Funding opportunities in this newsletter are listed chronologically, starting with the earliest deadline. To allow easy navigation, funding opportunities are colour-coded by discipline according to the key below. Where possible, each opportunity lists the funder, the title, some detail on the scope of the opportunity, the value of the award, and the closing date for applications.

Highlight Opportunities The US-Ireland Research and Development Partnership Call in Agriculture 2018 was launched on 7 June, with very tight deadlines (mostly end June) for submission of proposals to DAERA. This opportunity was immediately highlighted to relevant staff by Research Development and Business Alliance. If you require assistance with proposals, please be in touch.

National Round Table Consultation Survey HSCNI would like to know your opinion about priorities in the area of health services and systems that should be tackled by research. The aim is to use these as inputs into a research agenda for research funding bodies at national and European level, to identify key research questions that are tailored to the

needs of stakeholders within Europe and in other regions. They have designed a survey to capture opinions on this, and invite responses from researchers, among other people. Survey closes Friday 29 June.

New fund to support ground-breaking open research Wellcome Trust has launched a new annual fund to support innovative approaches that enable data, code or other research outputs to be discovered, accessed and reused. The Open Research Fund will allow researchers from any discipline to experiment at the cutting edge of open research and evaluate the benefits and risks of their approach. The awards (£50,000) are for new activities or to develop existing activities, and are open to individuals/teams globally. The 2018 deadline is 7 August.

The second round of UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships will have a deadline for submission of the mandatory Expression of Interest of 4 October 2018; as was the case for Round 1, a MHLS

managed bid process will be implemented. Details can be found in the Fellowships section.

Contents Highlight Opportunities ........................................................................ 1

UK Funding calls closing before end November 2018 ......................... 2

Small grants ........................................................................................... 5

Fellowships ............................................................................................ 5

EU & Newton Funding .......................................................................... 7

Recurring funding calls ......................................................................... 8

Upcoming events .................................................................................. 9

Internal Funding Opportunities .......................................................... 10

MHLS Research Development team contacts .................................... 10

Issue 17 – June 2018

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

NEWSLETTER FOR THE

FACULTY OF MEDICINE,

HEALTH AND LIFE SCIENCES

Email the Research Development team with comments or queries

Support for Researchers | Queen's University Belfast

Welcome to this month’s Funding Opportunities Newsletter, compiled using Research Professional, which gives a snapshot of

funding opportunities that may be of interest to researchers within the MHLS Faculty. The Research Professional database can

be searched for funding opportunities or news items by discipline, recent calls, sponsors, or upcoming deadlines.

Health & Experimental medicine

Cancer

Public health & Nursing

Biological/Environmental sciences

Multi-disciplinary

Health technology

Equipment/research tools/product development

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UK Funding calls closing before end November 2018 Funder Opportunity Detail Award Closing date

BBSRC

Strategic Longer and Larger grants: Frontier bioscience

These support cutting edge, innovative and ambitious research that addresses key fundamental questions in bioscience. To produce major advances, proposals are expected to employ or develop the latest technologies, methods and approaches that will result in world leading capability in bioscience within the UK.

> £2,000,000

12/07/2018 (Outline)

MRC/MRF

The aetiology of self-harm and eating disorders

This aims to fund new high-quality, internationally competitive research to investigate the aetiology and underpinning mechanisms of self-harm or eating disorders, including the underlying bio-psycho-social mechanistic and environmental drivers, in children, adolescents and young adults.

£500,000 26/07/2018

MRC/BBSRC/ NIHR

UK Nutrition Research Partnership (UK NRP) Collaborative Awards: Outline stage

These aim to identify important challenges and opportunities related to nutrition in human health and disease and, by working in a cross-disciplinary manner, begin to make a significant step-change in scientific progress. Support will be primarily for pump-priming feasibility research to provide proof of concept and the generation of data to support further grant applications. Each proposed project should include a minimum of two different HEIs or research organisations, preferably in more than one geographical location.

