Local, national and international funding opportunities Search Funder - Any -Alzheimer's AssociationAlzheimer's Research UKBritish Neuroscience AssociationChief Scientist OfficeEuropean CommissionGlaucoma UKMedical Research Council (MRC)My Name'5 Doddie FoundationNational Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)Our Minds Scholarship ProgrammeScottish Universities Life Science Alliance (SULSA)UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)UKRI Medical Research Council (MRC)Wellcome Glaucoma UK Research Programme 2025-26 10 Feb, 2026 Glaucoma UK Project grants worth up to £150,000, for projects investigating all aspects of glaucoma. Applications for smaller projects, especially from early career researchers, are welcomed. Also,PhD studentship worth up to £120,000 over three years, to support a graduate to complete a project in glaucoma research. Alzheimer’s Association Research Grant For All (AARGA) 22 Feb, 2026 Alzheimer's Association The Alzheimer’s Association Research Grant For All (AARGA) program aims to fund early-career investigators who have been in the position of an Assistant Professor or the equivalent for no more than seven years. The purpose of this program is to provide newly independent investigators with funding that will allow them to develop preliminary or pilot data, to test procedures and to develop hypotheses. The intent is to support early-career development of newly independent researchers / clinicians that will lay the groundwork for future research grant applications to federal or other funding entities. Alzheimer’s Association Research Fellowship for All (AARFA) Program 23 Feb, 2026 Alzheimer's Association Alzheimer’s Association Research Fellowship for All (AARFA) Program is designed to nurture the next generation of scientists by providing funding to postdoctoral researchers who have completed their doctoral training and are actively working in Alzheimer’s or dementia-related research under the mentorship of established investigators. BHF REA4 Translational Research Awards 23 Feb, 2026 The BHF REA4 Translational Research Awards provide seed funding to encourage the translation of fundamental research into innovative technologies and solutions that have the potential to deliver patient benefit. Starter Grants for Clinical Lecturers 26 Feb, 2026 Starter Grants provide up to £40,000 of research funding over 1-2 years, to help Clinical Lecturers strengthen bids for longer-term fellowships and funding. My Name'5 Doddie Foundation: Catalyst Awards 27 Feb, 2026 My Name'5 Doddie Foundation This fund will support researchers to gather proof-of-principle evidence that will bring innovative and potentially high-risk ideas to life and develop new approaches to accelerate translational research in MND. Successful applicants will generate the preliminary data that will unlock further investment opportunities. Alzheimer's Research UK Fellowships and Scholarships 04 Mar, 2026 Alzheimer's Research UK Details of ARUK Senior Research Fellowships, Research Fellowships and PhD Scholarships 2026 Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Centre: 2026 Rare Disease Scholar Award 09 Mar, 2026 The Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Centre (OHC) is seeking highly innovative projects for its 2026 Rare Disease Scholar Award, which accelerates promising therapeutics discoveries from academic labs into clinical practice. In addition to financing, the award includes bespoke drug and business development support from an expert team of pharma-experienced industry leaders. CSO Early Postdoctoral Fellowship 10 Mar, 2026 Chief Scientist Office This scheme provides 3 years of salary and consumable support to early career health researchers to enable them to develop their careers. SULSA Early Career Development Fund 16 Mar, 2026 Scottish Universities Life Science Alliance (SULSA) Applications are now open for the SULSA Early Career Development Fund- a brilliant chance for early career researchers to accelerate their independent research trajectory. This funding aims to support researchers in developing their own independent academic research track. It can be used for a variety of activities. Wellcome Career Development Award 26 Mar, 2026 This scheme provides funding for mid-career researchers from any discipline who have the potential to be international research leaders. They Wellcome Discovery Awards 31 Mar, 2026 Wellcome This scheme provides funding for established researchers and teams from any discipline who want to pursue bold and creative research ideas to deliver significant shifts in understanding related to human life, health and wellbeing. FENS/IBRO-PERC Exchange Fellowships Programme 15 Apr, 2026 The FENS/IBRO-PERC Exchange Fellowships Programme is designed to advance neuroscience research and training in Europe by enabling master or PhD students and early postdoctoral fellows to broaden their methodological expertise through targeted laboratory visits. Early independence: career development fellowship 21 Apr, 2026 Apply for an early independence fellowship to support your career transition within the new Fellowship Investment Framework, if your research focus is within the MRC remit. Vacation scholarships & internships 30 Apr, 2026 A list of schemes available across the UK HTA Researcher-led: primary research 06 May, 2026 National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) The NIHR Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme is looking to fund primary research through our researcher-led workstream. They are interested in receiving proposals addressing any health problem in areas not otherwise well covered in the HTA Programme portfolio. NIHR James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnerships (rolling call) 06 May, 2026 National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) In this funding opportunity NIHR are looking to receive applications for research studies addressing the research priorities identified by the James Lind Alliance (JLA) Priority Setting Partnerships (PSPs), rather than to conduct a PSP itself. The NIHR Health Technology Assessment Programme (HTA) is inviting outline applications to its commissioned workstream. This article was published on 2025-12-22
