Funding calls of interest

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INTERNAL CALLS

Cambridge Centre for Physical Biology (CPB): PhD and Postdoc prize nominations

• The Cambridge Centre for Physical Biology (CPB) aims to support and facilitate multidisciplinary collaborations across the University of Cambridge. This year we will recognise up to 2 PhDs and 2 Postdocs for their innovative research at the intersection of biological, physical, and/or mathematical sciences.
• The awardees' work must have been predominantly carried out in Cambridge. Each prize is £500, and winners will be invited to give a talk at the CPB Annual Meeting on 13^th January 2025.
• Application deadline: 31^st October 2024
• More info here.

West Hub Small Grants Programme - round 2

• West Hub Researchers Fund - Exclusive for Postdocs and Researchers: Foster collaboration and socialization through relaxed events with guest speakers, discussions, and casual socials. Apply for a maximum funding of £2,000 to cover speaker fees, travel costs, catering, and more!
• West Hub Community Fund - Open to ALL University of Cambridge community members: Organize engaging and inclusive events for the local community - think exhibitions, concerts, sports activities, wellbeing seminars, arts and crafts classes, or children’s events! Secure funding of up to £1,000 for your event dreams.
• Deadline for Proposals: 5 pm, Monday, 16 September 2024.
• More info and application forms here.

Funding call – Novel Applications of AI for Research and Innovation

• In collaboration with the Cambridge Centre for Data Driven Discovery, the Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery are offering small grants for Cambridge University researchers pursuing innovative applications of AI in research or real-world contexts.
• Funding of up to £25,000 is available to support a variety of activities, including research, events, workshops, teaching, or software development, with a focus on interdisciplinary collaboration. Applications are open to PhD students and research staff at the University of Cambridge.
• Deadline: 18 September 2024
• More info here.

Bio-spark Company-seeding and Exploring Fellowships

• Bio-spark is an education and research programme that provides support for such early-stage scientists, including but not limited to those engaged in a PhD or Postdoc. Bio-spark provides mentorship by inspirational individuals, gives opportunity to sample different company environments, and provides mentorship that may lead to the formation of companies. This programme gives a unique set of young scientists tools to progress in business and entrepreneurship.
• The programme runs from November to June each year, the call for applications are now open.
• Deadline: 15 September 2024
• More info here.

BBSRC IAA: Impact Project Call

• The Bioscience Impact Team is offering virtual drop-in sessions to support applications to the BBSRC Impact Acceleration Account Impact Project Call 2024. All applicants are encouraged to meet with the team prior to application for tailored advise and feedback.Funding is available to develop the real-world impact of your research beyond academia.  A wide range of activities can be funded by this award, for example: stakeholder engagement; policy workshops; prototype development for commercialisation; and testing models or diagnostics in real world settings. These funds can be used for directly incurred costs such as salary, consumables, travel, or workshops.
• Max award: Up to £40,000
• Deadline: 11th October 2024 at 16:00
• Informal online drop-in sessions are available 30th August and 4th, 12th and 13th September, book now.
• Alternatively, please email Carmen Fernandez-Posada and Lauren Maggs, iaa@admin.cam.ac.uk.

Pre-announcement – Restricted Call: Royal Society Wolfson Fellowships 2025, Round 1 (indicative internal deadline: 25th September 2024)

• The Royal Society plans to open Round 1 of their 2025 Wolfson Fellowships scheme on 11^th September 2024. The programme is to enable UK Universities to strategically recruit and attract outstanding international researchers to the UK’s scientific community. This can be achieved through one of the following routes
  •  A five-year Royal Society Wolfson Fellowship
  • A 12-month sabbatical Visiting Fellowship

• This call will be managed according to the University’s restricted calls procedure.
• We anticipate asking interested departments to complete an online selection form by 25th September 2024. The full requirements for the internal process as well as the link to the online submission form will be provided once the call opens.

EXTERNAL CALLS

UKRI: Postdoctoral clinical research training fellowship

• Apply for funding to reacquire research skills. Your research can focus on any area of Medical Research Council (MRC)’s remit.
• You must:
  - be a registered healthcare professional
  - be a PhD graduate working outside of research, usually five or more years
  - show plans to pursue a research career and be at an appropriate point in your clinical training to undertake the fellowship
• We will fund your salary and project costs for three years. We will fund 80% of the full economic cost (FEC).
• Funders: Medical Research Council (MRC)
• Deadline: 4 September 2024
• More info here.

UKRI: Predoctoral clinical research training fellowship

• Apply for funding to undertake a PhD. Your research can focus on any area of Medical Research Council (MRC)’s remit to improve human health.
• You must:
  - be a registered healthcare professional
  - be at an appropriate point in your training to undertake a PhD
  - show plans to pursue a research career
• We will fund your salary and project costs for three years. We will fund 100% of the justified costs.
• Funders: Medical Research Council (MRC)
• Deadline: 4 September 2024
• More info here.

UKRI: Clinician scientist fellowship

• Apply for support to become an independent researcher in a medical research field. Your research can focus on any area of Medical Research Council (MRC)’s remit to improve human health.
• You must:
  - be a registered healthcare professional
  - have a PhD or equivalent
  - show evidence of career development
  - show clear plans for developing as a leader in your field
• We will fund your salary and project costs for up to five years. We will fund 80% of the full economic cost (FEC).
• Funders: Medical Research Council (MRC)
• Deadline: 4 September 2024
• More info here.

UKRI: Senior non-clinical fellowship

• Apply for support to become an internationally recognised research leader in your field. Your research can focus on any area of Medical Research Council’s (MRC) remit to improve human health.
• You must:
  - have a PhD or equivalent
  - have experience leading research funded by a major funder
  - be managing your own independent research group
• We will fund project costs and 50% of your salary for up to five years. We will fund 80% of the full economic cost (FEC).
• Funders: Medical Research Council (MRC)
• Deadline: 11 September 2024
• More info here.

UKRI: Career development award

• Apply for support to become an independent researcher in a medical research field. Your research can focus on any area of Medical Research Council (MRC)’s remit to improve human health.
• There is no limit on the amount of funding you can apply for. We will fund your salary and project costs for up to five years. We will fund 80% of the full economic cost.
• Funders: Medical Research Council (MRC)
• Deadline: 11 September 2024
• More info here.

NIHR: Global Health Research – Researcher-led

• The Global Health Research (GHR) – Researcher-led programmes support research that aims to improve health outcomes for the most vulnerable people in low and middle income countries (LMICs). GHR Researcher-led offers researcher-led funding opportunities. This means you can apply for funding for research topics of your choice, where these have been identified in collaboration with local stakeholders.
• We support equitable research partnerships between researchers and institutions in the UK and/or those in LMICs eligible to receive Official Development Assistance (ODA). Through these programmes we directly fund one lead contracting institution which can be either LMIC or UK based, who then disburses funding to all.
• Deadline: 6 November 2024
• More info here.