£600,000 31/07/2018

Ag. and Hort. Development Board

Research and knowledge exchange contracts

This scheme supports research projects that meet the division’s strategy objectives as well as knowledge transfer activities linked to the research programme.

Not specified

02/08/2018

Wellcome Trust Open Research Fund Supports innovative approaches that enable data, code or

other research outputs to be discovered, accessed and reused. See Highlight Opportunities

£50,000 07/08/2018

Arthritis Research UK

Various calls - Cure challenge, Pushing frontiers in health research awards & Stacking the odds towards a cure

This opportunity will be available soon. This scheme supports projects aiming to develop a cure and more effective treatments for people with arthritis or other associated musculoskeletal conditions.

Depends on call applied to.

08/08/2018

British Heart Foundation

Clinical study grants These support clinical trials and observation studies of specific patient groups.

>£300,000 15/08/2018

Cure Parkinson’s Trust

Research grants These support lab/clinical research projects that have the potential to advance knowledge that might lead to a cure for Parkinson’s disease, or represent a substantial advance in treatment.

£250,000 16/08/2018

DOH inc. NIHR

Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation Programme Commissioned Call 18/55 - Improving Safety and Efficacy Through Targeted Drug Delivery

Applications are sought for research to improve treatment outcomes through the use of targeted drug delivery techniques. Techniques of particular interest include nanocarriers (liposomes, microspheres, emulsions), externally applied energy forms, & highly specific viral vectors, including oncolytic therapies, but other novel targeting techniques are welcome.

No limit 21/08/2018

DOH inc. NIHR

Efficacy and mechanism evaluation programme, researcher-led workstream – complex health and care needs in older people: 18/58

This supports research on questions proposed directly by researchers into interventions that are used by the NHS and its partners, on complex health and care needs in older people.

No limit 21/08/2018

Cancer Research UK

Science committee programme awards

These provide support for broad, multidisciplinary research that aims to answer questions spanning basic and translational research.

£2,500,000 22/08/2018

Cancer Research UK

Programme foundation awards

These enable cancer researchers with eight to 14 years’ experience post-PhD to establish or further develop their independent research group.

£1,500,000 22/08/2018

DOH inc. NIHR

Health technology assessment programme, evidence synthesis – mental health themed call: 18/67

This supports research that promotes good mental health and prevents or treats mental ill health across the whole life course.

Not specified

29/08/2018

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Funder Opportunity Detail Award Closing date

DOH inc. NIHR

Health technology assessment programme, researcher-led evidence synthesis – brain tumours, and complex health and care needs in older people: 18/65

This supports evidence synthesis studies based on questions proposed directly by researchers, including brain tumours, and complex health and care needs in older people.

Not specified

29/08/2018

Dunhill Medical Trust

Grants for academic or clinical research

Support projects aiming to understand the mechanisms of ageing, treating disease and frailty, and identifying and developing new and effective ways to improve the lives of older people.

£300,000 31/08/2018

Brain Tumour Charity

Quality of life awards These support projects that increase understanding of quality of life issues for those diagnosed with a brain tumour and could lead to a reduction in the burden of these issues.

£300,000 03/09/2018

Cancer Research UK

Pioneer award This supports high-risk, high-reward research projects that have a clear relevance to cancer, and enables the exploration of novel ideas which may lead to new discoveries or approaches.

£200,000 05/09/2018

Royal Society

Wolfson fellowship This supports senior-career researchers recruited or retained to a UK university or research institution in fields identified as a strategic priority for the host department or organisation. Applicant must be nominated by VC, institute director etc.

£150,000 to cover salary, expenses + 4 year PhD

02/09/2018 (forecast)

MRC

Clinician scientist fellowship This supports medically and other clinically qualified professionals who have gained a higher research degree to lead their own research plans and establish their own research team, and to make the transition to independent investigator.

