Deadline: 20-Feb-2026
The Hannah Dairy Research Foundation is pleased to invite applications for its Small Grant Research Competition to support research projects of relevance to dairy farmers in Scotland.
Research projects involving commercial products should either be at a very early development stage or involve evaluating a product’s efficacy (i.e. the HDRF will not fund research at the stage of bringing a product to market). The HDRF anticipates that commercial companies will co-fund research into their products.
Areas of Research
- Research proposals in a wide range of subject areas are encouraged including:
- Agronomy and soil science relevant to dairy production
- Dairy production nutrition and systems
- Health and welfare of dairy animals
- Socioeconomics of dairy production
- Milk processing and marketing.
Funding Information
- Grant amount: up to a maximum of £27,500.
- Duration: grants are tenable for between 1 and 24 months.
Eligibility Criteria
- Awards are open to postdoctoral scholars (or equivalent) who are ordinarily based at a Scottish research institution, university or are jointly applying with such a body.
- Applications require the approval of the applicant’s employing institution, but are not limited to those of any particular status (e.g. Lecturer, Professor etc). Co-applicants may be from anywhere in the world, but the Principal Applicant must be ordinarily based at a Scottish Institution.
Ineligibility Criteria
- Post-graduate students are not eligible to apply.
Evaluation Criteria
- The following criteria are used for evaluation by a group which includes researchers and farmers:
- Importance of topic to Scottish dairying
- Research plan including timetable and staffing
- Dissemination plan
- Costs
For more information, visit Hannah Dairy Research Foundation.