Three great reasons to join Vivensa Academy today
Read on to discover why you should apply to join Vivensa Academy, and the fantastic members-only exclusives you can access from day one.
Funding opportunity
Five funded places on Zinc’s Inflection Programme for mid-career researchers
We are excited to announce that the Vivensa Foundation is funding five places for Academy members on Zinc’s Inflection Programme.
Health Technology Assessment: Return to standing after a fall
NIHR’s Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme is looking to fund research into returning patients to standing after a fall. This is a 2-stage, commissioned funding opportunity. To apply for the first stage you should submit an outline application. If invited to the …
Alzheimer’s Research UK Inspire Fund – public engagement grant
Inspire Fund provides funding for projects that engage underserved communities with the topic of brain health and reducing the risk of dementia. This scheme is part of Alzheimer’s Research UK’s work to build the understanding of dementia and share …
Policy Research Programme MSK Physical Hubs phase 1 evaluation
NIHR PRP is looking to fund a single research project to conduct a policy evaluation of the – Musculoskeletal (MSK) Physical Activity Hubs in the Community (MSK Hubs). The evaluation is high profile and a high priority, in the context …
EPSRC Health Technologies Connectivity Awards: round two
Apply for funding to spend time in a different research or user environment to build new connections applicable to health technologies. Novel engineering and physical sciences (EPS) research contributing to the delivery of the health technologies strategy must comprise a proportion …
EPSRC Research and partnership hubs for a healthy society
Apply for funding to establish a large-scale multidisciplinary research hub, drawing on expertise across the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and health research community, to support people to live healthier lives and prevent ill health. Proposals should …
Giving healthcare professionals the funding and support needed to do ageing-related research
Read about our research funding schemes for those at the frontline of providing care for older people.
Themed call on early action to prevent poor health outcomes – funding opportunity
This targeted prevention funding opportunity, which is part of a co-ordinated response by NIHR to the DHSC areas of research interest 1 (ARI1), aims to generate high-quality research evidence through the evaluation of health and care interventions and services. It …
European Sociological Association’s mid-term conference: travel grants for PhD students
The European Sociological Association’s (ESA) Research Network is pleased to announce the mid-term conference titled “Old Societies, New Ageing”, to be held on the 6th and 7th of November 2025 in Murcia, Spain. The board of the Research Network …
Call for proposals on implementing evidence-based interventions for older adults in underserved communities
The expression of interest stage for our new funding call on the topic of implementing evidence-based interventions that prevent, delay or reduce health and/or social care requirements for older adults in underserved communities is now open. Full details of the …
Vivensa Foundation Early Career Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme is now open
After the success of our 2024 pilot scheme, which was limited to those Departments / Centres that hold our Multiple PhD Studentship awards from the 2020 and 2022 rounds, we are delighted to be opening up the opportunity to all …