Not specified

06/09/2018

DOH inc. NIHR

Health services and delivery research programme, standard researcher-led call – any research area

These supports research on questions (18/73) or evidence synthesis research (18/74) proposed directly by researchers that will lead to improvements in health services to benefit the NHS and patients.

Not specified

06/09/2018

DOH inc. NIHR Health services and delivery research programme – mental health themed call: 18/75

This supports research that promotes good mental health and prevents or treats mental ill health across the whole life course.

No limit 06/09/2018

Cancer Research UK

Brain tumour awards These allow multidisciplinary teams to coalesce around key basic and translational questions in brain tumour research.

£10,000,000 06/09/2018

MRC

Scaling-up of evidence-based interventions at the population level for the prevention or management of hypertension and diabetes

This supports research associated with the scale-up of interventions for the prevention, or detection and management of hypertension and diabetes in low and middle-income countries.

Not specified

10/09/2018

BBSRC

Pre-announcement: Food & nutrition research for health in the developing world: bioavailability & nutrient content

A call for interdisciplinary, collaborative research proposals to address developing world challenges in nutrition and nutrition-related health. This is part of the Global Challenges Research Fund which requires projects to meet Official Development Assistance criteria.

11/09/2018

Prostate Cancer UK

Research innovation awards These support bold, innovative fundamental and clinical research that has a real potential to impact the way prostate cancer is diagnosed, treated and prevented.

No limit 14/09/2018 (forecast - 2018 round open July)

Kidney Research UK

COJohn Feehally – Stoneygate research awards

These support projects that will advance knowledge of kidney disease and refine current treatments or lead to new advances in the future.

£150,000 15/09/2018 (forecast)

The Healthcare Improvement Studies (THIS) Institute

Senior fellowships These are an opportunity for an established researcher of international standing in a senior academic role to undertake a visionary, field-changing sabbatical, unencumbered by routine duties. As QUB can nominate only one candidate, a bid management process is in operation. For details, contact Dr Cian McCrudden.

£100,000 to cover back-fill, research and/or sabbatical costs.

18/09/2018

Cancer Research UK

Experimental medicine programme awards

Support investigator-led studies addressing translational questions in association with a clinical trial aiming to optimise patient benefit.

£1-5 million 20/09/2018

Cancer Research UK

Early detection primer award Supports researchers to develop early, novel and outside-the-box ideas and collaborations to build and make progress in the early detection field.

£100,000 20/09/2018

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Funder Opportunity Detail Award Closing date

Crohn’s and Colitis UK

Research awards Support medical research on inflammatory bowel disease, its social and psychological impact and into improving health services for IBD patients.

£120,000 22/09/2018 (forecast)

Cancer Research UK

Early detection programme awards

Support long-term, integrated and renewable programmes of exceptional science to transform how and when early cancers and pre-cancerous states are detected.

£2,500,000 25/09/2018

BBSRC

Industrial Partnership Awards (IPA)

IPAs are academic-led, responsive mode grants that have significant industrial involvement and industry partner(s) contributes in cash at least equivalent to 10% of the full project costs.

25/09/2018

DOH inc. NIHR Health Technology Assessment Programme - 18/42 - Cystic fibrosis

The funder is interested in proposals for the evaluation of interventions to improve the management of CF and its complications.

No limit 26/09/2018

Action Medical Research for Children

Project grants Support biomedical and clinical research related to child health (inc. problems affecting pregnancy, childbirth, babies, children and young people).

£200,000 27/09/2018 (forecast)

Kidney Research UK

Research project grants & Kids Kidney Research paediatric research awards

Support stand-alone research projects that will advance the knowledge of kidney disease, refine current treatments or lead to new advances.

£200,000 28/09/2018

Alzheimer's Society

Project grants, Junior fellowships & Clinician and healthcare professionals training fellowships

These support research into the cause, cure, care or prevention of any form of dementia.

£400,000 for PG; £225,000 for JF & CHPTF

28/09/2018

NERC

Access to ARCHER high performance computing services

This initiative enables researchers to access the council’s high performance computing facilities. Access is approved for the first year only, after which applicants must reapply using a continuation form for subsequent years.

