ABOUT
The MHR Incubator's Seed Fund, open to all current programme participants and alumni, is a small grants funding scheme dedicated to building capacity in mental health and addiction researchers.
In 2024, we ran our first ever round of seed funding. A total of £1,000 per award was available.
AIMS
The aim of each Seed Fund project was to support activities that increase capacity in mental health research in the UK. Projects also needed to support the career development of mental health and/or addiction researchers in the UK, and encourage and enable research collaborations.
THE 2024 SEED FUND AT A GLANCE
PROJECTS FUNDED
RESEARCHERS INVOLVED
TOTAL AMOUNT AWARDED (ROUNDED)
Read our researchers' reports to learn more about their projects
Lived Experience Network for Scholars (LENS)
Researchers: Ruth Naughton-Doe and Ruth Knight
The establishment of a lived experience mental health and addiction researchers' network and collaborative paper.
Wellbeing Training for Researchers
Researchers: Cecilia Busari
This workshop series aimed to equip researchers with wellbeing skills and tools to enable them to reduce stress, improve wellbeing and strengthen healthy performance for better career success.
BRIDGE
Researchers: Nina Higson-Sweeney and Eleanor Chatburn
The aim of BRIDGE was to develop and pilot and 6-month peer mentoring scheme for early career researchers (ECRs) in the context of global mental health.
Envisioning ECR paths
Researchers: Ruth Knight, Eva Sprecher, Ola Demkowicz and Hannah White
A two-day in-person workshop providing dedicated space, time, support and accountability to plan and reflect upon career goals and pathways forward.
Neuropsychological Education
Researchers: Darren Quelch and Philippa Case
A neuropsychological testing and cognitive assessment approaches education session for researchers.