FUNDING CALLS
FUNDING CALLS
This page details various funding calls that are relevant for child health technology. Funding calls are updated on a monthly basis.
Funding calls are split into:
- Time-limited funding calls, with a set deadline
- Rolling funding calls, which are open all year round
- Fellowships and career development awards
The document below provides an overview of potential opportunities for funding and support that may be relevant. Please note that this is not an exhaustive list of all funding opportunities.
CLOSING DATE
MAXIMUM AMOUNT
MAXIMUM DURATION
Eureka Disaster Resilience Programme Collaborative R&D 2024
Innovate UK
31 October 2024
£250,000
2 years
The aim of this competition is to support international collaboration on R&D projects that create innovative products, processes or services for commercialisation. Innovate UK will fund projects in the field of Disaster Resilience, Response and Recovery. Relevant industry sectors include health services, public health and medical devices. Projects must have high market potential and develop innovative products, technology-based applications, or technology-based services.
Research for Patient Benefit: Competition 55
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
06 November 2024
£500,000
Not stated
The NIHR Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) programme is inviting stage 1 applications for research proposals that are concerned with the day-to-day practice of health service staff, and that have the potential to have an impact on the health or wellbeing of patients and users of the NHS. As a researcher-led programme, RfPB does not specify topics for research but instead encourages proposals for projects that address a wide range of health service issues and challenges.
UKRI DRI: digital research infrastructure skills hubs for accelerated compute
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
12 November 2024
£3 million
3 years
This funding opportunity through the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Digital Research Infrastructure (DRI) programme will support the development of two national hubs for digital Research Technology Professionals (RTP). These hubs will enable skills development, education and training for the digital professionals within accelerated and large-scale compute who support science across the entire UKRI remit.
Gap Fund for early-stage development of new healthcare interventions
Medical Research Council (MRC)
13 November 2024
£300,000
2 years
Apply for funding to generate critical data that builds confidence in the development strategy for a new or repurposed medicine, medical device, diagnostic test, or other medical intervention.
Developmental pathway funding scheme: stage one
Medical Research Council (MRC)
20 November 2024
No limit
No limit
Apply for funding for an academically-led translational project that aims to improve prevention, diagnosis or treatment of significant health needs or develop research tools that increase the efficiency of developing interventions. You can apply for funding for work that includes, but is not limited to, novel medical devices, digital healthcare, app development, artificial intelligence, diagnostics, medical imaging technology, and surgical techniques or tools.
BBSRC-NC3Rs Innovation to Commercialisation of University Research (ICURe) Explore
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
20 November 2024
£35,000
Not stated
BBSRC ICURe Explore trains, funds, and supports research teams to determine whether there is a market for products or services that utilise their bioscience-based ideas, research, science, and technologies.
Funding is available to ‘get out of the lab’ and validate commercially promising ideas in the marketplace.
Applications are welcomed from areas including healthy ageing, engineering biology, industrial biotechnology, and innovative tools and technologies.
2024 Transformative Research Technologies (24TRT)
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
28 November 2024
£225,000
18 months
Apply for funding to pursue early-stage development of cutting-edge research technologies with transformative potential in the biosciences. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) funding.
Applied Global Health Partnership: Stage One
Medical Research Council (MRC)
03 December 2024
£1 million
5 years
Apply for funding to set up a new research partnership to enable the development and delivery of novel applied research that will address global health challenges and inequities, developing a portfolio of high-quality partnerships, which will be diverse, promote multidisciplinary and strengthen global health research capacity.
Better Methods, Better Research (BMBR) Programme Researcher-led
National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR)
04 December 2024
£625,000
Not stated
The BMBR Programme is a collaboration between MRC and NIHR. It aims to ensure that optimal research methods are used to advance biomedical, health and care research, policy and delivery.
24/59 Behavioural Overweight and Obesity Management Interventions that Include Long-Term Support in Achieving and Maintaining Weight Loss in Children and Young People
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
13 December 2024
Not stated
Not stated
The Public Health Research (PHR) Programme is accepting Stage 1 applications to their commissioned workstream for this topic. The Public Health Research (PHR) Programme funds research to generate evidence to inform the delivery of non-NHS interventions, intended to improve the health of the public, and reduce inequalities in health.
Public Health Research Programme Rapid Funding Scheme
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
27 December 2024
£50,000
6 months
The Public Health Research (PHR) Programme funds research to generate evidence to inform the delivery of non-NHS interventions, intended to improve the health of the public, and reduce inequalities in health. The Rapid Funding Scheme (RFS) offers researchers the opportunity to apply for funds 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.
2024-25 strategic Longer and Larger (sLoLa) Grants: Stage 2
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
06 February 2025
Not stated
5 years
Apply for funding to undertake large team-based fundamental bioscience research projects which push the frontiers of human knowledge. The full economic cost of your project must be over £2 million.
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BBSRC International Travel Award Scheme
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
£3,000
4 weeks
International travel awards are for BBSRC-supported researchers making visits to initiate or prepare proposals with international partners, visiting overseas facilities for up to one month or attending European consortia-building events.
Knowledge Transfer Partnership
Innovate UK
Not stated
3 years
This call supports partnerships that help businesses to innovate, develop, grow and become more productive by employing academic expertise that they do not have in-house. Your project can focus on any type of innovation in any sector but it must aim to deliver results that your business would not otherwise be able to deliver.
Daphne Jackson Fellowship
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
Not stated
Not stated
These fellowships are for those looking to return to a research career after a break of two or more years for family, health or caring reasons. The aim is to give participants the confidence and skills they need to make a successful return to research.