Not specified

28/09/2018

British Heart Foundation

Translational awards Aim to bridge the funding gap between promising innovations and the clinic with aim of accelerating advances in CV science for patient benefit.

£250,000 15/10/2018

NERC

Antarctic logistic support This provides logistic support for Antarctic fieldwork including the use of British Antarctic Survey infrastructure. Applicants may apply through all the NERC funding streams, with the principal mechanism through discovery science standard research grants and fellowship schemes.

Not specified

17/10/2018

Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust, GB

Sir Jules Thorn award for biomedical research

Supports a programme in translational biomedical research that may bring benefit to patients through improved diagnosis or by assisting in the development of new therapies for important clinical problems. Must involve research on patients.

£1,700,000 31/10/2018 (preliminary application)

Motor Neurone Disease Association

Biomedical research project grants

These support research aimed at understanding the causes of MND, elucidating disease mechanisms and facilitating translation of therapeutic strategies from laboratory to clinic.

£255,000 02/11/2018

NC3Rs COMING SOON: CRACK IT single phase/two phase challenges

Support collaborations between industry sponsors, academics and NC3Rs that aims to solve challenges relating to the clinical use of animals.

£100,000 - £1,000,000

14/11/2018 & 07/11/2018

Cancer Research UK

Cancer immunology project awards

These aim to catalyse research and build the UK’s research base in cancer immunology by funding immunologists in non-cancer fields.

£300,000 07/11/2018

Cancer Research UK

Population research committee project grants

These provide support for focused research proposals in population research.

£300,000 14/11/2018

Alzheimer's Research UK

Equipment grants These provide funds for scientific equipment. £100,000 14/11/2018

Cancer Research UK

Tobacco advisory group project grants

These support researchers and advocacy organisations in policy research and advocacy activities in tobacco control.

£50,000 22/11/2018

Meningitis Research Foundation

Research grants Support research addressing meningitis and associated infections, improving prevention, treatment & outlook for patients, and improving speed and accuracy of diagnosis.

£150,000 25/11/2018

Cancer Research UK

Early detection OHSU project award

This award funds new and existing collaborations in early detection between researchers in the UK and at Oregon Health and Sciences University.

£250,000 29/11/2018

Cancer Research UK

Population research catalyst award

This supports capacity building and collaboration in population health, enabling groups to unite to deliver impact beyond what they could do alone.

£5,000,000 30/11/2018

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Funder Opportunity Detail Award Closing date

EPSRC

Healthcare technologies discipline hopping call

The aim of this is to provide researchers, who have a permanent post in an eligible Organisation for Research Council funding, with an opportunity to spend time in a different research or user environment in order to better understand the need for and potential of research in engineering, physical sciences, mathematical sciences or ICT to have an impact in addressing health challenges.

Not specified

No closing date

Small grants Funder Opportunity Detail Award Closing date

Royal College of Radiologists

Pump priming grants

These support individuals, collaborations, ideas or institutions in carrying out research in clinical radiology.

£10,000 16/07/2018

Diabetes Research & Wellness Foundation

Pump priming grants

These support clinical and non-clinical research projects in the field of diabetes.

£20,000 17/07/2018

Houghton Trust Small project research grants

These support research into diseases of avian species, and domestic poultry in particular, by workers in UK.

£10,000 31/07/2018

Private Physiotherapy Educational Foundation

Individual scholarship awards

These support individual researchers to attend a conference or undertake research visits in a foreign country.

£4,000 06/08/2018

British Soc. for Geomorphology

Early-career researcher grants

These support pump-prime geomorphological research undertaken by an early-career researcher.

£5,000 30/09/2018

Laboratory Animals Limited

Large bursaries These enable individual scientists to attend training courses in laboratory animal science and welfare, or may support the organisation of such courses.

