How to apply for a grant

This page contains details of the grants for which you can apply.

The Alzheimer's Research Trust funds the full translational research pathway including the basic disease process, early detection, identifying risk factors, alleviation and mechanisms of symptoms and progress towards effective treatments in Alzheimer’s and related dementias.

To apply for an Alzheimer's Research Trust grant, you must be a scientist based in a reputable research institution. The lead applicant and point of contact must be UK-based. However, applications can include researchers or institutions outside the UK.

Grants are advertised in scientific literature (eg Nature), by email, and here on our website. To receive email announcements about upcoming grant deadlines please register for our e-Newsletter and select the relevant option.

If you already have an ART grant and need logos or other resources, please contact our Research Grants Officer, Robin Henne by phoning 01223 843899 or emailing rhenne@alzheimers-research.org.uk.

• ART/BIG Lottery Research Programme

  Next deadline: Friday 28th November 2008, 5pm

  The BIG Lottery has launched its Research Programme through which medical research charities can apply for funding. This is a forum to submit ideas to the ART to consider for further development.

  2008 ART/BIG Lottery application

• Pilot project

  Next deadline: Friday 28th November 2008, 5pm

  The Pilot project scheme provides funds (up to £30,000 for up to 24 months) for small innovative research projects and pilot studies.

  Pilot project application

• Equipment

  Next deadline: Friday 28th November 2008, 5pm

  The Equipment grant scheme provides funds (upwards of £10,000 to a maximum of £100,000) for scientific equipment, flexibly defined.

  Equipment application

• Network cooperation

  Next deadline: Friday 28th November 2008, 5pm

  The Network cooperation scheme provides funds to further cooperation and collaboration between two or more ART Network centres.

  Network cooperation application

• Jean Corsan Prize

  Next deadline: Friday 9th January 2009, Midnight

  £1,000 is to be awarded to the PhD or MD/PhD student registered at a United Kingdom University who has produced the best peer reviewed, original scientific paper published on dementia during the 2008 calendar year.

  Jean Corsan Prize application details

• Major project or programme

  Next deadline: Friday 6th February 2009, 5pm

  The Major project or programme scheme provides funds (from £150,000 to a maximum of £1 million over two to five years) for high quality research projects or programmes.

  Major project or programme application

• Research fellowship

  Next deadline: Friday 6th February 2009, 5pm

  The Research fellowship scheme provides funds for salary, up to three years, and a contribution toward research and travel costs.

  Research fellowship application

• Clinical research fellowship

  Next deadline: Friday 6th February 2009, 5pm

  The Clinical research fellowship scheme provides funds for salary (normally SPR scale), up to five years, and a contribution toward research and travel costs.

  Clinical research fellowship application

• Network emergency

  Next deadline: Any time

  The Emergency support grant scheme provides funds (up to £30,000 for up to 24 months) to bridge funding gaps.

  2008/09 Network emergency application

• Scientific conference

  Next deadline: Friday 3rd April 2009, 5pm

  The Scientific conference grant scheme provides funds (up to a maximum of £2,000) to underwrite the costs of a scientific conference.

  Scientific conference application

• PhD scholarship

  Next deadline: November 2009

  The PhD scholarship scheme provides funds over a three year period including a stipend (with London weighting); full PhD tuition fees (at the Home/EU rate); and a contribution towards research and travel costs. Prospective supervisors must apply.

  Sample PhD scholarship application