Institutional funding
MRC Confidence in Concept Fund
The Tropical Infectious Disease Consortium is managing MRC Confidence in Concept Award 2019 of £540,000 which can be allocated to individual projects that accelerate the transition from discovery science into therapeutic, diagnostic and vaccine development.
NIHR global health research awards
In 2017 applications were invited for institutions to establish National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Global Health Research Units and Groups, which can deliver measurable benefits to patients and the public in low and middle-income countries (LMICs).
Medical Research Council Proximity to Discovery (P2D) Industry Engagement Fund
The Proximity to Discovery: Industry Engagement Fund is designed to provide flexible funding for innovative ways to enable the initial development of academic-industry collaborations.
WT Institutional Strategic Support Fund
Wellcome Trust Institutional Strategic Support Fund (ISSF) offers financial support to enhance institutional strategies for the biomedical sciences. They also provide incentives for institutions to support scientific progress, translation and interdisciplinary collaboration and to encourage greater efficiency, effectiveness and accountability in the stewardship of Wellcome Trust funding.