> £5,000 30/09/2018

Foundation for the Sociology of Health and Illness

Research grant development awards

These provide pump-priming funds for the development of high-quality, innovative and multidisciplinary research in medical sociology or sociology of health and illness.

£6,000 01/10/2018

Society for Reproduction and Fertility

Academic scholarship fund – academic scholarship

This scholarship enables members to develop and maintain their research programmes.

£12,500 10/10/2018

Royal Society Research grants Seed-corn funding for early-career scientists for research within the society’s remit in the life and physical sciences.

£20,000 06/12/2018

Cancer Research UK Early detection OHSU spark award

Seed funding for research in collaboration with Oregon Health and Sciences University scientists to develop new partnerships and novel lines of enquiry.

£20,000 17/01/2019

Fellowships Funder Fellowship Detail Award and what’s covered Eligibility Closing date

UKRI

Future leaders fellowships

These enable early-career researchers and innovators to transition to, or establish their research or innovation independence in any area supported by UK Research and Innovation.

A comprehensive support package covers salary and research, staff and training costs; 7 years’ support available on a 4+3 model. A bid management process will be in operation. Contact RD for info.

For early career academics and innovators transitioning to / establishing independence. No eligibility rules based on years since PhD

04/10/2018

Wellcome Trust

Sir Henry Dale fellowships

These support postdoctoral researchers who aim to become independent scientists leading their own groups in the field of public health.

Fellowships are tenable for five years and cover salaries and all associated research expenses.

Must have significant postdoctoral experience

07/08/2018

Wellcome Trust

Clinical research career development fellowship

These enable medical, dental, veterinary and clinical psychology graduates to continue research at postdoctoral level while developing scientific independence.

Each fellowship is worth up to £1.67 million over eight years.

Must have a strong track record relative to career stage

13/08/2018

Royal Society

University research fellowships

These fellowships enable early-career scientists to build an independent research career in their field.

Fellowships are for 5 years, , and cover salary up to £40,030 and research costs up to £13,000 for the first year and £11,000 for consecutive years.

3-8 years 04/09/2018 (forecast)

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Funder Fellowship Detail Award and what’s covered Eligibility Closing date

MRC

MRC jointly-funded clinical research training fellowships

These are provided through collaborations with Royal Colleges and charities and provide support for completing a fellowship, reporting a project, presenting work or for professional networking.

Joint funding possibilities exist whereby MRC will joint fund with one of a range of health charities or one of the Royal Colleges.

No eligibility requirements

06/09/2018

MRC

Clinician scientist fellowship

This supports medically and other clinically qualified professionals who have gained a higher research degree to lead their own research plans and establish their own research team, and to make the transition to independent investigator.

Fellowships are for four to five years.

No eligibility requirements

06/09/2018

NC3Rs

Training fellowships

These support early-career researchers from any area of medical, biological or veterinary research, focusing on developing new skills and gaining a breadth of research experience. In 2018, applications incorporating systematic reviews are particularly welcome.

Two years' funding to comprise salary and £15k research costs.

<3 years 12/09/2018

MRC

Senior non-clinical fellowship – transition to leadership

This enables experienced non-clinical researchers to transition into research leaders.

Covers salary, support for research staff, consumables expenses, capital equipment for the research project and travel costs for up to five years.

No eligibility requirements

20/09/2018

Cancer Research UK

Clinical trial fellowship award

This supports clinicians with an interest in clinical trials and who would benefit from further training within a clinical trial unit setting.

Up to £50,000 per year for up to three years to cover salary, running expenses and equipment. This call requires match funding from institution, so let Research Development know if you intend to apply to this call.

Must be clinically trained, should have completed Foundation Programme and should be within specialty.

20/09/2018

NERC

Independent research fellowships

Aim to develop scientific leadership among early-career environmental scientists, by giving them 5 years’ support for developing their research programme.

There are no funding limits. < 8 years 03/10/2018

Wellcome Trust

Sir Henry Wellcome postdoctoral fellowships

These enable newly qualified postdoctoral researchers the opportunity to start independent research careers, working in high quality research environments.

