Open and future funding calls

Name of grant Grant description Open Status Closing Date Duration Costs Link for More info
Bridging Fellowship 2025 - Round 1 Up to 2 years of funding for current Versus Arthritis fellowship holders who are in the final year of their fellowship. Open 16:00 Wednesday 22 January 2025 Up to 24 months   Click for more info
Research Facilitation Fund 2025 - Round 1 We will invest around £0.5m in supporting resources that are hard to obtain and will facilitate impactful research. Open 16:00 Wednesday 26 February 2025 Up to 60 months Between £50,000 to £250,000 Click for more info
Early Detection and Targeted Treatments 2025 - Round 2 We will invest around £3 million in projects which aim to improve the diagnosis and treatment of arthritis. Opening 22 January 2025 16:00 Wednesday 14 May 2025 Up to 60 months Between £100,000 to £1,200,000 Coming soon
Career Development Fellowships 2026 Our enhanced Career Development Fellowship aims to attract and retain talented researchers committed to a career in any discipline relevant to arthritis and related musculoskeletal diseases. Opening 19 February 2025 16:00 Wednesday 21 May 2025 Up to 60 months £750,000 Click for more info
Translational Call 2025 We will invest around £1 million in Translational MSK research. Our Translational funding scheme aims to progress the development of novel, innovative technologies towards clinical development for the benefit of people with arthritis. Closed 16:00 Wednesday 16 October 2024 Up to 24 months Up to £200,000 Click for more info
Clinical Epidemiology Research Consortium 2025 We will invest around £3 million in a new consortium bringing together expertise from across the UK to deliver new approaches to data and health intelligence for arthritis epidemiology. Closed 16:00 Wednesday 25 September 2024 Up to 60 months Up to £3 million Click for more info
Inflammatory Arthritis Research Consortium 2025 We will invest around £3 million in a new consortium bringing together expertise from across the UK to further our understanding of inflammatory arthritis. Closed 16:00 Wednesday 25 September 2024 Up to 60 months Up to £3 million Click for more info
Early Detection and Targeted Treatments 2025 We will invest around £4 million in projects which aim to improve the diagnosis and treatment of arthritis. Closed 16:00 Wednesday 18 September 2024 Up to 60 months Between £100,000 to £1,200,000 Click for more info
Oliver Bird Fund Round 3 This funding round is a partnership with the Nuffield Foundation. More information on how to apply can be found on the Nuffield Foundation website. Closed 16 September 2024 (outline) and January 2025 (Full) Up to 48 months funding (open to extending with discussion) Up to £750,000 (open to extending with discussion) Click for more info
Living Well 2025 We will invest around £2 million in projects which address unmet needs for people with arthritis within the health system. Closed 16:00 Wednesday 11 September 2024 Up to 36 months Between £400,000 to £1,000,000 Click for more info
AMS Starter Grants for Clinical Lecturers These awards are administered by the Academy of Medical Sciences. More information and details on how to apply can be found at acmedsci.ac.uk.  Opening January 2025   1-2 years   Click for more info