British Nutrition Foundation Drummond Pump Priming Award – UK

The Award is made possible through the British Nutrition Foundation’s management of the Drummond Memorial Fund, established in memory of the work and contribution of Sir Jack Drummond.

The Award

• They know that it is often a struggle to get that first big research grant. The Pump Priming award is to help a university lecturer, postdoctoral researcher/research fellow/research associate working in human nutrition to undertake the pilot work needed to generate data that can be used as the basis of a more substantial grant application.
• Should the grant be awarded, the successful applicant will be invited to the British Nutrition Foundation’s Annual Conference in November 2024 where they will be presented with a certificate (attendance is optional). The winner will also be invited to write an article for the British Nutrition Foundation’s peer reviewed journal Nutrition Bulletin at a later date, detailing how the award supported their research.

Funding Information

• British Nutrition Foundation awarding a grant of £5000.

Eligibility Criteria

• The applicant must be a UK-based postdoctoral researcher/research fellow/research associate or lecturer working in the field of human nutrition and within 5 years of their first academic appointment following completion of their PhD.
• Those who are beyond 5 years of their first academic appointment following completion of their PhD but took formal time out during this period for personal reasons (e.g. maternity/paternity/adoption leave; long-term ill-health) may still be eligible.
• As the award is for early-stage researchers, individuals who have been a principal investigator or co-principal investigator on a successful UK Research Council or EU funded grant are not eligible to apply.
• The public health relevance and potential impact of the proposed work will be considered, and preference will be given to studies involving humans (in vivo and ex vivo work) and those focussing on whole foods or diets rather than just supplements. It is a requirement that the funding should be used to obtain pilot data that will lead to the applicant’s first major grant application. The source of funding (British Nutrition Foundation Drummond Memorial Fund) should be acknowledged in the subsequent grant application and in any publications arising from the work.
• The British Nutrition Foundation Drummond Pump Priming grant may be used to fund equipment and consumables required for laboratory work and human studies including test foods, scientific or clinical assays/reagents/equipment (providing quotes for these alongside your application is useful), travel (where this is necessary for data collection) or human subject honoraria.
• Applications requesting funding towards salaries, generic IT equipment (e.g. laptops, statistical software) or conference attendance will not be considered.
• Funding must not have already been received from elsewhere for the proposed work. In the event that a funding application has been submitted elsewhere (for a UK Research Council, EU funded grant or other funding source) for the proposed work, please state this within the application along with an estimated date by which you will know the outcome.

For more information, visit British Nutrition Foundation.