Living Well 2025

Deadline: 16:00 Wednesday 11th September 2024 

Costs: Between £400,000 to £1,000,000 

Duration: Up to 36 months 

Funding Decision: March 2025 

Contact: Tammy Peters at awards@versusarthritis.org 

 

Focus

We want people with arthritis to feel in control of their musculoskeletal health and to be well equipped to manage their physical and emotional wellbeing. This call for applications for research funding focusses on one of the research priority areas from our Better Lives Today, Better Lives Tomorrow Research Strategy 2022-2026: 

  • Living Well - Addressing musculoskeletal health inequalities for individuals and wider society by striving for better musculoskeletal health and care at home, in leisure, at work and in communities. 

What are we looking for

The outcomes sought from this investment are progress toward the changes we want to see: 

  • We want everyone to experience clear, consistent access and pathways through high quality evidence-based integrated care across clinical and community settings - with a particular focus on osteoarthritis, osteoporosis and gout. 
  • We are particularly interested in helping disadvantaged communities access and utilise healthcare services with ease and clarity.  
  • We want good practice mechanisms to enable smooth transition supporting individuals moving from paediatric to adult services. 
  • We want to see improvements in communication between people with arthritis and healthcare professionals with helpful decision aids. 
  • We want healthcare and public health services to be well informed by relevant, good-quality health data and knowledge to generate, evaluate and implement definite models of person-centre care, across multiple long-term conditions. 

Who you can apply for? 

  • The lead applicant must be based at an eligible UK institution.  
  • One applicant must have a tenured position within the lead institute. 

We plan to invest around £2 million in a small number of ambitious awards. We intend to run this call on an annual basis for the next 3 years, aligning to our Research Strategy. 

For further details on what you can apply for, please see the associated guidance document (PDF 253KB).

How to apply

Applicants are invited to submit applications through Grant Tracker, where the form is available. 

There is a single stage application process for all applications. 

Applicants must carefully read the call document (PDF 162KB), application form and guidance document (PDF 253KB). before starting an application. 

Please ensure that the most appropriate language is being used in each section of the form and that the correct sections are completed. 

The deadline for the receipt of applications in 16:00 on Wednesday the 11h September 2024. Please allow time for management of appropriate reviewers and signatories to access the Grant Tracker system and provide their approvals. Submissions after 16:00 will not be accepted. 

If you have any questions about the call, please email: awards@versusarthritis.org