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All research funding applications MUST be registered with R&D at least 15 days before the funder deadline to get costings and approvals in time for the funders deadline.

CCLG Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL) Project Grant
Funder deadline:14/09/2022
Funding available: £ 100,000
Duration of funding: up to 3 years
Eligibility: The charity is looking for a clearly defined research project addressing a key question in paediatric acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). The project should focus on one or more high-risk/poor outcome subtypes of ALL. The funded project will improve our understanding of the disease and help improve the outlook for children diagnosed with higher-risk forms of ALL. Salaries of Principal Investigators are not covered by funding. Computers and laptops are not eligible for funding, unless integral to a major piece of equipment or analysis package.

CCLG Harley Staples Cancer Trust Research Grant
Funder deadline: 14/09/2022
Funding available: £ 100,000
Duration of funding: 3 years
Eligibility: Salary of Principal Investigators are not covered by CCLG project grants. Computers and laptops are not eligible for funding, unless integral to a major piece of equipment or analysis package.

Institute of Mental Health (IoMH) Small Grants
Funder deadline: 27/09/2022 1pm
Funding available: £10,000
Duration of funding: up to 12 months
Eligibility: As part of its commitment to support mental health research, the IoMH has established a small grants scheme to encourage collaborative and interdisciplinary work in mental health research. We welcome applications on any interdisciplinary projects focusing on mental health research, provided they fulfil the eligibility criteria listed on our website. Complete guidance and the template application can be found here. Please send any questions to the IoMH Research Coordinator, Ana Antunes-Martins, a.antunes-martins@ucl.ac.uk.

EPOS Research Grants
Funder deadline: 30/09/2022
Funding available: €2,000 to €10,000
Duration of funding: 1-3 years
Eligibility: EPOS Research Grants are available annually to support clinical and basic science research in the field of paediatric orthopaedics. A broad range of research areas will be considered, including patient-based studies, clinical and basic science research and clinical studies. Multi-center and society wide projects will be favoured. Pilot projects, research with pre-existing funding that may need supplemental support, as well as complete research proposals will also be considered for funding. Clinical relevance must be clearly noted in the abstract and specific aims and be obvious from the title and study design. Eligible applicants are orthopaedic surgeons who are licensed to practice. The Principal Investigator or co-PI must be a member of EPOS in good standing.

Kidney Research UK Paediatric Research Awards
Funder deadline: 04/10/2022
Funding available: £ 250,000
Duration of funding: 2-3 years
Eligibility: Applications are invited from non-medical, medical, nursing, pharmacy and allied health professionals. The applicant must be resident in the UK and the research must take place at a UK establishment. Kidney Research UK will not pay Indirect costs, or publication costs.

Waterloo Foundation Child Development Grants
Funder deadline: 09/10/2022
Funding available: £ 60,000
Duration of funding: between 12 and 36 months
Eligibility: We are interested in the psychological and behavioural development of our children, and particularly in certain neurodevelopmental conditions and the factors that influence them. We are currently inviting applications for research funding into two different topics: Diet/Microbiome and Rolandic Epilepsy and look forward to supporting projects that complement our research interests in these areas.

BHF - New Horizons Grants
Funder deadline: ongoing
Funding available: Up to £300,000
Duration of funding: 3 years
Eligibility: To encourage scientists from outside traditional cardiovascular biology to engage in cardiovascular research and bring novel expertise to the field to develop new technologies, models or methodologies and explore novel concepts. Examples of such collaborations includes cooperatives between biologists and engineers, physicists, mathematicians etc.

Royal Society Research Grants
Scheme opens: 13/09/22
Funder deadline: 10/11/22 15:00pm
Funding available: £ 20,000
Duration of funding: up to 3 years
Eligibility: Applicants must hold a PhD or equivalent qualification, be based at an eligible UK organisation and a UK resident at the time of application and be fully independent researchers with access to their own lab space. Applicants must play a major part and take a leading role in the project.

