Funding opportunities and awards
This section provides information on current and forthcoming potential sources of funding, including pathology-related awards, bursaries, fellowships, grants, lectureships, travelling fellowships and prizes.
Disease specific funding
Cancer Research UK
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Deadline |
| Please see website for further information. |
Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation
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Deadline |
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Please see website for further details. |
Worldwide Cancer Research
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Deadline |
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Please check the website for a deadline update. |
Worldwide Cancer Research Fund UK
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Deadline |
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Please see website for further details. For further information, please visit Grant programmes for cancer research (WCRF International website). |
European funding
European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
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Deadline |
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Award for Excellence in Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases |
Please see website for further information. |
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Please see website for further information. |
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Please see website for further information. |
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Please see website for further information. |
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Please see website for further information. |
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Young Investigator Awards for Research in Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases |
Please see website for further information. |
Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine
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Deadline |
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Please see website for further information. |
Healthcare science education/Medical education
Healthcare Infection Society
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Deadline |
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Up to £2,500 for healthcare professional to use for the cost of learning experience (e.g. courses or workshops) to further the skills and knowledge of HCAI/IPC (UK and Ireland only). The applicant must be a HIS member for at least 2 years. Members are eligible to apply for the bursary every 3 years, although preference will be given to those who have not previously received the bursary. |
1 February 1 June 1 September |
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Graham Ayliffe Training Fellowship Enables the specialty trainees and infection control nurses to undertake a 1-year paid leave of absence to pursue their specialist topic within the area of IPC. The fellowship covers the salary and the research and training costs up to £73,000. |
See website for deadline updates. |
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Up to £99,000 for a large research project (up to three years) with a clear HCAI/IPC question. |
See website for deadline updates. |
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Up to £1,000 may be used to support a diverse type of events and activities, which will help raise awareness on the topic of HCAI. |
1 March 1 September |
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Can be used for small-scale research projects lasting up to 12 months. The research must be HCAI/IPC focused. |
1 March 1 September |
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Up to £5,000 for small research projects lasting up to 24 months. Applicants must be HIS members for the last two years |
See website for deadline updates. |
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Mike Emmerson International Fellowship Up to £2,500 for a healthcare professional from low or middle-low income country to come to the UK and undertake observership in the UK or Ireland. The applicant must identify a host institution and a sponsor who is a HIS member. |
Applications accepted throughout the year. |
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Face-to-face and hybrid events: for hybrid events where the delegate is presenting and attending face to face for an element of the programme, they are eligible to apply for a full travel grant. Online-only events: travel grant applications to cover registration costs for online events, where the delegate is presenting their work, are available. A maximum registration fee of £350 can be claimed. If a delegate is attending a hybrid event as an online participant, they are still eligible to apply for registration costs. |
Applications accepted throughout the year. |
Research & innovation grants
Journal of Comparative Pathology Educational Trust
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Deadline |
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Travel bursary schemes for those working in veterinary pathology |
Please see website for further details. |
Leverhulme Trust
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Title |
Deadline |
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Please see website for further details. |
Medical Research Council
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Title |
Deadline |
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See website for deadline updates. |
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See website for deadline and application process updates. |
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Application rounds close January, April and September. |
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Infections and immunity board: responsive mode: new investigator |
10 January 2024 |
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10 January 2024 |
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| Infections and immunity: responsive mode: programme | 10 January 2024 |
| Infections and immunity: responsive mode: research grant | 10 January 2024 |
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Molecular and cellular medicine: responsive mode new investigator |
10 January 2024 |
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Molecular and cellular medicine board: responsive mode research grant |
10 January 2024 |
| Molecular and cellular medicine board: responsive mode partnership | 10 January 2024 |
| Molecular and cellular medicine board: responsive mode: programme | 10 January 2024 |
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Applications open from February 2024 to April 2024. |
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Applications open from July 2024 to September 2024. |
PFIZER
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Submission windows: 1 September 2023 – 14 January 2024 Please see the Pfizer website for further information. |
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| Independent medical education | See Pfizer website for further information. |
| Quality improvement | See Pfizer website for further information. |
| Competitive grants | See Pfizer website for further information. |
Wellcome Trust
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Title |
Deadline |
| All current Wellcome Trust funding opportunites | Please see the Wellcome Trust website for rolling updates on funding opportunities. |
| Wellcome Career Development Awards (for mid-career researchers from any discipline) | 11 April 2024 |
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Individual programmes recruit PhD fellows annually. Please contact individual programmes for more information on recruitment cycles and the application process. |
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There are 2 application rounds, beginning in March and September each year. |
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There are 2 application rounds, with deadlines as follows: 16 April 2024 30 July 2024 |
Wingate Foundation
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Deadline |
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Please see website for further information. |
Professional bodies
Academy of Medical Sciences
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Title |
Deadline |
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Please see website for further details. |
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| Daniel Turnberg Travel Fellowships | Please see website for further details. |
| Starter Grants for Clinical Lecturers | Please see website for further details. |
Association for Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine
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Deadline |
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C P Stewart Memorial Fund |
Please see website for further details. |