Fellowships are worth up to £250,000 over four years.

Some limited post-PhD experience

09/10/2018 (preliminary application)

Kay Kendall Leukaemia Fund

Junior research fellowships

These support individuals wanting to pursue research into haematological malignancies.

Funding covers fellow’s salary, up to £17,000 a year towards laboratory consumables and up to £1,000 for travel.

1-4 years 20/10/2018

Diabetes UK RD Lawrence fellowship

This enables postdoctoral researchers to establish their independence in diabetes research.

Five years' funding to comprise salary and £15k research costs.

3-6 years 31/10/2018

Stroke Association

Postdoctoral fellowships

These enable postdoctoral candidates from the nursing or allied health professions to conduct an independent research project under the supervision of an established member of the stroke research community.

Fellowships are worth up to £175,000 over three years.

Open to postdocs from nursing or allied health profession background

01/11/2018 (forecast)

Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine

Research prize fellowships

These are one-off awards that seek to support future leaders of biomedical research.

£200,000 over a period of up to five years.

3-10 years 03/11/2018 (forecast)

Cancer Research UK

Population research postdoctoral fellowship

This fellowship enables postdoctoral researchers to develop their careers in the field of population research.

The fellowship is awarded for three years and covers salary for the fellow and research expenses.

< 6 years 15/11/2018

Royal Society

Dorothy Hodgkin fellowships

These enable early-career scientists who require a flexible working pattern due to personal circumstance to take the first step into an independent career.

Funding covers 80 per cent of the basic salary costs up to £40,030 in the first year, research costs, estates costs and indirect costs.

< 6 years 16/11/2018

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EU & Newton Funding Horizon 2020 Work Programmes 2018-2020 relevant to MHLS are below. Contact your EU advisor with any queries.

Horizon 2020 Work Programmes 2018-2020

View the updated list of 2019 topics here. Deadlines: 2 October 2018; 16 April 2019; 24 April 2019 Health, demographic change and wellbeing (Societal Challenge 1)

Nanotechnologies, Advanced Materials, Biotechnology, and Advanced Manufacturing and Processing (NMBP)

Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI2) – future topics Patient-centric drug development; Blockchain enabled healthcare; Microenvironment imposed signatures – immune mediated diseases; Safety and interrogating human immune-biology; Synaptopathy drug discovery; Digital transformation of clinical trial endpoints Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) accelerator programme

Food security, Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry, Marine, Maritime and Inland Water Research and the Bioeconomy (Societal Challenge 2)

Climate Action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials (Societal Challenge 5)

Marie Skłodowska Curie Actions (MSCA) Individual Fellowships deadline on 12 September 2018 Innovative Training Networks deadline on 15 January 2019

European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant deadline on 30 August 2018 Starting Grant deadline expected October 2018; Consolidator Grant deadline expected February 2019

Bio-based Industries (BBI) Public-Private Partnerships, deadline on 6 September 2018 The topics 2018 are released in the Annual work plan 2018 and consortia are invited to assemble and develop concepts.

Moving forward, dedicated support for international funding opportunities under the Newton Fund will be provided by Dr Lydia

Lepécuchel (Pharmacy, Biological Sciences and IGFS); and Patricia McCrory (MDBS and Nursing & Midwifery).

Nicola Kernaghan and Mary Harte will continue to support the GCRF DfE and institutional level international activities.

Call Newton Fund Partner Country

UK Delivery Partner

In Country Partner

Call Open Call Closes

UK-Sao Paulo/ Brazil: Neglected Infectious Diseases Joint Centre Partnerships

Brazil MRC FAPESP 8 May 2018 19 Jul 2018

Improving Mexican crop resilience to abiotic stress

Mexico BBSRC Coecytjal; Cecytcol; Coecyt

17 Apr 2018 19 Jul 2019

Newton Bhabha PhD Placement Programme

India British Council 4 Jun 2018 4 Aug 2018

PhD Placements and Supervisor mobility grants China-UK

China British Council 4 Jun 2018 20 Sep 2018

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Recurring funding calls

The table below summarises some of the upcoming deadlines for recurring funding calls from some key funders. More information on award values, duration and eligibility can be found via the links provided.

