Integrated Funding Scheme – Call 2 – now open

Health and Care Research Wales is pleased to announce the next call for the Integrated Funding Scheme is now open.

The Integrated Funding Scheme has two researcher-led arms which focus on:

• Translational and clinical research
• Health and social care services and public health research

The calls will be assessed via a two-stage application process. Stage 1 applications will need to make the case for the importance and need of the research and outline the methodological approach to address the research question, with assessment focused on whether the case for prioritisation has been made. Following assessment, shortlisted applicants will be invited to submit a full Stage 2 application which will be peer reviewed and assessed by the Health and Care Research Wales Funding Board for its scientific quality.

Deadline to apply: 13:00 Wednesday 24 April 2024

Remit and priority areas

The translational and clinical research arm will support translational through to later stage clinical research, with the focus on research aimed at diagnosis, prevention and early intervention, treatment development or treatment improvement for diseases and conditions affecting, or of particular relevance to, people in Wales.

The health and social care services and public health research arm will fund research focused on the organisation and delivery of health and/or social care services or public health issues, including prevention and population health, of importance in Wales.

Applications from early-stage career researchers and those who have not led research before but who are looking to build research portfolios and gain experience of leading research are welcome.

Scheme eligibility

Please note the eligibility for the scheme has been updated in the following areas:

• Lead and joint lead applicants must be based at an institution or organisation in Wales at the time of applying (or be in receipt of a job offer such that they will be based in the host institution before the project starts).
• Lead and joint lead applicants must have a PhD, UK MD or other research-based professional doctorate in health or care-related research OR have an equivalent track record of research experience at the time of applying. (Applications will be accepted from those who have recently submitted their PhD thesis, or equivalent, to their institution for assessment, as long as the doctorate is awarded before the grant starts.)

Full the remit and eligibility requirements for the scheme are available on the funding schemes page.

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