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(ACB members only) |
Funding to cover travel and registration fees up to £500. Please see website for further details. |
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(Full ACB members only) |
Please see website for further details. |
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(ACB members only) |
Please see website for further details. |
| Benevolent Fund | Please see website for further details. |
Association of Clinical Pathologists
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Title |
Deadline |
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Please see website for further details. |
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| ACP Incentive Prize for Junior Doctors | Please see website for further details. |
| ACP Research Publication Prize for Pathologists in Training | Please see website for further details. |
| ACP Research Fund Award | Please see website for further details. |
| ACP Travel Fund (ACP members and trainees only) | Please see website for further details. |
Biochemical Society
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Title |
Deadline |
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Awards |
For a full list of Biochemical Society awards, please see Award Listing (biochemistry.org). |
| Lab Visit Grants |
Funding of up to £2,000 is available to support collaborative visits to UK and international laboratories. |
| Online Attendance Grants (Postgraduate, Early Career, Full, and Emeritus members only) | Funding to facilitate participation in online scientific conferences, training courses or workshops. |
| Funding to provide modest financial support for benchwork. The emphasis is on methodology, with a preference for cellular or bioanalytical work. | |
| Grants and Bursaries | For a full list of grants and bursaries offered by the Biochemical Society. |
British Infection Association
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Deadline |
| Deadline 30 September annually. | |
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As a European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) Affiliated Society, BIA have one place for the full ECCMID conference for a trainee member who is a:
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| Research Grants | For full details of all grants available, please see the website. |
British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
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Deadline |
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Deadline to be announced |
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Closed until further notice |
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Deadline to be announced |
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Deadline to be announced |
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Deadline to be announced |
British Society for Haematology
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Deadline |
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Deadline to be confirmed |
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1 January (annually) |
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30 June (annually) |
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Applications received throughout the year |
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31 January (annually) 31 July (annually) ASH – Deadline to be confirmed. Please see website for further details. |
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| 30 June (annually) |
Healthcare Infection Society
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Title |
Deadline |
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Up to £2,500 for healthcare professional to use for the cost of learning experience (e.g. courses or workshops) to further the skills and knowledge of HCAI/IPC (UK and Ireland only). The applicant must be a HIS member for at least 2 years. |
1 June 1 September |
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Graham Ayliffe Training Fellowship Enables the specialty trainees and infection control nurses to undertake a one-year paid leave of absence to pursue their specialist topic within the area of IPC. The fellowship covers the salary and the research and training costs up to £72,000. |
1 March |
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Up to £99,000 for a large research project (up to three years) with a clear HCAI/IPC question. |
1 September |
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Up to £1,000 may be used to support a diverse type of events and activities, which will help raise awareness on the topic of HCAI. |
1 March 1 September |
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Can be used for small-scale research projects lasting up to 12 months. The research must be HCAI/IPC focused. |
1 March 1 September |
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Up to £5,000 for small research projects lasting up to 24 months. Applicants must be HIS members for the last two years |
Applications accepted throughout the year |
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Mike Emmerson International Fellowship Up to £2,500 for a healthcare professional from low or middle-low income country to come to the UK and undertake observership in the UK or Ireland. The applicant must identify a host institution and a sponsor who is a HIS member. |
Applications accepted throughout the year |
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May be submitted at any time |
Laboratory Animals Limited
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Title |
Deadline |
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31 March (annually) 30 September (annually) |
Microbiology Society
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Title |
Deadline |
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31 March (annually) 30 September (annually) |
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Please see website for further information |
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Please see website. |
Pathological Society
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Deadline |
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Bursaries for undergraduate elective or vacation studies (available to Associate Undergraduate Members of the Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland) |
27 February (annually) 28 April (annually) |
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Early Career Pathology Researcher Grant - Hodgkin & Leishman |
1 April & 1 October |
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1 April & 1 October |
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1 April & 1 October |
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1 October |
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Please see website for further information |
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1 March |
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1 October |
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1 March |
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(available to Associate Undergraduate Members of the Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland) |
Open |
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1 April & 1 October |
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31 May (annually) |
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31 August |
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1 April & 1 October |
Royal College of Pathologists
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Deadline |
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Please see website for further details. |
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Deadline to be confirmed (Trainee Travel Bursary). Deadline to be confirmed (Percy Oliver Memorial Award). |
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Please see website for further details. |
Royal Society of Medicine
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Title |
Deadline |
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Please see website for further information. |
International funding
American Association for Cancer Research
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Title |
Deadline |
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Please see the website for further details. |
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
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Title |
Deadline |
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Please check website for 2024 deadline. |
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Please check website for 2024 deadline. |
International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID)
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Deadline |
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Please check website for 2024 deadline. |
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Please check website for 2024 deadline. |