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Overview of NIHR Grants. Department of Psychology University of Essex 24 rd March 2009 Mike Bellhouse RDInfo. RDInfo. A trio of services for Health and Social Care Researchers Consisting of RDFunding, RDLearning and RDDirect Part of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)
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Overview of NIHR Grants Department of Psychology University of Essex 24rd March 2009 Mike Bellhouse RDInfo
RDInfo • A trio of services for Health and Social Care Researchers • Consisting of RDFunding, RDLearning and RDDirect • Part of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) • Operating for nearly 12 years
Potential Funders • Research Councils (eg: MRC, ESRC) • Charities (Medical & others) • NIHR Programmes • European Commission • Professional Bodies
Funding from Abroad NIH - National Institutes of Health • Based in America • The NIH invests over $28 billion annually • More than 80% of the NIH’s funding is awarded through almost 50,000 competitive grants • In 2008 the NIH awarded nearly £15 million to UK researchers
NIHR Funding Portfolio • Central Commissioning Facility (CCF) Programmes • Evaluation, Trials and Studies Co-ordinating Centre (NETSCC) Programmes • Other NIHR Programmes
Central Commissioning Facility (CCF) Programmes • Programme Grants for Applied Research • Research for Patient Benefit Programme (RfPB) • Invention for Innovation Programme (i4i) • Research for Innovation, Speculation & Creativity Programme (RISC) • Programme Development Grants
Evaluation, Trials and StudiesCo-ordinating Centre Programmes • Public Health Research Programme • Health Services Research Programme • Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme • Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation Programme
Other NIHR Programmes • Service Delivery and Organisation Programme (SDO) • Research Capacity Development Programme (RCD) • Physical Environment Research Programme
How to Access NIHR Funds • Use RDFunding to search • Select most appropriate programme • Digest the detail • Contact your RDS • Prepare and submit proposal GOOD LUCK!