Funding

The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) established the Young Investigator Research Grant program to support clinical research studies addressing important issues for patients with kidney disease. Projects must be patient-oriented.

Who Should Apply? The applicant must:

• Have completed training in nephrology prior to the start of the grant award.
• Hold a full-time appointment to a faculty position or an equivalent position as a scientist on the staff of a research-oriented institution in the National Capital Area at the time funding begins (the University or research-orientated institution must be in the United States).
• Are within their first four years of initial appointment to a faculty position or staff scientist position in a research organisation.

Funding Amount: $25,000 for one year

This £10,000 award is an open call with no deadline, and reviews conducted regularly. The grant will support prototype development, proof-of-concept work or early feasibility tests for new surgical technologies.  In addition, this is an opportunity which provides high-level access to NIHR expertise and its innovation pipeline to advance your project.

The concept must be a technology-based solution which aligns with general surgery and/or colorectal, hepatobiliary and vascular surgery (including wound care).

New funding round opening on 28th June. This scheme provides funding for early-career researchers from any discipline who are ready to develop their research identity. Through innovative projects, they will deliver shifts in understanding that could improve human life, health and wellbeing. By the end of the award, they will be ready to lead their own independent research programme. Funded research can be in any discipline – including science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), experimental medicine, humanities and social science, clinical/allied health sciences, and public health – as long as it has the potential to improve human life, health and wellbeing, and aligns with the Wellcome Trust’s funding remit.

This scheme provides funding for established researchers and teams from any discipline who want to pursue bold and creative research ideas to deliver significant shifts in understanding that could improve human life, health and wellbeing. There are two remaining funding rounds for this year: the April round with a deadline of 5pm GMT on 11 April, and the July round with a deadline of 5pm GMT on 25 July 2023. Watch the Wellcome Trust webinar for established researchers and collaborative teams to hear more about their goals for Discovery Research.

This scheme provides funding for mid-career researchers from any discipline who have the potential to be international research leaders. They will develop their research capabilities, drive innovative programmes of work and deliver significant shifts in understanding that could improve human life, health and wellbeing. There are two remaining funding rounds for this year: the April round with a deadline of 5pm GMT on 4 April, and the July round with a deadline of 5pm GMT on 27 July 2023.