Internal Funding Opportunities

Funding to cover the time of those either “Early” in their research “Career” and/or those with a research idea that is at the “Early Concept” stage and needs development.

• Short term funding
• Applicant salary costs covered
• PPIE costs covered

Funding for the applicant’s time to develop a NIHR application. You will know your NIHR funding stream and the deadline you are aiming to submit by (you can be at Stage 1 / EoI or Stage 2).

• Grant deadline identified
• Short term and long-term funding
• Applicant salary costs covered
• Other salary costs covered
• PPIE costs covered

For those holding Research Grant Development Funding but with a delay in the initial timeline.

• Grant deadline identified
• Short term funding
• Applicant salary costs covered
• Other salary costs covered
• PPIE costs covered

For those holding Research Grant Development Funding who have been shortlisted for an NIHR grant and need further “Follow-on” funding to protect their time to develop their Stage 2 application.

• Grant deadline identified
• Short term funding
• Applicant salary costs covered
• Other salary costs covered
• PPIE costs covered

Funding to cover Public/Patient Involvement & Engagement (PPIE) activities prior to formal grant funding being received for a research project (“Pre-award”). This will cover Working with People & Communities to allow diverse engagement at the project/grant development stage.

• Suitable for developing a research project or a program/portfolio
• Short term funding
• PPIE costs covered

A personal training and/or project award for Nurses, Midwives and AHPs with an interest in evidence-based care and who want to get a “taste” of clinical research.

• Suitable for Nurses Midwives and AHP’s
• Short term funding
• Applicant salary costs covered
• Non-pay costs covered
• PPIE costs covered

This fund supports NBT staff to undertake research projects (max. £25k per project) which could be directly implemented in the NHS, or feed into larger funding bids with the potential for future impact on the NHS. Applications are invited from NBT staff, including clinicians, nurses, midwives, and allied health professionals (AHPs) from any clinical area. 

Springboard supports staff with a range of experience, from staff with no prior research experience applying for their first research grant, through to an experienced researcher looking to undertake pilot, feasibility, or proof of concept work. 

R&D understand that applying for research funding can be daunting, but there is plenty of support available to help develop an application. Please contact researchgrants@nbt.nhs.uk as soon as possible to benefit from support

Personal awards to give applicants a “stepping-stone” to the next stage of their research career – e.g. funding of salary costs to free up time to develop and submit an external fellowship application, such as a NIHR Doctoral Award.

• Suitable for Medics, Nurses Midwives and AHP’s
• Grant deadline identified
• Short term funding
• Applicant salary costs covered
• Non-pay costs covered
• PPIE costs covered

Funding to cover research staff salary costs (Personnel) to develop a programme / portfolio of research in a specified clinical area (Division / Team / Speciality).

• Suitable for Medics, Nurses Midwives and AHP’s
• Suitable for developing a research program/portfolio
• Long term funding
• Applicant salary costs covered
• Other salary costs covered
• PPIE costs covered