AUGUST
7 August
Mental Health Research for All - ARC North Thames
Opportunity: Research internships, career development fellowships, springboard grants
Organiser: NIHR ARC North Thames
Eligibility: Anyone working in North Thames region looking to get into research
Deadline: Apply by 7 August
15 August
NIHR Continuing priority research topics of interest to the PHR Programme
Opportunity: Research funding, applications now open - many mental health related workstreams
Organiser: NIHR Public Health Research Programme (PHR)
Eligibility: Researchers in England without previous PHR Programme funding
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
23 August
NIHR Senior Investigator Award
Opportunity: Research funding
Organiser: NIHR
Eligibility: Applicants must be paid part of their salary as a research cost from current active NIHR research or infrastructure funding
Deadline: Apply by 1pm on Wednesday 23 August
25 August
NIHR Team Science Camp
Opportunity: Training and networking camp, September 26-28.
Organiser: NIHR
Eligibility: Be hosted by an English or a participating devolved nation HEI, NHS body, social care organisation or other provider of health and/or care services.
Deadline: Express interest by 25 August
30 August
NIHR Reducing compound pressures on the NHS and social care
Opportunity: Research funding, applications now open - many mental health related workstreams
Organiser: NIHR
Eligibility: Researchers falling within remit of at least one participating NIHR Programme
Deadline: Apply by 30 August
SEPTEMBER
5 september
Building your postdoctoral career in mental health research - webinar
Opportunity: Webinar - more details to follow
Organiser: Mental Health Research and NIHR
Date: Tuesday 5 September, 12:30-13:30.
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
8 September
MQ Mental Health and Wellcome Trust transdisciplinary grant
Opportunity: Short term grant
Organiser: MQ Mental Health
Eligibility: Researchers in any field currently not focused on mental health research
Deadline: 8 September 13:00hrs
12 September
Let’s talk about Mental Health: economic and policy perspectives
Opportunity: In-person day conference
Organiser: Oxford Psychiatry and Green Templeton College
Location: Oxford
Dates: 12 September 12-5pm
Cost: Free
13 September
RfPB Under-represented disciplines and specialisms highlight notice: Methodologists
Opportunity: Research Funding
Organiser: NIHR
Eligibility: Research methodologists in medical statistics, health economics, clinical trial design, operational research, modelling, bioinformatics, qualitative research, mixed methods and epidemiology
Deadline: 13 September 13:00hrs
14 September
Mental Health Award: Understanding how anxiety and trauma related problems develop, persist and resolve
Opportunity: Research Funding - Informational webinar
Organiser: Wellcome
Location: online
Dates: 1300hrs Thurday 14 September
20 September
National Mental Health Programme Demand Signalling
Opportunity: Research funding, applications now open
Organiser: NIHR HSDR
Eligibility: Researchers in the UK
Deadline: Apply by 1pm on 20 September
National Learning Disability and Autism Programme Demand Signalling
Opportunity: Research funding, applications now open
Organiser: NIHR HSDR
Eligibility: Researchers in the UK
Deadline: Apply by 1pm on 20 September
23/91 Improving the Organisation and Quality of Health and Social Care Services in Rural and Coastal Areas of the UK
Opportunity: Research funding, applications now open
Organiser: NIHR HSDR
Eligibility: Researchers in the UK
Deadline: Apply by 1pm on 20 September
23/89 Series 1: Overcoming ethnicity-based inequities in access and experience of health and care services
Opportunity: Research funding, applications now open
Organiser: NIHR HSDR
Eligibility: Researchers in the UK
Deadline: Apply by 1pm on 20 September
29 September
NIHR Nursing & Midwifery NMAHP Post-Doctoral Colloquium
Opportunity: In-person Informational Colloquium
Organiser: NIHR Nursing and Midwifery Incubator
Location: London
Dates: Friday 29 September, register interest by end of July
Cost: Free - limited spaces
OCTOBER
16 October
Transdisciplinary Placements in Public Health Research
Opportunity: Research 'work experience'
Organiser: NIHR SPHR
Eligibility: People in professions currently not associated with public health in any way.
Deadline: Monday 16 October, 4pm
17 October
NIHR PHR informational webinar - sign up via funding programme of interest
Opportunity: Webinar
Organiser: NIHR PHR
Location: Online
Time: Tuesday 17 October, 11:15hrs
25 October
South West NHSE-NIHR Integrated Clinical and Practitioner Academic (ICA) programme awards
Opportunity: Short Term Research Funding
Organiser: NIHR ARC South West
Eligibility: All healthcare related professionals within the remit of ARC SW.
Deadline: Apply by 1200hrs 25 October
31 October
UKRI Creating Opportunities Evaluation Development Fund
Opportunity: Research Funding
Organiser: UKRI
Eligibility: UK based researchers looking to increase opportunities and reduce disparities in economic, health and social outcomes for people and places across the UK
Deadline: Tuesday 31st October 14:00hrs
NOVEMBER
14 November
Mental Health Award: Understanding how anxiety and trauma related problems develop, persist and resolve
Opportunity: Research Funding
Organiser: Wellcome
Eligibility: multi-focal researchers with work in low and middle income countries
Deadline: Apply by 1700hrs , Tuesday 14 November.
29 November
This. Space 2023
Opportunity: Virtual conference
Organiser: This.Institute
Location: Online - register here
Date/Time: 29 & 30 November
Cost: Free
23/97 Pairing a child or young person in care with a non-related adult for regular social meetings and skills training
Opportunity: Research Funding
Organiser: NIHR
Eligibility: researchers in NI and Scotland should contact NIHR about eligibility to apply
Deadline: Apply by 1300hrs , Wednesday 29 November.
DECEMBER
12 December
23/86 Reducing health inequalities related to ethnicity by influencing the wider determinants of health
Opportunity: Research Funding
Organiser: NIHR PHR
Eligibility: Researchers looking to address the wider determinants of health for ethnic minorities in the UK
Deadline: Tuesday 12 December, 13:00hrs. Webinar on October 17th 11:15 - 12:30hrs
23/82 Suicide prevention in high risk groups
Opportunity: Research Funding
Organiser: NIHR PHR
Eligibility: Researchers studying interventions for groups with high risk of suicide
Deadline: Tuesday 12 December, 13:00hrs. Webinar on October 17th 11:15 - 12:30hrs
23/83 Workforce health
Opportunity: Research Funding
Organiser: NIHR PHR
Eligibility: Researchers studying interventions for organisations to improve workforce physical and mental health
Deadline: Tuesday 12 December, 13:00hrs. Webinar on October 17th 11:15 - 12:30hrs
29 December
Public Health Research Programme Rapid Funding Scheme
Opportunity: Research Funding
Organiser: NIHR
Eligibility: Researchers looking for funds to conduct rapid baseline data collection, as well as other feasibility work, prior to intervention implementation, for unique, time-limited opportunities
Deadline: Friday 29th December 2023