Above and Beyond have generously allocated monies for research in University Hospitals Bristol & Weston for pump-priming research grants of up to £25,000. These grants aim to promote high quality biomedical research in the Trust. Research must have the potential of a clear patient benefit, be of high quality, and with an emphasis on translational and applied health services research.

NIHR Research Capability Funding (RCF) is made available by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) to help research-active NHS organisations attract, develop and retain high quality research, clinical and support staff. The scheme will only fund studies which will directly generate data for NIHR grant applications.

The David Telling Charitable Trust (DTCT) awards monies to medically qualified staff, not usually exceeding £25,000, to encourage pump-priming medical research projects and to support younger medical researchers seeking to establish their academic excellence, rather than existing major grant holders.

The Southmead Hospital Research Fund, formerly the Springboard scheme, distributes charitable funds through an annual call for applications. The scheme supports high quality research projects: pilot, feasibility or proof of concept, to feed into larger funding bids with the potential for impact within the NHS.

Applications are invited from NBT staff including clinicians, allied health professionals and clinical academics. Lead applicants must currently hold a substantive or honorary contract with North Bristol NHS Trust. Collaborative applications are welcomed and in particular those that include university partners or other partners within the wider North Bristol health community.

The Research Fund was set up in 2006 and has funded 74 projects to a total of £760,000. There are currently 24 active projects funded through public donations 

Southmead Hospital is one of the UK’s leading treatment centres for brain cancer research.

This Fellowship offers excellent clinician scientists the opportunity to develop independence and leadership in their field of academic research in all CRUK research areas.

The Career Development Fellowship offers outstanding scientists 6 years of support to set up their first independent cancer research group in the following areas: Cancer biology, Biomarker research, Cancer aetiology, Imaging research, Pre-clinical research, Early diagnosis, Epidemiology, Statistics and methodology, Radiotherapy research, Cancer prevention, Immunology.

This Fellowship offers excellent individuals the opportunity to develop a clinical academic research career through a period of postdoctoral training in all of the CRUK research areas.

This award offers funding for clinical trainees to undertake a research project after completion of a PhD in all of CRUK's research areas.

The Research Bursary provides short-term funding to allow clinicians and other health professionals to get involved in research projects early in their career in all of CRUK's research areas.

The Senior Cancer Research Fellowship offers outstanding scientists support to establish or further develop an independent cancer research group in the following areas: Cancer biology, Biomarker research, Cancer aetiology, Imaging research, Pre-clinical research, Early diagnosis, Epidemiology, Statistics and methodology, Radiotherapy research, Cancer prevention, Immunology.

This scheme enables postdoctoral researchers to develop their careers in the field of population research. The fellowship is awarded for three years and covers salary for the fellow and research expenses. 

The CSF develops talented medically and other clinically qualified professionals who have gained a higher research degree to lead their own research plans and establish their own research team to make the transition to independent investigator.

The SCF supports talented medically and other clinically qualified professionals, with an effective track record of internationally competitive independent research, to make the transition to research leadership.

The CDA supports talented post-doctoral researchers to lead their own research plans and establish their own research team to make the transition from post-doctoral researcher to independent investigator.

The SNCF supports researchers with a track record of effectively leading their own independent research to make the transition to research leadership and become an internationally recognised leader in their field.

Skills Development Fellowships are training fellowships that will support capacity building in MRC priority areas by:

• Supporting very early career researchers to explore, consolidate and further develop their skills in a priority area in which they are already active or in which they are seeking training.
• Supporting researchers at all career stages who wish to transform their career by developing new skills in a priority area.

The CRTF supports clinicians, including (but not limited to) medics, surgeons, dentists, clinical psychologists, public health specialty trainees, allied health professionals, nurses, midwives and veterinarians, to undertake a PhD or other higher research degree.

The CRTF supports clinicians, including (but not limited to) medics, surgeons, dentists, clinical psychologists, public health specialty trainees, allied health professionals, nurses, midwives and veterinarians, to undertake a PhD or other higher research degree.

The scheme also provides a route for post-doctoral applicants who achieved their PhD some time ago but who have not been research active since due to clinical training commitments to reacquire research skills.