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Find out about the Improving Public Health, Equity and Wellbeing scheme and how you can apply.
What's the purpose of the scheme?
The scheme aims to support scientific excellence and innovative research that addresses public health, physical, mental and emotional wellbeing and inequalities experienced in breast cancer.
Your project must show clear relevance to breast cancer and should either address health inequalities faced by under-represented groups or demonstrate inclusivity across the population.
How long can a grant be?
The duration of projects can vary, although we expect most would last 3 to 4 years. Projects with shorter or longer durations will be considered but you will need to fully justify this. If your project would last more than 4 years, please contact the research team as early as possible before applying.
PhD awards can be for 3 or 4-year full time studentships, or the part time equivalent.
How much funding can I apply for?
For projects, there is no cap on the funding available.
For PHD studentships, the total amount you request must not exceed £170,000. This includes £2,500 for conference costs.
Which areas of research do you support?
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Areas we can support:
- Project grants or PhD studentships within the scheme’s scope
- Complete, but small, projects
- Intervention development and pilot studies to generate preliminary data for, or test the feasibility of, a larger project
- Non-salary costs to support researchers whose salary is supported elsewhere (such as NIHR Academic Clinical Fellows)
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Areas we're unable to support:
- Infrastructure, such as setting up or maintaining research units
- Service developments, unless they have wider generalisability. Note: the costs of any new service would not be funded
- Audits or surveys (although these elements may be part of an integrated research study)
- Market research
- Policy development that does not involve new data collection or analysis
- Direct support (such as financial support) to people affected by breast cancer inequalities
- We wouldn't will not allow the grants to be used to part fund other projects or supplement existing grants, especially not PhD/MD training
When will my application be reviewed?
The committee will be reviewing applications in April 2025.
When is the next funding round?
The next funding round will take place over a similar timeframe in 2025. We’ll publish exact dates once they’re confirmed.
More about funding processes and policies
Apply for a grant
You can apply online using our Grant Tracker. If you have any questions, please send us an email. We'll be happy to help.