We would like to make members aware of new funding opportunities from NIHR:
Health and Social Care Delivery Research (HSDR Programme): Hospital at home/virtual wards: integration opportunities, improving service delivery and evaluating impact
Closing date: 5 August 2025 at 1:00 pm
The Health and Social Care Delivery Research (HSDR) Programme is interested in funding research on hospital at home (also known as virtual wards) acute care services for adults or children and young people. This funding opportunity covers optimising service design, improving service equity and delivery, evaluating the impact on health and social care, and innovations in service integration.
Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme
Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Researcher-led – evidence synthesis
The Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme is looking to fund evidence synthesis research through NIHR’s researcher-led workstream. They are interested in receiving proposals addressing any health problem in areas not otherwise well covered in their HTA portfolio.
Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Researcher-led – primary research
The Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme is looking to fund primary research through their researcher-led workstream. We are interested in receiving proposals that address any health problem in areas not otherwise well covered in our HTA Programme portfolio.
NIHR NICE rolling funding opportunity (HTA Programme)
The Health Technology Assessment Programme (HTA) is inviting outline applications via the commissioned workstream. NIHR are interested in receiving applications to meet recommendations in research identified in NICE guidance that has been published or updated in the last 5 years.
Applications must be within the remit of the HTA Programme, and the primary outcome measure must be health related.
Public Health Research (PHR) Programme
Continuing areas of research interest to the Public Health Research (PHR) Programme
The Public Health Research (PHR) Programme is inviting outline applications to their commissioned workstream for research topics that continue to be an area of interest.
This is a two-stage funding opportunity. To apply for the first stage you should submit an outline application. If invited to the second stage, you will then need to complete a full application.
NIHR NICE rolling funding opportunity (PHR Programme)
The Public Health Research (PHR) Programme is inviting outline applications to their commissioned workstream. NIHR are interested in receiving applications to meet recommendations in research identified in NICE guidance that has been published or updated in the last 5 years.
Applications must be within the remit of the PHR Programme and the primary outcome measure must be health related.
Public Health Research (PHR) Researcher-led
The Public Health Research (PHR) Programme is inviting outline applications to their researcher-led workstream.
This is a two-stage funding opportunity. To apply for the first stage you should submit an outline application. If invited to the second stage, you will then need to complete a full application.
Themed call
Early action to prevent poor health outcomes
The current themed call is around prevention. NIHR are announcing a targeted prevention funding opportunity which is part of a co-ordinated response by NIHR to the DHSC areas of research interest 1 (ARI1): early action to prevent poor health outcomes.
A focus on prevention will enable people to live healthier and happier lives, improve economic growth, and reduce pressure on the NHS.
NIHR want to generate high-quality research evidence into the evaluation of health and care interventions and services which address gaps in their understanding of preventative strategies, early diagnosis techniques, and effective interventions for individuals at increased risk of chronic diseases.
