Deadline: 7 April 2025
The Breakthrough T1D UK Small Grant Awards offer competitive funding to support small studies to generate pilot data and proof of concept.
Focus Areas
- Breakthrough T1D UK Small Grant Awards offer competitive funding to support excellent proposals which meet the following:
- supports the development of early career researchers (basic scientists, clinicians or healthcare professionals including allied health professionals)
- supports new research or innovation with a clear impact pathway that has the potential to deliver significant contribution to the understanding or management of type 1 diabetes
- leads on to further research or clinical practice change
- gathers critical data and resources to make novel research ideas more competitive for larger follow-on funding in the field of type 1 diabetes
- takes into consideration the views and needs of individuals living with type 1 diabetes
Funding Information
- Funding Amounts: Up to £20,000 for basic research and £30,000 for clinical research.
- Duration: A maximum of 12 months.
Eligibility Criteria
- Breakthrough T1D UK Small Grant Awards are open to basic scientists, clinicians, healthcare professionals (including allied health professionals) at an early stage of their research career. Applicants may have received previous funding but must not have received any grant worth more than £100,000 as principal investigator, excluding personal fellowships. Allowance will be made for applicants whose career has been subject to mitigating circumstances or interruptions for family or personal reasons.
- The principal investigators must be affiliated with UK academic or medical institutions and have a contract of employment which extends beyond the termination date of the award.
- The research must be carried out in the UK.
- These awards are open for clinical and basic research with equal priority. Preference will be given to collaborative research that can be shown to enhance the potential success of the proposed project.
Assessment Criteria
- The following criteria will be considered during the assessment of the applications:
- Relevance the project is to individuals living with type 1, their views and their needs
- Clarity of the project question, scientific merit and involvement activities
- Equity, diversity and inclusion considerations
- Applicant’s suitability and track record
- Impact of the project on the applicant’s career
- How the project will be taken forward
- The project’s value for money
For more information, visit Breakthrough T1D UK.
