Autumn 2024: Funding Opportunities for Researchers

Latest research grants and fellowships to support your ideas and projects

Autumn 2024: Funding Opportunities for Researchers
Fund your next research ideas with these latest funding programmes. Img Source: Raeng/Unsplash

Finding the right funding opportunities can be a game-changer for researchers looking to make significant advancements in their fields.

As we head into the final months of 2024, a variety of research grants and fellowships are available, offering support across a wide range of disciplines.

Please note that deadlines and details may change, but it's worth bookmarking these funds for future opportunities!

AXA Chairs Research Fund 2025

AXA Chairs - AXA Research Fund

πŸ“… Deadline: Expression of interest by 10 October 2024
πŸ” Scope: The AXA Chair is a highly selective funding scheme for senior researchers intended to support significant advancements in the development of a research area within a host institution that is in line with its long-term strategy
πŸ‘₯ Applicant: Host institutions must be registered in the AXA Research Fund’s database. Host Institutions can submit only one candidate for the whole institution (and not one per department, faculty or laboratory)
πŸ’° Funding: €200.000 per annum

IDRC John G. Bene Fellowship 2024

Justice for Women and Indigenous Peoples through Climate-resilient Forests and Food Systems – John G. Bene Fellowship 2024

πŸ“… Deadline: 11 October 2024
πŸ” Scope: A fellowship to facilitate field research on the relationship between forest resources and the social, economic, cultural and environmental welfare of people in developing countries, particularly in the face of changing climate conditions
πŸ‘₯ Applicant: This call is open to Canadians and permanent residents of Canada pursuing master’s or doctoral studies at a Canadian university
πŸ’° Funding: Up to 3 awards of maximum CAD23,000

European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grants 2025

Starting Grant
Are you a talented early-career scientist who has already produced excellent supervised work, is ready to work independently and shows potential to be a research leader? The ERC Starting Grant could be for you.Who can apply? Researchers of any nationality with 2-7 years of experience since completion of PhD, a scientific track record showing great promise and an excellent research proposal can apply.

πŸ“… Deadline: 15 October 2024
πŸ” Scope: Supports early to mid-career researchers to establish their research teams and pursue ground-breaking projects
πŸ‘₯ Applicant: Researchers of any nationality with 2-7 years of experience since completion of PhD, a scientific track record showing great promise and an excellent research proposal can apply
πŸ’° Funding: Starting Grants may be awarded up to €1.5 million for a period of 5 years. (pro rata for projects of shorter duration). However, an additional € 1 million can be made available to cover eligible β€œstart-up” costs for researchers moving from a third country to the EU or an associated country and/or the purchase of major equipment and/or access to large facilities and/or other major experimental and field work costs

Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship

Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship | Royal Society
This scheme offers a recognised first step into an independent research career for outstanding early career scientists who require a flexible working pattern due to personal circumstances, such as caring responsibilities and/or health-related conditions

πŸ“… Deadline: 29 October 2024
πŸ” Scope: The Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship (DHF) programme aims to support outstanding early career scientists who require a flexible working pattern due to personal circumstances
πŸ‘₯ Applicant: Applicants can be of any nationality and those requiring a visa are eligible to apply for a Global Talent Visa under the fast-track process of endorsement
πŸ’° Funding: Applicants can apply for up to a maximum of Β£1.87 million over eight years

British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grants

Portal homepage - British Academy

πŸ“… Deadline: 6th November 2024
πŸ” Scope: The BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grants are available to support primary research in the humanities and social sciences
πŸ‘₯ Applicant: Awards are open to postdoctoral scholars (or equivalent) who are ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom
πŸ’° Funding: These awards, up to Β£10,000 in value and tenable for up to 24 months, are provided to cover the cost of the expenses arising from a defined research project

Driving Urban Transition (DUT) partnership 2024

Driving Urban Transition (DUT) partnership 2024
Apply for funding to address key urban challenges facing cities in the transition to a more sustainable economy.

πŸ“… Deadline: 14 November 2024
πŸ” Scope: Apply for funding to address key urban challenges facing cities in the transition to a more sustainable economy
πŸ‘₯ Applicant: UK applicants can be at any academic career stage, but the project team must have a level of skills, knowledge and experience that is appropriate to the proposed project
πŸ’° Funding: Maximum award is Β£400,000

NIHR Development and Skills Enhancement Award

NIHR Development and Skills Enhancement Award (DSE)
The DSE Award is a postdoctoral level funding opportunity aimed at supporting early to mid-career researchers in gaining specific skills and experience to underpin the next phase of their research career.

πŸ“… Deadline: 22nd November 2024
πŸ” Scope: This is a postdoctoral level funding opportunity aimed at supporting early to mid-career researchers in gaining specific skills and experience to underpin the next phase of their research career
πŸ‘₯ Applicant: You must have completed any relevant pre-registration training (clinical academic applications only), have a proposed English host who is an HEI, NHS body, or other provider of health and/or care services (and more requirements)
πŸ’° Funding: Salary of the award holder for up to 2 years, training and development costs up to Β£5,000 per year, conference costs up to Β£1,000 per year, and mentorship costs up to Β£3,000

Royal Society & British Academy Apex Awards

APEX awards | Royal Society
In partnership with the British Academy, the Royal Academy of Engineering and the Royal Society (β€˜the Academies’) and with generous support from the Leverhulme Trust, the APEX award (Academies Partnership in Supporting Excellence in Cross-disciplinary research award) scheme offers established independent researchers, with a strong track record in their respective area, an exciting opportunity to pursue genuine interdisciplinary and curiosity-driven research to benefit wider society.

πŸ“… Deadline: Closing 27 November 2024
πŸ” Scope: To enable outstanding researchers to focus on advancing their innovative research through seed funding
πŸ‘₯ Applicant: You are a researcher with a strong track record as an established independent researcher (this can include engineering researchers, humanities and social sciences scholars and scientists), and you are based at a UK university or not-for-profit research institution for at least the duration of the project
πŸ’° Funding: Applicants will be able to apply for up to Β£200,000 to support their interdisciplinary projects (Funding -up to Β£10,000- to support public engagement activities can now be included within the main application)

Wellcome Trust Discovery Awards

Wellcome Discovery Awards - Funding for Established Researchers | Grant funding | Wellcome
This scheme provides funding for established researchers and teams from any discipline who want to pursue bold and creative research ideas to deliver significant shifts in understanding that could improve human life, health and wellbeing.

πŸ“… Deadline: 3rd December 2024
πŸ” Scope: This scheme provides funding for established researchers and teams from any discipline who want to pursue bold and creative research ideas
πŸ‘₯ Applicant: You can apply for a Wellcome Discovery Award if you are a researcher who wants to pursue bold and creative research ideas. You must aim to make a major contribution to your research field
πŸ’° Funding: The average size of a Discovery Award is Β£3.5 million. Applications above Β£5 million will be subject to additional scrutiny

Prevention and Population Research Project Award

Prevention and Population Research Project Award
Prevention and Population Project Awards provide support for focused research proposals centred on key questions in prevention and population research.

πŸ“… Deadline: Final submission is 12th December 2024
πŸ” Scope: Provides support for focused research proposals centred on key questions in prevention and population research
πŸ‘₯ Applicant: Have some postdoctoral experience or equivalent and be scientists, clinicians or healthcare workers in UK universities, medical schools, hospitals or research institutes
πŸ’° Funding: Funding is flexible for both cost and duration based on the nature of the research questions

Want to explore more funding opportunities? Reach out to us at info@kevri.co and learn how we can connect you with the right funding and partners for your projects!