NOVEMBER
23 November
Local Authority SPARC
Opportunity: Research Funding - You can apply for up to £15,000 to undertake a bespoke short placement in a part of the NIHR/local authority. Applications are short/light-touch and will be assessed in open competition.
Who's it for: Individuals based in a local authority setting who would like to undertake a short placement in a part of the NIHR/academia OR NIHR Academy members supported in a part of NIHR Infrastructure, an HPRU or an NIHR School who would like to undertake a short placement in a local authority/provider of local authority commissioned service setting.
Organiser: NIHR
Eligibility: Individuals in a local authority in England/NIHR academy members
Deadline: 13:00 Thursday 23 November.
Webinar for PHR Climate change and Health call
Opportunity: webinar -Informational webinar to ask questions about the NIHR PHR call. Is likely to be followed by a workshop in early 2024.
Who's it for: Any researchers looking to submit an application to the call
Organiser: NIHR PHR
Location: Online - register here
Date/Time: 23 November, 1100-noon
Cost: Free
Forensic mental health aspects of intellectual disability and autism: An update
Opportunity: Virtual CPD training - essential update on forensic mental health aspects of neurodevelopmental disorders, including intellectual disability and autism
Who's it for: RSM members or non-members who work in forensic mental health
Organiser: The Royal Society of Medicine
Location: Online
Date/Time: 23 November, 09:15-16:45
Cost: Cost varies by RSM membership
29 November
This. Space 2023
Opportunity: Virtual conference - Two day virtual conference featuring general discussion and sessions on a range of health care related topics, including delivery and policy.
Who's it for: Researchers, patients, carers, NHS staff and anyone with an interest in the evidence base for improving the quality and safety of healthcare.
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 - For research addressing the question: Does pairing a child or young person in care with a non-related adult for regular social meetings and skills training improve mental health/mental resilience, prevent adolescent risk behaviours and improve inter-personal relationships when compared to current standard of care?
Who's it for: NIHR strongly encourages the inclusion of nurses, midwives and allied health professionals within well-developed research teams responding to this call
Organiser: NIHR
Eligibility: researchers in NI and Scotland should contact NIHR about eligibility to apply
Deadline: Apply by 13:00, Wednesday 29 November.
23/40 Supporting the mental health of birth mothers at risk of recurrent care proceedings
Opportunity: Research Funding - For research addressing the question: What programmes are used to improve emotional wellbeing and reduce the cycle of repeated care proceedings for women who have had a baby taken immediately into care, and how effective are they?
Who's it for: NIHR strongly encourages the inclusion of nurses, midwives and allied health professionals within well-developed research teams responding to this call
Organiser: NIHR
Eligibility: researchers in NI and Scotland should contact NIHR about eligibility to apply
Deadline: Apply by 13:00, Wednesday 29 November.
Programme Grants for Applied Research - Competition 43
Opportunity: Research Funding -research proposals to develop individual programmes of applied health research now including funding for research capacity development, across all stages of the academic career pathway
Who's it for: All NHS bodies and other providers of NHS services in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland may propose programmes, in collaboration with an appropriate academic partner or partners
Organiser: NIHR
Eligibility: Researchers in all countries of the UK
Deadline: Apply by 13:00, Wednesday 29 November.
30 November
Pre-Application Support Fund
Opportunity: Research Funding - The Pre-Application Support Fund is a new scheme providing extra support to those who need it to enhance their chances of making a successful application to an NIHR career development scheme in the future. Funding can be requested for up to 12 months to develop an application for an NIHR career development scheme.
Who's it for: open to individuals that require additional support to prepare an application for NIHR career development funding. Applications from groups and professions under-represented within NIHR are strongly encouraged.
Organiser: NIHR
Eligibility: Researchers eligible to apply for one of NIHR's career development funds
Deadline: Apply by 13:00, Thursday 30 November.
NIHR Associate Principal Investigator Scheme Educational Event
Opportunity: Webinar/educational event - opportunity to find out more about the associate PI scheme for health and social care professionals
Who's it for: anyone working in a health and social care role who is interested in becoming a PI in the future and wants to learn more about the scheme
Organiser: NIHR
Location: Online
Date/Time: 30 November, 0900-1230
Cost: free
DECEMBER
6 December
Mental Health Research Development Award
Opportunity: Research Funding - This award is designed to support higher education institutions (HEI) to carry out targeted preparatory work to develop a competitive Mental Health Research Group (MHRG) application - up to £150,000, up to 12 months
Who's it for: Development Awards are aimed at HEIs that have some pre-existing applied mental health research capacity (in the sense that they feel they have a team which could apply for an MHRG) but are not currently in a position to apply for a MHRG in Round 1.
