaders Fellowship (Cohort 1)March

03/03/2026 1:00 pm NIHR Early career; Post-doctoral; Open - 115 days to go

The first NIHR Clinical FLF opportunity represents a coordinated cross funder initiative to strengthen support for clinical academic careers, in response to the findings of the reports commissioned by the Office for Strategic Co-ordination of Health Research. The 7-year award will provide you with protected research time and leadership development opportunities. It will enable you to transition from postdoctoral researcher to research leadership roles.

If you are a senior postdoctoral clinical academic, you can apply to undertake funded research and a bespoke training and leadership development programme.

The 7-year award will provide you with protected research time and leadership development opportunities. It will enable you to transition from postdoctoral researcher to research leadership roles.

We offer Clinical FLFs in partnership with contracting organisations. To apply, your contracting organisation must nominate you and commit to providing significant support. The support offered by your contracting organisation must include:

contributing to tapered salary costs throughout the fellowship
committing to the provision of an open-ended UK based independent research or innovation position, to be taken up during or upon the completion of the fellowship
- this must be in-line with organisational employment policies and practices

Eligibility

The call is open to health and care professionals, as defined by NIHR, doctors and dentists.

Funding: Sir Halley Stewart Trust Main GrantsMarch

10/03/2026 12:00 am Sir Halley Stewart Trust Early career; Post-doctoral; Open - 122 days to go

The Trust has three priority areas: Medical, Social and Religious, with education being a central theme that runs across all grants.
Our Trustees welcome projects that relate to more than one priority area. The Trust funds projects that focus on the prevention (rather than the alleviation) of human suffering. All Trust grants must fall under one or both of the following categories:

Innovative research projects: i.e. those which explore and test new ideas, methods, approaches, interventions and/or devices.
Pioneering / ground-breaking development projects: i.e. those which are original and represent the first of their kind and/or lay the foundations for further developments.

The Trustees are keen to support innovative and imaginative people — often promising young researchers — with whom they can keep in contact as their careers progress.

Between £5,001 and £60,000 in total, is available, although in rare and exceptional cases grants of up to £80,000 may be considered. These are spread across one, two or three years, with a £30,000 maximum per annum.

Funding: The CMHP-PRUK Research AwardMarch

24/11/2025 12:00 am → 25/03/2026 1:00 pm Pharmacy Research UK Any; Starts in 16 days

Pharmacy Research UK (PRUK) and the College of Mental Health Pharmacy (CMHP) are working together to offer full or associate members of the CMHP the opportunity to receive a Research Award for projects which aim to benefit patients with mental illness, and which contribute to enhancing the quality of care with psychiatric medicines through improving pharmaceutical services or ensuring safe and effective use of medicines.

The CMHP and PRUK specifically wish to support projects in the following areas:

Cross sector communication and interface working,
Medicines safety/optimisation for those with mental illness by community, general practice or general hospital pharmacy teams,
Relapse prevention and keeping well (including maintaining adherence),
Mental health services in community and primary care, or equivalent areas, and/or
Managing public health issues in mental health (e.g. physical health).

This partnership offers up to £20,000 for CMHP members to pursue research in line with the areas highlighted above, with a focus on future patient benefit. This year, they are able to fund two proposals. The research must not exceed 20 months duration and successful award holders will be expected to present their research at a future CMHP conference. Applications with a focus on substance misuse may be accepted provided the project aims to benefit patients with co-morbid mental illness.

Eligibility

To be considered eligible for submission the project must:

Align to the CMHP-PRUK Research Award scope criteria described above
Have a lead applicant who is registered with a professional regulatory body for pharmacy in their home nation (e.g. the General Pharmaceutical Council), and who is also a full or associate member of CMHP at the time of applying and will remain member for the duration of the proposed research
Be completed between 12 to 20 months (unless under exceptional circumstances)
Be based in the UK. Organisations outside of the UK are welcome to collaborate on projects, however the lead institution must be UK-based and the project must have relevance for the UK, and
Request no more than £20,000. The judging panel may decide to award the total amount to one or two projects or to one or more smaller projects.

Funding: Men’s Mental HealthApril

21/04/2026 1:00 pm NIHR Early career; Post-doctoral; Open - 164 days to go

The NIHR Public Health Research (PHR) Programme is looking to fund research which evaluates the health and health inequality impacts of interventions aimed at promoting good mental health or preventing poor mental health among men. 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

Research question: What are the health and health inequality impacts of interventions aimed at promoting good mental health or preventing poor mental health among men?

Eligibility

The PHR programme focuses on funding health-related research into services that:

are not provided or funded by the NHS
can be rolled out on a large scale
have potential to create sustainable, population-level changes

It is particularly interested in studies that focus on the wider determinants of health and will generally ask for health-related outcome measures.

It does not fund:

studies of specific disease or condition
treatments research where primary outcomes are social care outcomes – see our Research programme for Social Care
the development of new websites, apps, or software

Funding Call: Veterans’ healthApril

21/04/2026 1:00 pm NIHR Post-doctoral; Open - 164 days to go

The NIHR’s Public Health Research (PHR) Programme is looking to fund research which evaluates the effects of interventions on the mental, physical, or both aspects of Veterans’ 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.

You must demonstrate a strong grasp of the existing evidence base, highlight critical research gaps, and articulate how your study will address these deficiencies. Additionally, where relevant, you should integrate diverse sources of existing evidence to ensure a comprehensive approach.

Research Question: What are the effects of interventions on the mental, physical, or both aspects of Veterans’ health?

Funding: Sir Halley Stewart Trust Small Grants
Sir Halley Stewart Trust Doctoral; Early career; Post-doctoral; 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.

Small Grant applications are considered all year round and there are no application deadlines.

All Trust funded projects must have strong dissemination plans, to ensure a positive impact on the immediate beneficiaries, service-delivery partners, wider stakeholders and policy-makers. Appropriate evaluation plans must also be integral to project designs, as should demonstrable outcome measures and longer-term impact aims capable of monitoring and measurement.

Evidence of strong Equality, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EEDI), together with appropriate Safeguarding, are fundamental requirements for applications to be successful.

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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.

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Funding requests must be well aligned with Mission objectives.

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