Funding opportunities
This section shows upcoming funding opportunities from a variety of funders. This list is not exhaustive and will be updated regularly.
Funding available at University of Glasgow
The University of Glasgow has numerous internal funding schemes that are open to staff and/or students at the university. These schemes provide support for pump-priming, impact acceleration, knowledge exchange, partnership development and culture initiatives.
Latest NIHR funding opportunities
The current NIHR funding opportunities are available here. Please verify the funding eligibility.
Researchers based in Scotland are able to apply for the majority NIHR Programmes - CSO list of eligible programmes includes:
- Health Technology Assessment (HTA)
- Public Health Research (PHR)
- Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation (EME)
- Health and Social Care Delivery Research (HSDR)
- Evidence Synthesis
- Invention for Innovation (i4i)
- Research Programme for Social Care (RfSC)
- Programme Grants for Applied Research (PGfAR)
- Programme Development Grants (PDG)
MRC Funding Opportunities
Current MRC funding opportunities can be found here: UKRI Funding Finder
UKRI Developmental pathway funding scheme: stage one is a funding for academically-led translational projects that aim to either:
- improve prevention, diagnosis, prognosis or treatment of significant health needs
- develop research tools that increase the efficiency of developing interventions
Closing: 19 March 2025
MRC Funding Opportunities with rounds opening February, June and October
February to May
June to September
October to January
Population and systems medicine
- Population and systems medicine: responsive mode: programme
- Population and systems medicine: responsive mode new investigator
- Population and systems medicine: responsive mode research grant
Neurosciences and mental health
- Neurosciences and mental health research: responsive mode: research grant
- Neurosciences and mental health: responsive mode: new investigator
Infection and immunity
- Infections and immunity: responsive mode: programme
- Infections and immunity: responsive mode: research grant
Molecular and celular medicine
- Molecular and cellular medicine: responsive mode: programme
- Molecular and cellular medicine: responsive mode new investigator
- Molecular and cellular medicine: responsive mode research grant
Partnerships
Chief Scientist Office (CSO) Funding
Wellcome
Available funding opportunities can be find in this link:
Wellcome funding opportunities
please also note available funding guidance.
Association of Physicians of Great Britain & Ireland
Find details on Starter Grants for Clinical Lecturers, Summer Studentship and Young Investigator Awards Scheme in this link: Association of Physicians of Great Britain & Ireland
British Heart Foundation
The BHF is providing personal support for clinical and non-clinical cardiovascular researchers at all stages of their career.
See the funding support option here.
VERSUS ARTHRITIS
Versus Arthritis provides variety of funding opportunities supporting career development, PPIE and projects improving the diagnosis and treatment of arthritis.
See the open and future funding calls here.
Cancer Research UK
Cancer Research UK funds research across four primary objectives – discovery, detection, prevention and treatment.
You can find funding opportunities here.
TENOVUS Scotland
Tenovus Scotland foster high quality research within the healthcare professions in Scotland and provides financial support for projects that support research into health and wellbeing in the fields of Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, the Medical Sciences and allied professions. All projects must have a clear research component and fall within the general areas of clinical or medical science, or applied health research.
Explore the funding opportunities:
Leverhulme Trust
The Trust awards funding across academic disciplines, supporting talented individuals in the arts, humanities, sciences and social sciences to realise their personal vision in research and professional training.
You can explore forteen schemes here.