NIHR: social care research funding

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) provides funding to develop and deliver clinical and applied health, social care and public health research. There is a range of funding programmes and regular calls for proposals for specific areas of research.

The programmes include:

Current and forthcoming funding opportunities within these programmes include:

Decarbonising the health and social care system: to build research capacity and generate high-quality research evidence into developing and evaluating innovations focused on decarbonising the health and social care system. The aim is to help the health and social care system become more sustainable and reach net zero status. Co-production of research proposals with charities, local authorities, third sector organisations and other relevant stakeholders is strongly encouraged.

There is an information webinar on 16 August 2024 in preparation for this call which opens in November 2024.

Decarbonising the health and social care system | NIHR

Technology Enabled Social Care: for collaborative research projects that examine the development and utilisation of digital technology in social care. This includes artificial intelligence (AI) or digital devices in the provision of social care and/or to support any aspect of the lives of adults or children with social care needs in the UK.

Applications are invited from researchers (including early-career researchers). Collaboration with people who use social care, service commissioners, providers and carers is encouraged.

Apply by 30 October 2024

Technology-Enabled Social Care Highlight Notice | NIHR

Focus of fund/fund aims:

Funding opportunities from the National Institute for Health and Care Research

Application deadline:

Refer to individual funding calls

Fund description:

https://www.nihr.ac.uk/explore-nihr/funding-programmes/research-programme-for-social-care.htm