Funding opportunities
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External funding
King’s Health Partners works with, and receives grant from, many funding bodies in the UK and internationally. The King’s College London website hosts information and guidance for researchers about the process for applying for funds.
UK government departments
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) commissions and funds a wide range of health, social care and public health research, translating discoveries into practical products, treatments, devices and procedures. Funding is provided through a range of research programmes that are co-ordinated and managed by the NIHR Central Commissioning Facility (CCF) and the NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre (NETSCC). Training and career development awards, ranging from doctoral level through to opportunities for established investigators and research leaders, are co-ordinated through the NIHR Trainees Coordinating Centre (NIHR TCC).
More detailed information on the NIHR funding streams can be found at NIHR funding streams at a glance.
The NIHR also co-funds health research and research facilities with partners such as charities, industry, trust funds and public funding bodies in areas of strategic priority and where the scope of the partner’s research complements the NIHR funding streams.
The Department of Health spends about £30 million per annum through research budgets held by Departmental policy branches and through research undertaken by arm's length bodies including Public Health England.
Research Councils
The primary role of Research Councils UK (RCUK) is to fund research. Each year a total of around £3 billion is invested in research conducted at UK universities, Research Council Institutes, and in securing access to international facilities for UK researchers. A diverse range of funding opportunities are offered that cover the full spectrum of academic disciplines from medical and biological sciences to astronomy, physics, chemistry and engineering, social sciences, economics, environmental sciences and the arts and humanities. Each of the Research Councils funds research within a broad set of subject disciplines, and in collaboration with other Councils and partners. Detailed information about the areas of research each Council supports can be found on their individual websites.
Alongside the NIHR, the Medical Research Council (MRC) is the second main route through which the Government funds health-related research in the UK. The MRC focuses on fundamental research that makes a difference to human health, including broad initiatives such as speeding up the development of basic discoveries into new drugs and treatments. A range of grants, calls, highlight notices, studentships and fellowships are available.
Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC)
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Grant-making trusts and foundations
There are about 8,800 grant-making trusts and foundations in the UK, providing around £2.1 billion in grants to charities each year. The Association of Medical Research Charities directory contains leading medical and health research charities in the UK and a useful resource for finding a suitable charity funding.
The Wellcome Trust, Cancer Research UK (CRUK) and the British Heart Foundation (BHF) all host a range of funding schemes supporting individuals, teams, resources, seed ideas, places and major initiatives.
Find further funding opportunities, including a wider range of charities through ResearchProfessional.
The NIHR funding opportunities booklet provides information about their research funding and career development opportunities available for researchers based in the NHS, universities, industry and other organisations concerned with health, public health and social care.
The Medical Research Council (MRC) have produced the video below on generating ideas for your research, selecting the right funder and application process tips.