Organiser: NIHR
Eligibility: HEI's with limited or no mental health research capacity who wish to expand
Deadline: Apply by 13:00 Wednesday 6 December. Webinar on October 10th
NIHR Research Professorships
Opportunity: Research Funding - A 5 year award to fund 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, including funds for 3 support posts, research costs and a development and leadership programme.
Who's it for: Candidates must demonstrate they are on a steep career trajectory over the last 5-10 years and are on course to becoming an outstanding research leader.
Organiser: NIHR
Eligibility: members of HEI's, the NHS or any other health, public health or care body in England
Deadline: Apply by 13:00 Wednesday 6 December.
7 December
NIHR Doctoral Local Authority Fellowship (DLAF) scheme Round 2
Opportunity: PhD Funding for local authority employees - The NIHR Doctoral Local Authority Fellowship (DLAF) scheme supports individuals based within local authorities and supporting services to undertake fully funded PhDs. These fully funded doctoral fellowships allow awardees to retain their existing employment contracts and salaries, whilst protecting their time to undertake a research doctorate, academic training, professional development and some appropriate continued practice.
Who's it for: Individuals based within local authorities and supporting services - support is required from an English local authority and an English university, and must plan to hold a contract of employment with one of these organisations for the hours and duration of the fellowship.
Organiser: NIHR
Eligibility: Local authority employees looking for undertake a PhD during a sabbatical from current role.
Deadline: Apply by 7 December.
12 December
23/86 Reducing health inequalities related to ethnicity by influencing the wider determinants of health
Opportunity: Research Funding - To address the question: For people from ethnic minority backgrounds in the UK, what is the impact on health inequalities of interventions that influence the wider determinants of health?
Who's it for: Researchers who propose to evaluate interventions that have the potential to impact health inequalities
Organiser: NIHR PHR
Eligibility: Researchers looking to address the wider determinants of health for ethnic minorities in the UK
Deadline: Tuesday 12 December, 13:00. Webinar on October 17th 11:15 - 12:30hrs
23/82 Suicide prevention in high risk groups
Opportunity: Research Funding - For research addressing the question: Which interventions, aimed at people at high risk of suicide or suicide attempts, are effective in reducing the rate of suicide and suicide attempts?
Who's it for: Researchers looking at which interventions aimed at groups at high risk of suicide and suicide attempts are effective in contributing to the reduction of suicide attempts and suicide
Organiser: NIHR PHR
Eligibility: Researchers studying interventions for groups with high risk of suicide
Deadline: Tuesday 12 December, 13:00. Webinar on October 17th 11:15 - 12:30hrs
23/83 Workforce health
Opportunity: Research Funding - For research addressing the question: What are the most effective interventions that organisations can adopt to improve the physical and mental health of the UK workforce?
Who's it for: Researchers addressing: (i) on extended working lives, and (ii) on the mental wellbeing of workers in Small & Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs), the gig economy and specific occupations.
Organiser: NIHR PHR
Eligibility: Researchers studying interventions for organisations to improve workforce physical and mental health
Deadline: Tuesday 12 December, 13:00. Webinar on October 17th 11:15 - 12:30hrs
14 December
23/142 HSDR National Evaluation Teams 2023
Opportunity: Research Funding - fund up to 3 national evaluation teams, ready and prepared to conduct, at short notice, substantive, in-depth assessments of large-scale service changes. Each team will have a contract of up to £3m over 5 years.
Who's it for: High-quality research team(s), with experience and a track-record in mixed-method evaluation, to be ready and prepared to conduct, at short notice, substantive, in-depth and timely 'alongside evaluations' of large-scale service changes
Organiser: NIHR PHR
Eligibility: Researcher teams with the skills, expertise and experience to deliver the project.
Deadline: EOI Thursday 14 December, 13:00.
15 December
Early Career Researchers Funding
Opportunity: Funding for career development support - funding for up to 8 ECRs to support networking activities, conference attendance, cross-training activities (e.g., ECR working in mental health training to develop their skills in circadian biology), mentoring visits (supporting ECR visits to their mentors’ labs to learn and develop new skills), and public engagement activities.
Who's it for: Early Career Researchers (ECRs) at any ECR career stage
Organiser: Circadian Mental Health Network
Eligibility: ECRs working at the intersection of mental health, sleep and circadian science.
Deadline: Friday 15 December
Mental Health Researcher Taster Days for FY2 Medics
Opportunity: Research experience - Placement in a relevant research area and location for medical students to get a hands-on taste of what working in mental health research might be like.
Who's it for: FY2 Medics who have an interest in mental health research, or who want to experience research as a career option
Organiser: NIHR Mental Health Missions
Eligibility: FY2 medics in any of the devolved countries. Apply here
Deadline: Friday 15 December, 1700
20 December
PhD Programme for Primary Care Clinicians
Opportunity: Funding for PhD - Up to 5 PhD studentships will be awarded annually to clinicians of all disciplines working in UK primary care. These studentships can be hosted at one of the 10 primary care research departments who are part of this consortium.