UKRI-SBE Lead Agency Opportunity
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
£1 million
Not stated
This opportunity allows UK and US-based researchers to submit a collaborative proposal that will go through a single review process. The goal is to reduce some of the barriers that researchers and funding agencies encounter when trying to work internationally. This opportunity does not represent a separate research funding scheme – applications will be integrated into existing programmes at the relevant lead agency.
Collaborate with Researchers in Brazil
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
Not stated
Not stated
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to support collaborative applications. It provides for a lead agency agreement whereby participant UKRI research councils receive and assess joint applications from eligible UK and Brazil-based researchers from the state of São Paulo on behalf of both organisations.
Collaborate with Researchers in Norway
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
Not stated
Not stated
Norway co-investigators can be included in UK-led applications and receive funding from participating UKRI councils following a Money Follows Cooperation agreement between UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and Research Council of Norway (RCN) to reduce barriers to cross-border collaboration.
Collaborate with Researchers in Luxembourg
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
Not stated
Not stated
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and Fonds National de la Recherche (FNR) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to welcome and support collaborative applications. UKRI will receive and assess joint applications from eligible UK and Luxembourg applicants on behalf of both organisations.
EPSRC Standard Research Grant, November 2023: Responsive Mode
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Not stated
Not stated
EPSRC fellowships are a prestigious individual award aimed at exceptional, ambitious and talented researchers and technical professionals who wish to develop, expand or establish a programme of research or technical development alongside personal and professional development. EPSRC fellowships present an accelerated pathway to progression and success on your career journey.
EPSRC Postdoctoral Fellowships December 2023: Responsive Mode
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Not stated
3 years
EPSRC fellowships are a prestigious individual award aimed at exceptional, ambitious and talented researchers and technical professionals who wish to develop, expand or establish a programme of research or technical development alongside personal and professional development. EPSRC fellowships present an accelerated pathway to progression and success on your career journey.
EPSRC Open Fellowships December 2023: Responsive Mode
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Not stated
5 years
EPSRC fellowships are a prestigious individual award aimed at ambitious and talented researchers, and technical professionals who wish to develop, expand or establish a programme of research. Successful fellowships can include elements of community engagement and advocacy, research leadership, and drive positive change in the research environment.
EPSRC Open Plus Fellowships December 2023: Responsive Mode
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Not stated
5 years
EPSRC fellowships are a prestigious individual award aimed at exceptional, ambitious and talented researchers and technical professionals who wish to develop, expand or establish a programme of research or technical development alongside personal and professional development. The plus component will enable you to allocate 20% to 50% of your time spent on the fellowship to create positive change in the research community by championing a topic aligned to EPSRC aspirations to deliver improvements in research in topics such as equality, diversity and inclusion, responsible research and innovation or public engagement.
EPSRC New Investigator Award: November 2023: Responsive Mode
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Not stated
3 years
New investigator awards should have a single research vision with clearly defined objectives and outcomes. Complex, multi-faceted research projects with many objectives are not appropriate to the new investigator award. You can apply for a new investigator award in any field of research relevant to the EPSRC remit, for example, artificial intelligence, engineering and healthcare technologies.
EPSRC Overseas Travel Grant: November 2023: Responsive Mode
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Not stated
12 months
Overseas travel grants (OTGs) provide funding for visits overseas to learn new techniques, or form and develop collaborations in any field of research relevant to the EPSRC’s remit, for example, artificial intelligence, engineering and healthcare technologies.
EPSRC Discipline Hopping in ICT: November 2023: Responsive Mode
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Not stated
24 months
This is an opportunity for ICT researchers to use their expertise in other disciplines, or for researchers from other fields to apply their expertise to ICT. You can apply for a discipline-hopping in ICT grant in any field of research relevant to the UKRI remit.
EPSRC Network Grant: November 2023: Responsive Mode
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Not stated
3 years
Network grants aim to develop new interdisciplinary research communities and topics by supporting interaction between researchers and relevant science, technology and industrial groups. EPSRC supports high quality research in any field of research relevant to their remit including, but not limited to, artificial intelligence, engineering and healthcare technologies. EPSRC expects networks to lead to new collaborative multidisciplinary research applications in areas they support. Some may develop into virtual centres of excellence.
Knowledge Asset Grant Fund: Explore
Innovate UK
£250,000
18 months
The Knowledge Asset Grant Fund (KAGF) is run by the Government Office for Technology Transfer (GOTT) and funded by the Department for Science Innovation and Technology (DSIT). The aim of this competition is to support the identification and development of public sector knowledge assets, including repurposing, commercialisation or expanded use. There are 3 strands within this funding competition: Explore, Expand, Extend.
BBC Children In Need
BBC Children In Need
Not stated
Not stated
BBC Children In Need offer a range of funding opportunities to support the wellbeing of children and young people.
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MAXIMUM AMOUNT
MAXIMUM DURATION
Neurosciences and mental health: new investigator: responsive mode
Medical Research Council (MRC)
09 January 2025
No limit
3 years
Apply for funding to research neurosciences and mental health and take the next step towards becoming an independent researcher.
Population and systems medicine: new investigator: responsive mode
Medical Research Council (MRC)
09 January 2025
No limit
3 years
Apply for funding to research population and systems medicine and take the next step towards becoming an independent researcher.
Molecular and cellular medicine: new investigator: responsive mode
Medical Research Council (MRC)
09 January 2025
No limit
3 years
Apply for funding to research molecular and cellular medicine and take the next step towards becoming an independent researcher.