Deadline: 11 January 2019
The Wolfson Foundation has announced a £10 million funding competition to support outstanding research to advance the understanding and treatment of mental health conditions.
Wolfson, a charity awarding grants to support and promote excellence across a wide range of fields including health, education and science, is convening a panel of leading international experts in mental health from outside of the UK to review proposals.
Research should focus broadly on anxiety and depression, and particular interest will be shown in proposals relating to adolescent mental health as well as those drawing on insights from other areas of medicine.
Focus Areas
The research focus should be on something relatively tractable. There will be particular interest in proposals that :
- emphasise adolescent mental health (albeit potentially as part of a life course perspective);
- allow an institution to create an outstanding new mental health centre, perhaps building on strengths in other areas. (In the case of institutions with existing excellence, emphasis should be placed on a new strand of research);
- draw on insights from other areas of medicine;
- attract new talent into the UK.
Funding Criteria
Applications can request funding for:
- Endowment of chairs or posts, and programme costs for up to 5 years
- Attracting key talent in the field to work in the UK
- Training early career clinical researchers
- New research facilities or equipment
Eligibility Criteria
- Universities and research institutions in the UK are eligible to apply.
- One application only may be submitted by each university.
- Collaborative applications from two or more institutions are also eligible, although one institution should be named as the lead applicant. The intention is for one or – at most – two awards to be made at a high value, subject to the excellence of proposals received.
How to Apply
Applicants can apply via email at the address given on the website.
Eligible Country: United Kingdom
For more information, please visit Mental Health Research Initiative.
