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National Institute for Health and Care Research

Funds National Institute for Health and Care Research, the United Kingdom's largest public funder of health and care studies.

United Kingdomwww.nihr.ac.uk

Key stats

Annual funding£578M

Programs5

Active grants0

Total grants4

About

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) is the UK's largest funder of health and care research, funded by the Department of Health and Social Care to turn public R&D spending into clinical and economic value. In 2024/25 it invested more than £578 million in directly funded research awards, and its remit runs from applied health research to translational development and NHS-embed…

Programs & grants under this funder

i4i Challenge Awards

Connects applicants to United Kingdom thematic commissioned calls through NIHR structures that replaced the prior i4i Challenge Awards format.

i4i Connect

Supports links between health researchers and commercial partners in the United Kingdom to develop practical healthcare technologies.

i4i FAST

Helps research teams and universities in United Kingdom that are turning innovation ideas into reliable market-ready products.

i4i Product Development Awards

Invests innovative organizations in United Kingdom to build innovation work toward measurable commercialization outcomes.

2 grants

i4i Product Development Awards

Between cycles

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i4i PDA NICE Early Use

Between cycles

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i4i THRIVE

Offers research teams and universities in United Kingdom by guiding innovation from prototype work to stronger buyer demand.

Last verified: 31 May 2026Source: www.nihr.ac.uk