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Follow-on funding for impact and engagement: QTFP

Apply for funding to support engagement and impact activities leading from a Quantum Technologies for Fundamental Physics (QTFP) funded project.

This opportunity is open to applicants who have previously received QTFP funding. Early career researchers are encouraged to apply.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£1,000,000
Maximum award:
£125,000
Publication date:
2 April 2024
Opening date:
Closing date:

Centre for Law and Social Justice: full stage

Apply to establish a Centre for Law and Social Justice that will:

  • deliver collaborative, interdisciplinary, challenge-led research
  • champion the arts and humanities
  • strengthen and diversify the research community

You must have been invited to submit a full application.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£4,750,000
Award range:
£4,000,000 - £4,750,000
Publication date:
2 April 2024
Opening date:
Closing date:

Better methods, better research new investigator

Apply for funding to improve the methods used by others in biomedical and health research.

You must:

  • focus your project on methods research within scope of Medical Research Council (MRC) or National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
  • have the skills and experience to ‘transition to independence’
Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Co-funders:
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£2,500,000
Publication date:
27 March 2024
Opening date:
Closing date:

TEAMxUK: Quantifying atmospheric processes in mountainous regions

Apply for funding to improve understanding of atmospheric processes in mountainous regions across scales for:

  • weather and climate prediction
  • the UK’s management of vulnerability, risk, and resilience to environmental hazards

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for NERC funding.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£2,350,000
Maximum award:
£587,500
Publication date:
27 March 2024
Opening date:
Closing date:

Understanding public involvement in non-clinical research

Apply for funding to improve public involvement in non-clinical health and biomedical research. The methodology research proposed should be designed to deliver generalisable learning and support best practice. This is a Better Methods, Better Research strategic funding opportunity.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Co-funders:
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
Funding type:
Grant
Publication date:
26 March 2024
Opening date:
Closing date:

AHRC Community-led Heritage Research and Skills Hub

Apply to lead a community-driven heritage research and skills hub.

The hub will support delivery of community-led research projects across the UK, equipping heritage organisations and their communities with research and digital skills and establishing networks for further research collaboration.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
Funding type:
Other
Total fund:
£953,000
Publication date:
26 March 2024
Opening date:
Closing date:

Better methods, better research

Apply for funding to improve the methods used by others in biomedical and health research.

You must:

  • focus your project on methods research within scope of MRC or National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
  • be a researcher employed by an eligible research organisation
Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Co-funders:
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£2,500,000
Publication date:
25 March 2024
Opening date:
Closing date:

Enhancing biomedical and health-related data and digital platform resources

Apply for data and digital platform resources that will support, manage, link, share and access data at scale for biomedical, health and care research.

You must be based at an eligible UK research organisation.

This is a pilot funding opportunity co-funded by MRC and NIHR.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Co-funders:
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£15,000,000
Maximum award:
£3,750,000
Publication date:
25 March 2024
Opening date:
Closing date:

Develop guidance for better research methods

Apply for funding to develop new guidance on biomedical and health research methods.

The guidance should aim to:

  • improve the understanding and use of methods within the remit of MRC-NIHR Better Methods, Better Research
  • be accessible to those without specialist methodology knowledge
Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Co-funders:
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£120,000
Publication date:
25 March 2024
Opening date:
Closing date:

Applied global health research: invited stage two

Apply for funding to support applied research that will address global health challenges and inequities.

You must be invited to apply for stage two of this funding opportunity.

Opportunity status:
Upcoming
Funders:
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Co-funders:
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)
Funding type:
Grant
Award range:
£150,000 - £2,000,000
Publication date:
22 March 2024
Opening date:
Closing date:

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