Innovation award

Cystic Fibrosis Trust - Translational Innovation Hub Network [CLOSED]

A collaborative Network of Translational Innovation Hubs to address Lung Health and Infection in cystic fibrosis. The Network will comprise of three Innovation Hubs with cross-institutional collaborations.
Award programme/theme
Innovation award
Funding amount range
Over £500,000
Maximum duration
3 years

Guts UK / BSG - Trainee Awards [OPEN]

These trainee research awards are open to speciality trainees, who are eager to conduct research or audit/quality improvement in any area of gastroenterology (including pancreatology and hepatology) or nutrition in relation to gastroenterology.
Award programme/theme
Innovation award
Funding amount range
Under £50,000
Submission deadline

GSK / King's Fund - IMPACT Awards [CLOSED]

The GSK IMPACT Awards recognise and reward charities that are doing excellent work to improve people’s health and wellbeing.
Award programme/theme
Innovation award
Funding amount range
Under £50,000
Submission deadline

Health Foundation - Innovating for Improvement [CLOSED]

Aims to support innovative approaches and ideas. Projects should test and develop ideas and approaches to improve health and social care delivery or the way people manage their own health care in the UK.
Award programme/theme
Innovation award
Funding amount range
£50,001 to £100,000
Maximum duration
15 months

European Research Council (ERC) - Advanced Grants [OPEN]

Allows exceptional established research leaders to pursue groundbreaking, high-risk projects that open new directions in their respective research fields or other domains.
Award programme/theme
Innovation award
Funding amount range
Over £500,000
Maximum duration
3-5 years
Submission deadline

European Research Council (ERC) - Proof of Concept Grant [OPEN]

Open to researchers who have already been awarded an ERC grant. This will be additional funding to establish the innovation potential of ideas arising from the ERC-funded research projects.
Award programme/theme
Innovation award
Funding amount range
£100,001 to £250,000
Maximum duration
18 months
Submission deadline

Cystic Fibrosis Trust - Venture and Innovation Awards [CLOSED]

Designed to bring funding from external agencies into the field of cystic fibrosis research, the Venture and Innovation Awards (VIAs) support transformational and innovative research projects.
Award programme/theme
Innovation award

The Brain Tumour Charity - Expanding Theories Awards [CLOSED]

The awards are designed to allow exploration of theories with the potential to open new avenues of investigation. Projects funded through this scheme should be pilot awards. It is intended that the scheme will allow the generation of sufficient data to support applications for larger scale projects.
Award programme/theme
Innovation award
Funding amount range
£100,001 to £250,000
Maximum duration
2 years