This section covers funding around the UK. Please note that some National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) funding is open to applications from anywhere in the UK, not just England.
Name of funding award: CSO NHS Researcher Development Fellowship.
Type of award: Personal award – introductory fellowship/ pre-doctoral fellowship.
Weblink: https://www.cso.scot.nhs.uk/fellowship-funding/
Which AHP group it’s open to: All AHPs.
Country: Scotland.
When it opens: Annually.
Name of funding award: CSO Clinical Academic Fellowships.
Type of award: Personal award – doctoral fellowship.
Weblink: https://www.cso.scot.nhs.uk/fellowship-funding/clinical-academic-fellowships/
Which AHP group it’s open to: All AHPs.
Country: Scotland.
When it opens: Annually.
Name of funding award: CSO Innovation Academic Fellowships.
Type of award: Personal award – doctoral fellowship.
Weblink: https://www.cso.scot.nhs.uk/fellowship-funding/innovationfellowships/
Which AHP group it’s open to: All AHPs.
Country: Scotland.
When it opens: Annually.
Name of funding award: Early Postdoctoral Fellowship.
Type of award: Personal award – post doctoral fellowship – early.
Weblink: https://www.cso.scot.nhs.uk/fellowship-funding/early-postdoctoral-fellowship/
Which AHP group it’s open to: All AHPs.
Country: Scotland.
When it opens: Annually.
Name of funding award: NRS Career Researcher Fellowships
Type of award: Personal award – The award provides funding for protected time to contribute to, conduct, and lead clinical research.
Weblink: https://www.cso.scot.nhs.uk/fellowship-funding/nrs-career-researcher-fellowships/
Which AHP group it’s open to: All AHPs.
Country: Scotland.
When it opens: Annually.
Name of funding award: Grant funding.
Type of award: Project grants.
Weblink: https://www.cso.scot.nhs.uk/grant-funding/
Which AHP group it’s open to: All AHPs.
Country: Scotland.
When it opens: Annually.
Name of funding award: Research Capacity Building Collaboration Wales (RCBC Wales)
Type of award: Personal awards – first into research fellowships, doctoral fellowships and support for postdoctoral research.
Weblink: https://healthandcareresearchwales.org/health-and-care-professionals/career-development
Which AHP group it’s open to: All AHPs.
Country: Wales.
When it opens: Currently closed.
Name of funding award: Emerging Researcher Scheme.
Type of award: Personal award – early/introductory fellowship.
Weblink: https://healthandcareresearchwales.org/researchers/funding-schemes/emerging-researcher-scheme
Which AHP group it’s open to: All AHPs.
Country: Wales.
When it opens: Annually.
Name of funding award: Research Training Award.
Type of award: Personal award – Masters in Research degree or equivalent M-level research training.
Weblink: https://healthandcareresearchwales.org/researchers/funding-schemes/research-training-award
Which AHP group it’s open to: All AHPs.
Country: Wales.
When it opens: Annually.
Name of funding award: Personal Award Accelerator.
Type of award: Personal award – mid career researcher – for preparatory research and grant development work.
Weblink: https://healthandcareresearchwales.org/researchers/funding-schemes/personal-award-accelerator
Which AHP group it’s open to: All AHPs.
Country: Wales.
When it opens: Annually.
Name of funding award: Health and Care Research Wales Doctoral Fellowship Award.
Type of award: Personal award – doctoral fellowship.
Which AHP group it’s open to: All AHPs.
Country: Wales.
When it opens: Annually.
Name of funding award: Health and Care Research Wales Next Steps Award
Type of award: Personal award – post doctoral bridging scheme.
Weblink: https://healthandcareresearchwales.org/researchers/funding-schemes/next-steps-award
Which AHP group it’s open to: All AHPs.
Country: Wales.
When it opens: Ongoing with twice yearly assessment.
Name of funding award: Health and Care Research Wales Advanced Fellowship Award.
