The BMA Foundation for Medical Research provides approximately £600,000 of research funding annually, this year across 11 different grants. Details of the 2018 grants have now been confirmed and all grant categories can be viewed in the poster below or on the BMA Foundation website here. Applications are invited from medical practitioners and/or research scientists for research in progress or prospective research.

All BMA Foundation grants will be available to apply for online on the BMA Foundation website from 01 January 2018. The application deadline is 2 March 2018.

For any further information on the BMA Foundation for Medical Research please see our webpages www.bmafoundationmr.org.uk or feel free to contact us directly at researchgrants@bma.org.uk or 020 7383 6341.

Deadline 31 January 2018

The British Academy has launched a new funding scheme for Visiting Fellowships. These Fellowships provide academics based in any country overseas (and active at any career stage and in any discipline within the humanities and social sciences) with the opportunity to be based at a UK higher education or other research institution of their choice for up to six months. Visiting Fellows will work with colleagues at UK host institutions in order to develop new research collaborations and/or deepen existing partnerships.

Candidates need not necessarily apply to develop collaboration with UK scholars active within the same discipline. The Fellowships are open also to applicants who wish to work with UK colleagues in other areas or disciplines (including scholars within the natural, medical, or engineering sciences), in a cross- or inter-disciplinary way.

Awards of up to £33,000 are available. Funding can be used to support subsistence and accommodation costs, research expenses, travel expenses and a contribution of 50% of the total award to enable the UK institution to host the fellow.

British Academy website

Email: internationalgrants@britac.ac.uk

https://wellcome.ac.uk/funding/multi-user-equipment-grants

Deadline: Outline 12^th January 2018, Full 6^th April 2018

Duration: Up to 5 years

Amount: £100k – £1M

What Wellcome are looking for:

• how the proposed equipment will directly benefit your research and that of others
• your track record
• your host organisation’s financial contribution
• evidence of demand for the equipment
• whether you’ve considered that similar equipment may be available locally/nationally
• pilot data showing the suitability of the equipment
• management and sustainability plans
• expertise in operating the equipment
• the cost of the equipment (including manufacturer discounts)
• added value for Wellcome Trust-funded research.

Expenses may include:

• staff
• equipment
• access charges
• research management and support costs
• inflation allowance
• clinical research costs

The host organisation must provide a supporting statement that outlines:

• how the equipment will contribute to their overall research strategy
• their contribution towards the equipment (financial or otherwise).

The host organisation should contribute at least 25 per cent towards the cost of the equipment.

Contributions can include support in-kind as well as money, such as the provision of a key support post.

Please ensure to read the full application details available through the link above.

(Government ten-year framework for mental health research in the UK)https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-framework-for-mental-health-research

This framework (launched 07/12/17) provides a collective view of how mental health research should develop in the UK over the next decade.
It sets out a structure to improve co-ordination and strengthen the focus on areas where mental health research is likely to translate into significant health benefit.

This document is a response to a recommendation in the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health report that the Department of Health lead on the development of a 10-year strategy for mental health research.
The Five Year Forward View for Mental Health report was published in February 2016 by the independent Mental Health Taskforce.

The NIHR has launched 5 new mental health research funding opportunities into the promotion of good mental health and the prevention or treatment of mental ill health.

https://www.nihr.ac.uk/funding-and-support/current-funding-opportunities/?&start=1&custom_in_Workstreams=7391

This is coincides with the launch of the framework for mental health research:  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-framework-for-mental-health-research

17/110 EME Mental Health Themed Call
Closing date: 27 March 2018
The EME Programme are participating in the Themed Call: promotion of good mental health and the prevention or treatment of mental ill health across the whole life course

17/113 HTA Mental Health Themed Call (Primary Research)
Closing date: 28 March 2018
The HTA Programme are participating in the Themed Call: promotion of good mental health and the prevention or treatment of mental ill health across the whole life course

17/152 HTA Mental Health Themed Call (Evidence Synthesis)
Closing date: 28 March 2018
The HTA Programme are participating in the Themed Call: promotion of good mental health and the prevention or treatment of mental ill health across the whole life course

17/111 PHR Mental Health Themed Call
Closing date: 10 April 2018
The PHR Programme are participating in the Themed Call: promotion of good mental health and the prevention or treatment of mental ill health across the whole life course

17/112 HS&DR Mental Health Themed Call
Closing date: 26 April 2018
The HS&DR Programme are participating in the Themed Call: promotion of good mental health and the prevention or treatment of mental ill health across the whole life course