External Funding Links
RDInfo
RDInfo is a trio of services providing up-to-date access to details of research funding, training and advice. To keep up to date with the latest information you can subscribe to RSS feeds, register to receive weekly email updates or for those who are new to research process flowchart mapping the different stages involved. RDInfo is part of the National Institute for Health Research which is funded by the Department of Health.
NIHR Public Health Research programme
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has set up the Public Health Research (PHR) programme following the 2007 Comprehensive Spending Review in support of the national research and development strategy, Best Research for Best Health, and the 2006 Cooksey review recommending the need for more public health research. The programme's funding will rise to reach £10 million a year. For more information see their website.
The cut-off date for submitting research proposals for consideration in this first round is Wednesday 21 January, 2009, before 1pm.
NIHR Health Services Research (HSR) programme
A new £5 million research programme which is intended to lead to an increase in service quality and patient safety through better ways of planning and providing health services. The HSR programme will fund research mainly through a researcher-led workstream, whereby grants are provided for both primary and evidence synthesis on topics proposed directly by researchers, on an ongoing basis. The programme may also advertise calls for research proposals on specific topics. The first call for expressions of interest will be taking place in January 2009. For more details and to register your interest visit their website.