Type of award: Personal award – post doctoral fellowship.
Which AHP group it’s open to: All AHPs.
Country: Wales.
When it opens: Annually.
Name of funding award: Advancing Researcher Scheme.
Type of award: Personal award – mid career researcher.
Weblink: https://healthandcareresearchwales.org/researchers/funding-schemes/advancing-researcher-scheme
Which AHP group it’s open to: All AHPs.
Country: Wales.
When it opens: Annually.
Name of funding award: Trials Development Award
Type of award: Personal award – training to support health and social care researchers who are working towards leading (or co-leading) a funded randomised trial in health and/or social care.
Weblink: https://healthandcareresearchwales.org/researchers/funding-schemes/trials-development-award
Which AHP group it’s open to: All AHPs.
Country: Wales.
When it opens: Annually.
Name of funding award: Senior Research Leaders Scheme
Type of award: Personal award – Leadership
Weblink: https://healthandcareresearchwales.org/researchers/funding-schemes/senior-research-leaders-scheme
Which AHP group it’s open to: All AHPs.
Country: Wales.
When it opens: Annually.
Name of funding award: Health and Care Research Wales Project Awards
Type of award: Project grants.
Weblink: https://healthandcareresearchwales.org/researchers/funding-schemes
Which AHP group it’s open to: All AHPs.
Country: Wales.
When it opens: Varied.
Name of funding award: Pre-Doctoral Bridging Scheme.
Type of award: Personal – pre-doctoral fellowship.
Weblink: Fellowship Awards | Public Health Agency – Research & Development in Northern Ireland
Which AHP group it’s open to: All.
Country: Northern Ireland.
When it opens: Annually.
Name of funding award: HSC R&D Division Doctoral Fellowship Award.
Type of award: Personal – doctoral fellowship.
Weblink: Fellowship Awards | Public Health Agency – Research & Development in Northern Ireland
Which AHP group it’s open to: All.
Country: Northern Ireland.
When it opens: Annually.
Name of funding award: US-Ireland R&D Partnership Programme.
Type of award: Project/programme.
Which AHP group it’s open to: All.
Country: Northern Ireland.
When it opens: Rolling.
Name of funding award: Enabling Research Awards.
Type of award: Project/Personal – funding for preparatory and/or developmental work to support a major funding application.
Weblink: Enabling Research Awards | Public Health Agency – Research & Development in Northern Ireland
Which AHP group it’s open to: All.
Country: Northern Ireland.
When it opens: Annually.
Name of funding award: Needs-led and Opportunities-led Commissioned Research Awards.
Type of award: Project Grants
Weblink: Commissioned Research | Public Health Agency – Research & Development in Northern Ireland.
Which AHP group it’s open to: All.
Country: Northern Ireland.
When it opens: Annually.
Name of funding award: Research Fora Scheme.
Type of award: Funding to foster collaborations and partnerships in research, policy and practice.
Weblink: Research Fora Scheme | Public Health Agency – Research & Development in Northern Ireland
Which AHP group it’s open to: All.
Country: Northern Ireland.
When it opens: Annually.
Name of funding award: PPI in Research Support Small Grant Scheme.
Type of award: Project – Patient and Public Involvement (PPI).
Which AHP group it’s open to: All.
Country: Northern Ireland.
When it opens: Ongoing.
Name of funding award: Clinician Researcher Credentials Framework Bursary.
Type of award: Personal – Bursary for a Masters Level qualification.
Weblink: Clinician Researcher Credentials Framework | NIHR.
Which AHP group it’s open to: All.
Country: England.
When it opens: Ongoing – in line with academic course intakes.
Name of funding award: Associate Principal Investigator (PI) Scheme.
Type of award: Personal – in-work training opportunity.
Weblink: Associate Principal Investigator Scheme | NIHR
Which AHP group it’s open to: All.
Country: UK wide.
When it opens: Ongoing.
