Academy of Medical Sciences
AMS
The national academy for medical science. Its Springboard scheme is one of the best-known first awards for biomedical researchers starting an independent group, alongside Starter Grants for Clinical Lecturers and international exchange funding.
- Kind of funder
- National academy or learned society
- Where it funds
- UK-wide
- Indicative award size
- £10k – £125k
- Who can apply
- Universities, NHS & healthcare providers, Research institutes, Individual researchers
- Career stages
- Postdoctoral, Early career
Springboard awards up to around £125k; Starter Grants around £30k.
Research areas
Named schemes (1)
Springboard ↗
Up to around £125k over two years for biomedical and health researchers within their first two years of an independent post, plus career mentoring and development support.
Rolling / recurringCheck funder site for current round£50k – £125k per awardchecked 2026-05-01