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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 Kingdom
Key stats
Annual funding£578M
Programs17
Active grants10
Total grants16
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
2026 Clinical Lectureships in Dentistry

Trains dentists as independent researchers through a part-time postdoctoral post.

1 grant
2026 Clinical Lectureships in Dentistry
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Air Quality in Indoor Public Spaces, Workplace Settings and Transport Microenvironments

Funds UK research on health impacts of indoor and transport air-quality interventions.

1 grant
Air Quality in Indoor Public Spaces, Workplace Settings and Transport Microenvironments
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Broad Call for Interventions Improving Outcomes in Adults with Faecal Incontinence

Funds UK trials evaluating clinical and cost-effectiveness of faecal-incontinence care.

1 grant
Broad Call for Interventions Improving Outcomes in Adults with Faecal Incontinence
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Early surgical intervention compared to standard care in neonates with symptoms of necrotising enterocolitis (NEC)

Funds a UK trial testing early surgery against standard monitoring for neonates with NEC.

1 grant
Early surgical intervention compared to standard care in neonates with symptoms of necrotising enterocolitis (NEC)
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EME Programme researcher-led

Funds efficacy and mechanism studies on NHS interventions, up to about £500k for mechanistic work.

1 grant
EME Programme researcher-led
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HTA Researcher-led: primary research

Funds UK primary research testing the value of any health technology not already covered.

1 grant
HTA Researcher-led: primary research
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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.

1 grant
i4i FAST
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i4i Product Development Awards

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

2 grants
i4i Product Development Awards
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i4i PDA NICE Early Use
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i4i THRIVE

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

1 grant
i4i THRIVE
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Interventions for school-aged children with a developmental stammer

Funds a UK trial of therapy for school-aged children who stammer and want treatment.

1 grant
Interventions for school-aged children with a developmental stammer
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PHR researcher-led

Funds UK studies evaluating real-world, non-NHS interventions on public health and inequality.

1 grant
PHR researcher-led
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Reconstruction surgery for FGM/C survivors

Funds a UK trial on the benefits and harms of reconstructive surgery for FGM/C survivors.

1 grant
Reconstruction surgery for FGM/C survivors
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Reducing central line-associated bloodstream infections in neonates

Funds a UK trial comparing interventions to cut bloodstream infections from neonatal lines.

1 grant
Reducing central line-associated bloodstream infections in neonates
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RPSC Commissioned Call - June 2026

Funds UK social care research, up to £350,000, across three commissioned application routes.

1 grant
RPSC Commissioned Call - June 2026
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Transition from education to employment

Funds UK research on interventions that ease young people's move from school to work.

1 grant
Transition from education to employment
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