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| AERC - (Alcohol Education and Research Council) Contact: - Andrea Tilouche, Committees and Grants Manager Phone: - 020 7340 9502 | |
| Aims :The Council's main aims are to: - Generate and disseminate research based evidence to inform and influence policy and practice. - Develop the capacity of people and organisations to address alcohol issues. | |
| Developing People and Organisation Grants | |
| Closing Date : 05 September 2009 Amount : £10K - £50K Duration : Unspecified | |
| Research Grants | |
| Closing Date : 05 September 2009 Amount : £10K - £50K Duration : 1 year - 3 years | |
| B Bayer AG Phone: - 00 49 214 301 | |
| Aims :To benefit people and improve their quality of life. | |
| Caregivers Award | |
| Closing Date : Apply Anytime Amount : £5K - £10K Duration : 6 mths - 1 year | |
| Big Lottery Fund Contact: - Research Administrator Phone: - 020 7211 1800 | |
| Aims :Big Lottery Fund is committed to bringing real improvements to communities, and to the lives of people most in need. | |
| Investing In Communities | |
| Closing Date : Apply Anytime Amount : £5K - £10K Duration : Unspecified | |
| Reaching Communities: England | |
| Closing Date : Apply Anytime Amount : > £100K Duration : > 3 years | |
| British Sociological Association Contact: - Research Administrator Phone: - 0191 383 0839 | |
| Aims :The British Sociological Association's mission is to represent the intellectual and sociological interests of its members. In doing so, the Association aims to: Provide information and services to members; Seek to influence policies affecting sociology within the wider sciences remit; Promote the identity of the discipline and its practitioners/scholars; Enhance the context for the pursuit of sociology; Maintain and encourage links with sociologists throughout the world; Publish journals, books and other materials; Generate income from activities related to the work of the BSA; Establish and maintain suitable systems of management for the BSA; Act as responsible employers, with appropriate concern for the health and welfare of its employees. | |
| BSA Support Fund | |
| Closing Date : Apply Anytime Amount : < £5K Duration : 1 year - 3 years | |
| Phil Strong Memorial Prize | |
| Closing Date : 21 August 2009 Amount : < £5K Duration : Single Payment | |
| Sociology of Health and Illness Book Prize | |
| Closing Date : 01 March 2010 Amount : < £5K Duration : Single Payment | |
| C Centre for Public Scrutiny Phone: - 020 7296 6451 | |
| Aims :The Centre for Public Scrutiny aims to: * enhance the public’s understanding of what scrutiny means, why it matters and how together they can get it right. * provide a space for scrutineers to learn from one another and share ideas * highlight good scrutiny to encourage others across the public sector to follow suit. * undertake research that can show decision-makers the value of scrutiny and what they can do to help it get better. * provide evidence based and up-to-date guidance for scrutineers that gives them the tools to approach scrutiny with confidence. | |
| Funding for Innovative Scrutiny | |
| Closing Date : Apply Anytime Amount : Unspecified Duration : Unspecified | |
| Children's Workforce Development Council Phone: - 0113 244 6311 | |
| Aims :CWDC aims to improve the lives of children, young people, their families and carers | |
| Practitioner-Led Research (PLR) | |
| Closing Date : 10 July 2009 Amount : < £5K Duration : 6 mths - 1 year | |
| D Department of Health Contact: - Research Administrator Phone: - 0207 210 4850 | |
| Aims :Their new national health research strategy 'Best Research for Best Health' sets out the Government’s goals for research and development in the NHS and demonstrates the Department of Health’s commitment to creating a vibrant research environment that contributes to the health and wealth of our nation. The NHS R&D programme aims to identify NHS needs for research and to commission research to meet those needs. Commissioning is undertaken largely through programmes of research. | |
| The Social Enterprise Investment Fund | |
| Closing Date : Apply Anytime Amount : > £100K Duration : > 3 years | |
| F Food Standards Agency Phone: - 020 7276 8000 | |
| Aims :Provides advice and information to the public and Government on food safety from farm to fork, nutrition and diet. It also protects consumers through effective food enforcement and monitoring. | |
