Wellcome Trust CRF Small Grant Award Scheme 2007/08.

14 Jan 2008

Preliminary applications invited by 29 February.

Following on from the success of the 2006/7 scheme, as part of an ongoing strategy to foster new initiatives and developments and to bring new research into the facility; the Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility (CRF) Manchester wishes to repeat a small grant award scheme that will enable clinical research in the CRF.

While funding can be for research clinicians and academics, we are particularly interested in hearing from nurses and allied healthcare professionals with a variety of previous experience. All of the research project must be undertaken in the CRF.

Funding will be for the time stipulated by the investigator and can contribute toward: covering the salary of the applicant, a contribution to registration fees, nursing, facilities/equipment a small allowance to cover research expenses and the opportunity to disseminate the results of the work conducted in the CRF. The total amount available will be a maximum of £50k for a maximum of five projects with a maximum of £12k for any one project.

Preliminary application forms and guidance notes for applicants and supervisors can be downloaded from the following links:

• Application Form
• Guidance Notes for Applicants and Supervisors

Prospective applicants and, where appropriate, supervisors are invited to submit a preliminary application outlining the project by Friday 29 February 2008.

If you would like to discuss your study idea with member of the WTCRF team, please contact the Research Study Manager or Administrator, in the first instance:

• 0161 906 7517 / information@wtcrf.nhs.uk

Decisions will be made by Monday 14 April 2008.