NOVEMBER
6 November
Successfully navigating your post-doctoral research career
Opportunity: One day course -This day- long hybrid event will support post-doctoral researchers from all fields of health and social care research to successfully navigate this pivotal, and sometimes challenging stage of their career.
Who's it for: Postdoc researchers in any field and at any career stage or in the final year of the PhD.
Organiser: NIHR
Location: Hybrid. In person registration closed but online registration still open.
Date/Time: 6 November, 10:00-16:00
Cost: Free
8 November
Creative Problem Solving
Opportunity: Webinar - Discover how to solve problems effectively and use critical thinking to find the best solution. This 60-minute webinar will explore the DIG framework which follows three simple steps to effective problem solving: - Defining the problem - Identifying the root cause - Generating the solution that creates the most value and has lasting impact.
Who's it for: Researchers in health and care who need some guidance / a refresher on thinking critically and solving problems.
Organiser: NIHR
Location: Online
Date/Time: 8 November, 13:00
Cost: Free
14 November
Mental Health Award: Understanding how anxiety and trauma related problems develop, persist and resolve
Opportunity: Research Funding - This call will fund research that advances scientific understanding of the causal mechanisms through which brain, body and environment interact over time in the development, persistence and resolution of anxiety- and trauma-related disorders.
Who's it for: members of a team working on mental health research in any discipline. They are strongly encouraging applications from diverse and interdisciplinary teams, with collaborations covering multiple areas of expertise (for example, biological, psychological and social) along with researchers at any stage of their career, including early career researchers and/or those who are new to the field of mental health science.
Organiser: Wellcome
Eligibility: multi-focal researchers with work in low and middle income countries, from any country other than China
Deadline: Apply by 17:00, Tuesday 14 November.
15 November
King's PhD Programme in Mental Health Research for Health Professionals
Opportunity: Funded PhD - This PhD programme is aimed at doctors, nurses, clinical psychologists and allied healthcare practitioners across a diverse range of topics relevant to mental health science. It covers salary costs, university fees, research expenses up to £50,000, along with support for travel and training.
Who's it for: Doctors, nurses, clinical psychologists and allied healthcare practitioners across a diverse range of topics relevant to mental health science including clinicians both from within and outside disciplines traditionally involved in mental health research
Organiser: King's College London and Wellcome
Eligibility: Health professionals who have completed their undergraduate training and are registered with a national professional regulatory body
Deadline: Apply by 13:00, Wednesday 15 November.
16 November
Career Development Awards
Opportunity: Research Funding - This scheme provides funding for researchers 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 that could improve human life, health and wellbeing. Funding is for around 8 years to cover salary and research activities.
Who's it for: Mid-career researchers from any discipline that has the potential to improve human life, health and wellbeing. Applicants must have completed one or two substantial periods of research after your initial training.
Organiser: Wellcome
Eligibility: Researchers in UK, ROI or low/middle income countries
Deadline: Apply by 17:00, Thursday 16 November.
17 November
Psych Pharm Techs - Inspirational working practice in mental health
Opportunity: One day training - Psych Pharm Techs is a best-practice sharing event for pharmacy technicians of any grade working in mental health. It is a course designed for pharmacy technicians, by pharmacy technicians.
Who's it for: Suitable for people embarking on new, perhaps more clinical, roles as well as to senior staff seeking to hear more about services being developed across the UK.
Organiser: The College of Mental Health Pharmacy
Location: Birmingham
Date/Time: 17 November
Cost: £150 for CMHP members, £175 for non-members
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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.