Funding opportunities

Find life science R&D funding opportunities and links to related support.

Featured opportunity

i4i THRIVE – April 2025 | NIHR

Deadline 15 May 2025: Translate Healthcare Research through InnoVation and Entrepreneurship (THRIVE) funding aims to accelerate the translation of healthcare innovations tackling health inequalities from bench to bed, speed up patient benefit and concurrently expand the entrepreneurial mindset of researchers and clinicians. THRIVE offers up to £150,000 over 9 months to support the development of the technology and a structured programme of entrepreneurial training, mentoring, peer support and networking. Through the programme the innovators will explore the market for their innovation and identify potential routes for commercialising (spin-out vs licensing) or sustaining their innovation (Intrapreneurship). The programme supports innovations that can reduce health inequalities and meet needs in underserved communities.

Sources of expert advice and support

Research Support Service Hub | NIHR

The RSS supports researchers at any stage of their career to develop competitive funding applications for health, public health and social care research. It is a national service delivered through 8 RSS Hubs, each a partnership of research organisations, groups and clinical trials units, offering a wide range of research support and methods expertise. Researchers can access the most appropriate support, irrespective of location.