Who's it for: practice nurses; health visitors; dentists, primary care pharmacists; optometrists working in primary care and general practitioners.
Organiser: NIHR SPCR
Eligibility: Clinicians working in UK primary care
Deadline: Wednesday 20December
29 December
Public Health Research Programme Rapid Funding Scheme
Opportunity: Research Funding - Funding specifically to conduct rapid baseline data collection, as well as other feasibility work, prior to intervention implementation, for unique, time-limited opportunities such as a natural experiment or similar evaluations of a new public health intervention - £50,000 or less and a duration of six months or less.
Who's it for: researchers working on opportunities that demonstrate urgency and uniqueness.
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
JANUARY 2024
10 January
Neurosciences and mental health: responsive mode: new investigator
Opportunity: Research Funding - Funding for people working in neuroscience and mental health to take the next step towards becoming an independent researcher. Typically funds up to 80% of a project under £1m
Who's it for: A researcher who is ready to step towards independence and is working on a mental health topic which is focused on significantly improving understanding of the topic they address. Can be a postdoc, lecturer or other research staff
Organiser: UKRI
Eligibility: Researchers who are not 'independent' (not a named PI on another grant). Must have support of a MRC funding eligible institution.
Deadline: Apply by 16:00 Wednesday 10 January (for this round - however it is rolling)
Neurosciences and mental health: responsive mode: Research Grant
Opportunity: Research Funding - Funding for people in a eligible institution working in neuroscience and/or mental health to undertake a project up to 5 years. Typically funds up to 80% of a project with no upper limit
Who's it for: Project team can be composed of more than one research group or institution. Researchers looking at neurology/mental/physical health interactions discretely and at stages through the life course
Organiser: UKRI
Eligibility: Researchers who can show that they will direct the project and be actively engaged in the work
Deadline: Apply by 16:00 Wednesday 10 January (for this round - however it is rolling)
11 January
Postdoctoral clinical research training fellowship
Opportunity: Postdoc Fellowship - Covers salary and project costs up to 80% FEC for up to 3 years.
Who's it for: registered healthcare professionals who are a PhD graduate working outside of research who can show plans to pursue a research career and be at an appropriate point in your clinical training to undertake the fellowship.
Organiser: UKRI
Eligibility: Registered healthcare professional post PhD or CTRF currently not working in research
Deadline: Apply by 16:00 Thursday 18 January.
Predoctoral clinical research training fellowship
Opportunity: Doctoral study funding - Full funding at appropriate salary level (<consultant) and fees cover to undertake a PhD for
Who's it for: registered healthcare professionals at appropriate career stage who intend to follow study with a career in research.
Organiser: UKRI
Eligibility: You must be able to explain why a fellowship is the best way to support your plan to pursue a research career and be able to identify at least one supervisor in the institution and research field to which you are applying.
Deadline: Apply by 16:00 Thursday 18 January.
16 January
Mental Health Research Group Award
Opportunity: Research Funding - Funding aimed at increasing the national capacity to deliver mental health research by funding HEI's with little to no MH research capacity and partnering them with experienced institutions for guidance.
Organiser: NIHR
Eligibility: HEI's with limited or no mental health research capacity who wish to expand
Deadline: Apply by 13:00 Tuesday 16 January. Webinar on October 10th
Mental Health Research Leaders Awards
Opportunity: Research Funding - The Mental Health Research Leaders Award is designed to support an individual in a higher education institutions (HEIs) with a strategic interest in undertaking targeted and applied mental health research that will be directly beneficial for the local communities and health and care system, who currently lack the institutional capacity to do so. Leader Awards can be for up to £2.5m, up to 5 years,
Organiser: NIHR
Eligibility: members of HEI's, the NHS or any other health, public health or care body in England
Deadline: Apply by 13:00 Tuesday 16 January. Webinar on October 10th
18 January
NIHR Advanced Fellowship Round 11
Opportunity: Postdoc Funding - Intended for anyone who is in postdoctoral but has not obtained a professorial post. The Advanced Fellowship supports individuals undertaking research in any scientific discipline or sector that can demonstrate a contribution to improving health and/or care. It funds salary and research activities for between 2-5 years.
Organiser: NIHR
Eligibility: Proposed Host Organisation must be an English or a participating devolved nation HEI, NHS body, social care organisation or other provider of health and/or care services.
Deadline: Apply by 13:00 Thursday 18 January.
NIHR Undergraduate Internship Programme
Opportunity: Early to mid-career researchers (the applicant[s]) can apply to host up to 3 interns. Funding is being prioritised for nursing, midwifery, AHPs, pharmacy and healthcare science professionals, social care professionals, methodologists, public health professionals and data science professionals.
