Funding Opportunities

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Programme Grants for Applied Research are prestigious awards of up to £2m over a period of three to five years, directed towards leading researchers who can demonstrate an impressive track-record of achievement in applied health research. Each programme will fund a series of related projects which form a coherent theme in an area of priority or need for the NHS.


Aims

  • The aims of the Programme Grants for Applied Research funding scheme are to:
  • Provide evidence to improve health outcomes in England through promotion of health, prevention of ill health, and optimal disease management (including safety and quality), with particular emphasis on conditions causing significant disease burden, where other research funders may not be focused, or there is insufficient funding available.
  • Enable NHS trusts to tackle areas of high priority or need for health
  • Provide some stability of funding to support the long-term development of top quality applied research groups working in the NHS
  • Replace, in part, programmes of research currently supported by the Priorities and Needs (PNF) component of NHS R&D Support Funding for NHS Providers

Funding deadlines:

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Review of Programme Grants for Applied Research

Would you like to know more about what makes a successful PGfAR application? A review is now available on the Programme Grants pages on the NIHR website.
Programme Grants for Applied Research: six competitions, 100 awards provides:
  • Programme and application process overview
  • Review of the outcomes of the first six competitions
  • Eight case studies from PGfAR-funded researchers, providing a sense of the broad range of health research funded by PGfAR
  • Information on Patient and Public Involvement, including a case study and quotes from lay reviewers describing their experiences of participating in the programme
  • Advice and guidance on applying to the programme from the Programme Director, Adrian Grant and a foreword from Professor Dame Sally C Davies, Chief Medical Officer and Chief Scientific Adviser to the Department of Health.

The review can be downloaded as a PDF from the link on the right.