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Responsive mode applications 25/09/2018 Jan 2019 New investigator Scheme 25/09/2018 Jan 2019 Stand-alone LINK programme 25/09/2018 Jan 2019 Industrial partnership awards 25/09/2018 Jan 2019

EPSRC

Healthcare Technologies - Call for Investigator-led Research Projects

Open-ended Open-ended

Healthcare technologies discipline hopping call

Open-ended Open-ended

ESRC Research grants Open-ended Open-ended New investigator grants Open-ended Open-ended

The Leverhulme Trust

Research project grants No deadline for Outline Applications

No deadline for Outline Applications

MRC

Molecular & Cellular Medicine Board (multiple opportunities)

05/09/2018 08/01/2019

Infections and Immunity - Research Boards (multiple opportunities)

19/09/2018 09/01/2019

Population & Systems Medicine (multiple opportunities)

26/09/2018 16/01/2019

Neurosciences & Mental Health (multiple opportunities)

03/10/2018 23/01/2019

Methodology research 14/11/2018 19/06/19

NERC

*Standard grants Jan 2019 July 2019 Large grants 06/11/2018

(for full proposals)

Urgency grants Open-ended Open-ended

The Royal Society

University Research Fellowship Summer 2018 Unknown

The Wellcome Trust

Investigator Awards in Science 24/07/2018 12/11/2018 Collaborative Awards in Science Preliminary

application deadline 20/08/2018

Preliminary application deadline 19/22/2018

Innovator Awards Open-ended Open-ended Seed Awards in Science 05/07/2018 Nov 2018

*NERC Demand Management criteria limit Queen’s to submitting one standard grant application per round. Consequently, there is an internal

bid management process, whereby Expressions of Interest (available from Dr Mani Narayanan) are considered by an internal NERC Managed

Bid panel ~ 10 weeks prior to NERC’s deadline. The panel will select one EoI to go forward for full proposal development. The bid management

process for the Jan 2019 deadline will open in August, with a deadline for return in late September.

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES NEWSLETTER – FACULTY OF MEDICINE, HEALTH AND LIFE SCIENCES

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Upcoming events

Seminar – The

Human

Microbiome: An

Inconvenient Truth

- 27 June, 1.00pm.

Professor Julian

Marchesi (Cardiff

University & Imperial College London), who leads research

on the role gut microbes play in host development, health

and disease will deliver a seminar on the above topic in the

MBC North Lecture Theatre. Those interested in attending

should contact Dr. Lydia Lepecuchel.

Royal Society visit Wednesday 4

July

The Royal Society will a give a short

presentation on their UK Fellowship

and Research Grant funding schemes,

as well as those supported by the Newton and GCRF funds.

An expert panel will then host a Q&A session highlighting

the ‘do’s and don’ts’ when applying to the Royal Society.

The panel will consist of Dr Lucy Lisanti (Impact and

Promotion Officer) and Dr Dorothy Wang (Senior UK Grants

Manager), as well as current Research Fellowship holder Dr

Neale Gibson (Maths and Physics). The panel will also

include successful Newton International Fellow Co-

Applicant Dr Trung Duong (EEECS) who has sponsored a

successful international fellow here at Queen’s.

To register, please contact Dr Cian McCrudden.

MSCA Individual Fellowship

Proposal writing workshop at

QUB on Wednesday 4 July

The next deadline for the MSCA IF

call is 12 September 2018. QUB

supervisors and their IF candidates

are invited to a proposal writing workshop, the National

Contact Point for MSCA at Queen’s on Wednesday 4 July.

Mobility is a key MSCA IF eligibility criterion. Most

candidates will presently be based outside the UK.

