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To celebrate Epilepsy Research UK's 20th

anniversary, we are awarding £1,000,000 in 2012!

GRANTS OFFERED BY EPILEPSY RESEARCH UK

Epilepsy Research UK invites applications for grants to support basic, clinical and scientific research work in the UK into the causes, treatment and prevention of epilepsy. We encourage applications on all aspects of epilepsy including basic and social science, clinical management and holistic management of patients.

Project grants
Applications are invited for grants of up to £150,000, to support a research project lasting a maximum of three years. Applications for smaller sums to support salary costs, purchase of equipment, or student fees are also welcome.

Fellowship awards
Applications are invited for grants of between £200,000 and £250,000, over 1-3 years, to support fellowships. Funds will cover Fellow's salary, support staff costs and project running costs.

Our sincere apologies if you have seen different figures quoted elsewhere; this is an error. The values stated above are our official grant limits.

Application forms
Download the preliminary application form for a project grant (, 93 KB)
Download the preliminary application form for a fellowship award (, 85 KB)

Download the full application form for a project grant (, 237 KB)
Download the full application form for a fellowship award (, 238 KB)

Further information
Please read the Information for applicants (, 89 KB) for details of eligibility, application schedule and requirements.

IMPORTANT: Applications must be submitted by 16:00 on the day of the deadline. Any submitted after this time will not be considered. If you have not received an email from Delphine van der Pauw confirming receipt of your application, by 17:00 on the day of the deadline, it means that she has not received it. It is your responsibility to follow up with Delphine (delphine@eruk.org.uk/020 8995 4781) to make sure your application has arrived.

DEADLINE FOR PRELIMINARY APPLICATIONS: FRIDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2011, 16:00

Please note that Epilepsy Research UK only supports medical and scientific research into epilepsy at academic and medical institutions in the UK. We do not fund research elsewhere. Project grants cannot be used to support standalone meetings, conferences or workshops. All applicants should be graduates in medicine or one of the sciences allied to medicine. They should be resident in the United Kingdom and affiliated to an academic institution in the United Kingdom.

As a member of the Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC), Epilepsy Research UK complies with AMRC guidelines for peer review and endorses the AMRC Statement on the Use of Animals in Research. Epilepsy Research UK will only fund research involving protected animals where no viable alternative exists. Research must be carried out under the appropriate Home Office licences and certificates, and the applicant must have regard to animal welfare and advances in the refinement, replacement and reduction of animal use.

 
Epilepsy Research UK, PO Box 3004, London W4 4XT
Tel: (+44) (0) 20 8995 4781 • Fax: (+44) (0) 870 838 1069
Registered Charity No. 1100394

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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