Up to £2 million over five years to support outstanding academics on a trajectory to become research leaders, enabling them to lead applied health, social care and public health research at professorial level.
Funding of up to £350,000 for health research projects in Scotland, supporting studies across areas including clinical research, health improvement, health protection and health services research.
Up to £50,000 to provide protected research time for registered healthcare professionals with a PhD or MD who are returning to research or at a key clinical academic career transition.
Up to three years of funding for senior clinicians and practitioners at postdoctoral level to undertake research and career development activities, with Allied Health Professionals among the professions prioritised for funding.
Funding for applied health and care research with the potential to directly benefit patients and users of NHS services, with early-career researchers encouraged to lead applications.
Funding for applied health and care research that has the potential to directly benefit patients and users of NHS services, with early-career researchers encouraged to lead applications.
An NIHR development programme supporting senior researchers to strengthen their research leadership skills and progress their careers, with applications open until 7 October 2026.
CSO is introducing a new grants management system which will replace the current email based application process going forward. The software is used by other funders so should have a familiar feel to some applicants. Applicants will be able to submit and manage their applications from the pre-award stage through to post-award and completion of the award stages. All grant and capacity building applications must be submitted using the forms available on the grants management system and should not be submitted using the old electronic forms.
The MSc Leading Clinical Research Delivery at Exeter is one of only three NIHR funded, fully online MSc programmes, developed in line with the NIHR Masters for Research Delivery Leadership (formerly known as Clinician Researcher Credentials Framework). It supports practising clinical professionals aspiring to work in the clinical research delivery workforce.
