Project Grants

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Grant Name

Project Grants

Funder

Action Medical Research

Country or Region

United Kingdom

Research Field

Adolescent Health

Children (Patients)

Clinical Research or Studies

Developmental Disabilities

Medical Treatment

Neonatology

Pediatrics

Rehabilitation or Therapy

Deadline

November 20, 2021 (Expired)

Grant Size

Upper £200,000GBP Grants are provided for up to three years duration in support of one precisely formulated line of research. The charity's maximum project grant award is normally £200,000.

Contact Info

info@action.org.uk

Eligibility

The principal investigator (PI) for a project grant is normally employed in a permanent position in a UK university or institution. Fixed term employees on a long term contract may be eligible to be a PI, providing the term of employment extends at least six months beyond the duration of the proposed research project and the host research institution is prepared to give all the necessary support to the individual and the project. Research workers who require personal support from a project grant, and who have made a substantial intellectual contribution to the grant proposal, may be named as co-applicants with an established member of staff as the principal applicant.A research team can only apply for one grant per grant round.

Description

The aim of the charity is to prevent and treat disease and disability by funding vital medical research in hospitals or research institutions across the UK.The remit focuses on child health to include problems affecting pregnancy, childbirth, babies, children and young people. Within child health, the charity supports a broad spectrum of research with the objective of preventing disease and disability. Please note that the emphasis is on clinical research or research at the interface between clinical and basic science.Within the above criteria, the charity also supports research and development of equipment and techniques to improve diagnosis, therapy and assistive technology (including orthoses, prostheses and aids to daily living) and it encourages applications in the field of medical engineering. Eligibility The principal investigator (PI) for a project grant is normally employed in a permanent position in a UK university or institution. Fixed term employees on a long term contract may be eligible to be a PI, providing the term of employment extends at least six months beyond the duration of the proposed research project and the host research institution is prepared to give all the necessary support to the individual and the project. Research workers who require personal support from a project grant, and who have made a substantial intellectual contribution to the grant proposal, may be named as co-applicants with an established member of staff as the principal applicant.A research team can only apply for one grant per grant round.

Website

https://action.org.uk/research/apply-research-grant/apply-project-grant

Funding resources
Purdue Grant Writing Lab: Introduction to Grant Writing	Open Link
University of Wisconsin Writing Center: Planning and Writing a Grant Proposal	Open Link