British Heart Foundation

BHF - Daphne Jackson Trust Fellowships ↗

To provide an opportunity for basic scientists to return to cardiovascular research at an established research institution in the UK, after a career break of two years or more.

BHF Project Grant ↗

Up to three years of support for a defined cardiovascular research question, the BHF’s main response-mode route, with several assessment rounds a year.

Cardiovascular Grand Challenges ↗

BHF’s Cardiovascular Grand Challenges is a new research funding competition designed to solve the biggest problems in cardiovascular health. Over the next 5 years, we will launch a series of challenges with up to £10 million in funding, each focussed on a distinct theme where scientific opportunity, patient need and the potential for impact clearly align.

Career Development Research Fellowships for Nurses and Healthcare Professionals ↗

To provide a career opportunity for individuals with an established research record who intend to become leaders in academic nursing or allied health professional research.

Clinical Early Career Research Fellowships ↗

To support PhD/MDRes qualified resident doctors in higher specialist clinical training to secure protected postdoctoral research time.

Clinical Future Leaders Fellowships ↗

To provide long-term support to outstanding clinical researchers, as they transition to independence, leading their own research projects and teams.

Clinical Research Training Fellowships ↗

To provide training in research leading to completion of a PhD after Foundation Year two and before consultant status.

Clinical Senior Research Fellowships ↗

To support outstanding clinician scientists who are looking to grow their research group and have recently been awarded or are on a trajectory to a professorship.

Clinical Study Grants ↗

For clinical trials and some observational studies of specific patient groups, usually costing more than £500,000, or lasting more than 4 years. Research Professorships

Consultant Research Awards ↗

To allow NHS consultants with a recent research record to carry out research.

Discovery Research Early Career Fellowships ↗

To fund exceptional early career researchers. This scheme will provide candidates a platform to broaden their research horizons and start developing their own distinct research leadership.

Discovery Research Future Leaders Fellowships ↗

To provide long-term support to high-potential scientists as they transition to independence, leading their own research projects and teams.

Discovery Research PhD Studentships ↗

To provide a foundation training in research for discovery science graduates.

Discovery Research Senior Fellowships ↗

To support leaders in cardiovascular research in their progression towards leading larger scale research programme grants and securing professorship funding.

Infrastructure Grants ↗

International applicants ↗

To grow the strength, breadth and diversity of the UK’s cardiovascular research workforce, BHF is opening Early Career Research, Future Leader and Senior Research Fellowship schemes to international researchers who have been working outside the UK for a minimum of 3 years.

International Cardiovascular Research Partnership Awards ↗

The BHF runs a joint funding scheme in partnership with the German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), the Dutch Heart Foundation (DHF) and the Lefoulon-Delalande Foundation (LDF) to support innovative collaborative research projects where the cross-national dimension enables work of higher impact than can be carried out nationally. View more information about this scheme and a list of previous awards .

MBPhD Studentships ↗

To allow talented medical students to complete a PhD before the end of their medical degree. This is restricted to UK institutions that have recognised MBPhD programmes.

New Horizons Grants ↗

Following a BHF strategy refresh, the New Horizons Grant scheme is no longer available. However, if you were considering applying for this scheme, your proposal could be eligible for a BHF Project Grant. Find out more about our new Research Strategy, and if you might be eligible for a Project Grant.

Programme Grants ↗

Programme grants provide longer term (up to 5 years) and renewable funding to leading research groups, to address significant research challenges through ambitious and impactful programmes of research.

Project Grants ↗

For research projects (basic science and clinical) costing up to £500,000.

Research Training Fellowships for Nurses and Healthcare Professionals ↗

To provide a foundation in research training for nurses and healthcare professionals. Leading to the award of a PhD.

Returning from a career break ↗

To support talented researchers returning from a career break of at least 6 months, BHF is opening Early Career Research, Future Leader and Senior Research Fellowship schemes to career re-entry applicants.

Small Meeting Funds ↗

Up to £3,000 towards the support of small meetings in the UK on focused areas of cardiovascular science.

Special Project Grants ↗

For research projects costing more than £500,000. This grant type supports funding for basic science research. Also, funding for certain observational studies and studies using datasets only.