Funding can be allocated to you, your supervisor, or your project.

Scour funders' websites line by line to find out what interests them. Read their Annual Reports. Do your ideas line up with their strategy? Have they funded similar things before? When you identify possible sources of funding discuss your ideas with a staff member or advisor early.

Funders' schemes vary considerably, and there are a range of options available. You need to check that what you are applying for meets your needs (in conjunction with your supervisor). Pump-priming money to generate pilot data (typically £5-10,000) could be available from both local and national funders, but project grants and Fellowship funding to sustain you across three years will probably need a national funder such as NIHR, a Research Council (all now part of UK Research and Innovation) or a major charity. Universities particulary like Wellcome and Research Councils as they get extra money from them to cover your costs.

Some direct links to major funders are provided below, but also look at RDinfo for specialty-specific grants and Fellowship opportunities

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