Funding Opportunities Human Nutrition Research Centre 16 November 2009 Dr Gwen Averley Research Funding Development Manager (FMS)

Overview Wellcome Trust – new funding strategy announced Government Matched Funding Scheme – potential? MRC / ESRC interdisciplinary funding schemes BBSRC Research and Technology Clubs, DRINC and HART NIHR Funding Streams – HTA and PHR joint Obesity Evaluation call Food Standards Agency – ad hoc requirement Studentships Fellowships FMS Newcastle Panel Members Feedback Event, 14 December Finding Funding sources

Wellcome Trust – 5 year strategic plan (early 2010) Funding projects → Funding people Discontinue project grants, programme grants, equipment grants, biomedical resources grants, technology development grants, University Awards and Flexible Travel Awards Last applications for the above July 2010, awards March 2011 Wellcome Trust Investigator / Senior Investigator Awards Flexible funding from 3 to 7 years, eligibility those with permanent posts Outstanding researchers in biomedical research, clinical research and (later) medical humanities from UK or developing/restructuring country Awarded by interview – track record, importance of scientific question and the proposed approach to tackling the problem Also Enhancement Awards to support equipment, collaborations and additional research costs Advisory boards that provide peer review will evolve More detail June 2010, submit October 2010, awards May 2011 – details on website Spring 2010 (Information published 12 November 2009)

Charity matching £3 + £1 August 2008 Government launched the Matched Funding Scheme Matches every £3 raised from donations with £1 of government money up to a cap of £2.75 million for 3 years, on top of Gift Aid at 25% If you raise the £3, you get the £1 Has to be a “gift” to be eligible for matched funding Contact DARO for further details to see if eligible for scheme Has to be smaller charities (<£60m pa), such as, perhaps: Esmée Fairbairn Foundation – Food Strand –The aim of the Food strand is to promote an understanding of the role of food in enhancing quality of life. It will prioritise the enjoyment and experience of food rather than its production and they seek to enable as many people in the UK as possible to access, prepare and eat nutritious, sustainable food Simon Wolff Charitable Foundation Travel Grants –Travel grants for young scientists to attend scientific conferences in research areas relevant to transport and health, and alternatives to cars

MRC/ESRC interdisciplinary studies MRC/ESRC Interdisciplinary Studentships –Closing date 10 December 2009, 4pm MRC/ESRC Interdisciplinary Postdoctoral Fellowships –Closing date 6 January 2010, 4pm ESRC managing these calls While proposals are invited from any sub-discipline of the social or medical sciences each year areas of particular interest to the two councils are identified The Priority areas for 2010 are: –Lifelong Health and Wellbeing –Understanding Individual Behaviour –Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (including Health Inequalities) –Research using (i) large social sciences and (ii) health research &/or clinical research data sets (including e-health records)

BBSRC Research and Technology Clubs (RTCs) BBSRC DRINC (Diet and Health Research Industry Club) – Third Call for proposals –26 November 2009, 4pm (Outline applications) BBSRC HART (Healthy Ageing Research and Technology) Club –Forthcoming, HART will be launched in 2010 Research areas currently identified: –the effects of lifestyle on lifelong health and wellbeing –alterations in bioavailability due to the changing physiology of the ageing body –how genes and protein expression profiles change with age in specific tissues –personalisation of healthspan interventions RTC applications permit requests for PhD studentships

NIHR Funding Streams NIHR HTA & PHR Joint themed call for Obesity Evaluation (Outlines) –20 January 2010, 1pm –HTA evaluates interventions in the NHS –PHR evaluates public health interventions delivered in other settings NIHR Public Health Research (PHR) Programme –11 January 2010, 1pm researcher-led calls (outlines) NIHR Health Services Research (HSR) Programme –3 December 2009, 1pm first open call For all NIHR calls advise additionally contacting Research Design Services (aka NERDS) for advice –First point of contact

Food Standards Agency Ad hoc requirement: Programmes N09/N14 – Food Acceptability and Food Choice Inequalities research programmes N09/N14 Review of reviews – understanding the effectiveness of dietary and food choice interventions Closing date 10 December 2009, 5pm FSA Strategic Plan consultation closed June 2009 FSA London Open Board Meeting 10 November 2009 meeting available as video and podcast from:

Studentships Internal RFDM website PhD Funding Opportunities Home Grown Cereals Authority (HGCA) PhD Studentships dentships.mspx –Closing date 4 December 2009 –Research may cover a variety of areas, ranging from crop production to human and animal nutrition. Awards amount to £12,500 per annum for a duration of three years Award amount max: £37,500 Food Standards Agency (FSA) Postgraduate Scholarships –Closing date March 2010 (TBA, probably January 2010) Vacation Studentships – RFDM source list on internal website List with next year’s closing dates circa February 2010 Rank Prize Funds – no longer funds Vacation Studentships –Postgraduate Studentship in Human Nutrition c/d 30 November £10k pa for 4 years (partial funding)

Fellowships NIHR Fellowships Closing date 11 January 2010, 1pm –Doctoral Research Fellowship (NIHR-DRF) –Post-Doctoral Fellowship (NIHR-PDF) –Career Development Fellowship (NIHR-CDF) –Senior Research Fellowship (NIHR-SRF) Closing date 7 December 2009 –NIHR - CSO Healthcare Scientists Research Fellowship Competition (Second round) MRC Fellowships –Methodology Research –Population Health Scientist –Economics of Health –Career Development Award in Biostatistics MRC Fellowships eligibility checker

FMS Newcastle Panel Members Feedback Event 14 December 2009, 12:00-14:00pm, Research Beehive –Chris Day - Panel Chair –Dianne Ford - BBSRC –David Lydall - MRC –Jeff Errington - Wellcome Trust Please if going to Also 27 November 2009, 9:30-14:00pm, Research Beehive SAgE Research Council Funding and Strategy Panels: –EPSRC, NERC, BBSRC register at Also RFDMs Bitesize Workshops

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