Starter grant / pilot grant

Academy of Medical Sciences - Starter Grants for Clinical Lecturers [CLOSED]

https://acmedsci.ac.uk/grants-and-schemes/grant-schemes/starter-grants
Provides support to early-career research-active clinical scientists who are at key career transition points, helping them to gather data that will strengthen their bids for longer-term fellowships and funding.
Award programme/theme
Starter grant / pilot grant
Funding amount range
Under £50,000
Maximum duration
2 years
Submission deadline

European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID) - Small Grant Award [OPEN]

https://www.espid.org/award-details.aspx?group=awards&id=14
Small pump-priming grants to ESPID members to support research work design to produce pilot data for further external funding.
Award programme/theme
Starter grant / pilot grant
Funding amount range
Under £50,000
Submission deadline

British Skin Foundation - Small Grants Award [CLOSED]

https://www.britishskinfoundation.org.uk/small-grant-awards
Funds small-scale UK- or Republic of Ireland-based research that will benefit patients with skin diseases and propel future dermatological research.
Award programme/theme
Starter grant / pilot grant
Funding amount range
Under £50,000
Maximum duration
1 year

Rosetrees Trust - Seedcorn Awards [CLOSED]

https://rosetrees.org.uk/seedcorn-awards/
Seedcorn awards are aimed at enabling researchers to advance innovative and novel ideas related to the prevention, diagnosis and/or treatment of human diseases. Applicants are expected to have a novel hypothesis and some preliminary data.
Award programme/theme
Starter grant / pilot grant
Funding amount range
Under £50,000
Maximum duration
18 months
Submission deadline

Epilepsy Research Institute UK - Pilot Grant [CLOSED]

Grants to support pilot or start-up studies. Must be a novel piece of research and not part of an already funded project.
Award programme/theme
Starter grant / pilot grant
Funding amount range
Under £50,000
Maximum duration
2 years
Submission deadline

European Research Council (ERC) - Starting Grants [CLOSED]

Aims to support up-and-coming research leaders who are about to establish a proper research team and to start conducting independent research in Europe. It will support the creation of excellent new research teams.
Award programme/theme
Starter grant / pilot grant
Funding amount range
Over £500,000
Maximum duration
5 years
Submission deadline

Academy of Medical Sciences - Springboard for Biomedical Scientists [OPEN]

This grant supports early-career researchers to undertake small research projects, helping newly independent biomedical scientists to launch their research careers.
Award programme/theme
Starter grant / pilot grant
Funding amount range
£50,001 to £100,000
Maximum duration
2 years
Submission deadline

Diabetes Research & Wellness Foundation - Pump-Priming Grants [CLOSED]

Supports research related to causes, cures or complications of diabetes.
Award programme/theme
Starter grant / pilot grant
Funding amount range
Under £50,000
Maximum duration
2 year
Submission deadline