External Funding
Potential funding opportunties from external organisations
The list below is not exhaustive but are examples of organisations who offer DPhil studentships. The majority of these require the proposed supervisor to complete the application form.
Brain Research UK
https://www.brainresearchuk.org.uk/apply-for-a-grant/
Three priority areas: Acquire brain and spinal cord injury, Neuro-oncology, Headache and facial pain
Next call for applications for DPhil studentships – September 2019
National Institute of Academic Anaesthesia
https://www.niaa.org.uk/article.php?newsid=597
NIAA Research Grants 2019 Round 2
Application deadline: Friday 20 September 2019
Applicants will be notified in December 2019
Alzheimer’s Society
https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/research/researchers/our-funding-schemes/phd-studentships
Applications to be made by proposed supervisor with or without a named student
Open June 28th 2019 – closes September 27th 2019
BRACE
https://www.alzheimers-brace.org/apply-for-a-research-grant
DPhil funding for 18 months or less
A student can be recruited upon the award of the studentship
FIGHT FOR SIGHT
https://www.fightforsight.org.uk/apply-for-funding/funding-opportunities/phd-studentships/
Applications to be made by proposed supervisor
Student must not be medically or otherwise clinically qualified (consider MRC/Fight for Sight Research Training Fellowships)
MARIE CURIE RESEARCH GRANTS SCHEME
https://www.mariecurie.org.uk/research/information-researchers/marie-curie-research-grants-scheme
Please note that requests for PhD studentships and Clinical Research Training Fellowships on project grants are NOT considered by the Marie Curie Research Funding Committee.
MS SOCIETY
https://www.mssociety.org.uk/research/for-researchers/funding/types-of-grants
Applications to be made by prospective supervisor
Alzheimer’s Research UK
https://www.alzheimersresearchuk.org/for-researchers/research-opportunities/grant-schemes/
Applications to be made by proposed supervisor with or without a named student
Open June 28th 2019 – closes September 27th 2019
Macular Society
https://www.macularsociety.org/
The 2020 grants round is now CLOSED for receipt of preliminary applications.
Motor NeuronE Disease Association (MND)
https://www.mndassociation.org/research/for-researchers/apply-for-funding/
The deadline date for receipt of summary applications is 1 May 2020. This round will open on 6 March 2020.
Multiple System Atrophy Trust
Grant funds available on application contact:
Alyssa Costantini, Research Associate, institute of Neurology, UCL – a.costantini@ucl.ac.uk
Viorica Chelban, ABN MSA Research Fellow, UCL, v.chelban@ucl.ac.uk
Neurosciences Research Foundation
Grant funds available on application contact: neurosurgery@sgul.ac.uk
Parkinsons UK
https://www.parkinsons.org.uk/research/how-we-fund-and-track-progress-grants
No timelines published
AMRC - Association of Medical Research Charities
https://www.amrc.org.uk/Pages/Category/member-directory?Take=20