MRC Clinical academic research partnerships
Funder deadline: 17 November 2022 16:00
Funding available: up to 50% of salary and project costs
Duration of funding: 1-3 years
Eligibility: Apply for funding to develop your research interests through a collaborative partnership. Your research can focus on any area of MRC’s or NIHR’s remit. You must be a registered healthcare professional, have a PhD, MD or equivalent, be working at a senior level with specialised knowledge, have a research partner based at an eligible research organisation. MRC will fund 80% of the full economic cost. Please contact grants advice should you wish to apply.

PhD Studentship in Clinical Informatics
Funder deadline: 21/07/2022
Duration: 3 years
Eligibility: More information can be found here. To apply, please send a current CV including the contact details of two professional referees as well as a cover letter to Drive.Research@gosh.nhs.uk. Enquiries can be made to Dr Gemma Molyneux.

NIHR GOSH BRC Research Communications Internship
Funder deadline: 24/07/22 Midnight
Funding available: £15,000
Duration: 3months
Eligibility: The first funded NIHR GOSH BRC Research Communications Internship is now open. This is an exciting opportunity to gain experience in an area that will improve your communication skills with your peers, patients and the general public. They are looking for an existing staff member from GOSH or GOS ICH, with an interest in sharing complex ideas in an engaging way online to work with the team (it can be part time), but must end by 30th November 2022. Please send any questions and your expression of interest to research.communications@gosh.nhs.uk.

Thrasher Early Career Award
Funder deadline: 13/09/2022
Funding available: £ 20,807 (25,000 USD)
Eligibility: Applications are invited from early career medical researchers with a focus on child health. Each project needs to be under the guidance of a mentor. The programme is open to applications from institutions based inside and outside the United States. There are no restrictions with regard to citizenship.

Pathological Society & CRUK Predoctoral Research Bursary
Funder deadline: 13/09/2022
Funding available: £ 45,000
Duration of Funding: 3-12 months
Eligibility: Applicants should fulfil the following:
Medical trainee in a Pathology specialism (eg Chemical pathology, Forensic histopathology, Paediatric and perinatal pathology, Diagnostic neuropathology, Histopathology)
Be registered to practice medicine in the UK and be a Member of the Pathological Society
Have not completed or registered for an MD or PhD
Have not already received fellowship funding to allow them to undertake research (with the exception of NIHR Academic Clinical Fellowships or equivalent fellowships that provide salary support only for periods of research during clinical training)

Future Leaders Fellowships: round 7
Funder deadline: 6 December 2022 16:00
Funding available: ask for the resources you need
Duration: 4 years
Eligibility: This scheme is for early career researchers and innovators who are transitioning to or establishing independence, or who may be developing their own original and ambitious plans within a commercial setting. You do not need to hold a PhD and there are no eligibility rules based on the number of years since your PhD. However, if you do not hold a PhD, you must be able to demonstrate equivalent research or innovation experience or training. There are no eligibility rules based on whether you currently hold a permanent or open-ended academic position or job role.

Please acknowledge the BRC in your publications!
NIHR GOSH Biomedical Research Centre has provided important infrastructure funding for research at the GOS ICH and GOSH. This research infrastructure contributes to all research that goes on at the ICH and GOSH. It is very important that the NIHR BRC is acknowledged in all publications, including conference and meeting abstracts. Full details of how to acknowledge the BRC can be found on the webpage.

NIHR launches new publishing platform for all types of research output
NIHR has launched a new publishing platform that allows researchers to rapidly publish any research output they wish to share, supporting transparency, reproducibility and impact from publicly funded research. NIHR Open Research has now been opened up to all types of research output from across NIHR programmes, infrastructure, schools and units. This approach means that NIHR researchers can put any information from their studies into the public domain, increasing the discoverability and reach of their research.
Read more in the news story on the NIHR website

How can we improve NIHR Evidence?
The NIHR are currently doing some research to understand who uses the NIHR Evidence website, and how they can improve it. You can help them by taking their 2-minute survey.

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