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Action Medical Research is dedicated to preventing and treating disease and disability by funding vital medical research in UK-based hospitals and universities. The remit focuses on child health with an emphasis on clinical research or research at the clinical/basic interface. Research applications are judged by rigorous peer review.
Action Medical Research Project Grants
Subjects: A broad spectrum of research with the objective of preventing and treating disease and disability and alleviating physical disability. The remit focuses on child health to include problems affecting pregnancy, childbirth, babies, children and adolescents.
Purpose: To support one precisely formulated line of research.
Eligibility: Open to researchers based in the United Kingdom. Grants are not awarded to other charities or for higher education.
Level of Study: Unrestricted
Type: Grant
Value: Varies
Length of Study: Up to 3 years, assessed annually
Frequency: Dependent on funds available
Study Establishment: Hospitals, universities and recognised research establishments in the UK
Country of Study: United Kingdom
No. of awards offered: Varies
Application Procedure: Applicants must submit a one-page outline of the project before an application form can be issued. Full details and outline proposals are available on the website.
Closing Date: March and November, see charity website for specific dates.
Funding: Individuals, private, trusts
Contributor: Voluntary income
No. of awards given last year: 20
No. of applicants last year: 174 outline applications
Additional Information: 98 full applications invited, 86 received and assessed by Scientific Advisory Panel.
Action Medical Research Training Fellowship
Subjects: A broad spectrum of research with the objective of preventing and treating disease and disability and alleviating physical disability. The remit focuses on child health to include problems affecting pregnancy, childbirth, babies, children and adolescents. We welcome applications from clinicians, bioengineers, research nures and allied health professionals
Purpose: To enable the training of medical and bioengineering graduates in research techniques and methodology in areas of interest to Action Medical Research.
Eligibility: Open to medical and non-medical graduates. Although it is not limited to United Kingdom citizens, those who do not hold United Kingdom citizenship must be able to show that they have all the required statutory documentation, e.g. work permits, to cover the period of the fellowship. Preference will be given to candidates resident in the United Kingdom. No grants are made purely for higher education. Although applicants are strongly encouraged to independently register for a PhD. Further guidelines are available on the organisation’s website.
Level of Study: Doctorate, Postdoctorate, Postgraduate
Type: Fellowship
Value: Varies
Length of Study: Up to 3 years
Study Establishment: A hospital, university department or recognised research institute in the UK
Country of Study: United Kingdom
No. of awards offered: Varies
Application Procedure: Applicants must submit a one-page outline of the project before an application form can be issued. Full details and outline proposal forms are available on the website.
Closing Date: August - see charity website for specific date. Fellowships are advertised separately each year in June/July.
Funding: Individuals, private, trusts
Contributor: Voluntary income
No. of awards given last year: 3
No. of applicants last year: 25
Additional Information: 25 outlines received, 22 full applications invited, 20 full applications received and assessed by Scientific Advisory Panel
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(2019). Action Medical Research. In: The Grants Register 2019. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-95810-8_14
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