| Ad hoc requirement: Programme S14 – Research, surveillance and monitoring in Scotland | |
| Closing Date : 07 August 2009 Amount : Unspecified Duration : Unspecified | |
| G Graham Burrough Charitable Trust Contact: - c/o Preston & Redman Solicitors Phone: - 0120 2292424 | |
| Aims :To promote education into the causes of mental illness and to carry out for the public benefit, research into mental illness and to publish the results of such research; To provide either scholarship, bursary or grant to a suitably qualified candidate chosen by the chosen by the Trustees to investigate a specific subject in the field of mental health, such subject to be chosen by the Trustees. To relieve the suffering of those with mental illness and to provide practical relief in the way of enhanced staffing and improved facilities psychiatric hospitals and psychiatric care centres. For the financial support for respite and/or long term care for families of patients suffering from psychiatric illness and disorders where those families are in financial needs. | |
| Grants | |
| Closing Date : Apply Anytime Amount : Unspecified Duration : Unspecified | |
| Guardian (The) | |
| Aims :The Manchester Guardian was founded by John Edward Taylor in 1821, and was first published on 5th May of that year. | |
| Public Services Awards | |
| Closing Date : 17 July 2009 Amount : Unspecified Duration : Unspecified | |
| H Harold Hyam Wingate Foundation Contact: - Faith Clark, Administrator | |
| Aims :To enable individuals and institutions of great potential or proven excellence who need financial support to undertake pioneering or original work of intellectual, scientific, artistic, social or environmental value, and to outstandingly talented musicians for advanced training. | |
| Research Support (Education and Social Exclusion) | |
| Closing Date : 04 September 2009 Amount : Unspecified Duration : Unspecified | |
| Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Contact: - Program Officer Phone: - 001 646 428 0971 | |
| Aims :To sponsor scholarly research on problems of violence, aggression, and dominance. | |
| Dissertation Fellowships | |
| Closing Date : 01 February 2010 Amount : £5K - £10K Duration : 6 mths - 1 year | |
| Research Grants | |
| Closing Date : 01 August 2009 Amount : £10K - £50K Duration : 1 year - 3 years | |
| Health Service Journal Contact: - Amanda James, Editorial and Display Administrator Phone: - 020-7728 3750 | |
| Aims :The place of first resort for contributions to the healthcare debate and an important means of disseminating good practice, new ideas, and research findings. | |
| HSJ Awards | |
| Closing Date : 03 July 2009 Amount : Unspecified Duration : Unspecified | |
| Henry Smith Charity Contact: - Richard Hopgood, Director Phone: - 020 7264 4970 | |
| Aims :The following are the objects of the Main Fund of The Henry Smith Charity: For hospitals, hospices and other forms of residential care or provision of health care for those who are sick or in need and for other institutions providing medical assistance for those in financial need; For the relief of poor, aged or sick persons and their spouses, widows, widowers and dependants; For the relief of poor, aged or sick members of the clergy and their spouses, widows, widowers and dependants; For the relief, rehabilitation and training of disabled persons including disabled ex-Servicemen and war widows; For any medical research; For the promotion of moral welfare or social service; For the relief and rehabilitation of those persons who are or have been slaves or serfs and their dependants who are in need or distress or for preventing their seizure. | |
| Revenue Grants | |
| Closing Date : Apply Anytime Amount : £10K - £50K Duration : 1 year - 3 years | |
| Special List Grants | |
| Closing Date : Apply Anytime Amount : £10K - £50K Duration : 6 mths - 1 year | |
| J J N Derbyshire Trust Contact: - Mr David Parish | |
| Aims :The objectives of the Trust are the making of charitable donations for the promotion of health, development of physical improvement, advancement of education and the relief of poverty, distress and sickness. | |
| Research Award | |
| Closing Date : Apply Anytime Amount : < £5K Duration : Unspecified | |
| M Mercers’ Charitable Foundation Contact: - The Grants Manager Phone: - 020 7726 4991 | |