Name of funding award: Pre-doctoral Clinical and Practitioner Academic Fellowship (PCAF).
Type of award: Personal – pre-doctoral fellowship.
Weblink: Predoctoral Award | NIHR
Which AHP group it’s open to: All.
Country: England.
When it opens: Annually.
Name of funding award: Doctoral Clinical and Practitioner Academic Fellowship (DCAF).
Type of award: Personal – doctoral fellowship.
Weblink: Doctoral Fellowships | NIHR
Which AHP group it’s open to: All.
Country: England.
When it opens: Bi-annually.
Name of funding award: Advanced Clinical and Practitioner Academic Fellowship (ACAF).
Type of award: Personal – post-doctoral fellowship.
Weblink: Postdoctoral Award | NIHR
Which AHP group it’s open to: All.
Country: England.
When it opens: Bi-annually.
Name of funding award: In-Practice Fellowship (IPF).
Type of award: Personal – pre-doctoral academic training (in primary care).
Weblink: Predoctoral Award | NIHR
Which AHP group it’s open to: All.
Country: England.
When it opens: Annually.
Name of funding award: Local Authority Academic Fellowship Programme: Local Authority Short Placement Award for Research Collaboration (LA SPARC).
Type of award: Personal – short research placements and training.
Weblink: NIHR LA SPARC
Which AHP group it’s open to: All.
Country: England.
When it opens: Annually.
Name of funding award: Local Authority Academic Fellowship Programme: Pre-Doctoral Local Authority Fellowship (PLAF) Scheme.
Type of award: Personal – pre-doctoral fellowship.
Weblink: Predoctoral Award | NIHR
Which AHP group it’s open to: All.
Country: England.
When it opens: Annually.
Name of funding award: Local Authority Academic Fellowship Programme: Doctoral Local Authority Fellowship (DLAF) Scheme.
Type of award: Personal – doctoral fellowship.
Weblink: Doctoral Fellowships | NIHR
Which AHP group it’s open to: All.
Country: England.
When it opens: Annually.
Name of funding award: Local Authority Academic Fellowship Programme: Advanced Local Authority Fellowship (ALAF) Scheme.
Type of award: Personal – post-doctoral fellowship.
Weblink: Postdoctoral Award | NIHR
Which AHP group it’s open to: All.
Country: England.
When it opens: Annually.
Name of funding award: NIHR Fellowship Programme: Doctoral Fellowship.
Type of award: Personal – doctoral fellowship.
Weblink: Doctoral Fellowships | NIHR
Which AHP group it’s open to: All.
Country: England.
When it opens: Bi-annually.
Name of funding award: NIHR Fellowship Programme: Advanced Fellowship.
Type of award: Personal – post-doctoral fellowship.
Weblink: Postdoctoral Award | NIHR
Which AHP group it’s open to: All.
Country: England.
When it opens: Bi-annually.
Name of funding award: NIHR Partner Fellowships (Charity Partnership Fellowships and Pfizer NIHR Industry Partnership Fellowship).
Type of award: Personal – doctoral/post-doctoral fellowships.
Weblink: Research career funding programmes | NIHR
Which AHP group it’s open to: All.
Country: Varied.
When it opens: Varied.
Name of funding award: NIHR Research Professorship.
Type of award: Personal – professorship.
Weblink: Professorships and Senior Investigators | NIHR
Which AHP group it’s open to: All.
Country: England.
When it opens: Annually.
Name of funding award: NIHR Global Research Professorship.
Type of award: Personal – professorship.
Weblink: Professorships and Senior Investigators | NIHR
Which AHP group it’s open to: All.
Country: UK (and international).
When it opens: Annually.
Name of funding award: NIHR Funding Programmes (Grant funding). Includes the following schemes which are open UK wide:
Type of award: Project/programme grants.
Weblink: Funding programmes | NIHR
Which AHP group it’s open to: All.
Country: UK.
When it opens: Varied.