Organiser: NIHR
Eligibility: Early to mid-career researchers with a PhD (or equivalent demonstrable years of research experience), who are based at an eligible host institution in England, working within a field in one of the target disciplines.
Deadline: Apply by Thursday 18 January.
23/141 HSDR Researcher-led call
Opportunity: Research Funding -Address an issue of major strategic importance to the NHS or Social Care, with the cost in line with the significance of the problem to be investigated. NIHR will fund a range of projects in both size and duration. Value for money will be an important consideration and project costs will be carefully scrutinised and must be well justified.
Who's it for: Individuals and teams of researchers focusing on NHS or social care outcomes
Organiser: NIHR
Eligibility: Researchers in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland
Deadline: Apply by 13:00 Thursday 18 January.
FEBRUARY
6 February
NIHR PHR Calls Webinar
Opportunity: Webinar - for several of the PHR calls: Mens Mental Health; Interventions to support women in prison or post-release; Faith-based groups and the impacts on health and health inequalities; Healthy homes.
Who's it for: Any researchers interested in submitting an application/in process of writing an application to any of the above programmes
Organiser: NIHR PHR
Location: online - register on any of the call pages, eg. here
Date/Time: 1015-1130 Tuesday 6 February
Cost: Free
13 February
Applied Global Health Research: Stage 0ne
Opportunity: Research Funding - funding to support applied research that will address global health challenges and inequities.
Who's it for: Researchers working on any area of global health, including focusing on mental health. Teams including researchers in low middle income countries encouraged.
Organiser: UKRI
Eligibility: individuals at a UK based institution or based in a low middle income country.
Deadline: Apply by 16:00 Tuesday 13 February - Webinar on 7 December
MARCH
1 March
Midlands Mental Health and Neurosciences PhD Programme for Healthcare Professionals
Opportunity: PhD Funding - Funding for a 3 year PhD, including salary at current level, fees, research costs, training and travel. Also allows some clinical time to maintain skills. You can chose to be based at University of Warwick, Birmingham, Leicester or Nottingham.
Who's it for: Healthcare professionals who wish to combine a role in clinical practice with an academic one focused on mental health and/or neuroscience.
Organiser: University of Nottingham
Eligibility: Must be currently based in the Midlands, classed as home student for fees, and meet entry requirements for one of the institutions
Deadline: EOI by 1 March.
APRIL
23 April
Men's mental health
Opportunity: Research Funding - Research Question: What interventions are effective in promoting good mental health, or preventing poor mental health, among men?
Who's it for?: Researchers looking at group or population level interventions in men's mental health. If from England and not had PHR funding before, must contact PHRADA first.
Organiser: NIHR PHR
Eligibility: Researchers from any of the devolved nations of the UK
Deadline: Apply by 13:00 23 April 2024. Webinar on 6 February
Interventions to support women in prison or post-release commissioning brief
Opportunity: Research Funding - Research Question: What interventions are effective in promoting the physical and mental health of women in prison or post-release?
Who's it for: Researchers looking at mental (and physical health) interventions in women in prison and after release, either for issues arising from incarceration or the reasons for imprisonment. If from England and not had PHR funding before, must contact PHRADA first.
Organiser: NIHR PHR
Eligibility: Researchers from any of the devolved nations of the UK
Deadline: Apply by 13:00 23 April. Webinar at 1015-1130 on 6 February
Faith-based groups and the impacts on health and health inequalities
Opportunity: Research Funding - Research Question: How can engagement with faith-based groups impact health and health inequalities?
Who's it for: Researchers looking at the positive impact faith-based groups might have on mental health, on a population of group level. If from England and not had PHR funding before, must contact PHRADA first.
Organiser: NIHR PHR
Eligibility: Researchers from any of the devolved nations of the UK.
Deadline: Apply by 13:00 23 April. Webinar at 1015-1130 on 6 February
Healthy homes
Opportunity: Research Funding - Research Question: What are the health and health inequality impacts of interventions affecting the physical quality of UK housing?
Who's it for: Researchers looking at a range of aspects of housing conditions and the impact they have on mental (and/or physical) health. If from England and not had PHR funding before, must contact PHRADA first.
Organiser: NIHR PHR
Eligibility: Researchers from any of the devolved nations of the UK.
Deadline: Apply by 13:00 23 April. Webinar at 1015-1130 on 6 February
Climate change and health
Opportunity: Research Funding - Research Question: What are the impacts of local authority led interventions aimed at climate change mitigation and/or adaptation on health and inequalities?
Who's it for: Researchers looking at the impact on mental (and/or physical) health of local level policies and interventions for managing climate change. If from England and not had PHR funding before, must contact PHRADA first.
Organiser: NIHR PHR
Eligibility: Researchers from any of the devolved nations of the UK.
Deadline: Apply by 13:00 23 April. Webinar at 1100-1200 on 23 November