Grants
The BIA aims to foster excellence in all aspects of clinical infection-related research by supporting patient-facing researchers-in-training to achieve high-quality clinical and basic research in the field of infection. Please click here for more details of the BIA Research Strategy.
BIA grant calls are announced every autumn and are responsive to the clinical and academic environment. Details of recent and active grant calls can be found below.
BIA Research Project Grants - Applications closed
These awards provide consumables costs for trainees undertaking an infection-related research project in an academic centre in the UK or Ireland. It is envisaged funds would be used to support preliminary study in a field with intention of developing the work either through a research fellowship or as an independent investigator.
Type of Award: Up to three awards will be made of up to £10,000 per annum for 12 months to cover non-salary costs of research only.
Closing Date: 31 January 2021
Application Process: Applications for 2021 now closed
Tenure: 1 year
Eligibility: UK or Ireland-based clinically-qualified trainees in infection or infection-related specialities who are not in a Consultant-level post. This includes nurses, pharmacists and other patient-facing careers. All applicants must be supported by a named supervisor(s) at place on intended research.
BIA Research Fellowship - currently under review
This award provides salary and consumables costs for trainees undertaking infection-related research in an academic centre in the UK (or appropriate UK-linked centre overseas).
For previous and existing Fellowship holders, the End of Grant report form can be found here.
BIA Clinical Exchange Award - currently under review
These awards support trainees undertaking clinical or research placements overseas in the area of infection.
Barnett Christie Lecture at FIS 2021
BIA Award Lecture at the Conference of the Federation of Infection Societies (FIS) with emphasis on presentation of original Research including an overview of the recipient's field of research.
Applications to open later in the year
BIA Travel Awards - currently under review
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions on travel, these awards are currently suspended. They will be announced once conference travel re-starts. These awards support travel to major national or international meetings, in particular, ASM, ICAAC, IDSA, and ECCMID to present original research, where the abstract is already accepted. Accommodation and registration costs may also be included, up to the £1000 grant limit.
BIA Travel From Overseas Award - currently under review
To support attendance at the Federation of Infection Societies Meeting. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions on travel, these awards are currently suspended.
Non-BIA Awards
BSAC Funding call for COVID-19 research projects
BSAC is inviting expressions of interest for research on:
“Translational research of COVID-19 and its impact on infection management, specifically addressing antimicrobial stewardship”.
We are especially interested to receive applications focussed on qualitative or quantitative research in the areas of:
- Automated diagnosis and quantitative analysis of COVID-19
- Bacterial and fungal co-Infection and secondary Infections in patients with COVID-19
- Coronavirus disease treatment & management
- COVID-19 vaccine development pipeline
- How is COVID-19 accelerating the threat of antimicrobial resistance, particularly in resource limited settings?
ELIGIBILITY: This is a worldwide open call i.e. applicants from any country can apply
HOW TO APPLY: In the first instance we are inviting expressions of interest as a single 1-page A4 submission.
Deadline for submissions of expressions of interest: 12 May 2021
For further details please visit BSAC Funding Programme: worldwide open funding call - British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
BMA Foundation for Medical Research HC Roscoe Grant
The BMA Foundation for Medical Research awards research grants each year to encourage and further medical research in a variety of areas. One of these grants, the HC Roscoe, is to promote research into the elimination of the common cold and/or other viral diseases of the human respiratory system.
Applications are invited from UK-registered medical practitioners or research scientists working in the UK, and can be for either research in progress or prospective research.
This grant, and other BMA Foundation grants, is now open for online application via the BMA Foundation website.
The application deadline is 7 May 2021
If you have any queries please contact researchgrants@bma.org.uk
BMA Foundation for Medical Research Kathleen Harper Grant
The BMA Foundation for Medical Research awards research grants each year to encourage and further medical research in a variety of areas. One of these grants, the Kathleen Harper, is to assist research into antimicrobials. Applications are invited from UK-registered medical practitioners or research scientists working in the UK, and can be for either research in progress or prospective research.
This grant, and other BMA Foundation grants, is now open for online application via the BMA Foundation website.
The application deadline is 7 May 2021
If you have any queries please contact researchgrants@bma.org.uk