BMA Foundation – grant categories
All the BMA Foundation grants have National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) partnership status.
See all our categories and get more details of the grants on offer. Details of the 2025 grants will be announced in due course.
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Dawkins & Strutt grant for research into gender and race bias in clinical decision making in healthcare.
Grant amount: £65,000
To assist research into gender and race bias in clinical decision making in healthcare.
Applicants must be UK-registered medical practitioners or research scientists working in the UK. Projects must relate to the UK only.
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Doris Hillier grant for research into rheumatism and arthritis
Grant amount: £65,000
To assist research into rheumatism and arthritis.
Applicants must be UK-registered medical practitioners and a member of the BMA.
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H C Roscoe grant for research into viral diseases of the respiratory system
Grant amount: £65,000
To promote research into the elimination of the common cold and/or other viral diseases of the human respiratory system.
Applicants must be UK-registered medical practitioners or research scientists working in the UK.
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Helen H Lawson grant for research into women's health and wellbeing
Grant amount: £65,000
To promote research into women's health and wellbeing.
Applicants must be UK-registered medical practitioners or research scientists working in the UK.
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J Moulton grant to accelerate diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease using AI techniques
Grant amount: £65,000
To accelerate diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease using AI techniques.
Applicants must be UK-registered medical practitioners or research scientists working in the UK. Projects must relate to the UK only.
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J Moulton grant to assist research into the management of chronic kidney disease
Grant amount: £65,000
To assist research into the management of chronic kidney disease.
Applicants must be UK-registered medical practitioners or research scientists working in the UK. Projects must relate to the UK only.
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J Moulton grant to advance diagnostic and screening tools in ophthalmology
Grant amount: £65,000
To advance diagnostic and screening tools in ophthalmology.
Applicants must be UK-registered medical practitioners or research scientists working in the UK. Projects must relate to the UK only.
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The James Trust grant for research into asthma
Grant amount: £65,000
To assist research into asthma.
Applicants must be UK-registered medical practitioners and a member of the BMA.
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Josephine Lansdell grant for research into heart disease
Grant amount: £65,000
To assist research in the field of heart disease.
Applicants must be registered medical practitioners in the UK and a member of the BMA.
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Kathleen Harper grant to assist research into the treatment and management of incontinence.
Grant amount: £65,000
To assist research into the treatment and management of incontinence..
Applicants must be UK-registered medical practitioners or research scientists in the UK.
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Margaret Temple grant for research into schizophrenia
Grant amount: £65,000
To assist research into schizophrenia.
Applicants must be UK-registered medical practitioners or research scientists working in the UK. Projects must relate to the UK only.
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Philip Baker grant for research into Ménière’s disease
Grant amount: £65,000
To assist research into Ménière’s disease.
Applicants must be UK-registered medical practitioners or research scientists working in the UK. Projects must relate to the UK only.
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The Sherman Fund grant to assist research into mental health in Wales
Grant amount: £50,000
To assist research into mental health in Wales.
Applicants must be UK-registered medical practitioners or research scientists working in the UK. Projects must be based in Wales.
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Vera Down grant for research into neurological disorders
Grant amount: £65,000
To assist research into neurological disorders.
Applicants must be registered medical practitioners in the UK and a member of the BMA.
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T P Gunton to assist research into public health relating to cancer
Grant amount: £65,000
To assist research into public health relating to cancer.
Applicants must be UK-registered medical practitioners or research scientists working in the UK.
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BMA Foundation
For more information, please get in touch:
People and corporate development, British Medical Association, Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9JP
Tel: 0207 383 6341
Email the team: researchgrants@bma.org.uk