Research funding opportunities
Finding research funding
People look for research funding opportunities for a variety of reasons and this page provides a list of opportunities from charities and UK Government agencies that are open to nurse or midwife researcher applications. You'll see awards to apply for a research project; attend a conference; and help with the cost of post-registration study, such as studentships and fellowships. It's fair to say that there will always be more people searching for research funding than there is research funding to give, so knowing where to look is an important first step.
If you are aware of, or would like to promote, a funding opportunity not currently listed below please send details to nicola.mills@rcn.org.uk Thank you.
UK Government Funding
- England: (NIHR)
- Northern Ireland: (HSC)
- Scotland: (CSO)
- Wales: (HCRW)
UK research councils
The UK's research councils invest around £3 billion each year into research.
Other sources of funding
- - research training fellowship
- - grants
- - PhD studentships, small project grants, pump-priming grants
- - multiple grants
- - healthcare innovation and delivery improvement grants
- - PhD studentships and project grants
- - nurses study grant
- – career development and research training fellowships
- – grants
- - small grants programme and nurse-led projects
- - various bursaries and grants
- - grants
- - Harkness fellowships in health care policy and practice
- - research awards
- - small grants
- – grants and fellowships
- - research project grants
- - awards
- - grants
- - scholarships
- - postgraduate student awards
- – grants
- - grant funding
- – various awards
- - research grants and career development bursaries
- - allied health professional fellowship (open to nurses)
- - research grants
- – various opportunities
- - awards
- - project award, early career fellowship, PhD fellowship
- - scientific research grants
- - funding
- - fund awards (diabetes)
- - project grants
- – grant
- - clinical researach training fellowship
- - PhD studentship, Cecil King memorial grant
- - education grants
- - research and development grants
- - various grants
- - various grants
- - post doctoral fellowships and lectureships
- - research strategy grant
- - small pilot grants
- - quality of life awards
- - various grants
- - grants and fellowship
- – fellowships
- - funding opportunities
- - smaller research projects fund
- - nurse fellowship and funding awards
- University of Exeter - contact APEx for information regarding funding available via SPCR to support primary care focussed research
- - clinical research fellowship
- - research grants
- - various awards
