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Alzheimer's Research UK

Funds United Kingdom science tackling Alzheimer's prevention, diagnosis, and care improvement.

United Kingdomwww.alzheimersresearchuk.org
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Annual funding—
Programs8
Active grants3
Total grants7
About

Alzheimer's Research UK is the UK's leading dementia research charity, based at Granta Park in Cambridge. It funds biomedical, clinical, and translational work on Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, and its current portfolio stands at £64.6 million across more than 200 projects in four countries.

Its grant slate spans small pilots, major projects, fellowships, and co-funded frontier work. Pi…

Programs & grants under this funder
Dementia Frontiers Fund

Funds international dementia teams tackling difficult questions through large collaborative programmes that exceed typical single-lab scope.

2 grants
Dementia Frontiers Fund — Main grant awards
Scheduled
£6M pool
Dementia Frontiers Fund — Seed funding stage
Closed
— pool
Doctoral Clinical Fellowship

Supports United Kingdom clinicians combining patient care with doctoral dementia research at a host institution.

1 grant
Doctoral Clinical Fellowship
Open
— pool·101 days
Inspire Fund

Funds outreach organisations in the United Kingdom to deliver dementia risk-reduction education in underserved communities.

Major Projects

Funds dementia science teams in the United Kingdom that require substantial staffing and time to pursue transformative projects.

1 grant
Major Projects
Open
— pool·117 days
Pilot Projects

Supports dementia researchers with early ideas that need pilot evidence before advancing to larger studies.

1 grant
Pilot Projects
Open
— pool·117 days
Race Against Dementia Fellowship

Funds early-career dementia researchers in the United Kingdom through a bold, co-funded fellowship route.

Research Fellowship

Supports non-clinical early-career dementia researchers in the United Kingdom as they transition toward independent directions.

1 grant
Research Fellowship
Opens 2027
— pool
Senior Research Fellowship

Funds PhD-qualified dementia scholars in the United Kingdom moving into independent group leadership and mentoring roles.

1 grant
Senior Research Fellowship
Opens 2027
— pool
Last verified: 28 May 2026Source: www.alzheimersresearchuk.org