Amount: £400-£2000, or up to £24000 depending on project type
Location:
any University or recognised Research Institution

SPIN-D is pleased to announce the first call for projects under the Flexible Funding initiative, aimed at Early Career Researchers. 

The SPIN-D Network+ is a collaborative effort to improve dementia care and prevention. They aim to bring together researchers, healthcare professionals, people with dementia, and their families to create innovative solutions.

They wish to fund projects that will delve deeper into our understanding of dementia, or share findings from previous studies. They are interested in the role that different risk factors can play in determining whether people go on to develop dementia, and how symptoms advance or that test ways to reduce dementia risk and improve care and support for those living with dementia in their own homes.

Funding is available at two levels:

  • ‘Inclusion in practice’ grants for small projects or events. Funding will be provided within an anticipated range of £400-£2,000, with an upper limit of £4,000 (at 80% fEC)
  • Proof of Principle Research Project funding for carrying out a small pilot project, with funding up to £24,000 (at 80% fEC)

Find out more about the SPIN D Network+ here

See below a recent information session and Q&A video on this funding call below

Closing date for applications is 31 March 2025

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