Association/Anaesthesia Research Project Grant Programme (UK and Ireland)

To have a chance of being successful, applications for Association of Anaesthetists funding must clearly demonstrate how the proposed project meets one or more of the aims, as well as providing value for money. Projects that are not clearly aligned with their aims will not be funded.

Focus Areas

• The Association of Anaesthetists research strategy focuses on supporting the following key areas:
  • Patient safety
  • Innovation
  • Clinical outcomes
  • Education and training
  • Related professional issues (e.g. standards and guidelines, working conditions, medicolegal issues, etc.)
  • The environment
  • Network based or other audits, QA/QI projects that may involve guideline implementation.

Funding Information

• Grant amounts:
  • Up to 10,000 for small projects, these grants will be targeted to support those new to research.
  • Up to £100,000 for larger projects.

Eligibility Criteria

• The work must be done within Great Britain or Ireland. Applicants should indicate whether support for their project has been granted or is currently under review from locally available research funds, or from other bodies.
• Applicants should indicate their qualifications and experience to carry out the project. The recipient of the grant must be in a permanent post although the Principal Investigator could be in a trainee appointment.

Application Requirements

• Applicants must submit their application online by the stated deadline. They advise you to allow sufficient time for this and factor in any potential technical difficulties you may encounter.
• Applicants can submit applications to more than one category but these must be on different subjects, i.e. the same application cannot be submitted to multiple categories.
• Applicants must complete and upload their application to ScholarOne Manuscripts as a single file in PDF format. This file should include all the documents which make up the application, i.e. the application form, CV, signed declaration, scientific abstract, lay abstract etc.
• Applicants are no longer required to submit a hard copy of their application to them in the post, however you must make sure that the electronic version that you upload has been fully signed by all relevant parties.

For more information, visit NIAA.