| Aims :Through the charitable trusts under its control, the Mercers' Company administers a large programme of charitable grant making. The Company also provides housing for the elderly, wide ranging support for education and has active links with many churches. | |
| General Welfare Grants | |
| Closing Date : Apply Anytime Amount : £5K - £10K Duration : Unspecified | |
| MRC - Medical Research Council Phone: - 020 7636 5422 | |
| Aims :To improve human health through world-class medical research. To achieve this, they support research across the biomedical spectrum, from fundamental lab-based science to clinical trials, and in all major disease areas. | |
| MRP - Needs-led | |
| Closing Date : 14 October 2009 Amount : Unspecified Duration : 1 year - 3 years | |
| N National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) - Central Commissioning Facility (CCF) Phone: - 0208 943 8990 | |
| Aims :To act as a primary gateway for NHS clinicians and related health researchers seeking funding from the NIHR and the Department of Health. | |
| Senior Investigators | |
| Closing Date : 31 July 2009 Amount : £50K - £100K Duration : > 3 years | |
| National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) NHS Physical Environment Research Programme Contact: - Natalie Ross | |
| Aims :The aim of the programme is to fund research that benefits patients by: - improving the way property and facilities are managed and maintained promoting safe, high quality and best value design. - promoting safe, high quality and best value design. | |
| Physical Environment Research Programme | |
| Closing Date : 18 September 2009 Amount : > £100K Duration : Unspecified | |
| National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Research Design Service Yorkshire and the Humber Phone: - 0114 222 0828 | |
| Aims :The National Institute for Health Research Research Design Services (NIHR RDSs) aim to increase the volume and quality of successful grant applications for national funding competitions including NIHR funding. To do this they provide expert advice to help researchers to develop and design high quality research proposals for such competitions. Each RDS is part of the NIHR infrastructure and this support is provided free of charge. | |
| Public Involvement in Grant Applications Funding Awards | |
| Closing Date : Apply Anytime Amount : < £5K Duration : Single Payment | |
| NIH - National Institute of Mental Health Contact: - Office of Communications Phone: - 001 866 615 6464 | |
| Aims :The NIMH mission is to reduce the burden of mental illness and behavioural disorders through research on mind, brain, and behaviour. The public health mandate demands that they harness powerful scientific tools to achieve better understanding, treatment, and eventually, prevention of these disabling conditions that affect millions of Americans. | |
| Mental Health Consequences of Violence and Trauma (R01) | |
| Closing Date : 05 October 2009 Amount : > £100K Duration : Unspecified | |
| Mental Health Consequences of Violence and Trauma (R03) | |
| Closing Date : 16 October 2009 Amount : £50K - £100K Duration : 1 year - 3 years | |
| Mental Health Consequences of Violence and Trauma (R21) | |
| Closing Date : 16 October 2009 Amount : > £100K Duration : 1 year - 3 years | |
| Mental Health Consequences of Violence and Trauma (R34) | |
| Closing Date : 16 October 2009 Amount : > £100K Duration : 1 year - 3 years | |
| NIH - National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Phone: - 001 301-443-3860 | |
| Aims :NIAAA provides leadership in the national effort to reduce alcohol-related problems. | |
| Research on Alcohol-Related Public Policies (R01) | |
| Closing Date : 05 October 2009 Amount : > £100K Duration : > 3 years | |
| Research on Alcohol-Related Public Policies (R03) | |
| Closing Date : 16 October 2009 Amount : £50K - £100K Duration : > 3 years | |
| Research on Alcohol-Related Public Policies (R21) | |
| Closing Date : 16 October 2009 Amount : > £100K Duration : > 3 years | |
| NIH - National Institute on Drug Abuse Contact: - Research Administrator Phone: - 001 301 443 1124 | |
| Aims :To lead the Nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction. | |
| Economic Studies of Health Insurance Coverage on Drug Abuse Treatment Availability (R01) | |
| Closing Date : 14 July 2009 Amount : > £100K Duration : 6 mths - 1 year | |
| NIH - National Institutes of Health: Joint Proposals Contact: - Research Administrator Phone: - 001 301 496 4000 | |
