News, funding calls and events

Pre-Application Support Fund

Are you looking to start your journey in health & care research? The Pre-Application Support Fund could give you the extra boost you need for a successful NIHR career development application. This scheme covers funding

NIHR Strategic Plan for Inclusion: Share Your Views

NIHR is developing its Strategic Plan for Inclusion for 2028 to 2033. We want to hear what matters most to you and how the plan can succeed. Who can take part: anyone in the NIHR

South and East Network for Social Sciences Doctoral Training Partnership

Applications are now open for PhD studentships for the ESRC: Economic and Social Research Council funded South and East Network for Social Sciences (SENSS) scheme. These are student-led studentships across 6 interdisciplinary themes and 8 universities.

Webinar: NIHR Future Leaders Fellowship

Interested in applying for the next cohort of NIHR Future Leaders Fellowship? NIHR is organising a webinar to introduce this funding opportunity on 28 October, 12:30 – 1:15 pm. This 7-year award helps postdoctoral researchers

Alzheimer’s Research UK London Network Early Career Researcher and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Day

The Alzheimer’s Research UK London Network is bringing researchers together for a joint Early Career Researcher (ECR) and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Day. This full-day, in-person event in central London combines cutting-edge dementia science

Call for applications: Joint MRC / Vivensa Foundation Professional Doctorate: Clinical research training fellowship

NIHR Undergraduate Internship Programme

Cohort 4 of the NIHR Undergraduate Internship Programme (UIP) is open. Early career researchers can apply for funding to host up to three undergraduate interns on short, fully funded placements, and gain supervisory and funding

NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) North East and North Cumbria fully funded PhD studentships 

The NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) North East and North Cumbria is offering 17 fully funded PhD studentships in applied health and social care research, starting in January 2027. The studentships are spread across five

Senior Clinical and Practitioner Research Award

The Senior Clinical and Practitioner Research Award (SCPRA) provides up to 3 years of funding for individuals at the postdoctoral level to engage in research activities. To apply, you must: Applications for funding will be

UKRI modernises grant assessment for the age of Artificial Intelligence

UKRI is evolving its assessment processes to respond to these important issues and deliver a better service to the researchers we support and to the public who trust us to invest in the best research

Workshop: Predoctoral Fellowship Application Day 

The NIHR Research Support Service is offering a workshop to help you develop an application to the NIHR Predoctoral Award Programme. The workshop (27 October 2026, 9.15 AM, online) will look at what you need

Webinar: Public partnerships, Inside a successful MRC research application

Are you preparing an MRC funding application or thinking about how public involvement could strengthen your research? Don’t miss the MRC webinar ‘Public partnerships: Inside a successful MRC research application’ on 20 October (2:00pm to