Funding is available to support the travel costs of QUB IF

candidates to Belfast for the workshop. Please register at

euoffice@qub.ac.uk

Save the date: Networking event for personalised,

digital health innovations in Horizon 2020, on 11

September 2018 in Belfast. A cross-sector networking and

partnering, in preparation for the 2019 Health H2020

topics.

Save the date: Appetite

for Sight

A Faculty event to discuss

the impact of nutrition on

eye health, on 11 October

2018 in Riddel Hall - for QUB

researchers, industry, policy makers and clinicians. To

express interest in attending, please contact the MHLS

Research Development team.

MRC PROXIMITY to DISCOVERY: Industry Engagement Fund - Round 3 The P2D: Industry Engagement Fund (P2D:IEF) supports universities in building relationships

with industry partners and improving understanding between academia and industry. The

QUB MRC P2D Travel Fund can be used to support Early Stage Industry Engagement

Activities e.g. visits to companies to discuss areas of mutual interest with a view to

developing an academic-industry collaboration. Applications should be submitted at least 1 month in advance of the planned

travel and all activities must take place before the fund closes on 31 August 2018. Queen’s academic, research or professional

staff are eligible to apply. For further information and application guidance please contact Dr. Marie-Louise Cairns in the

Business Alliance Team.

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The MRC P2D Postdoctoral Industrial Placement Fund (PIP) aims to support greater

understanding of industry research amongst postdoctoral researchers. Applications to this

scheme are only permitted for activity that is aligned to MRC science areas. Whilst

applications involving existing university collaborative partners are welcome, these will

need to demonstrate why funding is required to further develop the relationship. You are

eligible to apply if you are a member of Queen’s health sciences research staff. It is expected that costs would not exceed £2,000

per applicant. This is an open call, and applications will be reviewed on an ad-hoc basis, but should be submitted at least one

month in advance of the planned travel. For further information and application guidance please contact Dr. Marie-Louise

Cairns.

Internal Funding Opportunities The Research Grant Enabler Fund supports the development and

competitiveness of research funding applications to a major

funder - Research Council or other strategically important UK-

based funding sources. Available to QUB academic or research

staff, applicants can avail of up to £3,000 per year. Guidance notes

and application forms are available here.

Queen’s University Academic Staff Conference Fund provides

funding for academic members of staff travelling to international

conferences to deliver oral presentations. Application form is

available here.

The Impact Case Study Fund is intended to support the

development and evidencing of engagement and impact in order

to optimise impact case studies for return to the next REF

exercise. Guidance and application forms are available.

Internal support for EU funding applications

Our EU Networking Fund can cover costs to attend or organise

partner meetings.

Our Support fund for Coordinators can cover the costs of an

internal application manager.

Leveraged Studentship Scheme

The aim of the Leveraged Studentship Scheme is to drive a

change in the structure of our research income portfolio and, in

particular, to support our research leaders, large-scale, strategic

applications and PhD student cohorts. The policy for consideration

for a leveraged studentship has changed recently. Allocations of

studentships will only be made for –

1) Institutional bids e.g. single, managed bids of significant size and scale.

2) A limited range of prestigious funded Fellowships (ERC, some RCUK, Royal Society and Wellcome Trust).

3) Applications where leverage support is a clear mandatory requirement from the funder(s).

Applications for leveraged studentships are being considered for 2019/20 onwards. Application form is available here.

MHLS Research Development team contacts Bernie Boyle | Research Development Manager | b.boyle@qub.ac.uk | 3549

Dr. Mani Narayanan | Research Development Manager | m.narayanan@qub.ac.uk | 2597

Dr. Cian McCrudden | Research Development Officer | c.mccrudden@qub.ac.uk | 1574

Patricia McCrory | EU & International Research Development Manager | p.mccrory@qub.ac.uk | MDBS; N&M | 1171

Dr. Lydia Lepécuchel | EU & International Research Development Manager | l.lepecuchel@qub.ac.uk | Pharm; BS; IGFS | 2527