| Aims :NIH is the steward of medical and behavioural research for the US Nation. Its mission is science in pursuit of fundamental knowledge about the nature and behaviour of living systems and the applications of that knowledge to extend health life and reduce the burdens of illness and disability. | |
| Health Services Research on the Prevention and Treatment of Drug and Alcohol Abuse (R01) | |
| Closing Date : 07 September 2009 Amount : > £100K Duration : > 3 years | |
| Health Services Research on the Prevention and Treatment of Drug and Alcohol Abuse (R03) | |
| Closing Date : 07 September 2009 Amount : > £100K Duration : 1 year - 3 years | |
| Health Services Research on the Prevention and Treatment of Drug and Alcohol Abuse (R21) | |
| Closing Date : 07 September 2009 Amount : > £100K Duration : 1 year - 3 years | |
| Prevention Research with HIV Positive Individuals (RO3) | |
| Closing Date : 07 September 2009 Amount : £10K - £50K Duration : 1 year - 3 years | |
| Research on Clinical Decision Making in Life-Threatening Illness (R21) | |
| Closing Date : 16 October 2009 Amount : > £100K Duration : 1 year - 3 years | |
| Research on Interventions for Child Abuse and Neglect (R01) | |
| Closing Date : 05 October 2009 Amount : > £100K Duration : 1 year - 3 years | |
| Nuffield Foundation Contact: - Research Administrator Phone: - 020 7631 0566 | |
| Aims :To advance social well being by supporting work which will bring about improvements in society, and which is founded on careful reflection and informed by objective and reliable evidence. | |
| Social Science Small Grants Scheme | |
| Closing Date : Apply Anytime Amount : £5K - £10K Duration : Unspecified | |
| R Rayne Foundation Phone: - 020 7487 9656 | |
| Aims :The aim of their work is: to help the most vulnerable or disadvantaged, to provide direct benefits to people and communities, to tackle neglected causes, to lever other funds and encourage the involvement of other organisations, to achieve excellence. | |
| Grants | |
| Closing Date : Apply Anytime Amount : Unspecified Duration : Unspecified | |
| Responsibility in Gambling Trust Phone: - 020 7953 3878 | |
| Aims :The relief of those who are vulnerable or otherwise in need as a result of gambling, by providing counselling and advice. The advancement of education for the benefit of the public by research into the types of addictive gambling, the causes of gambling and the effectiveness of treatments, and the publication of the results of such research. | |
| Small Grant Scheme | |
| Closing Date : Apply Anytime Amount : < £5K Duration : Single Payment | |
| S Sir Halley Stewart Trust Contact: - Mrs Sue West Phone: - 01954 260707 | |
| Aims :To promote and assist innovative research activities or pioneering developments with a view to making such work self-supporting. It emphasises prevention rather than alleviation of human suffering. | |
| Project Grants | |
| Closing Date : Apply Anytime Amount : Unspecified Duration : 1 year - 3 years | |
| Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues Contact: - SPSSI Central Office Phone: - 001 202 675 6956 | |
| Aims :To bring theory and practice into focus on human problems of the group, the community, and nations, as well as the increasingly important problems that have no national boundaries. | |
| Gordon Allport Intergroup Relations Prize | |
| Closing Date : 02 October 2009 Amount : < £5K Duration : Single Payment | |
| T Tesco Charity Trust Phone: - 0845 6123575 | |
| Aims :To help local and national charities as well as voluntary organisations to provide practical support for children, the elderly, and people with disabilities. | |
| Community Award Scheme - Children's Welfare/Education Grant | |
| Closing Date : 31 January 2010 Amount : < £5K Duration : Single Payment | |
| Community Award Scheme - Elderly/Disabled Person Grants | |
| Closing Date : 30 September 2009 Amount : < £5K Duration : Single Payment | |
| W Wales Office of R&D for Health & Social Care Phone: - 0845 010 3300 | |
| Aims :To ensure that policy and practice in health and social care in Wales are underpinned by evidence, for the benefit of patients and the public. | |
| Welsh Assembly Government Social Care Studentship Award | |
| Closing Date : Apply Anytime Amount : £50K - £100K Duration : 1 year - 3 years | |
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