The Public Health Research Programme would like to draw attention to the following commissioning briefs reflecting areas of research interest with funding gaps yet to be filled:
- 24/63 Workforce health
- 24/62 Active travel facilitators and barriers to different populations
- 24/61 Healthy homes – overcrowding
- 24/60 Unmanageable debt
- 24/31 Increasing uptake of vaccinations in populations where there is low uptake
- 24/30 Developer contributions
- 24/29 The health of children and young people in contact with the criminal justice system
- 23/146 Interventions to support the health of women in prison or post-release
- 23/85 Commercial determinants of health
- 22/81 Healthy extended working lives
- 22/79 Stop-smoking interventions for under-served groups
These areas are being flagged because NIHR hasn’t funded enough research against the full scope of each broad research specification and is therefore interested in receiving further applications.
ELIGIBILITY
Refer to the programme page and relevant research specification (above) for further detail on what will be funded.
KEY DATES
Outline application deadline: 15 August 2025 (1pm)
Notification of unsuccessful decision if out of remit or non-competitive: September 2025
Outline application shortlisting decision: October 2025
Full application opening date: October 2025
Full application closing date: January 2026
Full application decision: March 2026
Visit the opportunity webpage for further details including application guidance. An outline application form template is also included below for use as a guide.