Neurodisability

A neurodisability paediatrician supports children and young people with disabilities resulting from congenital (since birth) or acquired long-term conditions - find out more about this sub-specialty.

Epilepsy Research Institute UK - Fellowships [CLOSED]

To support research fellowship projects into the causes, treatment, prevention and psychosocial aspects of epilepsy.
Award programme/theme
Fellowship (award type)
Funding amount range
£250,001 to £500,000
Maximum duration
4 years
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) - 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) - Consolidator Grants [OPEN]

These grants support researchers who are consolidating their own independent research team or programme.
Award programme/theme
Programme grant
Funding amount range
Over £500,000
Maximum duration
5 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

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

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

The Brain Tumour Charity - Future Leaders [CLOSED]

Aims to identify excellent early-stage non-clinical researchers and provide support so they can establish themselves as leading researchers in the brain tumour field.
Award programme/theme
Research support grant
Funding amount range
£100,001 to £250,000
Maximum duration
3 years
Submission deadline

The Brain Tumour Charity - Clinical Biomarkers [CLOSED]

This scheme supports the identification, validation, and implementation of clinical biomarkers that bring us closer to an early and accurate diagnosis, and/or inform the management of brain tumours.
Award programme/theme
Project grant
Funding amount range
£250,001 to £500,000
Maximum duration
5 years

The Brain Tumour Charity - Conferences and Workshops [CLOSED]

Designed to fund scientific conferences and workshops that will inspire innovative research and drive progress in the brain tumour research field.
Award programme/theme
Research support grant
Funding amount range
Under £50,000