BRC Project Funding

Applications now open!

We are excited to announce that applications are now open for the second round of the NIHR Exeter BRC Small Project Grants.

Full details of the award can be found in the guidance document below, but please see below a brief summary:

Aim: Fund pilot projects, proof-of-concept work, or de-risking studies with the expectation that this will strengthen onward external funding applications.

Scope: We are offering individual grants of up to £25,000, although we strongly encourage requests for smaller awards of £10K or less. We welcome interdisciplinary projects that cut across two or more of our five themes or emerging themes, however, a primary theme must be indicated.

• Projects not requiring or that have ethics/data access approval in place will run from 4th April 2025 – 31st March 2026.
• For projects requiring ethics/data access approval, funding will be preliminarily allocated for 1st April 2026 – 31st March 2027.

*Please note that you do not need to request funds for the full duration.

Eligibility: The lead applicant must be employed by the University of Exeter and/or one of our NHS Partner Trusts, hold a contract of employment for the full duration of the award and be a member of the NIHR Exeter BRC (individuals whose research aligns with the BRC aims and objectives).

Deadline for submission: 5pm Sunday 9th March 2025

Please do share with your respective networks and anyone you feel may be interested in this call.

We look forward to receiving your application and should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Training:

For projects that require ethics or data access/information governance approval, we’d like to signpost you to two upcoming training sessions on Clinical Research Governance:

• Wednesday 12^th February at 11am – 12:30pm – book your place here.
• Wednesday 26^th February at 10am – 11:30am- – book your place here.