Other funding opportunities

There are a number of other internal schemes for translational research projects, as well as recurring calls from external funders.

Our team of translational research managers collate information on internal schemes and can provide support for applications to external funders.

You can find information on both internal and external schemes in the sections below. To request support for an external funding bid, contact the Translation Manchester team:

Internal funding schemes

This is a summary of all other devolved funding schemes that could support your translational research projects, and the relevant contacts.

WT ISSF

Cross-faculty research consortia call.

These awards aim at fostering cross-faculty interdisciplinary biomedical research. The purpose is to pump-prime new activity that addresses the important biomedical problems, through collaboration between groups of principal investigators with distinctive skills, for major external funding.

Closed – awaiting next round

Contacts

 

MRC P2D

The fund aims to overcome the bottleneck to the establishment of new collaborations by supporting early interactions and knowledge exchange between industry and academic researchers. The competition is structured around two schemes, Relationship Incubator and Industry Secondment, and invites applications from across the biomedical field, including but not limited to:

  • therapeutics
  • medical devices
  • diagnostics

Closed – awaiting next round

Contacts

 

BBSRC IAA

The IAA aims to strengthen knowledge exchange, support the translation/commercialisation of early-stage research and support imaginative and innovative approaches to impact delivery. All funded projects must be linked to BBSRC funded research and will be awarded through four schemes.

  • Relationship Incubator
  • Concept and Feasibility
  • Push to Intellectual Property
  • Impact Awareness

Closed – awaiting next round

Further information

 

ESRC IAA

ESRC IAA funding is to support knowledge exchange with a range of sectors and publics and for activity relating to any area of social science research within the ESRC’s remit. Interdisciplinary projects with a major social science component are also eligible for funding.

Funding streams:

  • Rapid response
  • Strategic
  • Breakthrough

Mechanisms:

  • Research into Practice
  • Relationship Building
  • Staff Exchanges / Placements
  • Training and Tools Development

Closed – awaiting next round

Contacts

 

EPSRC IAA

The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has awarded The University of Manchester an additional £0.8M to deliver an Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) that aims to increase and accelerate the impact of EPSRC research outputs from the university through a range of knowledge exchange activities. All funded projects must be linked to EPSRC funded research. This fund supports a range of support mechanisms, from initial engagement and collaboration, through to commercialisation, with an aim to increase impact from our EPSRC research portfolio.

Closed – awaiting next round

Contacts

 

STFC

Flexible funding to support academics to take their STFC-funded ideas towards commercialisation through activities not currently supported by an STFC funding programme. The scheme supports the development of industrial collaboration and fosters opportunities for impact and commercialisation.

Closed – awaiting next round

Contacts

 

External funders

In the list below, you will find details and links to several translational funding calls, arranged by funders. If you require support in submitting a bid for any of these schemes get in touch with our Translational Research Managers for a one-to-one meeting.

Wellcome Trust

The Wellcome Trust has recently announced how it is changing the way in which it funds research to align with its new strategy, which aims to support science to solve the urgent health challenges facing everyone. They have introduced a simplified set of funding schemes designed to encourage a broad range of applications. Click on the links below to read more about what this means for you and researchers across all different stages of their career.

To find out more about the new schemes, you can read more at the following link or watch a webinar recording from the schemes launch

MRC

The Medical Research Council commitment to translation is demonstrated by their Translational research page where you can find information on the funding schemes and read about successful case studies.

Links to MRC schemes are listed below:

NIHR

Links to NIHR funding opportunities are provided below:

Follow this link to access tables of NIHR funding deadlines updated each month. These are courtesy of Dr Jo Bryant NIHR Grants Research Assistant Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust